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Opponents of North Carolina's HB2 law limiting bathroom access for transgender people protest in the gallery above the state's House of Representatives chamber Credit:Reuters |
The legislation to repeal the law, known as House Bill 2 (HB2), was defeated by a vote of 32-16, leaving the bathroom restrictions in place statewide.
TheRepublican-dominated state Senate then adjourned without voting on a second, related provision that would have temporarilybanned cities from affirming transgender bathroom rights.
The state's House of Representatives, also controlled by Republicans, voted earlier in the day to adjourn.
Legislators had called a special session to consider scrapping the law, which passed in March and made North Carolina the first state to bar transgender people from using public restrooms that match their gender identity.
Supporters of the law cited traditional values and a need for public safety while opponents called it mean-spirited and unnecessary.
The national backlash was swift and fierce, leading to boycotts that have been blamed for millions of dollars in economic losses for the state, as events, such asthe National Basketball Association's 2017 All-Star Game, were moved out of North Carolina.
The pushback was widely cited as the reason Republican Governor Pat McCrory lost his re-election bid in November to Democrat Roy Cooper, who called for the repeal of the law.
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