Florida Legislature Committee passes bill to ban mask, COVID testing rules by businesses

Florida seeks to ban mask, COVID testing rules by businesses A House committee on Monday approved a bill that would prohibit businesses and government agencies from requiring people to take COVID-19 tests or wear masks, Orlando Sentinel

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Under the plan approved by the House Health & Human Services Committee, businesses and governmental entities would be barred from denying services to people who refuse to wear masks or take COVID-19 tests. Businesses and agencies would be prohibited from firing or refusing to hire people based on “postinfection recovery status or the person’s failure to take a COVID-19 test,” and could face fines up to $5,000 for each violation of the measure.

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