HB 2690 creates legal protections against governmental restrictions on individuals' right to earn a living. The bill prohibits state and local government agencies from adopting or enforcing laws that impose burdens on an individual’s ability to work unless the agency can demonstrate that the regulation is necessary to protect public health, safety, or welfare and that it is the least restrictive means of doing so. The law applies to existing and future regulations unless specifically exempted. Individuals who believe their right to earn a living has been unlawfully burdened can sue the government for relief, including injunctive relief, nominal damages, and attorney’s fees. The bill also waives sovereign immunity for state agencies and official immunity for public officials in cases where the law has been violated.