Mandates 6 Month Waiting Period For New Protections
North Carolina Republican Senate Leader Phil Berger, has just filed a bill to repeal the unconstitutional law known as HB2, nearly five hours after lawmakers were to begin the repeal process.
The legislation repeals HB2, but enacts a six-month waiting period before any locality can legally enact ordinances “regulating employment practices or regulating public accommodations or access to restrooms, showers, or changing facilities.”
Calling the measure “constitutionally suspect,” Chicago-Kent College of Law professor Anthony M. Kreis suggests the ban might be a violation of the 14th Amendment:
The House and Senate are expected to return to session shortly, presumably to debate the bill, which is not in keeping with the agreement made between Governor-elect Roy Cooper and Republican leadership in the legislature.
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