House Bill 33 Summary

• Allows persons adversely affected by a district board of health action, decision, or order to request review by the board of county commissioners, which may affirm or overturn the action by majority vote.

• Establishes that first and second violations of district health laws are infractions punishable by fines up to $50 for individuals or $300 for associations/corporations; third or subsequent offenses are misdemeanors punishable by fines up to $31,000 and/or up to six months imprisonment.

• Limits the director's power to impose isolation or quarantine orders to 30 days without approval; orders lasting longer than 30 days must be approved by either the board of county commissioners of an affected county or the city council if the order applies to a city only.

• Provides that existing isolation or quarantine orders become ineffective on the effective date of the law or 30 days after issuance, whichever is later.

• Makes isolation and quarantine orders subject to de novo judicial review, with courts affirming orders only if preponderance of evidence shows they are reasonably necessary to protect public health from substantial and immediate danger.