Daily bulletin [2007 : August 1, v.2007 : no.110]

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 ~ www.dbulletin.org House Legislative Day 112 Vol. 2007, No. 1 1 0 Senate Legislative Day 1 1 0 Wednesday, August 1, 2007 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 2071. ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION. Filed 8/1/07. SETTING THE TIME FOR ADJOURNMENT OF THE 2007 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET IN 2008 AND LIMITING THE SUBJECTS THAT MAYBE CONSIDERED IN THAT SESSION. Provides that when the 2007 General Assembly adjourns on August 2, 2007, they will reconvene at noon on May 13, 2008. Limits matters that may be considered during the 2008 Regular Session as follows: 1. Bills that directly and primarily affect the 2008-09 state budget (including the budget of an occupational licensing board), if requested by May 16 and filed by May 27, 2008. 2. Bills and resolutions that in 2007 passed third reading in the house in which introduced; were received in the other house by the applicable deadline; were not disposed of in the other house by tabling, unfavorable committee report, indefinite postponement, or failure to pass any reading; and do not violate the rules of the receiving house. 3. Bills and resolutions that implement the recommendations of: (a) study commissions and statutory commissions authorized or directed to report to the 2008 session; (b) the General Statutes Commission, the Courts Commission, or any commission created under GS Chapter 120 and authorized or directed to report to the General Assembly; (c) the House Ethics Committee; (d) select committees; or (e) the Joint Legislative Ethics Committee or its Advisory Subcommittee, if requested by May 14 and filed by May 21, 2008. 4. Any local bill that is accompanied by a certificate signed by the principal sponsor stating that no public hearing will be required or requested by a member, that the bill is noncontroversial, and that the bill is approved for introduction by each member of the House of Representatives and Senate whose district includes the area to which the bill applies, if requested by May 21 and filed by May 28, 2008. 5. Bills providing for selection, appointment, or confirmation of members of state boards and commissions as required by law, including the filling of vacancies. 6. Any matter authorized by joint resolution passed during the 2008 Regular Session by a two-thirds majority of the members of each chamber present and voting. 7. A joint resolution authorizing the introduction of a bill pursuant to the preceding paragraph. 8. Any bills primarily affecting any state or local pension or retirement system, if requested by May 21 and filed by May 28, 2008. 9. Joint resolutions, House resolutions, and Senate resolutions authorized for introduction under Senate Rule 40(b) or House Rule 31. 10. A joint resolution adjourning the 2007 Regular Session, sine die. 11. Bills to disapprove rules under GS 150B-21.3 (adoption of rules under the Administrative Procedure Act). Prohibits the introduction of blank bills in the House of Representatives during the 2008 Regular Session. Provides that the Speaker or the President Pro Tern, may authorize appropriate committees or subcommittees of their respective houses to meet during the period between sessions to review matters concerning the 2007-09 © 2007 Institute of Government — School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by f ederal copyright law. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of the publisher. Distribution by third parties is prohibited. Prohibited distribution includes, but is not limited to, posting, e-mailing, faxing, archiving in a public database, installing on intranets or servers, and redistributing via a computer network or in printed form. Unauthorized use or reproduction may result in legal action against the unauthorized user.