Republican supporters of the ban said it would help police crack down on protesters who wear masks
House Bill 237 would ban everyone, not just protesters, from wearing masks in public for medical reasons if it becomes law. It passed 30-15, with every Republican in favor and every Democrat opposed.
I’m going to go on a limb here and assume that this was slammed through so quickly they didn’t think about people who literally have to wear a mask on the job, like construction workers filling in insulation, and it’s just going to create a giant expensive mess for a few months before it’s thrown out by the courts for being absolutely asinine