Georgia mask law 2020. Coronavirus deaths have topped 500 in georgia where the governor has taken action to ensure residents that wearing masks doesnt violate a state law passed decades ago to unmask the ku klux klan. Kemp a republican signed a new executive order on wednesday night. In alabama attorney general steve marshall issued a statement in april saying that states 71 year old anti mask law will not be enforced against people who wear medical masks.
Thursday july 16 2020. While the governor has encouraged georgians to mask up to. Georgia governor bans face mask ordinances.
Georgia governor brian kemp banned face mask ordinances in the state saying face masks cant be enforced in any city or county in the state. Face mask laws cant be enforced. Georgias governor on thursday sued atlantas mayor over that citys mask law a day after he banned local governments from requiring the coverings that health experts say help to stop the spread.
Brian kemp is adamant his state doesnt need local mask laws and hes explaining his reasoning with a familiar refrain for another law related to public health. Yesterday georgia governor brian kemp issued an executive order striking down mask requirements in at least fifteen local jurisdictions. Closing public elementary secondary and post secondary schools from march 18 2020 to march 31 2020 to stop the spread of covid 19 03142001 20809 kb declaring a public health state of emergency for novel coronavirus covid 19.
By richard dahl on may 08 2020 128 pm. Brian kemp bars cities from mandating masks after trump broke law by not wearing one video july 16 2020 by john wright leave a comment. The coronavirus has forced georgia to revisit a 70 year old law targeting the ku klux klan.