Senate Bill 601, Restrict school face mask mandates and more: Passed 19 to 15 in the Senate

To require public schools that impose epidemic-related face mask mandates on students to grant waivers; ban districts from requiring school board meeting attendees to wear a face mask or get a COVID test; prohibit schools from requiring asymptomatic students to get a COVID test, and more.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, Yes

Senate Bill 600, Prohibit schools requiring students get emergency-use COVID vaccine: Passed 19 to 15 in the Senate

To prohibit public or private schools from mandating student get a vaccine authorized solely for emergency use (meaning the COVID vaccines available when the bill was introduced). Also, to ban different requirements for vaccinated and unvaccinated students including separated seating, facemask requirements and more.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, Yes

Senate Bill 602, Ban certain state face mask mandates in schools: Passed 19 to 15 in the Senate

To prohibit the state health department from issuing an order that requires schoolchildren who are asymptomatic for COVID-19 to wear a face mask, receive an experimental drug vaccination (meaning one for COVID), or get tested for COVID-19. This would apply to attending school, riding the bus, or participating in on- or off-campus extracurriculars. This would also apply to adults attending school board meetings.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, Yes

House Bill 4485, Keep cigar tax cap: Passed 28 to 6 in the Senate

To repeal the Oct. 1, 2021 sunset on a law that caps the 32% tobacco tax imposed on cigars at 50 cents per cigar. In other words, if the bill becomes law the 50 cent cap would remain in effect.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, No

House Bill 5267, Exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax: Passed 32 to 2 in the Senate

To exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, No

Senate Bill 562, Grant “brownfield” subsidy to particular developer: Passed 29 to 5 in the Senate

To amend the definition of “brownfield” subsidies in a way that would allow a certain developer to collect these taxpayer-funded benefits on a particular venture.

Sen. Ed McBroom, R – Vulcan, Yes

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