SB1 Summary: COVID-19 Contact Tracing

• Authorizes the State Health Officer and county health officers to employ or engage contact tracers to identify and notify individuals exposed to COVID-19, with instructions to be tested and self-quarantine.

• Establishes privacy protections requiring contact tracers to execute confidentiality agreements, prohibits disclosure of infected individuals' identities, and mandates secure destruction of all contact data when no longer needed.

• Makes participation in contact tracing voluntary with immunity from criminal, civil, or administrative liability for individuals who refuse or fail to cooperate or for those who disclose information in good faith.

• Permits institutions of higher education and certain authorities to conduct contact tracing independently without prior authorization, and allows electronic location data collection through applications provided individuals are not compelled to use them.

• Establishes penalties of up to Class C misdemeanor for knowing violations and provides civil remedies; the act automatically repeals on May 1, 2022.