S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7269
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 30, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. BORRELLO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to prohibit a government entity, its political subdivisions,
agents or assigns from requiring individuals to wear face coverings or
face masks
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation,
guidance or executive order to the contrary, no government entity, or
its political subdivisions, agents, or assigns, shall be permitted to
require, as a condition of receiving any service or entering any place,
an individual to wear a face covering or face mask when such purpose for
wearing the covering or mask is related to the COVID-19 virus.
2. Nothing in this act shall prohibit a private entity from requiring,
as a condition of receiving any service or entering any place, an indi-
vidual to wear a face covering or face mask.
3. Nothing in this act shall limit the ability of a nursing home,
long-term care facility or hospital to require an individual entering
such facility from wearing a face covering or face mask.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11857-01-1