RALEIGH, N.C. — A deal to undo the North Carolina law known as the “bathroom bill” fell apart Wednesday night when legislators couldn't agree on a plan to repeal the measure.

Lawmakers and interest groups traded accusations after a special session ended without approving legislation to address the law that required transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings corresponding to the sex on their birth certificates.

Republican Senate leader Phil Berger criticized Democrats for failing to support legislation that would have repealed the law.