The North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday started its 2024 session with legislators focused on adjusting the second year of the biennial budget adopted last year and considering bills on other topics....more
The North Carolina General Assembly left Raleigh on October 25 after enacting a biennial two-year budget and acting on bills on a variety of topics. Legislators are scheduled to return for next year’s session starting April...more
10/26/2023
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After weeks of negotiations, legislators on Friday passed the budget bill and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper, who indicated he will let it become law without his signature. In addition, members this week acted on bills on a...more
9/25/2023
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After a break for July 4, House members returned to Raleigh this week for voting on Wednesday. The Senate did not hold voting sessions this week.
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Legislative discussions on the budget bill (H 259)...more
7/14/2023
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Two notable bills became law this week and legislators continued budget negotiations.
Budget Negotiations -
Budget negotiators this week continued work on a conference committee report for the budget bill (H 259)....more
6/30/2023
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Legislators continued work on the budget bill this week and considered other bills on various topics. Although the end of the 2022 session may be a few weeks away, it is uncertain whether bills on a number of notable topics...more
6/17/2022
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Senate appropriators worked on the budget bill behind closed doors this week and both houses considered a variety of bills prior to leaving for the Memorial Day holiday.
Budget Bill (H966) -
After passing the House on...more
5/28/2019
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This week at the General Assembly, budget conversations continued while both the House and Senate considered noteworthy bills.
Budget Process (S257) -
Thursday afternoon House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) expressed...more
With negotiations on the budget bill (H1030) continuing outside the public view, this week the General Assembly focused on other issues.
Body Cameras (H972) -
The House Judiciary II Committee approved a plan to...more