Legislative Updates

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives: we passed a bill to enable the death penalty to be carried out, we had a long budget meeting for public input, and we saw many bills finally moving through committees. Last week in Raleigh was interesting as much for what we did as for what…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we passed a bill to protect historic monuments, we handled two bills dealing with coastal issues, we took up a major regulatory reform bill and we continued to work on the budget. While the weather in Raleigh last week was very hot, sticky, and unsettled, the…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives the Speaker appointed the committee who will negotiate the budget, we passed a bill to make amusement rides and zip lines safer, and we continued discussing the differences between the House and Senate budgets. On Tuesday Speaker Moore appointed the House conferees or members of the…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives was noted for our passing a continuing resolution to keep the state government running, passing an adjournment resolution authorizing a week off from the session, and July 4th celebrations many of us were involved in. The continuing resolution (CR), Senate Bill 534 – Continuing Budget Authority,…

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we voted not to concur with the Senate version of the budget, we passed a major Medicaid reform bill, and we had another outstanding page from Brunswick County. On Tuesday of last week, the House took up the Senate substitute for House Bill 97 – 2015…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly the House passed a gun rights bill after much debate, we passed a bill improving the Voter ID system for 2016, we passed a bill benefiting our local government’s health plans, and the Senate passed their version of the state budget. The weather in Raleigh last week…

Last a week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we honored legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, we passed a controversial bill on zoning and aesthetic control by towns, and we voted to override the Governor’s veto on the magistrates’ recusal bill. The weather in Raleigh got hotter as the days wore on. The…

Last week in the N.C. House of Representatives we considered override votes on two bills Governor McCrory had vetoed, we passed a major Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) bill, and we discussed a major gun bill. The weather in Raleigh last week was cloudy and rainy, while the General Assembly had the clouds of two vetoed…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly we honored our fallen military heroes, as well as our living veterans, we passed a bill to save magistrates from termination due to religious beliefs, and we analyzed the final House budget that we passed the previous week. The beautiful weather of Memorial Day weekend turned into…

The word on everyone’s mind in the North Carolina House last week was “BUDGET”. Budget meetings occupied every waking moment. Tuesday saw an all day House Appropriations meeting and Thursday’s House session lasted all night and into Friday morning. Tuesday and Wednesday in the House and Senate are usually big days for committee meetings. However,…