Sedgwick County Commissioners voted Wednesday to rescind the current local health order.
The motion passed 3-2, with Commissioners Lacey Cruse and Sarah Lopez voting no.
Masks and social distancing are still recommended, just not mandated. That decision will be left to individual businesses.
Kansas Senate Bill 40, which could be signed by Governor Laura Kelly soon, would have rescinded the current health order, according the commission.
Health officer Dr. Garold Minns worries that this action could cause the infection rate to increase once again, as it did in summer 2020 when health orders were relaxed.