The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines to ban anyone wearing masks in public, even for health reasons.
Newsweek reached out to the North Carolina State Senate for comment but did not hear back immediately.
There were exceptions, however, that were expanded during the Covid-19 era to include people wearing masks for health reasons.
A new North Carolina law could prevent state residents from wearing masks in public, no matter the reason A woman shops for groceries while masked.
A new North Carolina law could prevent state residents from wearing masks in public, no matter the reason Helena Lopes/Getty Images, Canva Stock.
Sen. Sydney Batch, a cancer survivor, said that having people wear masks around her was critical when she was immunocompromised during medical treatment.
However, North Carolina Republicans have a supermajority in the legislature which they could use to override the veto. »
