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Read. Follow. Verify.Vermont Prohibits Municipal Bans or Limits on Hygienic Face Masks
Last action · February 6, 2025: Read first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military AffairsSponsor: Mari Cordes
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What This Bill Would Do
Vermont House Bill 158 prohibits any from adopting ordinances, resolutions, or rules that limit or prohibit the use of hygienic face masks, effective July 1, 2025.
Residents gain state-protected rights to wear face masks freely without local government restrictions, overriding any conflicting rules in local municipal charters.
- The Vermont General Assembly is the state legislature responsible for passing statutes and regulating the powers delegated to local municipal governments. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipal corporations
Their authority to pass local rules or ordinances concerning the use of hygienic face masks is removed.
Vermont residents
They are guaranteed that local governments cannot legally restrict their use of hygienic face masks.
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Can my local town council pass a rule banning face masks once this bill passes?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
1 action- Feb 6, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to the Committee on Government Operations and Military Affairs
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0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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