Hillsborough County okays tougher face mask rule On a pair of 5-2 votes, commissioners prohibit standing at bars to eat or drink or gathering on dance floors. Â Â Michelle Ingram, 52, distributes face masks to a driver in June. Hillsborough commissioners approved a broader face mask mandate Wednesday. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ] Updated Dec. 16, 2020 TAMPA â Hillsborough County now prohibits people from standing at bars to eat and drink or from gathering on the dance floor. The county commission, on a 5-2 vote Wednesday, agreed to expand its face mask mandate to try to help contain the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.