“Under H.B. 142, and with respect to public facilities that are subject to Executive Branch Defendants’ control or supervision, transgender people are not prevented from the use of public facilities in accordance with their gender identity,” read the settlement agreement, filed Wednesday.

Democratic North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has issued two orders to allow for citizens to use the restroom of their gender identity rather than their biological sex.

Reversing the policies of his predecessor Pat McCrory, Governor Cooper reached a proposed settlement with pro-LGBT groups suing the state over HB 142, which forbade local entities from passing ordinances that allow biological men to use women’s restrooms or locker rooms.

“Under H.B. 142, and with respect to public facilities that are subject to Executive Branch Defendants’ control or supervision, transgender people are not prevented from the use of public facilities in accordance with their gender identity,” read the settlement agreement, filed Wednesday.

“The Executive Branch Defendants as used in this paragraph shall include their successors, officers, and employees. This Order does not preclude any of the Parties from challenging or acting in accordance with future legislation.”

The agreement went on to note that the government is “hereby permanently enjoined from enforcing Section 2 of H.B. 142 to bar, prohibit, block, deter, or impede any transgender individuals from using public facilities under any Executive Branch Defendant’s control or supervision, in accordance with the transgender individual’s gender identity.”

On the same day, Cooper signed Executive Order No. 24 barring discrimination on the basis of several labels, including gender identity and sexual orientation.

“North Carolina has a strong commitment to maintaining an excellent statewide workforce and a robust economy, and must eliminate discrimination, harassment, and retaliation to attract, grow, and retain its workforce and build its economy,” read the order.

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