NC S474

Repeals Session Law 2016-99 (HB2) and Session Law 2016-3, restoring bathroom and facility access rules to those in effect before January 1, 2015.

Expands employment discrimination protections to include sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, and veteran status alongside existing protected classes.

Extends equal public accommodations protections to cover discrimination based on sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, and veteran status in addition to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and handicap.

Adds sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic information, pregnancy, and veteran status as protected classes in housing discrimination laws covering real estate transactions, lending, and land-use decisions.

Includes religious exemptions allowing persons with bona fide religious beliefs contrary to nondiscrimination requirements to be exempt from coverage in employment, public accommodations, and housing provisions.