Legislative Updates

Last week in the North Carolina House of Representatives we passed the individual departmental budgets, we passed a major property insurance reform bill, and I continued to have visitors from back home. It was so hot last week in Raleigh that on Tuesday, when it hit 90 degrees, everybody that owned a seersucker suit was…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: we had a reduced schedule of committee meetings concerning bills and more meetings on the budget, we had lots of visits from elected officials and others from back home in Brunswick county, and we found out that there is a budget surplus projected for next year. The…

Last week in the NC General Assembly we passed a record number of bills due to the crossover deadline, we had several controversial bills, including Sunday hunting and school boards suing counties, and we had two marathon sessions, one lasting until after 2:00 a.m. In these articles, I often try to compare our activities each…

This week we debated and passed at least two very controversial bills on judicial elections and abortion, we passed a record number of bills out of committees and directly onto the House floor, and we put in the longest days of the session so far, going over 14 hours. The week started off in Raleigh…

Last week in the General Assembly we had over 300 new bills introduced in the House alone, committee meetings were being held virtually one on top of another, and we saw major reform bills introduced and some being passed in committee. The weather in Raleigh last week was very unsettled, with warm moist days, cool…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We introduced a flurry of bills due to the deadline for local bills, we gave final approval to the gas tax bill, and we honored an icon from the stock car racing world. Spring was definitely in the air last week in Raleigh and across North Carolina.…

Legislative Update Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We had almost two hundred additional bills introduced in the House of Representatives alone; we passed a major property insurance reform bill and saw the House and Senate agree on a major transportation funding bill. As the weather warmed in Raleigh last week, the pace…

Last week in the North Carolina General Assembly: We filed many new bills, as we were catching up from the February weeks we lost to weather, we had visits from many towns and cities, as well as agriculture groups and electric membership corporations, and we continued to work on transportation funding and economic incentives. Some…

The last two weeks in Raleigh saw us getting back to a busy schedule after two weeks of rough weather: we heard from the Chief Justice on the State of the Judiciary, we passed two important bills for economic development and transportation infrastructure maintenance, and we received the Governor’s budget. The week of March 2nd…

We returned to a full schedule after two weeks of rough weather, we heard from the Chief Justice on the State of the Judiciary, and we passed two important bills for economic development and transportation infrastructure maintenance. The week started with an invitation to Chief Justice Mark Martin to address a joint session of the…