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.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 House • Filed
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HB 1399, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 4:57 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1372 Declarations of a Public Health Emergency Yarborough Compare Last Action: 2/26/2025 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 381.00315 Public health advisories; public health emergencies; isolation and quarantines. Page 2 (pdf)