The legislature continued the slow pace that it has taken since the May 13 crossover deadline. Much is in limbo as the House and Senate have been unable to reach common ground on a budget spending target. For the last several...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week following last week’s spring recess. The Senate bill filing deadline closed on April 6, resulting in a significant number of new bills. The House of Representative’s final...more
Business on Jones Street kicked off this week with the Governor issuing his first veto of the year. He vetoed a bill to require schools to offer some level of in-person instruction. An override vote is still pending in both...more
The 2021 legislative session picked up momentum this week as each chamber continued to introduce bills and hold committee meetings. The session is still in its early stages, and lawmakers are still allowed to file bills....more
The 2021 long session picked up some steam this week as committees began moving more bills and the first bill, Senate Bill 36: 2020 COVID Relief Bill Modifications, was signed into law. This bill makes changes to previous...more
Legislative Update: February 5, 2021 -
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh this week to continue the 2021 long session and took the first votes on substantive bills. The main issues taken up this week included a COVID-19 funding...more
Legislative Update: January, 2021 -
The General Assembly opened up the 2021-22 Session last week, with members taking the oath of office and receiving office and committee assignments. Opening day looked a little different...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh this week for a two-day session focusing on COVID-19 relief. They adjourned sine die, which formally ends the 2019-20 legislative session. Leaders did mention that if congress appropriates more...more
The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week for a few days, primarily focusing on veto overrides. The House placed the following veto overrides on its calendar: HB 258 Open Amusement Parks/ Arcades/ Venues; HB 652 2nd...more
The General Assembly wrapped up the majority of its work for the 2020 short session last week in the early hours of Friday morning. The adjournment resolution has the Legislature adjourning on July 11, 2020, and returning to...more
Leadership in both chambers has indicated they hope to finish up business for the short legislative session this week. However, various bills and issues remain unfinished, including tax legislation, bills to reopen various...more
Lawmakers returned to Raleigh this week to continue their push to wrap up the short session by the end of the month. The legislature historically ends the short session by July, however, in the last few years the session has...more
The General Assembly continued its work this week, with the goal of wrapping up the short session by the end of June. Lawmakers traditionally try to finish session by the end of June, but in recent years sessions have spilled...more
Lawmakers continued work for the short session this week, taking up a mix of COVID-19 and general matter legislation. The state remains under Phase II of Governor Cooper’s three-part plan to reopening. Restaurants and hair...more
The legislature returned to Raleigh this week to continue the 2020 short session. While the previous session focused primarily on COVID-19 response, this session is open to general issues. Senate leadership has indicated that...more
The General Assembly will return to Raleigh next week on May 18. They held a brief session two weeks ago that focused on COVID-19 relief funding and policy changes. Next week’s session is expected to see more COVID-19 relief...more
The General Assembly wrapped up a brief session last week, ending Saturday evening. The session focused on providing relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They passed two bills, one focusing on policy changes and the...more
The General Assembly wrapped up a brief session last week, focusing on providing relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. They passed two bills, one focusing on policy changes, and the other appropriating money to help...more
Members of the General Assembly are returning to Raleigh this week for what is anticipated to be a short session, lasting only a few days. Lawmakers are expected to pass several bills to address immediate concerns due to the...more
The General Assembly is set to return to Raleigh for the Short Legislative Session on April 28. Leadership has indicated that the session will focus on passing legislation to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, and controversial...more
The North Carolina General Assembly is scheduled to return for the Short Legislative Session on April 28. Several interim committees have met, but due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many committee meetings have been canceled. The...more
The House and Senate both returned to Raleigh this week for a three-day session, pursuant to the adjournment resolution passed last month. The session was restricted to only addressing redistricting matters, appointments,...more
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Both the House and Senate adjourned until November 13, 2019, after attempting to wrap up business for the year this week. The adjournment resolution specifies that the legislature can address redistricting matters,...more
Both the House and Senate took this week off, so no legislation moved on Jones Street. Legislators are scheduled to return next week and finish work on bills in conference. ...more
Legislators returned to Raleigh for what ended up being a slow week. Both chambers continued to advance stand-alone budget bills that contained spending provisions, including money for Raise the Age, the Community College...more