The Florida House is considering a bill that codifies Gov. Ron DeSantis' executive orders that would ban COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates.
House Bill 1013 was reported favorably by the House Health & Human Services Committee on Monday and is sponsored by Rep. Phillip Griffitts, R-Panama City Beach.
The bill would prohibit business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions from imposing COVID-19 testing, mask and vaccination mandates.
DeSantis issued executive orders in 2021 that superseded school mask mandates and another that prevented the requirement of vaccine passports by government entities or businesses. In January, the second-term Republican governor said Florida was a "refuge of sanity" during COVID and that he wanted lawmakers to pass reforms related to mandates.
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