Cooper, House Republican leadership reach last-minute deal to repeal HB2

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RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) – Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican leadership in the North Carolina House of Representatives reached a tentative agreement to repeal House Bill 2 late Wednesday afternoon.

The deal was being discussed by both Republicans and Democrat House members in their respective caucuses as of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. It was not immediately clear whether the deal had the support of a majority of either caucus.

Multiple sources tell WBTV the deal reached between Cooper and House Speaker Tim Moore would repeal HB2, re-set bathroom access to pre-HB2 standards and also include a moratorium preventing local governments from passing their own non-discrimination ordinances through at least 2020.

The agreement did not include a referendum requirement on local non-discrimination ordinances nor any language regarding religious freedom, the sources said.

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