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Senate Bill 2006 (2021), creating Fla. Stat. 381.00316

Emergency Management (COVID-19 vaccine documentation prohibited for patrons and customers; emergency-powers limits)

Florida Legislature (Governor DeSantis signed May 3, 2021) · Florida (State)

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The record

Jurisdiction
Florida
Level
State
Authority
Fla. Stat. 381.00316 (created by SB 2006, ch. 2021-8)
Issued
2021-05-03 May 3, 2021
Effective
2021-07-01 (section 381.00316 effective upon becoming law for the documentation prohibition; codified EO 21-81 of Apr. 2, 2021) (read as 2021-07-01)
End
Amended Nov. 18, 2021 (HB 1B) to bar employer mandates without exemptions (read as 2021-11-18)
In force
July 1, 2021 to Nov. 18, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q3
Limitation types
Vaccination or testingOther
Addressees
  • business entities, governmental entities and educational institutions
Functions reached
  • VS (visitor and patient vaccination documentation barred)
  • CB
  • OF
Collection
Hospitals and Health Systems SEC-01

Operative words

creating s. 381.00316, F.S.; prohibiting a business entity from requiring patrons or customers to provide documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination or post-infection recovery to gain access to, entry upon, or service from the business... [governmental entities likewise; $5,000 per violation]

Enforcement

Fla. Stat. 381.00316(4): fines up to $5,000 per violation (Department of Health)

Notes

Fixed what Florida hospitals could ask of visitors and patients in Q3 2021; the Delta wave in Florida (Aug. 2021 peak hospitalizations above 17,000) ran under it.

Retrieval note

Enrolled bill text.

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