Senate Bill S2341

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain COVID-19 mask and face covering mandates by state agencies

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2025-S2341 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §170-i, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S8319
2023-2024: S1564

2025-S2341 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits state agencies from promulgating rules, regulations or any form of guidance requiring individuals under the age of eighteen who are not exhibiting COVID-19 related symptoms, as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention, to wear a mask or face covering in a public place or while participating in any recreational or organized sporting activity.

2025-S2341 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2341 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2341
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 16, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, MATTERA, OBERACKER, ORTT, WALC-
   ZYK, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting certain
   COVID-19 mask and face covering mandates by state agencies

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 170-i
 to read as follows:
   § 170-I. COVID-19 MASK AND FACE COVERING MANDATE. 1. NO  STATE  AGENCY
 SHALL  PROMULGATE  RULES,  REGULATIONS OR ANY FORM OF GUIDANCE REQUIRING
 INDIVIDUALS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN WHO ARE  NOT  EXHIBITING  COVID-19
 RELATED  SYMPTOMS,  AS  DEFINED  BY  THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND
 PREVENTION, TO WEAR A MASK OR FACE COVERING IN A PUBLIC PLACE  OR  WHILE
 PARTICIPATING IN ANY RECREATIONAL OR ORGANIZED SPORTING ACTIVITY.
   2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "STATE  AGENCY"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  EXECUTIVE  DEPARTMENT, BUREAU,
 COMMISSION, AGENCY, BOARD OR OTHER AGENCY, ANY PUBLIC AUTHORITY, AND THE
 JUDICIARY AND THE LEGISLATURE.
   (B) "FACE-COVERING" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, CLOTH MASKS,
 SURGICAL MASKS OR N95 RESPIRATORS.
   (C) "PUBLIC PLACE" SHALL NOT INCLUDE FACILITIES  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT
 TO  ARTICLE TWENTY-EIGHT OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR PRIVATE HEALTH CARE
 FACILITIES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04333-01-5

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