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SB 12 - This act modifies several provisions relating to public health. First, the state, any state agency, political subdivision, county commission, county health board, or person shall not enact, adopt, maintain, or enforce any order, ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or other similar measure that imposes any greater restrictions, directly or indirectly, on the free exercise of religion, including attendance or participation in any service or meeting, during an emergency related to infectious or contagious diseases than are imposed on any nonreligious activity. Second, no political subdivision of this state and no county health board shall make and promulgate any public health orders, ordinances, rules, or regulations during a declared state of emergency and pertaining to such state of emergency for a cumulative period longer than 30 days in a 60 day period. Nothing in these provisions shall be interpreted to otherwise alter the authority of the Department of Health and Senior Services to issue any orders, rules, and regulations affecting the political subdivision, city, or county and pertaining to the state of emergency, including for durations in excess of 30 cumulative days in a 60 day period. Additionally, no public health order issued by a political subdivision or county health board for more than 7 consecutive days at a time shall be valid unless approved by a two-thirds vote of the local governing body. Finally, candidates for county health board of trustees positions, under current law, are not required to run for election if the number of candidates is no greater than the number of positions to be filled. This act repeals this provision. SARAH HASKINS
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