NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A transgender bathroom bill in the Tennessee legislature failed Monday after the House sponsor said she was withdrawing the legislation while waiting to see how legal challenges play out in other states that have passed similar measures.

The bill’s demise follows intense lobbying from both supporters and opponents of the measure and questions about potential economic fallout if it were to become law.

Rep. Susan Lynn, the Republican who sponsored the bill in the House, said she needed to tweak the legislation before bringing it back up again next year.

“There’s definitely some issues we need to work out,” Lynn said. “We know as soon as this bill passes, we’re going to be sued. So if we’re going to be heading into a lawsuit, we want to make sure we have the strongest position possible.”

The bill would have required all students in public schools and universities to use bathrooms and locker rooms that matched their gender at birth.

Lynn had amended the bill so students who objected could be given an alternative, but opponents said it was still hurtful toward transgender students.

Lynn pulled the measure on the same day that a religious coalition of the Family Action Council of Tennessee and about 30 pastors had urged state lawmakers earlier in the day to stand strong in the face of intense opposition.

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