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The Raleigh News & Observer reports:
The General Assembly on Thursday approved a compromise bill that repeals House Bill 2 but restricts anti-discrimination ordinances in cities and counties. The bill now goes to the governor for his signature.
Opposition and support for the bill did not fall along party lines in the 32-16 Senate vote. Several Triangle Democrats banded together to oppose it; they included Sen. Jay Chaudhuri of Raleigh, Sen. Mike Woodard of Durham, Sen. Floyd McKissick of Durham, and Sen. Valerie Foushee of Hillsborough, as well Sen. Jeff Jackson of Charlotte and Sen. Don Davis of Greenville.
In the House, the bill passed 70-48. Senate Democratic Leader Dan Blue of Raleigh and Senate leader Phil Berger, a Republican, asked the Senate to approve the compromise, as House Democratic Leader Darren Jackson of Knightdale did. “It is a step forward from this terrible piece of legislation that was passed in March of 2016,” Jackson said on the House floor.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper said in a statement overnight that he supported the compromise. Whether the repeal and attached provisions will be sufficient to put the state back in contention to host NCAA sports championships remains to be seen.
NC Values Coalition says NCAA and NBA used bully tactics to get #HB2 repealed pic.twitter.com/W9gfi9myMa
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) March 30, 2017
The faux ‘repeal’ of North Carolina's transphobic #HB2 passed the NC legislature, is expected to be signed by Gov. https://t.co/lVuUKO5yeS pic.twitter.com/fQg31ClYoN
— Paul Kidd (@paulkidd) March 30, 2017
.@ACLUSarahG asking @NC_Governor staff to accept our letter asking him to veto bad #HB2 deal. #ncga #ncpol pic.twitter.com/MYYfYtqBWY
— ACLU-North Carolina (@ACLU_NC) March 30, 2017