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Senate health committee backs bill to codify legal right to wear health masks in public

5019100 · June 18, 2025
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AB 1326 would affirm an individual's legal right to wear masks in public spaces to protect health and reduce exposure to airborne disease and poor air quality; public‑health witnesses and several senators supported the measure and the committee passed the bill to judiciary/appropriations as recorded.

An assemblymember presented AB 1326 to the Senate Committee on Health to establish a legal right for individuals to wear masks in public spaces for health protection, including protection from airborne disease and poor air quality.

Dr. Cameron Kaiser, deputy health officer for Solano County appearing for the Health Officers Association of California, testified in strong support and said that many Californians wear…

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