Lawmakers continued to move legislation this week, however the House has yet to attempt to override Governor Cooper’s veto of the budget. House Speaker Tim Moore said that they are waiting until the time is right, and wants...more
As planned in their rules, the House took this week off for the Fourth of July holiday. The Senate was only in town for two days, and held committee and floor votes both days. Both chambers are scheduled to return to Raleigh...more
The House and Senate reached a compromise on the budget this week and both chambers moved to pass the conference report. Governor Cooper held a “veto ceremony” this afternoon where he expressed his concerns with the budget....more
House and Senate members continued their work towards a budget deal ahead of the approaching end of the fiscal year. Budget writers met several times with the Governor to work on a compromise, since it is unlikely that the...more
The legislature continued their push towards the end of session this week, taking up issues from wind energy, tax modifications, renewable energy clean up, and handgun permits. The Senate continued to move their healthcare...more
Legislators returned to Raleigh this week to continue business, with the House voting to reject the Senate’s budget proposal and send the bill to conference. Both chambers have appointed conferees to work on a compromise....more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh after Memorial Weekend to continue official business. The Senate released its proposed budget on Tuesday and moved the legislation through the chamber, passing the bill on Friday. The...more
The legislature continued a slow pace this week, with Senate leadership spending most of its time behind closed doors making the final decisions on its proposed budget. The Senate is expected to release their budget early...more
The legislature returned to Raleigh this week after taking a long weekend break. The House held meetings on Wednesday and Thursday, while the Senate was in session Tuesday through Thursday. The House approved a bill to give...more
The House and Senate both had heavy calendars as they approached this week’s crossover deadline. Since the deadline has passed, any bill not dealing with taxes or the budget, and any bill that has not passed at least one...more
After taking a short spring break, the General Assembly returned to Raleigh in high gear. Both chambers saw longer-than-usual committee and floor calendars, as they tried to advance legislation to the other chamber before...more
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Legislators returned to Raleigh this week to continue work before taking a planned spring break. The House left town Wednesday, the 17th and will return Thursday, the 25th. The Senate is taking the entire week of the 22nd...more
The House continued to introduce new legislation this week in anticipation of their April 23rd bill filing deadline. Since the Senate’s bill filing deadline passed, they have focused on moving legislation though committee....more
This week saw hundreds of new bills filed as the Senate reached its bill filling deadline. In total, 672 bills have been filed in the Senate. The House has filed 626 bills, but has until April 23rd to continue introducing new...more
New legislation continued to be filed this week with the Senate’s bill filing deadline approaching on Tuesday, April 2nd. The House has a few weeks longer, with their bill filing deadline on Tuesday, April 23rd. Once both...more
The General Assembly continued to pick up pace this week, while daily budget meetings have continued. Budget subcommittees have heard from agency heads on Governor Cooper’s recommended budget and their specific funding needs....more
The Legislature returned to Raleigh this week to take up more policy items and continue to file bills before the bill filing deadline. So far, the following bills have become law...more
The General Assembly continued to move legislation through this week, with the two chambers trading bills. However, each chamber has heard few of the other chamber’s bills. House and Senate leadership will most likely wait...more
The legislature picked up pace this week, with committees meeting regularly and bills moving to the floor for votes. This week, Governor Cooper signed his first bill of the year, Senate Bill 75, which repealed a law that...more
New Election in the 9th District -
The State Board of Elections unanimously called for a new election in a hearing this week on their investigation into the 9th Congressional District election. The hearing took a dramatic...more
Lawmakers are continuing to take a slow, cautious start to session, with only one bill becoming law so far. The law deals with appointments to the State Ethics Commission....more
The legislature continued its slow start to the 2019 session, with the Senate holding skeletal sessions most of the week and the House only having a few committee meetings. Legislative leaders have indicated that the slow...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh to start official business on Wednesday, January 30th. While the session technically started on the 9th, the General Assembly traditionally breaks for a few weeks to get organized, move offices,...more
2019 Long Session -
The North Carolina General Assembly officially started the 2019 Long Session on January 9th with a one day ceremonious session to swear in members for the new term and allow their families time to visit...more
The 2018 General Election has come and gone, that means no more campaign advertisements for at least a little while, and several new faces in Raleigh for the 2019-2020 North Carolina General Assembly. A total of 3,692,509...more