North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature overrode eight controversial bills previously vetoed by Democratic Governor Josh Stein on Tuesday according to WFMY News 2. The legislation addresses issues including the recognition of two sexes, ICE enforcement, firearms on school property, parental rights, and government oversight.
WFMY reported that despite losing their veto-proof supermajority in November, Republicans secured enough Democratic support to push the overrides through.
House Bill 805 advanced into law. Among other provisions, this legislation:
[F]ormally recognizes only two sexes in state law, restricts the use of state funds for gender transition procedures, and sets new standards for birth certificate changes, parental opt-outs from classroom content, and access to certain library materials. The override passed 72-48.
The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina sees this legislation quite a bit differently than the Republicans in the General Assembly. The group refers to HB 805 as the “Anti-Trans/School Censorship Bill. According to the ACLU, it will:
Force trans people to out themselves in situations where a birth certificate is needed
Create rigid definitions of sex and gender in state law
Extend the time for medical malpractice suits for gender affirming care in an attempt to intimidate providers
Ban gender affirming care for people in the custody of the Department of Adult Correction
And allow parents to:
- Prohibit their child from checking out certain books in the school library for any reason
- Pull their child from any classroom activity or discussion that they believe burdens their religion
In other words, it will reverse the madness the left has imposed on us over the past decade.
House Bill 318, the Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act, became law. This measure “requires sheriffs to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when inmates are subject to immigration detainers. The House voted 74-46 to override the governor’s veto, following a similar vote earlier in the Senate.”
Following the vote, House Speaker Destin Hall issued a statement which said, “Governor Stein and Democrats side with criminal illegal aliens, but the House stands with North Carolinians.”
Senate Bill 226 — described by WFMY as similar to HB 318 and passed in the House by the same 74–46 margin — “mandates ICE notification for inmates with immigration detainers.”
House Bill 193, permits “employees and volunteers at nonpublic schools to carry certain weapons on campus with school authorization. It also permits concealed carry on the shared grounds of schools and places of worship during religious services. The override passed by a 72-48 vote.
The other overrides included (via WFMY):
The successful overrides represent a decisive course correction—and a long-overdue return to sanity in North Carolina. These measures push back against years of radical, left-wing policies that undermined parental rights, public safety, and biological reality. With these overrides, Republicans are reclaiming control, restoring order, and standing up for the values of everyday North Carolinians who have grown tired of ideological overreach.
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