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House Legislative Days 1-4 Vol. 2002, No. 1 Senate Legislative Days 1-4
Special Session
Tuesday-Friday, May 14-17, 2002
2002 Extra Session of the North Carolina General Assembly
On May 7, 2002, Governor Michael F. Easley called an extra session of the General Assembly for the
purpose of adopting new redistricting plans for the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives in
response to the North Carolina Supreme Court's decision in Stephenson v. Bartlett. The Governor's Proclamation,
made pursuant to Article III, Section 5(7), of the North Carolina Constitution, called for the session to convene on
May 14, 2002.
The Governor appointed Shelly M. Willingham to replace Rep. Milton F. Fitch, Jr., effective January 28,
2002. Speaker Black appointed Rep. Willingham to the following committees: Congressional Redistricting;
Finance; Judiciary II; Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House; and State Personnel.
Senator Basnight appointed all members of the Senate to the Redistricting Committee for the 2002 Extra
Session. The Chair, Co-Chairs, and Vice-Chairs of the Committee are: Senior Chair— Senator Miller, Co-Chairs—
Senators Ballance and Metcalf; Vice-Chairs — Senators Hagan, William Martin, Wellons, and Ballantine.
Speaker Black appointed the following Representatives to the Select Committee on Redistricting:
Representative Sutton, Chair; Representatives Justus and Hackney, Co-Chairs; Representatives Baddour,
Buchanan, Culpepper, Cunningham, Morgan, Sherrill, and Wainwright, members.
SUMMARIES OF BILLS INTRODUCED
SENATE BILLS
Tuesday, May 14, 2002
S 1. SENATE 2002 EXTRA SESSION RULES. ADOPTING THE PERMANENT RULES OF THE SENATE FOR
THE 2002 EXTRA SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Adopts as the rules of the extra session the
permanent rules of the 2001 Regular Session with the following significant exceptions: any senator may propose
an amendment in committee to a bill establishing districts, whether or not the senator is a member of the
committee; no amendment changing any districting plan proposed in a bill may be offered on the floor unless that
amendment was proposed in committee; only bills dealing with new redistricting plans and 2002 elections may be
considered; bills must be filed for introduction by 3:00 p.m. May 15, 2002; all bills reported by committee may be
passed on second and third reading on the same day unless a reading on separate days is required by the
constitution; and when the House has adopted an amendment or committee substitute for a Senate bill and has
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