HB 594 - Temp Open Gyms/Health Clubs/Fitness Ctrs.

House Bill 594 would allow gyms and fitness centers to re-open with several strict health safeguards, as well as treat bars equally with restaurants, and circumvent “Phase 2″ of Gov. Cooper’s Executive Order which prohibits such establishments from opening.HB 594 would also allow for the Governor to re-close businesses upon approval of the Council of State should surge in coronavirus cases reappear. The owners of the gyms and bars should be allowed to make informed decisions about their own property and how to keep it safe for their customers. HB 594 defends property rights ‘ a bedrock of any free society ‘ so the vote to defend freedom is yes.