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NC Legislative Update: April 15, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: April 8, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: March 29, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: March 22, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: March 15, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: March 8, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: March 1, 2019

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 This week, Governor Cooper signed his first bill of the year, Senate Bill 75, which repealed a law that...more

NC Legislative Update: February 2019 #4

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

NC Legislative Update: February 2019 #3

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

NC Legislative Update: February 8, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: February 1, 2019

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

NC Legislative Update: January 25, 2019

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

NC Public Policy Update: 2018 Midterm Election

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

NC Legislative Update: June 2018 #4

This Week - The North Carolina General Assembly has adjourned until November 27th, and lawmakers now return to the campaign trail. This cycle is a “blue moon” election for North Carolina, meaning there is neither a...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2018 #3

THIS WEEK - Lawmakers focused this week on passing legislation that is not subject to gubernatorial action, such as local bills and constitutional amendments. They also addressed two vetoes from the Governor. Last...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2018 #2

This Week - Significant legislation began moving last week in the wake of the previous week’s budget approval. Many of these initiatives have been in the works since lawmakers adjourned last year, particularly legislation...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2018

This Week - Lawmakers made a swift transition this week, shifting the focus from regular business, to the state budget. There have been rumors since early this year that the General Assembly might utilize an unrelated...more

NC Legislative Update - May 2018

2018 SHORT SESSION - Nexsen Pruet is excited to announce that Michelle Frazier has joined the North Carolina Public Policy Practice. Michelle has successfully represented numerous clients before North Carolina’s...more

NC Legislative Update - January 2018

JANUARY UPDATE - As directed in the adjournment resolution from October of last year, lawmakers gathered in Raleigh on January 10th, to gavel in for what became a one day-long session. The anticipated reason for their...more

NC Legislative Update - Special Session - August 2017

Last Week - Lawmakers reconvened last Thursday for two sessions in one day. Pursuant to the June 30th adjournment resolution, lawmakers were to reconvene August 3rd at 12:00 noon, in order to address veto overrides,...more

NC Legislative Update: End of Session Wrap

2017 Session - After 23 weeks of session, lawmakers adjourned the 2017 long session of the North Carolina General Assembly on June 30th. The Adjournment Resolution passed by both bodies reconvenes the legislature on...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2017 #5

This Week - Lawmakers adjourned the 2017 long session of the North Carolina General Assembly shortly after 2:00AM Friday morning. The Adjournment Resolution passed by both bodies would reconvene the legislature on August...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2017 #4

This Week - Lawmakers finished a busy week last Thursday, aiming to adjourn the 2017 long session before the 4th of July. Legislative leaders began the week with a press conference to highlight the Conference Report for...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2017 #3

This Week - Cpl. Dillon C. Baldridge, a native of Youngsville, NC, was one of three soldiers killed in Afghanistan on June 10th, 2017. We are eternally grateful for his service to this country and for his sacrifice. Our...more

NC Legislative Update: June 2017 #2

This Week - On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court opinion that 28 NCGA legislative House and Senate districts relied too heavily on race, and remanded the matter to the lower court. Although the...more

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