The North Carolina Legislature failed to reach a deal on Wednesday, Dec. 21, that would repeal its controversial “bathroom bill,” officially known as HB2, that curbed legal protections for the LGBT community and in the past nine months has prompted boycotts, resulted in cancellation of events and cost the state millions of dollars.
As Meetings Today reported earlier this week, Gov.-elect Roy Cooper, a Democrat, had said he had been assured by legislative leaders that HB2 would be repealed in full, but that ultimately did not happen as Republicans, who control both houses of legislature, could not agree on a way to repeal the law, despite meeting all day to do so.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory allegedly called for a special session for the purpose of considering a repeal of the law after the Charlotte City Council voted 10-0 to rescind a related LGBT ordinance that prompted HB2.
More detailed information on the situation is available via NBC News and NPR News.
