As planned in their rules, the House took this week off for the Fourth of July holiday. The Senate was only in town for two days, and held committee and floor votes both days. Both chambers are scheduled to return to Raleigh next week, where leadership will have to choose to attempt an override of Governor Cooper’s veto of the budget, or begin negotiations on a compromise.
The House will be the first chamber to vote on the override, since the budget started with them. Unlike the Senate, the House did not pass the budget with a veto proof vote, and they are not expected to be able to flip enough Democrats for the required three-fifths majority needed.
While July 1st marks the beginning of the new fiscal year, North Carolina will continue to operate due to a law passed several years ago. Section 6.3.(a) of the 2016 budget specifies that if a new budget is not enacted at the end of the fiscal year, then the prior year’s budget continues at the same recurring funding, however, non-recurring cuts do take place. This will allow legislators and the governor time to work on a deal without a shutdown, but pressure is expected to mount as non-recurring items, like disaster relief, will not receive additional funds until a new budget is adopted.
Before leaving town, the Senate took action to move many bills through committee, however, they removed a large number of those bills from the floor for votes and placed them on next week’s calendar.
2019 Session Laws
The following 67 bills have become law this session:
- SB 7: Bipartisan Ethics Appointments
- SB 75: Restore Ct. of Appeals Membership
- SB 77: Ag Disaster Fund/Certain Counties
- SB 214: Ensure Orderly 2019 Elections
- SB 12: Fill Certain Vacancies/Alexander & Burke Co.
- SB 56: Revenue Laws Technical Changes
- SB 4: Extend Terms of 2 Members/Coastal Carolina CC
- SB 272: Zoning for University Facilities-Durham
- SB 6: Dare County/CC Construction Funds
- SB 162: Loan Origination/Late Payment Charge Changes
- HB 263: Fill Vacancies/Modify 2018 Appointments
- SB 63: City of Kannapolis/Annexation
- HB 130: Allow Game Nights
- SB 505: Rural Job Retention Act
- SB 605: Highway Storm Recovery Act
- HB 1014: 2020 Census VTD Verification Program
- SB 310: Electric Co-Op Rural Broadband Services
- HB 363: Craft Beer Distribution & Modernization Act
- HB 233: State Auditor/Local Finance Officer Amends
- HB 532: DNCR Add New Trails & Various Changes
- HB 388: Immunizing Pharmacists
- HB 646: ID Approval/Flex Muni One-Stop
- HB 70: Delay NC HealthConnex for Certain Providers
- HB 9: Bessemer City Charter Amendment
- HB 201: Randolph Co. Register of Deeds Tax Cert
- SB 252: Dental Bill of Rights
- SB 138: Even-Yr Municipal Elections/Town of Black Mtn.
- SB 139: Even-Yr. Municipal Elections/Town of Montreat
- HB 336: Extend Suspension of Spencer Mountain
- SB 235: Franklin/Nash Municipalities/Unfit Dwellings
- SB 30 Stanly CC/Contracting Date Extension
- SB 381: Reconstitute/Clarify Boards and Commissions
- HB 301: CIP Revisions/Juvenile Code
- HB 179: Mini-Truck Classification
- HB 131: Repeal Map Act
- HB 82: Railroad Crossings/On-Track Equipment
- SB 648: Support Shellfish Aquaculture
- SB 448: Amend Appt For Compact on Education/Military
- SB 255: State Board Construction Contract Claim
- SB 151: Break or Enter Pharmacy/Increase Penalty
- HB 617: Allow Repeat Referral to Teen Court
- HB 578: Modify Legitimations Provisions
- HB 548: Modify Physical Therapy Definition
- HB 383: Topsail Beach Charter/Board Vacancies
- HB 1016: UNC Boards of Trustees Appointments
- HB 1017: Special Master Wake House Plan
- HB 415: Photos of Juveniles/Show-Ups
- SB 148: Public Records/Release of LEO Recordings
- SB 11: ABC Regulation and Reform
- SB 466: EDPNC Modifications
- HB 57: Create Term for Public Schs. & Codify NCVPS
- HB 389: ABC/Univ Athletic Facility
- HB 531: Tenants at Foreclosure Act Restored
- HB 658: Allow Donations of Unexpired Drugs
- HB 664: myFutureNC/Postsecondary Attainment Goal
- HB 432: Water/Sewer to Contiguous Dwelling Units
- HB 219: NAIC Accreditation Amendments.-AB
- SB 80: China Grove Satellite Annexation
- SB 242: Recreational Land Fee Changes
- SB 227: TP3/Principal Fellows Consolidation
- SB 84: Walkertown Zoning Authorizations
- SB 262: Union/Prohibit Certain Hunting Acts
- SB 674: Surry Co./Mt. Airy/Elkin City/Bd. Ed Partisan
- HB 15: Lexington/Dissolve Utilities Commission
- HB 240: Albemarle/City Labor for Business Ctr
- HB 299: Henderson Cty/Build Community College Bldgs
- HB 6: Burlington Airport/Lease/Contract Authority