Senate Republicans approved HB237 even as Democratic opponents claimed a ground-swelling of public pushback against ending the exemptions. According to Sen. Sydney Batch, D-Wake, about 700,000 North Carolinians are dealing with immunocompromised health issues, including herself following her fight with non-invasive breast cancer. A Change.org petition urging lawmakers to rethink the bill has already gotten nearly 3,700 signatures. The petition cites concerns about people who wear masks for medical reasons.
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