austin texas north carolina replacement thursday law prohibit transgender people use restrooms accordance gender identity could death knell similar restrictions still consider dozen state measure similar north carolina house bill so-called bathroom bill file 16 state legislative session momentum already slow bill fail republicans state vanguard north carolina signal legislation end best interest state either economy reputation say mark jones professor political science rice university houston north carolina lawmakers say act replace law hop end boycott businesses sport league consider year-old measure discriminatory boycott cost southern state economy hundreds millions dollars supporters restrictions say measure offer common-sense solutions help keep sexual predators bathrooms change facilities opponents say measure unenforceable promote discrimination already marginalize group people none state propose similar legislation session enact version law accord national conference state legislatures track statehouses proposals introduce south dakota virginia montana wyoming fail pass accord organization news report tennessee bathroom bill die senate committee without debate state republican lieutenant governor question need republican president donald trump administration february revoke former obama administration landmark guidance public school let transgender students use bathrooms choice wednesday arkansas state senator linda collins-smith republican withdraw bathroom bill propose state instead recommend issue study committee face pressure state pro-business governor business group drop north carolina similar measure propose texas populous republican-controlled state draw close attention already clear texas senate move similar legislation propose session state national conference state legislatures say key backer texas bathroom measure restrict bathroom access transgender people know senate bill undeterred north carolina change course action north carolina affect do texas republican lieutenant governor dan patrick say statement previously say law would economic impact state republican speaker texas house representatives say last week bill would face tough time chamber worry economic fallout alabama republican state senator phil williams say north carolina action would affect similar restrictions propose state bathroom bill remain legislative landscape year many state analysts say people part constituency agenda campaign say sherri greenberg clinical professor university texas austin lyndon b. johnson school public affairs north carolina 'bathroom bill replacement could doom similar bill state