Local Emergency Health Rules Voided Without Local Body Approval After Veto Override
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A new state law requires county commissioners or city councils to approve any emergency rules that are stricter than the state’s.
Lauren Chapman/IPB News
Local health officials across Indiana can no longer impose emergency rules stricter than the state’s after Republicans overrode the governor’s veto. Local legislative bodies – county commissioners or city councils – will have to enact those restrictions instead.
The bill, SB 5, arose after Hoosiers complained to their lawmakers that local health officials went too far during the COVID-19 pandemic, shutting down or restricting some businesses.