NC Legislative Newsletter

Week of July 3-7, the North Carolina House and Senate did not hold votes as lawmakers celebrated the Independence Day holiday in their districts.

Last week, the North Carolina House held votes on Wednesday, July 12 as lawmakers continued to negotiate the 2023-24 State Budget and legislation in conference committees.

This week, a similar schedule for the North Carolina General Assembly as the two chambers continue to work towards ending the long session in the coming weeks.

Issue Insights

2023 North Carolina Municipal Elections

• Updated candidate lists for the 2023 municipal elections that opened on noon, Friday, July 7 and closes at noon, Friday, July 21 (North Carolina State Board of Elections)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Candidate filing for the 2023 municipal elections begins at noon today, Friday, July 7, and ends at noon Friday, July 21 (North Carolina State Board of Elections)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Election season opens: Candidates can file to run for local office in the fall (WRAL)

Governor Roy Cooper / North Carolina General Assembly

• Governor Cooper Lets One Bill Become Law (Press Release)
• Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills into Law (Press Release)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Public law provisions enacted during the 2023 session with effective dates of July 1, 2023 through January 1, 2024 (North Carolina General Assembly)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills, Vetoes Two Bills and Lets Two Bills Become Law (Press Release)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Governor Cooper Vetoes Three Bills (Press Release)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Senate Republicans released the following statements on Gov. Roy Cooper’s vetoes (Press Release)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Governor Cooper Announces State Boards and Commissions Appointments (Press Release)
• (From the week of July 3-7) Governor Roy Cooper has appointed the Honorable C. Ashley Gore to serve as Superior Court Judge in Judicial District 13A, serving Bladen and Columbus counties (Press Release)

News Roundup

• With a world-class workforce and a booming economy, North Carolina repeats as America’s Top State for Business in 2023 (CNBC)
• Former Observer publisher Rolfe Neill, a force at the paper and in Charlotte, has died (Charlotte Observer)
• The president of Davidson-Davie Community College died on Tuesday after battling esophageal cancer for several months (The Dispatch)
• The Barber-Scotia College Board of Trustees announced it has unanimously appointed Chris V. Rey, J.D. as the next President of the college, effective July 17, 2023 (Press Release)
• Travel between the Raleigh and Charlotte just got easier. Amtrak announced it was increasing the number of trips between the two major cities to accommodate for demand (WNCN)
• UNC’s Bubba Cunningham lands key role as NCAA mulls March Madness expansion (Raleigh News & Observer)
• Dick Sheridan, who led NC State, Furman football teams to success, has died. He was 81 (Raleigh News & Observer)
• NC ed board votes to update K-12 science standards, emphasizing hands-on learning (WRAL)
• UNC Asheville is on the search for a new chancellor seven months after its longtime leader stepped down (Asheville Citizen Times)
• More than $1 billion available in NC’s unclaimed property fund (WBTV)
• Researchers at North Carolina State University have discovered a new dinosaur species in Utah (WUNC)
• Earthquake reported along North Carolina border with Virginia (Winston-Salem Journal)