Legislative Updates

The North Carolina House recently gave bipartisan approval to the 2026 Appropriations Act, which Governor Josh Stein signed into law last week. The comprehensive state budget includes historic salary increases for teachers and law enforcement, responsible tax relief for North Carolinians, and investments in public safety. The 2026 Appropriations Act: “This budget reflects our commitment…

NC House Passes Dominique Moody Act, Overhauling North Carolina Child Welfare Services Raleigh, NC — The North Carolina House of Representatives recently passed Senate Bill 280, the Dominique Moody Act, aimed at fundamentally transforming how the state tracks, investigates, and assigns liability in child welfare cases. The bill is named for the six-year-old girl whose death exposed repeated failures by…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly saw major bills acted on in a short two-day special session.  They included major investments in Medicaid, salary and bonuses for teachers, state employees, and law enforcement, making essential budget adjustments, and adjusting 2 Congressional districts.      Senate Bill 405 – Healthcare Investment Act provides $192 million…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was short, but very active and significant.  We passed bills on crime, budget items, regulatory reform, appointments, and others.      House Bill 307 – Iryna’s Law ends cashless bail, strengthens pretrial release restrictions and enforces mental health evaluations for criminals when necessary.  It was named for Iryna…

Last week at the North Carolina General Assembly was fast and efficient, after several weeks away from Raleigh.  During July we saw 14 bills vetoed by the Governor.  On one day, Tuesday, we were able to override 8 of his vetoes in the House and Senate, and they became law. 6 remain on the calendar…

 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…

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. …

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.…