North Carolina House Eliminates DEI And Strengthen Public Safety By Overriding Four Of Governor Stein’s Vetoes
Yesterday, the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to override four more of Democrat Governor Josh Stein’s vetoes of legislation that ended taxpayer-funded DEI programs and boosted public safety. The Republican-controlled North Carolina Senate override several of these provisions previously, and they are now expected to become law. The House’s action yesterday brings the total number of vetoes overridden this biennium to thirteen, which takes considerable political maneuvering because unlike the Senate, the House does not have supermajority of Republicans.
NC House Speaker Destin Hall said, "By overriding four more of Gov. Stein’s vetoes today, we’re improving public safety and ending taxpayer-funded, divisive DEI policies for good. Once again, the House has stood firm and ensured Governor Stein and his liberal agenda won't get in the way of common sense legislation."
Here are the details about the four bills the House help enact:
House Bill 171—Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI: Eliminates divisive DEI mandates in state agencies, reinforcing merit-based hiring and promotion practices across state government.
Senate Bill 227—Eliminating “DEI” in Public Education: Refocuses our public schools on academic achievement by removing DEI offices and positions and ending taxpayer-funded discriminatory training programs.
Senate Bill 558—Eliminating “DEI” in Public Higher Education: Ends taxpayer-funded DEI bureaucracies in public universities, protects free speech and open debate on campus, and refocuses higher education to merit and student success instead of political agendas.
Senate Bill 153—North Carolina Border Protection Act: Requires state and local agencies to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, prevents taxpayer funds from benefiting illegal immigrants, holds sanctuary cities accountable when their policies lead to crime, and bars UNC institutions from restricting the enforcement of federal immigration laws.
