North Carolina Legislative Report - June 26, 2015
June 26, 2015
The General Assembly convened for the 2015 legislative session on January 14. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on January 28 to begin the session in earnest. The MVA Public Affairs Legislative Report on North Carolina will be distributed on a weekly basis to keep you up to date on the latest legislative issues facing the state.
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On The Floor
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Committees
House Finance Committee
The Committee met on Tuesday and Thursday of this week. At both meetings, the Committee heard presentations on the finance portion of H 97, 2015 Appropriations act, as passed by the Senate. No other bills were discussed.
Senate Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
The Committee met on Wednesday, June 24, to address three bills. H 255, Building Code Regulatory Reform, makes various changes to the laws relating to the State Building Code. H 255 received a favorable report in Committee and was passed on the Senate floor. H 634, Stormwater/Built-Upon Area Clarification, clarifies the definition of built-upon area for purposes of stormwater programs. H 255 received a favorable report in Committee and passed a second reading on the Senate floor. H 705, Amend Septic Tank Requirements, would broaden the types of septic tank systems that could serve as a replacement system in case of failure of the original, make management changes for sand line trench systems, and repeal rules for Saprolite system modifications. H 705 received a favorable report in Committee and was given approval on the Senate floor.
Senate Finance Committee
The Committee met on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. On Wednesday, June 24, the Committee approved two bills. H 307, Zebulon Charter/Use of Certain Fees, would amend the charter of the Town of Zebulon to make the several changes for road or drainage project fees, open space project fees, and recreation project fees. H 356, NCUC Reg. Fee Changes, would increase the amount of funding reserves the Utilities Commission and the Public Staff could maintain, set the utility regulatory fee in statute, partially increase the fee for the 2015 fiscal year, and authorize the Commission to raise and lower the fee based on operating expenses.
On Thursday, June 25, the Committee approved the following local bills dealing with annexation or deannexation: H 266 City of Lenoir/Satellite Annexation; H 400, Town of Mint Hill/Annexations; H 411, Town of Angier/Deannexation; H 412, City of Dunn Annexation; H 426, Town of Weldon/Deannexation; H 493, Lake Lure Deannexation; and H 526, Town of Norwood/Deannexation.
In The News
Charlotte Observer: McCrory hits trouble with plan to pay for roads by borrowing
Raleigh News and Observer: McCrory signs ‘biscuit bill,’ 11 others
Raleigh News and Observer: Hagan: ‘My role going forward is as a citizen ... not as an elected US senator’
Associated Press: NC lawmakers have work to do on stop-gap spending plan
Charlotte Observer: NC Senate provisions could raise bank taxes
News & Observer: Supreme Court ruling brings stability to NC health insurance market
Charlotte Observer: Charlotte leaders, on Nashville trip, talk health care and transit
Charlotte Observer: Duke Energy to close 12 NC coal ash ponds
Calendar
| Mon, June 29, 2015 | ||
| 1:30 PM | Session Convenes (Senate) | |
| 7:00 PM | Session Convenes (House) | |
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| 8:30 AM | Appropriations, Transportation (House) | |
| 8:30 AM | 423 LOB | |
| 8:30 AM | 425 LOB | |
| 8:30 AM | Finance (House) Roanoke Island Fire District Changes. (H389) | |
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| 10:00 AM | Judiciary I, Subcommittee on H215 (Senate) Procedure for Waiver of Jury Trial. (H215) | 1027/1128 LB |
| 10:00 AM | Senator Stein Press Conference | |
| 12:00 PM | State and Local Government (Senate) County Sign Ordinance in Municipal Parks. (H544) | 423 LOB |
| 12:00 PM | Transportation (House) Automatic License Plate Readers. (S182) | |
| 12:00 PM | Senator Tarte Press Conference | |
| 1:00 PM | Insurance (House) Autism Health Insurance Coverage. (S676) | |
| 1:00 PM | Judiciary II (House) Employee Misclassification Reform. (H482) | 421 LOB |
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| 8:30 AM | Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (House) | 421 LOB |
| 8:30 AM | 423 LOB | |
| 8:30 AM | 425 LOB | |
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| 8:30 AM | Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources (House) | 421 LOB |
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| 12:00 PM | Rep. Rodney Moore - Press Conference - 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Acts. | |