It appears there will be no movement regarding a possible repeal of North Carolina’s House Bill 2 after a weekend full of speculation.

The conversations initially began on Friday afternoon when a hospitality lobbying group said it had information that made it believe if Charlotte were to repeal its nondiscrimination ordinance regarding bathroom use, the state would repeal HB2 – which advocates maintain is the worst piece of anti-LGBT legislation in the nation. A similar arrangement was proposed earlier in the year, but the Charlotte City Council did not move forward at that time.

The stories were coming after a week of fallout over the legislation including the NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference pulling championship events from neutral sites across North Carolina due to the law.

A joint statement from Republican House Speaker Tim Moore and Republican Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said no discussion had been held in either caucus regarding a repeal or modification of HB2. But the statement added leadership did believe there would be momentum for a full repeal, but only if Charlotte acted first.

“Although our respective caucuses have not met or taken an official position, we believe that if the Charlotte City Council rescinds its ordinance there would be support in our caucuses to return state law to where it was pre-HB 2,” GOP leadership wrote in the statement.

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts stopped any speculation the state’s largest city would consider repealing its nondiscrimination ordinance.

Roberts issued a statement on Monday saying the City Council was “not prepared to add this item to our agenda” ahead of its meeting Monday night.

Roberts did call on the state to “take action as soon as possible and encourage continued dialogue with the broader community.” Roberts added that the state could overturn HB2 “at any time without any action from the City of Charlotte.”

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