Bathroom Bill

State senator behind bathroom bill wins north carolina gop primary the republican state senator won tuesday in the redo of north carolina s congressional election.

Bathroom bill. Abbott suggests bathroom bill dead for now abbott blamed moderate republican house speaker joe straus who has for months sided with powerful businesses interests in saying the bill could harm the state s economy. Following north carolina s lead texas republicans in january unveiled the so called bathroom bill to regulate bathroom use and keep transgender texans from using bathrooms that align with their. It also gave the state exclusive rights to determine the minimum wage.

Senate bill 3 known as the bathroom bill would restrict access to restrooms in government buildings to the sex listed on a person s birth certificate. A bathroom bill is the common name for legislation or a statute that defines access to public toilets by gender restrooms or transgender individual. He now faces democrat dan mccready in september.

North carolina s house bill 2 which the republican controlled legislature passed in march 2016 required transgender people in government and public buildings to use the bathroom that corresponds. Members of congress recently introduced the equality act a non discrimination bill that would help protect lgbt americans in spheres from the workplace to the jury box to the bathroom. Chiefs and other high ranking law enforcement officers were uniform in their condemnation of the bill which is a priority item during the special legislative session.