UPDATING: Watch Live Now: North Carolina Lawmakers Convene to Possibly Repeal Anti-LGBT Law HB2
Will They Follow Through on the Agreement?
The North Carolina House is meeting now in a special session called by Governor Pat McCrory for the sole purpose of repealing HB2, a wide-sweeping, likely unconstitutional law that targets transgender people and strips local cities and towns of the right to legislate a wide variety of issues.
Wednesday morning Charlotte city council members realized they had not fully repealed their nondiscrimination ordinance, and acted quickly, voting 7-2 to do so. It was a condition of the repeal of HB2
You can watch live above, via WRAL, or below via Charlotte Observer on Facebook:
LIVE: Political Reporter Colin Campbell talks about NCGA
LIVE: The North Carolina General Assembly is back in special session to consider repeal of #HB2. #NCPOL
Posted by The News & Observer on Wednesday, December 21, 2016
NCRM will report on the developments and if HB2 is successfully repealed.
UPDATE I: 10:55 AM EST –
GOP lawmakers are attempting to delay the repeal, and the session is now in recess as Republicans meet separately until 11:45 AM EST. Stay tuned.
UPDATE II: 12:03 PM EST –
Update: Senate reconvened only to recess until 1:00. House still hasn’t reconvened its scheduled 11:45 session #HB2 #ncga #ncpol #lunch
— Nick Ochsner (@NickOchsnerWBTV) December 21, 2016
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