Legislative Updates

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly we saw many more bills filed, going through committees, and coming to the House floor.  The Senate also had their committees operating in high gear.  Bills coming to the House floor included wide-ranging subjects, from private property rights and removing squatters from private property, to elk hunting…

               Last week at the General Assembly we saw important bills for education, illegal drug control, and many local bills.  There were plenty of lobbyist groups and other visitors calling on our offices.              House Bill 87 – Cell Phone-Free Education came to the House floor for a vote on Tuesday.  It requires local…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw a vote on the most important bill of the 2025 session so far.  Over the last three weeks there have been many committee meetings, as well many local and technical bills coming through the processes in the House and Senate.      House Bill 47 – Disaster…

The last two weeks at the North Carolina General Assembly have been unusual, thanks to Mother Nature sending ice and snow to the Raleigh area on the week of February 17 – 20.  However, we handled some business by email and telephone.  Then we returned in person last week to double meetings, as well as…

          Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was active for most members, getting our bills prepared to file, scheduling committee meetings, and discussing the important disaster appropriations bill.  The hard-working research staff, bill drafters, and other staffers were working long and busy hours as we requested bills and scheduled committee meetings.      Early…

     Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was the week that the newly seated House members of the 2025-2026 session began to get their committee assignments.  We also could request bills to be drafted, and we heard from the managers of the various agencies involved in western North Carolina disaster relief efforts.         …

Last week in Raleigh we participated in the organization of the 2025 – 2026 North Carolina General Assembly.  On Wednesday the 8th we met at noon so that those who had been elected to the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate in November could be sworn into office.  We also elected a new Speaker of…

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…