HOUSE BILL 493
State Affairs (Senate)
Mask mandates, prohibition
MASK MANDATES – Adds to existing law to establish provisions regarding the prohibition of mask mandates.
RS31058C1 / H0493
The purpose of this legislation is to prevent the State of Idaho, its political subdivisions, or any state officers from mandating the use of face masks, face shields, or other face coverings to prevent or slow the spread of a contagious or infectious disease; it also provides relevant definitions.
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government, nor does it cause an increase or decrease in revenue for state or local government therefore the legislation has no fiscal impact.
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/07 | Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing |
| 02/08 | Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs |
| 02/14 | Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading |
| 02/15 | Read second time; Filed for Third Reading |
| 02/16 | Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 46-24-0 AYES – Alfieri, Allgood, Andrus, Barbieri, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dixon(1), Durrant, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Gallagher, Handy, Hawkins, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Kingsley, Lambert, Manwaring, McCann, Mendive, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Palmer, Pickett, Price, Redman, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Skaug, Tanner, Vander Woude, Wisniewski, Wroten, Young, Mr. Speaker NAYS – Achilles, Berch, Blanksma, Bundy, Burns, Chew(Wilson), Dixon(24), Galaviz, Gannon, Garner, Green, Lanting, Mathias, Mickelsen, Necochea, Nelsen, Petzke, Raybould, Raymond, Roberts, Rubel, Weber, Wheeler, Yamamoto Absent – None Floor Sponsor - Gallagher Title apvd - to Senate |
| 02/19 | Received from the House passed; filed for first reading |
| 02/19 | Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs |