North Carolina Family Policy Council:
A bill to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” in a school bullying bill has passed the North Carolina House by a vote of 59 to 57 and will be on the calendar for a final vote on Tuesday, June 23. House Speaker Joe Hackney (D–Orange) took a personal interest in SB526–School Violence Prevention Act, sponsored by Sen. Julia Boseman (D–New Hanover), as he conferred with a legislative aid on the dais numerous times during the debate and prior to the vote on the bill. An earlier amendment by Rep. Jonathan Rhyne (R–Lincoln) to send the bill back to the House Education Committee failed by a vote of 57 to 59.
