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Committee repeals 'orders of constraint' language, adds mask‑exemption protections for certain medical disabilities
Summary
A bill to repeal emergency-era 'orders of constraint' and to protect people medically unable to wear masks passed the committee after public testimony on both public‑health tools and individual harms during COVID restrictions.
Representative McPherson presented a bill that would repeal the 2021 statutory language creating "orders of constraint" and restore the older "orders of restriction" framework for local public‑health powers; the measure also creates protections preventing denial of service to individuals who have a diagnosed condition or disability that precludes mask wearing.
McPherson said orders of constraint (enacted during the COVID emergency) covered broad, population‑wide measures and lacked some time‑ and due‑process limits contained in the…
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