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
Lawmakers continued to move legislation this week, however the House has yet to attempt to override Governor Cooper’s veto of the budget. House Speaker Tim Moore said that they are waiting until the time is right, and wants...more
The House and Senate reached a compromise on the budget this week and both chambers moved to pass the conference report. Governor Cooper held a “veto ceremony” this afternoon where he expressed his concerns with the budget....more
House and Senate members continued their work towards a budget deal ahead of the approaching end of the fiscal year. Budget writers met several times with the Governor to work on a compromise, since it is unlikely that the...more
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
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