Legislative Updates

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly we had the last chance this year to pass legislation to impact western North Carolina, make the boards of elections more bipartisan, and various provisions to impact other local and state issues.  As the Senate had already concluded their voting sessions, we in the House had to…

     Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly involved one or two days, depending on whether one was in the House or the Senate.  However, the staff and certain committee members had already been working diligently to craft the third in a series of bills to help the victims of recent weather events, like…

Last week the North Carolina General Assembly met in a one-day session to expand the relief from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, as well as other parts of the state impacted by recent storms.  We also enabled western counties the flexibility to expand their early voting locations.      Senate Bill 743 – The Disaster…

       Last week the North Carolina General Assembly met to pass an emergency bill for disaster relief for Hurricane Helene impacted counties in Western N.C.  It also included provisions for Brunswick and New Hanover Counties for damage from the unnamed storm in mid-September.      When we adjourned in September, we intended to return October 9th,…

State Representative Frank Iler, who represents much of Brunswick County in the N.C. House of Representatives, recently earned the endorsement of the nation’s leading advocate for small businesses. Representative Iler is one of 47 House members and 27 State Senators to receive the endorsement of the NFIB North Carolina PAC. “As a lifelong businessman and…

After a late summer break, the North Carolina General Assembly convened last week.  The purposes for bringing us together included the passage of a mini-budget focused on education, as well as to override several bills the Governor had vetoed.       House Bill 10 – Require ICE Cooperation & Budget Adjustments had passed the House and…

After almost a month back in Brunswick County, it was time last week to take care of some business in Raleigh.  Most of our communications and constituent work can be done by phone, email, or meetings back in the district, but when it is time to vote in the N.C. House, we need to be…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw bills flying back and forth between the House and Senate, being passed, and either becoming law or going to the Governor for his approval.  Bills that had been lounging in committees were emerging and passing, some after being amended.  They changed many local laws and DMV…

The last two weeks at the North Carolina General Assembly have been historical in some ways, while we have been trying to finalize the state budget adjustments for 2024-2025 and end the short session.  We passed a good budget in the House, after the original budget bill appeared to be stalled in negotiations.  We also…

The last three weeks at the North Carolina General Assembly have been unusual with periods of high and low activity.  Many agency bills and local bills came through the process, as well as a few controversial bills that are still being amended. Local bills annexing or de-annexing parcels for certain individual municipalities came to the…