Daily bulletin [2007 : February 7, v.2007 : no.9]

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 9 Vol. 2007, No. 9 Senate Legislative Day 9 Wednesday, February 7, 2007 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 91. REGISTRATION AND VOTING AT ONE-STOP SITES. Filed 2/7/07. TO PROVIDE FOR IN-PERSON REGISTRATION AND VOTING AT ONE-STOP ABSENTEE VOTING SITES. Enacts a new GS 163-82.6A (In-person registration and voting at one-stop sites), allowing qualified persons to register and vote at designated one-stop voting sites within their county of residence during specified times. A person registering and voting at a one-stop site must provide proof of residence and complete a voter registration form as prescribed by GS 163-82.4. Allows a person to vote immediately after registering or to vote later at a one-stop voting site. Requires the State Board of Elections and the county board of elections to verify the driver’s license or social security number, update the statewide registration database, and proceed to verity the person’s address within two business days of the person’s registration. Amends GS 163-82.6 to allow a person to vote at a one-stop site between the twenty-fifth day before an election and election day. These provisions are effective January 1 , 2007, and apply to all primaries and elections held on or after that date. Requires the State Board of Elections to monitor the implementation of the law and to determine the feasibility and timetable for expanding same-day registration and voting to all voting places. State Board must report findings to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations no later than March 1 , 2008. Intro, by Ross, Holliman, Parmon, Tolson. GS 163, STUDY H 92. MEDICAID INCOME LIMITS LEVEL STUDY. Filed 2/7/07. TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO REVIEW OPTIONS FOR INCREASING MEDICAID MEDICALLY NEEDY INCOME LIMITS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING. As title indicates. Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to report its findings and recommendations to the Study Commission on Aging by September 1 , 2008. Intro, by Weiss, Earle, Bordsen, England. STUDY H 93. TRANSPORT OF INDIV. IN WHEELCHAIR STUDY (=S 57). Filed 2/7/07. TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO STUDY ISSUES RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS BEING TRANSPORTED IN VEHICLES WHILE SEATED IN WHEELCHAIRS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING . Identical to S 57, filed 2/1/07. Intro, by Weiss, Earle, England. STUDY H 94. PENALTY REVIEW COMMITTEE CHANGES (=S 56). Filed 2/7/07. TO AMEND THE PENALTY REVIEW COMMITTEE PROCESS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STUDY COMMISSION ON AGING. Identical to S 56, filed 2/1/07. Intro, by Weiss, Earle, Bordsen, England. GS 131 D © 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 federal copyright law. No portion of this publication maybe 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.