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Senate committee reviews bill to bar local bans on hygienic face masks
Summary
The Senate Committee on Government Operations heard testimony on S.81, which would add 24 BSA §22‑95a to prohibit municipal or county regulation that limits or bans hygienic face masks and include a transitional clause superseding inconsistent charter provisions; committee members asked about local health authority and constitutional limits.
The Senate Committee on Government Operations met March 25 to consider S.81, a bill that would prohibit municipal and county governments from adopting ordinances, resolutions, rules or other enactments that limit or prohibit the use of hygienic face masks, and would add a new 24 BSA section 22‑95a with an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Tucker Anderson, legislative counsel, told the committee S.81 “adds 24 BSA section 22‑95a” and that the proposed section “governs the authority of municipal and county governments to regulate hygienic face masks.” He said the bill’s language “directly mirrors the existing language in 24 BSA section 22‑95, which limits municipal regulation of the possession or use of firearms,” and…
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