Legislative Updates

Last Thursday, August 3rd, was the day the North Carolina House and Senate were called into special session twice.  We were expecting to vote on overrides to four bills vetoed by the Governor, we found the override votes were delayed due to members not attending, and we handled several other bills in one long day.…

Last week in the North House of Representatives we passed the long-awaited state budget, we passed a bill involving domestic violence and murder, and we got an idea of our adjournment date for this year. The negotiated state budget for 2017 – 2019 was released last Monday and scheduled for votes in the House and…

The North Carolina House of Representatives was busy last week.  We honored a beloved deceased former member of the House, we passed a major regulatory reform bill, and we had a special House page helping us for the week. While the full Appropriations Committee chairs and top leaders from the House and Senate put the…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we worked into the night in budget conference meetings with the Senate, we debated and passed a controversial gun bill, and we passed an energy bill almost unanimously. As expected, the Senate did NOT concur with the budget bill, Senate Bill 257, as we sent it…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we spent almost every waking hour on the 2017 – 2019 state budget, we handled approximately 100 amendments to the budget, and approved the House budget in the early hours Friday morning. Even before the week started I was privileged to visit Belville Elementary School the…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we had a session at the old Capitol building to honor the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, we finished the individual sections of the House state budget, and we passed the budget sections out of committees. The week started early on Monday afternoon for me when I…

Last week was an unusual week in the North Carolina House of Representatives We worked into the night on the state budget, we passed bills concerning juvenile justice and shared medical expenses, and I was able to attend an important event two states away.         This article is being written on a beautiful Saturday morning in…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we overrode the Governor’s veto on a bill for the fourth time, we handled bills concerning the juvenile justice system and restaurants, and we saw the senate pass their budget and send it to us in the House. Our committees started meeting again last week and…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we hosted the UNC Tarheels national champion basketball team, we had a short week in the House of Representatives while the Senate worked on the state budget, and I was able to spend more time back in the district talking to our citizens. Last Wednesday, we were…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives: we had “crossover week,” which meant double committee meetings and long floor sessions, we passed over 150 bills, including two overrides of the Governor’s veto, and we still spent time with important visitors from home. The week started earlier than usual with committee meetings on Monday,…