After facing strong opposition, the South Carolina bathroom bill — which would limit free use of bathrooms and locker rooms by transgender men and women — is on shaky ground in the state legislature, according to The State.
The bill's main supporter, Sen. Lee Bright, did not opt to discuss the bill at Wednesday's committee meeting, even though this directly followed two days of testimony from members of the community and government representatives.
Bright said he is trying to have the bill sent straight to the Senate by winning a majority of the General Committee, which has 17 members. So far, he has the support of four of those senators.
Kevin Bryant, chairman of the General Committee, is also sponsoring the bill and said that getting the bill passed by Senate before the deadline for House legislation is unlikely. Bright hopes that a member of the House will put a similar bill forward, which would increase the chance of its passing.
Sen. Marlon Kimpson, a member of the General Committee, plans to place a minority report on the bathroom bill, which would require it to earn unanimous support of the Senate.