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2010 SESSION

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HB 869 Masks; prohibition on wearing in certain places, exception.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Prohibition on wearing a mask; public emergency exception.  Adds to the existing exemptions in the section making it a Class 6 felony for a person over the age of 16 to wear a mask in public or on private property without the owner's written consent an exception when the Governor has declared a disaster or state of emergency in response to a public health emergency and defines the mask appropriate for the emergency. This bill is identical to SB 532.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102334D  pdf
• 02/01/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10102334D-E  pdf
• 03/09/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB869ER)  pdf
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/13/10  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10102334D
• 01/13/10  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/19/10  House: Assigned Courts sub: Criminal
• 01/25/10  House: Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
• 01/27/10  House: Reported from Courts of Justice with amendment (22-Y 0-N)
• 01/29/10  House: Read first time
• 02/01/10  House: Read second time
• 02/01/10  House: Committee amendment agreed to
• 02/01/10  House: Engrossed by House as amended HB869E
• 02/01/10  House: Printed as engrossed 10102334D-E
• 02/02/10  House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/02/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/03/10  Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/24/10  Senate: Reported from Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)
• 02/26/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/10  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/10  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/09/10  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/10  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB869ER)
• 03/09/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/11/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 420 (effective 7/1/10)
• 04/11/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0420)