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Indiana lawmakers could override Governor veto on local health authority
The bill requires local elected officials to approve any local health orders that are more stringent than the state has in place, such as the mask mandate. Author: Rich Nye Updated: 12:18 PM EDT May 10, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana lawmakers return to work Monday to consider overriding the governor s veto of a bill that could potentially end the mask mandate in Indianapolis.
Senate Bill 5 passed easily through both chambers of the Statehouse. The House approved the bill with a 65 to 29 vote and the Senate with a 37 to 12 vote.
The bill requires local elected officials to approve any local health department orders that are more stringent than the state has in place, such as the mask mandate still in place in Marion County but lifted in most of the state.
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