Legislative Updates
Legislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 30, 2025
The last 2 weeks in the North Carolina General Assembly have been filled with bills going back and forth between the House and Senate. There were some of particular interest to coastal North Carolina. Reforms – local and statewide: Several of the House bills were omnibus bills which addressed local issues such as…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — June 18, 2025
The last few weeks in the North Carolina General Assembly have been filled with a variety of activities, including budget conversations, committee meetings, and some major policy bills passing. We also had some visitors of importance to our state and county. Two of the major bills dealt with illegal immigration policy in the state. …
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — May 28, 2025
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw the House of Representatives finalize their version of the state budget (Senate Bill 257 – 2025 Appropriations Act) for the fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 Our fiscal year runs from July 1st to June 30th each year. It now goes back to the Senate. The…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — May 20, 2025
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was all about the state budget and multiple individual budgets. The budget chairs worked on their different areas in preparation for the final House budget this week. The Senate had sent over their budget bill, and we in the House had three weeks to finalize our…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — May 14, 2025
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was about the busiest ever, particularly in the House of Representatives. We were faced with a deadline to get our part of the state budget done, as well as a firm deadline to get our bills voted out of the House and over to the Senate.…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — May 5, 2025
Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was extremely busy with multiple deadlines upon us. Many bills needed to pass the House or Senate in order to go to the other chamber and be considered. The state budget also was on a tight schedule. The state budget for the two-year biennium came…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — April 7, 2025
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…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — March 31, 2025
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…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — March 26, 2025
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…
Read MoreLegislative Update from Rep. Iler — March 3, 2025
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…
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