Posts by Frank Iler
Legislative Update from Rep. Frank Iler — July 5, 2021
This past week at the North Carolina General Assembly was somewhat shortened by the impending July 4th Independence Day falling on the weekend. We in the House were holding many meetings on the state budget. Also, there were several bills of interest that were working their way through the committee process. They deal with wastewater…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 30, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly the weather in Raleigh cooled down while the pace of business in the House and Senate was heating up. The Senate voted on their budget in major committees and on the floor, finishing the final vote on Friday and sending the budget to the House. In the…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 21, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was as calm on the surface as a tidal pool, but with big rolling waves in the background. While announcements of surplus funds and delays in the state budget were on everyone’s minds, we in the House were passing some commonsense bills. Some of the bills we…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 14, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly the drought was definitely over, both inside the Legislative Building as well as outside. Both chambers, the House and Senate, began taking up bills that had come over from the other chamber. Some of the key bills that had passed the Senate earlier and passed the House…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 7, 2021
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw us picking up the pace, much like the weather in Raleigh was running hot and cold, as well as life-giving rain returning to the state. We had some significant bills, dealing with small businesses, taxes, the economy, church protection, and favorable treatment of non-profit work centers…
Read MoreStorm Preparedness and Flood Prevention Legislation Advances in NC House
Raleigh, NC – On the first day of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the House Environment Committee gave unanimous approval to House Bill 500, “Disaster Relief and Mitigation Act,” which was introduced by House Majority Leader John Bell (R-Wayne). The legislation allocates over $200 million to prevent flooding and plan for future storms. “North Carolina has now been…
Read MoreLegislative 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. …
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