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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 1075

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Relating to: actions by local health officers.

Disease Public health

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, a local health officer's action related to infectious disease may

not exceed 60 days. The governing body of the applicable local governmental unit,

however, may terminate early or extend the action after the governing body's

committee with jurisdiction over health has held a public hearing on the action. The

bill requires a governing body that extends an action to set a reasonable termination

date for the extended action. Currently, local health officers have the statutory

authority to do what is reasonable and necessary for the prevention and suppression

of disease and forbid public gatherings when necessary to control outbreaks or

epidemics, among other public health powers. In addition, local health officers must

take all measures necessary to prevent, suppress, and control communicable

diseases and report those measures to the appropriate governing body along with the

progress of the communicable disease.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , James (R) , Penterman (R) , Schraa (R)

4 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Jagler (R) , Marklein (R) , Roth (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Dittrich, James and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jagler, Marklein, Ballweg and Roth

  2. Mar 3, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1