Daily Bulletin
ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Institute of Government — School of Government
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Legislative Reporting Service, Box 7294 State Legislative Building, Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone 919.733.2484 Fax 919.715.3464
House Legislative Day 1 Vol. 2005, No. 1 Senate Legislative Day 1
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
The 2005 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly
The General Assembly of North Carolina convened at 12:00 noon today in the State Legislative Building
in Raleigh. This is the 147!h session of the state legislature, counting from the first assembly elected under the
Constitution of 1776 (the official count of 146 apparently omits one of the sessions listed in John Cheney's North
Carolina Government 1585-1979). The General Assembly has convened at the seat of government in Raleigh
since 1794. Before then, it met at various times in New Bern, Halifax, Hillsborough, Fayetteville, Tarborough, and
Smithfield.
The Institute of Government’s Legislative Reporting Service
The Institute of Government begins its 70th year of daily legislative reporting with this issue of the Daily
Bulletin.
The Daily Bulletin is published each legislative day. It is intended to help members and staff of the
General Assembly, state and local government officials, the public, and members of the news media understand
and follow the progress of pending legislation. Each edition of the Daily Bulletin will include: (1) a list of bills
introduced that legislative day; (2) a report of all calendar action taken on the floor of the Senate and House of
Representatives; (3) summaries of all bills introduced and summaries of all amendments and committee
substitutes adopted by the Senate or the House; and (4) other information on the legislative process, such as
election of officers, appointment of committees, adoption of rules, and other official acts of either chamber.
Each day the Daily Bulletin is distributed to members and staff of the General Assembly and to the chief
administrative officer and the legislative liaison of each state agency. County and city governments and public
libraries receive a weekly compilation of the bulletins in a single document, the Weekly Bulletin. Other public
officials may subscribe to the Daily Bulletin and other publications of the Institute of Government's Legislative
Reporting Service for a fee that covers the cost of distribution. Commercial subscriptions are also available for
the Daily Bulletin and related publications. For information about subscriptions, contact the Institute of
Government Publications Office at 919-96S-4119, by email at khunt@ioamail.ioa.unc.edu. or on the web at
http://ioq. unc.edu.
In addition to the Daily Bulletin, other publications of the Legislative Reporting Service include: the Daily
Summary , a report of bill introductions and calendar action, but not including digests of bills, amendments, or
committee substitutes; the Weekly Bulletin, a compilation of all bill digests and other information from the previous
week into a single document; and the Weekly Status Report, which includes several reports on the current status
of bills and resolutions. At the end of the session an Index of Legislation and a report on the Final Disposition of
Bills and Resolutions is also available.
The Institute of Government produces the Daily Bulletin. The Institute, founded in 1931, is a part of the
School of Government of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is dedicated to teaching, research,
and consultation for and about North Carolina state and local government. The Institute is the largest and most
This publication is printed on permanent, acid-free paper in compliance with the North Carolina General Statutes.
Institute of Government — School of Government
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
