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As we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year, we wanted to take a look back at our biggest wins. You can read more about the challenge here: https://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/en/news/2018-review-10-victories-civil-liberties-north-carolina?

The NCGA overrode Governor Stein’s veto of HB805, the Anti-Trans/School Censorship Bill, passing the bill into law.

To learn more about the impacts this law will have on transgender and nonbinary people in our state, check out our FAQ: https://aclu-nc.org/ncleg/h805faq

You can read more about these bills and find your legislators here: https://aclu-nc.org/press/veto-override

The House and Senate have adjourned for the day. We'll have a statement on the two bills that were forced into law shortly. Thank you all for following along with us today.

“Constitutional rights do not end when someone has an accent.” 🙌🏻

The Senate has voted to override the veto on H318, forcing the bill into law.

"Building trust with immigrant communities makes us all safer." Garrett

Sen. Garrett told a recent story from Greensboro where ICE agents broke into a house without a warrant and arrested a man based on a false tip and refused to look at his documentation.

"This is what happens when we abandon constitutional protections in the name of immigration enforcement."

The Senate is now debating H318, an anti-immigrant bill.

The Senate also voted to override the governor's veto on H805, forcing the bill into law.
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Here are the votes on H805.

The motion to override the Governor's veto on H805 has passed, 72-48.

Rep. Budd is speaking against the bill. "No one is going to remember the specific things you say on the House floor. People are going to remember if the representatives they voted for made their lives better or worse. That means standing up for what's right."

The House is now discussing H805, which censors books in school libraries and includes anti-trans provisions. Rep. Bell introduced the bill. Rep. Jackson spoke on behalf of the bill, saying that it protects young girls.

Here is the list of which legislators voted for and against the motion to override the governor’s veto.

The Senate passed S227 despite the governor’s veto, 30-19.

The NC House has voted to override Governor Stein's veto on H318, an anti-immigrant bill that expands local law enforcement's cooperation with ICE. The bill will now be sent to the Senate.

The Senate is now debating S227, another bill targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion, this time in public education. Sen. Lee presented the bill.

The Senate has passed the motion to override the governor’s veto on S558.

Everitt pointed out that the bill includes an exception for satire and micro-aggressions, which allows white students to get away with discrimination. He concludes with: "We should not conflate exposure with indoctrination."

The segment encourages students to consider their privileges and the ways that they might be complicit in racism, sexism, etc. He also reported that the text encourages students to donate to organizations like the ACLU, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and Planned Parenthood.

Sen. Overcash spoke about the specifics of the bill, saying that it only prevents the school system from promoting these "divisive concepts." He then read from a text used in a gen ed course at UNC as an example of the kind of content that should be restricted.

Robinson also spoke about her time on the UNC Board of Governors and said that dissenting voices from students and faculty were often ignored.

Sen. Robinson: "North Carolina must prepare its students for the real world, not shelter them. This bill undermines academic freedom that makes our universities strong."

Everitt: "This bill is not responsible governance, it is performative outrage masking fear and insecurity."

Sen. Everitt: "I don't know if you're aware, but I'm white. This bill assumes that white people are so weak we need to be protected ... and how little we think of our young people that we think they'll be indoctrinated or somehow broken by exposure to 'divisive concepts.'"

The Senate is now discussing S558, which targets diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in higher education. Sen. Overcash is presenting, referring to DEI as "discriminatory practices and divisive concepts."