AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCRIMINATION OF A PERSON BASED UPON WHETHER SUCH PERSON WEARS A SURGICAL MASK, HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED A COVID-19 VACCINE OR HAS BEEN TESTED FOR COVID-19.

HB 6612 prohibits businesses or organizations receiving state funding from discriminating against individuals based on three specific health-related factors: whether they wear a surgical mask, have received a COVID-19 vaccine, or have been tested for COVID-19. The bill amends state statutes to explicitly ban such discrimination by these state-funded entities. It directly affects businesses and service providers that receive state money, preventing them from treating customers differently due to these health choices or statuses. The law focuses on protecting individuals from exclusion or unequal treatment related to pandemic health measures.