Since slashdot is mostly a link aggregator like HN, unless you want to read their discussion, you should go directly to https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/articl...
https://www.wral.com/nc-senate-leaders-strike-controversial-...
WRAL's article really shows exactly why the provision failed: the opponents of the bill mobilized slightly more than 12 dealers to appear at the hearing.
From https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html: "Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter."