Posts by Frank Iler
Legislative Update from Rep. Iler – May 24, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was shortened by the amount of work/legislation produced the prior week. With the crossover deadline on May 13th, we had put through all the bills we could possibly move to the other chamber, producing almost 200 eligible bills that week. We had to return to Raleigh at…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler – May 17, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly we had a record number of bills to handle in committees and in House and Senate floor votes. The “Crossover” deadline was upon us. We had to get all bills that we wanted to go to the Senate and voted into law through the process in the…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 10, 2021
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly saw the most bills of any week this session coming to the House and Senate floor for votes. In two long days of heavy voting almost 90 bills came to the House floor. This was after other days of long committee meetings that got the bills ready…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – May 3, 2021
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly was again on an accelerated pace. Tuesday and Wednesday, in particular, were filled with committee meetings with dozens of bills. Big topics were education, voting rights, and court procedures. Several education bills came to the House floor for votes and went to the Senate for their approval. …
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – April 26, 2021
Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly followed the accelerated pattern of the previous week, with the pedal to the metal. Dozens of bills were voted out of committees and onto the House floor for votes, and the Senate was in a similar pattern. Some of the topics in our House bills were tax…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – April 20, 2021
After the short Easter break, the activity in the North Carolina General Assembly went into overdrive last week, with many more bills coming through the committee process and onto the House floor for votes. The top bills dealt with education, tax relief, small business relief, and privacy and security issues. At the same time, there…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – April 5, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw more activity in committees and on the House floor debating and voting on bills. Some of the main subjects were Education, Emergency powers, and Energy policy. There were several local bills, one involving one of our towns. The Senate sent over a key education bill, Senate…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler – March 29, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw the activity increase exponentially as most committees were meeting and we had many more floor votes in both chambers, the House and the Senate. Bill filing increased as deadlines for introduction of bills approached. Early on Wednesday, we took up House Resolution 310 – House Board…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler March 23, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was influenced once again by the weather, when tornados and large hail storms were predicted for late Thursday for the eastern and piedmont sections of the state. We were still able to hold committee meetings and floor voting sessions in person and virtual, as well as file…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler March 19, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was highlighted by negotiations over reopening schools, debate over Second Amendment rights, and other big issues. The weather outside was also warming up in anticipation of Spring. After the veto of Senate Bill 37, the bill to reopen all school districts, the House and Senate leadership began…
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