The North Carolina House voted 72-48 July 29 to override Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a wide-ranging bill that strengthens parental rights, protects children, and reaffirms biological sex in state law.
HB 805, titled “Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors,” now advances to the Senate for a second override vote, according to The Charlotte Observer. State Rep. Nasif Majeed was the only Democrat to side with Republicans in the override.
The bill defines sex based on biology rather than gender identity, prohibits girls and boys in K-12 from sharing overnight accommodations in school settings, and bans taxpayer funding of “gender transition” procedures for prison inmates. It also gives parents the right to access school libraries and block specific books from being loaned to their children.
The bill also allows detransitioners to sue medical providers for malpractice and mandates age verification on pornography websites to help protect children.
As CatholicVote previously reported, the General Assembly passed the bill earlier this year. On July 3, Stein vetoed it, calling it “mean-spirited.” In a statement, he said the measure would “marginalize vulnerable people” and “undermine the quality of public services and public education.”
CatholicVote Vice President Joshua Mercer praised the bill in a statement ahead of the House vote as a commonsense measure that “few rational people would object” to. He added that it is “a landmark bill containing a set of new laws protecting the safety and innocence of children.”
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