HB 1399: Emergency Powers During a Declared Public Health Emergency
GENERAL BILL by Miller
Emergency Powers During a Declared Public Health Emergency; Revises requirements for declaration of public health emergency; provides exemptions for local municipalities; authorizes individual to refuse examination, testing, or treatment for specified reasons; prohibits such individual from being required to undergo examinations, testing, or treatment or to isolate at home or quarantine; provides requirements for at-home isolation or quarantine; prohibits public employees from knowingly & willfully taking actions that violate individual's constitutional rights during declared public health emergency; provides for disciplinary action & civil & criminal penalties; provides whistle-blower protections for public employees who report specified violations.
Last Action: 4/1/2025 House - PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2025 | House |
• Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
| 4/1/2025 | House |
• PCS added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda |
