Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics.
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With the beginning of FY 23 on July 1 approaching, legislative appropriation leaders have been...more
6/10/2022
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This week, the Senate passed some notable bills while both chambers continued work on the budget bill behind closed doors.
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The Senate this week passed a health care bill (H 149) that would...more
Legislators began considering bills this week as the summer session moved into its second week. Senate Health Care Bill Republican Senate leaders unveiled a health care bill (H 149) this week that includes expanding Medicaid...more
Gov. Roy Cooper announced his 2022 state budget recommendations and a new consensus revenue forecast was released this week. Governor’s 2022 Budget Recommendations This week, Gov. Cooper released his recommendations for...more
Election Campaign is Underway Now that candidate filing has ended and election maps are set after the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to review recently drawn congressional district maps, candidates are actively campaigning...more
Both Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly this week addressed COVID masking requirements. Legislators also passed new legislative and congressional district maps.
Governor Encourages Move to Voluntary Masking;...more
End of the Year Activity -
Legislators met on Monday this week and considered a number of bills that typically signal the end of a legislative session. Among them were the budget technical corrections bills (H 334, S 296)...more
North Carolina will have an enacted biennial budget bill for the first time since 2018 after activity this week in Raleigh.
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Legislators this week passed a conference report for the biennial...more
The General Assembly held no vote sessions this week as budget negotiations continue, while in Washington D.C. legislation was enacted that will have a major impact on future state budgets and investments.
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This week at the General Assembly, legislators continued to negotiate the budget bill with the Governor and members worked on new congressional and legislative district maps.
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This week at the General Assembly, negotiations with the Governor over the budget bill continued and members worked on new congressional and legislative district maps.
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This week at the General Assembly, negotiations with the Governor over the budget bill continued and members held committee meetings on redistricting.
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Legislative leaders and Gov. Cooper, along with...more
10/15/2021
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This week at the General Assembly, discussion of the budget bill with the Governor continued, members considered other bills and also started to discuss redistricting in committees.
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10/8/2021
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This week at the General Assembly, conferees worked on the budget bill, and members considered other bills in addition to holding redistricting hearings across the state.
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9/24/2021
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This week at the General Assembly, conferees worked on the budget bill and members held redistricting hearings across the state.
Budget Bill -
Legislators from both chambers continued work in a Budget Conference...more
This week at the General Assembly, conferees worked on the budget bill and legislators considered various other bills.
Budget Bill Legislators from both chambers this week continued work in a Budget Conference...more
This week at the General Assembly, budget conferees worked on the budget bill, and legislators considered various other bills.
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Legislators from both chambers this week continued work in a conference...more
9/3/2021
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This week at the North Carolina General Assembly, the Senate confirmed a new DEQ Secretary, budget conferees worked on the budget bill and legislators considered various other bills.
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8/27/2021
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This week, Legislators considered various bills and the House continued work on the budget bill.
House Budget Bill -
The House began its rollout of the biennial budget bill (S 105) on Thursday with Appropriations...more
This week, Legislators returned to Raleigh after a break for the July 4 holiday. The House continued work on the budget bill and passed an energy bill. House Budget Bill -
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This week, the House began working on the budget bill and Legislators considered other bills prior to taking a work break until the week of July 12.
House Budget Bill -
After receiving the Senate’s version of the...more
This week, Legislators continued working on the budget bill and considered other bills on a variety of topics.
New Consensus Revenue Forecast/State Budget Bill -
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This week, Legislators worked on the budget bill and considered other bills.
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House and Senate leaders this week announced an agreement for state budget spending caps for fiscal years 2022 and 2023....more
6/11/2021
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This week, the Senate considered a grant and tax bill and a bill to incent unemployed workers to return to work, while the House passed a broadband bill.
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This week, legislators considered dozens of bills as they worked to pass versions in one chamber prior to the crossover deadline.
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Legislators left Raleigh this week after working...more
5/14/2021
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