vaccination mandates; masks; prohibition

Plain English: This amendment changes the bill to stop it from applying mask and vaccine rules to federal government buildings while also adding new rules that ban private businesses in Arizona from requiring masks or vaccines.

• Removes the Federal Government from the list of places where state laws about banning masks apply.
• Adds a rule saying private businesses cannot require people to wear masks, except for long-standing safety reasons unrelated to COVID-19.
• Adds a rule saying private businesses cannot require employees or customers to get any type of vaccination.

• The text does not explain exactly what counts as 'long-standing workplace safety' measures, so it is unclear which specific mask rules might still be allowed.
• The amendment uses technical legal language that makes some details about how these new business rules connect to existing laws hard to fully describe without more context.

Plain English: This amendment expands existing bans on mask and vaccine mandates to include all government agencies, health care districts, and private businesses operating in the state.

• Government entities are prohibited from requiring residents to wear masks or face coverings on their property, except for long-standing safety rules not related to COVID-19.
• The ban on mask requirements now explicitly includes special health care districts that were previously exempt.
• Government entities cannot require any person to receive a vaccination for COVID-19, its variants, or any other disease or virus.
• Private businesses are prohibited from requiring customers or employees to wear masks or get vaccinated as a condition of entry or employment.

• The text does not define exactly what counts as 'long-standing workplace safety' measures, which could lead to different interpretations.
• It is unclear if the ban on business mandates applies to businesses that are owned by private companies but operate under government contracts.

Plain English: This amendment expands a ban on mask and vaccine requirements to include private businesses in addition to government agencies.

• Government entities are now prohibited from requiring residents to wear masks, except for long-standing safety rules not related to COVID-19.
• The law is changed so that no government entity can require a person to get any vaccination for any disease or virus.
• Private businesses operating in the state are banned from forcing people to wear masks or receive vaccinations as a condition of entry or employment.
• A new chapter heading is updated to reflect rules covering both mask and vaccine mandates.

• The text does not define exactly what counts as 'long-standing workplace safety' measures, which could make the exception unclear in some cases.
• It is not clear if these new business restrictions apply to private schools or non-profit organizations that are not strictly defined as businesses.