{"id":2246817,"date":"2024-05-17T11:58:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/modifications-expected-for-proposed-mask-legislation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T12:00:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T16:00:50","slug":"modifications-expected-for-proposed-mask-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/modifications-expected-for-proposed-mask-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed Mask Legislation Modifications Expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmodifications-expected-for-proposed-mask-legislation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246817&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Proposed protest legislation in North Carolina is set for revisions by the House, with a focus on masks and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-protest-upcoming-lockdown-in-vienna\/\" title=\"Thousands Protest Upcoming Lockdown in Vienna\">road blockades<\/a>. The Senate passed the bill 30-15, drawing criticism for its broad inclusion of mask wearers. The proposal, \u2062presented by Sen. Buck \u200bNewton, aims to address protests involving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">fossil fuels<\/a> and\u2062 contentious \u2063university campuses. Discussions on changes are underway, signaling potential adjustments soon.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Proposed legislation targeting protestors is expected to get tweaks from the North Carolina House of Representatives, possibly before the Memorial Day holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>People wearing masks in public, and those blocking roads or emergency vehicles, are singled out in the bill passed by the Senate 30-15 this week. Critics have roared because the part about masks includes everyone, even those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-10-best-jim-acosta-moments\/\" title=\"Top 10 'Best' Jim Acosta Moments\">health concerns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson, presented the proposal. Protests in the state about fossil fuels have led to road blockages, and university campuses \u2013 notably the Polk Place quad at Carolina \u2013 have been contentious areas linked to the war between Hamas and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>State law involving masks dates back 71 years to activity by the Ku Klux Klan. When the COVID-19 era came, the lawmakers agreed to a change that corresponded to federal and state health officials\u2019 recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Newton pushed back on those who said people with health concerns would be prosecuted, saying he believed discretion by lawmen and district attorneys would prevail.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, is chairman of the House\u2019s rules committee. His comments indicated changes were possible and might happen in the coming couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proposed protest legislation in North Carolina, focusing on mask-wearing and road blockades, may undergo revisions by the House ahead of Memorial Day. 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