Legislative Updates

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,…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we had more frequent and busier committee meetings, we had more urgency in longer House floor sessions, and we saw the Governor veto two of our bills.   First, prior to going to Raleigh, I had a couple of days in the district, due to the…

Last week at the North Carolina House of Representatives we had a record number of bills filed, we met constantly in committees with full agendas, and had two long floor sessions before adjourning for an Easter break.   The number of bills filed in the House almost doubled last week in just the two days…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives: we passed a major regulations bill that helped Brunswick County, we passed a revision of the state board of elections, and we passed school calendar bills that I opposed. Committees were meeting every hour last week, sometimes two and three at a time. Most committees had…