Legislative Updates

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…

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…

     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.…

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…

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.         …