Legislative Updates

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…

       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…