Effectively, the bill would ban North Carolinians from wearing masks in public, though the bill encourages police to use “good common sense” to not arrest those who may be using masks for health reasons. Elana Fogel, assistant clinical professor of law and director of Duke’s Criminal Defense Clinic, echoed McCorkle’s concerns about the bill’s effect on immunocompromised people. Editor’s note: A previous version of the article stated that all three bills had been fully approved by the N.C. General Assembly and were sent to Cooper for a final approval.