There were “Advocates” for women and children’s groups there saying it was a myth that sexual predators would take advantage of this. How they got children to go along with this is a mystery. Not that they actually had the children there to testify. So, when do I get to use the “Colored Only” Rest Room. I feel different today.
There's not a word about bathrooms in it.The full text is available online as House Bill 1728.
A large part of MA is already covered by such legislation (e.g. Boston), with no "third bathrooms" legally mandated, or hordes of predators flocking to restrooms. In fact, 38% of the US population live in jurisdictions with such laws, and there's never been a case of a bathroom predator even attempting to use them as a defence.
Labelling it the "bathroom bill" and saying that it will protect pedophiles is a great way of opposing it though. It's been extremely effective in the past. Something doesn't have to be true to be effective.
Recently, the Democrat-controlled NH senate voted in favour of gay marriage - but because of a "bathroom bill" campaign, voted unanimously against extending to trans people and the intersexed the same rights that gays have. This situation is the same, it would just allow straight people born with congenital medical problems the same rights as gays have had for a decade.
This campaign is a great way of ensuring that only Gays have these rights, which is why so many of them who hate trans people are promoting it. Along with other groups.