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Legislation Tracker: Bills that met the crossover deadline
| Bill: | HB8
| | Sponsors: | Stam (R37); Lewis (R53); McGrady (R117) | | Title: | EMINENT DOMAIN | | Related: | 2011:SB37 | | Status: | 05/02/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | Amends the Constitution of NC, subject to the approval by voters at a statewide election on November 6, 2012. Adds Section 19.1 to Article I of the NC Constitution and provides that private property shall not be taken by eminent domain "except for a public use. Just compensation shall be paid, and shall be determined by a jury at the request of any party." A revised version of the bill passed the House Judiciary Committee on April 6. |
| Bill: | HB30
| | Sponsors: | Moore, T. (R111) | | Title: | ALLOW WAGE GARNISHMENT TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS | | Status: | 05/25/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | Modifies GS 1-362 regarding debtors property that can be subject to attachment or garnishment. Adds a new Article 15 to GS Chapter 1C-Garnishment of Wages to Enforce Judgments. Provides for garnishment of nonexempt earnings to satisfy a final judgment awarding monetary damages. Earnings paid by a city, county, state, or local govt authority are not exempt from garnishment. Article allows employer to deduct a fee not to exceed five dollars per pay period. Article also sets forth priority of garnishment orders. |
| Bill: | HB32
| | Sponsors: | LaRoque (R10); Bradley (R49); Luebke (D30); Farmer-Butterfield (D24) | | Title: | ELECTORAL FREEDOM ACT OF 2011 | | Related: | 2011:SB225 | | Status: | 07/26/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | Expands definition of political party; reduces the number of signatures required for unaffiliated candidates to be on certain ballots; exempts certain political parties from primary election requirements and allows those parties candidates to be selected by convention or plurality; eliminates need for petitions for write-in candidacies. |
| Bill: | HB33
| | Sponsors: | Hager (R112); Cleveland (R14) | | Title: | CONSULAR DOCUMENTS NOT ACCEPTABLE AS ID | | Status: | 04/04/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
| | Comments: | State Law to provide for acceptable IDs JPS Specifies acceptable forms of identification to be used by law enforcement and government officials to identify a persons actual identity. These are: drivers license, special id issued under GS 20-37.7, military id, passport, official document showing a person is legally present in US. |
| Bill: | HB55
| | Sponsors: | Stevens, S. (R90); Cleveland (R14); Glazier (D45) | | Title: | RELIEF FROM INCORRECT PATERNITY DETERMINATION | | Status: | 03/03/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | HB111
| | Sponsors: | Hilton (R96); Barnhart (R82); Steen (R76); Hastings (R110) | | Title: | HANDGUN PERMIT VALID IN PARKS & RESTAURANTS | | Status: | 04/14/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
| | Comments: | Rep. David Guice (Transylvania) sponsored an amendment to this bill to allow a local government to adopt an ordinance banning concealed handguns from local government recreation facilities, including athletic fields, playgrounds, swimming pools and parks. The ordinance would not prohibit someone with a concealed carry permit from securing their weapon in their car if they are parked at a recreation facility. The amendment passed, and the bill has been sent to the Senate, where it has been referred to the Senate Judiciary II Committee. |
| Bill: | HB177
| | Sponsors: | Samuelson (R104); McElraft (R13) | | Title: | ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 2011 | | Status: | 06/06/2011 Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
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| Bill: | HB237
| | Sponsors: | Dollar (R36); Rhyne (R97); McElraft (R13); Folwell (R74) | | Title: | ECONOMIC IMPACT/REGULATORY LEGISLATION | | Status: | 06/10/2011 Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
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| Bill: | HB281
| | Sponsors: | LaRoque (R10) | | Title: | ETJ RESTRICTIONS | | Status: | 06/14/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | HB302
| | Sponsors: | Earle (D101); Samuelson (R104) | | Title: | CHARITABLE LICENSING EXEMPTION CLARIFICATION | | Status: | 04/20/2011 Senate Committee On Mental Health & Youth Services
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| Bill: | HB320
| | Sponsors: | McGee (R75); Ross (D38); McComas (R19); Carney (D102) | | Title: | CONTINUE P3 STUDY | | Related: | 2011:SB278 | | Status: | 06/08/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
| | Comments: | This bill would establish a 16-member Legislative Study Commission on Public‑Private Partnerships. The NCACC would be among several groups that would be consulted by the commission during its deliberations. The Commission would be charged with studying "issues related to Public‑Private Partnerships (PPPs), including examination of the appropriate authority for State, regional, and local government units to engage in PPPs for public capital projects through a regulatory framework. As part of its study, the Commission may study infrastructure banks and any other relevant issues it deems appropriate." The commission would report its recommendations prior to the 2012 Short Session. The bill passed the House on June 7. |
| Bill: | HB348
| | Sponsors: | Randleman (R94) | | Title: | OFFENDERS/NO ACCESS TO PERSONNEL RECORDS.-AB | | Status: | 05/19/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | This bill denies access to personnel records that are public records to " inmates, probationers, parolees, and post‑release supervisees" in order to protect the safety of the employees. The bill passed the House on May 18 and has been sent to the Senate. |
| Bill: | HB351
| | Sponsors: | Lewis (R53); Moore, T. (R111); Killian (R105) | | Title: | RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN GOVERNMENT | | Related: | 2011:SB352 | | Status: | 07/26/2011 Vetoed by the Governor
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| Bill: | HB366
| | Sponsors: | Warren, H. (R77); Cleveland (R14); Brawley (R103); Bradley (R49) | | Title: | SPECIAL ELECTION DATES | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
| | Comments: | This bill would eliminate a county's ability to hold a special election on any date other than a regular general election date, unless the Local Government Commission has determined there is a state of emergency endangering public safety or public health and the referendum is for a bond issue to finance a health and sanitation system. This bill means that elections for other general obligation bonds or any other purpose, such as a referendum for a local-option revenue or an ABC referendum, can only be held on the date of any state, county or municipal general election or on the date of the primary in an even-numbered year. This House passed the bill May 19, and the Senate referred it to its Judiciary I Committee. |
| Bill: | HB387
| | Sponsors: | Glazier (D45); Stevens, S. (R90); Parfitt (D44) | | Title: | ACCESS CONFIDENTIAL INFO/CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT.-AB | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | HB423
| | Sponsors: | Hurley (R70) | | Title: | ENACT FIRST EVALUATION PROGRAM | | Related: | 2011:SB437 | | Status: | 05/12/2011 Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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| Bill: | HB436
| | Sponsors: | Brown, R. (R81); Dockham (R80) | | Title: | ECONOMIC DISCLOSURES FOR SANITARY DISTRICTS | | Status: | 04/20/2011 Senate Committee On State and Local Government
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| Bill: | HB438
| | Sponsors: | McComas (R19) | | Title: | ACCOUNTABLE CO. COMMS./EXPAND LOC. BD. AUTH | | Status: | 04/19/2011 Senate Committee On State and Local Government
| | Comments: | This bill adds New Hanover County to the list of counties that can combine their human services boards into a consolidated board by making an exception for "coastal counties" with populations in excess of 200,000. |
| Bill: | HB452
| | Sponsors: | Starnes (R87) | | Title: | JUDICIAL ELECTIONS CHANGES | | Status: | 06/08/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | HB489
| | Sponsors: | Pridgen (R46); Stam (R37); Martin (D34) | | Title: | MECHANICS LIEN AND BOND LAW CHANGES | | Status: | 06/01/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | HB572
| | Sponsors: | Justice (R16); Sager (R11); Stevens, S. (R90); West (R120) | | Title: | ACCOUNTABILITY FOR PUBLICLY FUNDED NONPROFITS | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On Finance
| | Comments: | This bill requires corporations that receive funds or in-kind donations from a local, state or federal government to provide statements describing how the public funds were used by the corporation to any member of the public who makes a written request for the information. The corporation would be required to provide a copy of its latest annual financial statement and its most recent Internal Revenue Service Form 990. A corporation may comply with this act by posting the required information on its website or another website where the information is made available free of charge. This bill passed the House and has been referred to the Senate. |
| Bill: | HB586
| | Sponsors: | Gillespie (R85) | | Title: | ENHANCE WATER SUPPLY FUNDING | | Status: | 06/06/2011 Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
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| Bill: | HB605
| | Sponsors: | McElraft (R13) | | Title: | EXPAND SETOFF DEBT COLLECTION ACT | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On State and Local Government
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill allows a "regional solid waste management authority created under Article 22 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes" to participate in the debt setoff program. This would accomplish an
Association legislative goal. |
| Bill: | HB652
| | Sponsors: | Moffitt (R116); Brubaker (R78); Brawley (R103); McComas (R19) | | Title: | OMNIBUS TRANSPORTATION ACT | | Status: | 06/18/2011 Conference committee in House
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| Bill: | HB658
| | Sponsors: | Jones (U65); Stam (R37); Collins (R25); Sager (R11) | | Title: | CHANGE EARLY VOTING PERIOD | | Status: | 05/23/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | HB787
| | Sponsors: | McGrady (R117); Samuelson (R104); Stam (R37); Harrison (D57) | | Title: | NC WATER EFFICIENCY ACT | | Status: | 06/08/2011 Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
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| Bill: | HB796
| | Sponsors: | Moffitt (R116) | | Title: | BREWERIES/COMM. COLL./SUPP. FUND. CLARIFIED | | Status: | 11/29/2011 Ratified in the House
| | Comments: | This bill would establish a study committee to examine "the current exemptions and deferral programs that affect property tax liability, the use of true value as a standard for valuation, current bases for altering a determined property tax value, and differences that exist or are permitted to exist between county procedures that affect property taxation." The committee would make its report to the 2012 Short Session. It passed the House on June 8 and has been referred to the Senate Rules Committee. |
| Bill: | HB811
| | Sponsors: | Torbett (R108) | | Title: | ASSESS TRANSPORTATION PROCESS AND FUNDING | | Status: | 05/31/2011 Senate Committee On Transportation
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| Bill: | HB813
| | Sponsors: | Howard (R79); Starnes (R87) | | Title: | ESC/JOBS REFORM | | Related: | 2011:SB532 | | Status: | 06/06/2011 First reading in the Senate
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| Bill: | HB816
| | Sponsors: | McElraft (R13) | | Title: | SPAY/NEUTER ADVISORY BOARD/FUND | | Status: | 06/02/2011 Senate Committee On Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources
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| Bill: | HB843
| | Sponsors: | Martin (D34) | | Title: | MODERNIZE NC EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT | | Status: | 05/25/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary I
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| Bill: | HB853
| | Sponsors: | Mobley (D5) | | Title: | END CT. ORDERS/EST. LOCAL INTAKE PROCEDURES | | Related: | 2011:SB570 | | Status: | 06/08/2011 Senate Committee On Judiciary II
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| Bill: | SB47
| | Sponsors: | Tillman (R29) | | Title: | RESTORE PARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS | | Related: | 2011:HB64 | | Status: | 06/16/2011 Reported by House committee
| | Comments: | Companion to HB-64 |
| Bill: | SB181
| | Sponsors: | East (R30) | | Title: | UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PRGRM. AMENDS | | Status: | 06/13/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB205
| | Sponsors: | Allran (R42) | | Title: | NO BENEFITS FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS | | Status: | 06/08/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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| Bill: | SB231
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | INTERCONNECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS | | Status: | 06/09/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB380
| | Sponsors: | Jackson (R10) | | Title: | ETJ/DEFINITION OF BONA FIDE FARM PURPOSES | | Status: | 05/12/2011 House Committee On Agriculture
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill would mean that land being used for farming is exempt from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction authority as long as the land remains in use as a "bona fide" farm. This bill would accomplish an NCACC legislative goal. It has been passed by the Senate. |
| Bill: | SB399
| | Sponsors: | Clary (R46) | | Title: | MINORITY APPEAL FROM COUNTY BD ELECTIONS | | Status: | 04/04/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB413
| | Sponsors: | Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | ORDINANCE FIRST READING VOTE | | Status: | 06/16/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
| | Comments: | This bill requires that a county must hold any required public hearings at least seven days before it votes to adopt the ordinance addressed by the public hearing. This impacts budget ordinances and bond orders as well as any ordinance that requires a public hearing. It passed the Senate on April 6 and has been assigned to the House Rules Committee. |
| Bill: | SB426
| | Sponsors: | Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | MODIFY/CLARIFY PUBLIC FINANCE STATUTES | | Status: | 05/25/2011 House Committee On Finance
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| Bill: | SB433
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | LOCAL HUMAN SERVICES ADMINISTRATION | | Related: | 2011:HB580 | | Status: | 11/29/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill would accomplish an NCACC legislative goal to "allow county flexibility to organize local human services" by eliminating the stipulation that only counties with populations of at least 425,000 can merge their human services functions into a consolidated board. |
| Bill: | SB443
| | Sponsors: | Stevens, R. (R17); Harrington (R43); Newton (R11) | | Title: | REMOVE RESTRICTION/LEO DISABILITY BENEFITS | | Related: | 2011:HB538 | | Status: | 06/09/2011 House Committee On State Government and State Personnel
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| Bill: | SB465
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | PED STUDY LME GOVERNANCE | | Status: | 06/09/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | SB486
| | Sponsors: | Stein (D16); Vaughan (D27); Newton (R11) | | Title: | RELEASE SUBDIVIDED LOTS FROM TAX LIENS | | Status: | 06/09/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB492
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12); Jackson (R10); East (R30) | | Title: | PROTECT LANDOWNER WATER RIGHTS | | Related: | 2011:HB621 | | Status: | 06/16/2011 Reported by House committee
| | Comments: | H621 companion bill |
| Bill: | SB508
| | Sponsors: | Kinnaird (D23) | | Title: | CLARIFY VACCINE EXEMPTIONS/EMERG. MGMT ACT | | Status: | 06/13/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | SB530
| | Sponsors: | Jackson (R10) | | Title: | PROHIBIT INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF FARMS | | Status: | 05/03/2011 First reading in the House
| | Position: | Support
| | Category: | Legislative Goal
| | Comments: | This bill passed the Senate on April 28 and has been referred to the House Committee on Government. The bill would preempt existing farms from being annexed by a municipality unless the farm owner consents. |
| Bill: | SB552
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36) | | Title: | INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC HEALTH IMPROV | | Status: | 06/13/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
| | Comments: | Because of concerns voiced by county health departments, Sen. Fletcher Hartsell (Cabarrus) has removed the population threshold (first 100,000, then 75,000) from the earlier version of S552. The revised language still requires a county to be either a single or multi-county health authority (Cabarrus and Hertford would qualify currently), be part of a district health department configuration, or be Wake or Mecklenburg under the consolidated human services model. All other county health departments would be precluded from receiving state or federal health funds come 2014 unless they became or join a health authority or a regional health district. Participating counties would continue to have a maintenance of effort requirement of either total 2010-11 appropriations or $15 per capita, whichever is greater. With removal of the population threshold, S552 passed third reading and was sent to the House, where it will be eligible during the 2012 Short Session. |
| Bill: | SB562
| | Sponsors: | Daniel (R44) | | Title: | STANDARDS FOR SOME NURSERY STOCK PURCHASES | | Status: | 06/07/2011 House Committee On Agriculture
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| Bill: | SB628
| | Sponsors: | Hartsell (R36); Bingham (R33) | | Title: | WQ PERMITTING/WITHHELD INFORMATION | | Status: | 06/08/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB661
| | Sponsors: | Bingham (R33) | | Title: | LICENSE PLATE AGENCY CONTRACTS | | Related: | 2011:HB763 | | Status: | 05/16/2011 House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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| Bill: | SB675
| | Sponsors: | Rouzer (R12) | | Title: | REQUIRE COMMUNITY SERVICE/WORK FIRST PROGRAM | | Status: | 06/13/2011 House Committee On Health and Human Services
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| Bill: | SB701
| | Sponsors: | Meredith (R19) | | Title: | TSERS/LGERS RETURN OF CONTRIBUTIONS | | Status: | 06/09/2011 House Committee On State Government and State Personnel
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| Bill: | SB709
| | Sponsors: | Rucho (R39); Brown, H. (R6); Tucker (R35) | | Title: | ENERGY JOBS ACT | | Status: | 07/14/2011 Vetoed by the Governor
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| Bill: | SB724
| | Sponsors: | Stein (D16); Tillman (R29) | | Title: | AN ACT TO IMPROVE PUBLIC EDUCATION | | Status: | 05/12/2011 House Committee On Education
| | Comments: | This bill would make several changes to the state's public school system that could have a financial impact on counties. It identifies lengthening the school year to 190 days for all students as a goal of the General Assembly - "funds permitting." It also directs the State Board of Education to study the academic requirements to graduate from high school for students who do not intend to pursue a college education and suggests that those students might need an additional year of school to prepare them for life after high school. |
| Bill: | SB731
| | Sponsors: | Clodfelter (D37) | | Title: | ZONING/DESIGN AND AESTHETIC CONTROLS | | Status: | 05/23/2011 First reading in the House
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| Bill: | SB756
| | Sponsors: | Clary (R46); East (R30); Jones, Ed (D4) | | Title: | AMEND BAIL LAW/PRETRIAL RELEASE PROGRAMS | | Status: | 06/09/2011 First reading in the House
| | Comments: | S756 passed the Senate with a vote of 33-16. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Debbie Clary (Cleveland), amends current pretrial release procedures in several ways. First, S756 eliminates unsecured appearance bonds. It also expands how electronic monitoring may be used and requires the execution of at least a $1,000 secured appearance bond if electronic monitoring is imposed as a condition of pretrial release. Current law only allows electronic monitoring to be used with house arrest. S756 further provides that a person may be placed in a pretrial program only if the execution of a secured bond is a condition of pretrial release and only if a judicial official finds that at least 72 hours has elapsed from the date and time on the defendants release order. The bill specifically states that a pretrial release program shall not contact or otherwise attempt to gain access to a defendant prior to the expiration of the 72-hour period. The NCACC voiced concerns that these changes in pretrial programs have to potential to put additional burdens on already over-capacity jails. S756 has been referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee C. It will be eligible for action during the 2012 Short Session. |
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