--- type: "Bill" title: "COVID-19 Mandates" description: "COVID-19 Mandates; Prohibits private employers from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandate for certain employees; requires employer to exempt certain employee from vaccination; authorizes employee who is terminated to file complaint with DLA; requires AG to impose administrative fine for violations; specifies eligibility for reemployment assistance for unlawfully terminated employee; prohibits educational institutions & elected or appointed local officials from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates on students; provides right of action to obtain declaratory judgment & injunctive relief for violations; prohibits educational institutions & governmental entities from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees; declares null & void any ordinance, rule, or policy that imposes mandates; specifies eligibility for reemployment assistance for unlawfully terminated employee; prohibits mandating facial coverings or restricting certain activities for students based on quarantine policies; provides parents may allow their children to wear facial coverings; prohibits district school boards, district school superintendents, & elected or appointed local officials from prohibiting employees from returning to work or subjecting employees to restrictions or disparate treatment." jurisdiction: "us/states/fl" legislature: "Florida Legislature" session: "2021B" identifier: "HB 1B" citation: "Florida HB 1B (2021B)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["appropriations", "k", "public health", "public officers", "employees", "and records"] status: "enacted" chapter_law: "2021-272" primary_sponsors: ["Grall", "MD", "Massullo"] version_count: 2 action_count: 37 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2021-11-08" last_action: "2021-11-19" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96cf922a-9411-4044-bcde-d2eb4f244021" source_url: "https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021B/1B/ByCategory" source_hash: "33d9463b59d28d77bea475e0929b44601ae9d919a31b840271cf708f331f0d0c" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-fl"] --- # Florida HB 1B (2021B) — COVID-19 Mandates COVID-19 Mandates; Prohibits private employers from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandate for certain employees; requires employer to exempt certain employee from vaccination; authorizes employee who is terminated to file complaint with DLA; requires AG to impose administrative fine for violations; specifies eligibility for reemployment assistance for unlawfully terminated employee; prohibits educational institutions & elected or appointed local officials from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates on students; provides right of action to obtain declaratory judgment & injunctive relief for violations; prohibits educational institutions & governmental entities from imposing COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees; declares null & void any ordinance, rule, or policy that imposes mandates; specifies eligibility for reemployment assistance for unlawfully terminated employee; prohibits mandating facial coverings or restricting certain activities for students based on quarantine policies; provides parents may allow their children to wear facial coverings; prohibits district school boards, district school superintendents, & elected or appointed local officials from prohibiting employees from returning to work or subjecting employees to restrictions or disparate treatment. **Enacted** — Laws of Florida, Chapter 2021-272. ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **H 1B Filed** (filed) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021B/1B/BillText/Filed/PDF) 2. **H 1B er** (enrolled) — [source](https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2021B/1B/BillText/er/PDF) ## Votes - A - 139915, Adoption, Second Reading — **39–73** (fail) · lower - Favorable (Commerce Committee) — **18–6** (pass) · lower - Third Reading — **24–14** (pass) · upper - Quorum, Third Reading — **117–0** (pass) · lower - Passage, Third Reading — **78–39** (pass) · lower - A - 886167, Adoption, Second Reading — **40–78** (fail) · lower - A - 139915, Quorum, Second Reading — **112–0** (pass) · lower ## Sponsors - Grall — primary (person) - MD — primary (person) - Massullo — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2021-11-08** Filed `filing` - **2021-11-08** Referred to Commerce Committee `referral-committee` - **2021-11-08** Now in Commerce Committee - **2021-11-15** Added to Commerce Committee agenda - **2021-11-15** Favorable by Commerce Committee `committee-passage-favorable` - **2021-11-15** Reported out of Commerce Committee - **2021-11-15** Bill released to Rules Committee - **2021-11-15** Bill added to Special Order Calendar (11/16/2021) - **2021-11-15** 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) - **2021-11-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2021-11-16** Amendment 139915 Failed - **2021-11-16** Amendment 423057 ruled out of order - **2021-11-16** Amendment 230279 Failed - **2021-11-16** Amendment 740571 Failed - **2021-11-16** Amendment 552373 Failed - **2021-11-16** Amendment 691917 Failed - **2021-11-16** Amendment 657537 ruled out of order - **2021-11-16** Amendment 886167 Failed - **2021-11-16** Placed on 3rd reading - **2021-11-16** Added to Third Reading Calendar - **2021-11-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2021-11-17** Passed; YEAS 78, NAYS 39 `passage` - **2021-11-17** In Messages - **2021-11-17** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee` - **2021-11-17** Withdrawn from Appropriations `withdrawal` - **2021-11-17** Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading - **2021-11-17** Received - **2021-11-17** Substituted for SB 2-B - **2021-11-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2` - **2021-11-17** Amendment(s) failed (316770, 450848, 609214) -SJ 15, 17 - **2021-11-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3` - **2021-11-17** Passed; YEAS 24 NAYS 14 `passage` - **2021-11-17** In Messages - **2021-11-17** Ordered enrolled - **2021-11-17** Signed by Officers and presented to Governor - **2021-11-18** Approved by Governor `executive-signature` - **2021-11-19** Chapter No. 2021-272; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 3B (Ch. 2021-273) ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96cf922a-9411-4044-bcde-d2eb4f244021`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Florida legislature records).