Breaking: Bill to Repeal North Carolina’s HB2 Has Been Filed
Watch as Democratic Lawmakers File Bill
Democratic North Carolina lawmakers have just filed House Bill 946, which would repeal Gov. Pat McCrory’s anti-LGBT law HB2. The bill would fully repeal HB2, which many legal experts have called unconstitutional, and would also fund the North Carolina Human Relations Commission.
#BreakingNews-Democratic lawmakers have filed House Bill 946, hoping to repeal House Bill 2. #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/vrGd5AumF8
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) April 25, 2016
Primary sponsors of the bill are Representatives Darren Jackson, Graig Meyer, Susi Hamilton, and Grier Martin.
Watch:
#BreakingNews–#ABC11 is there as Democratic lawmakers file House Bill 946, hoping to repeal House Bill 2. pic.twitter.com/ytaEcBS7Zi
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) April 25, 2016
#BreakingNews-House Bill 946 is stamped. It’s an effort to repeal House Bill 2. #ABC11 pic.twitter.com/KERESeZXiA
— Gloria Rodriguez (@GloriaABC11) April 25, 2016
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Tweets and image by Gloria Rodriguez via Twitter
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