One particularly controversial session law was Senate Bill 2 (North Carolina General Assembly, 2015 Session) that dealt with an anti-LGBT law and allowed magistrates, assistant registers of deeds, and deputy registers of deeds to recuse themselves from performing duties related to marriage ceremonies due to sincerely held religious objection.

[3] Pat McCrory was the Governor of North Carolina and Dan Forest was Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and President of the Senate during these sessions of the general assembly.

The house members included 26 women, 22 African-Americans, and one Native American.

There were 74 Republicans, 45 Democrats and one Independent Representatives from the 120 districts in North Carolina.

[4][5] The following table lists the districts and representatives:[1] The Senate consisted of 50 members including 13 female, 11 African-American, 34 Republican, 16 Democrat, 10 new, and 40 returning senators.