Daily bulletin [2008 : July 1, v.2008 : no.30]

Daily Bulletin ACTIONS BY THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 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 1 44 Vol. 2008, No. 30 Senate Legislative Day 1 42 Tuesday, July 1, 2008 SUMMARIES OF BILLS FILED HOUSE BILLS H 2802. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY (=S 2169). Filed 7/1/08. TO HONOR AND CONGRATULATE THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS , EMPLOYEES, RETIREES, AND SUPPORTERS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UPON ITS SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. Identical to S 2169, filed 7/1/08. Intro, by West. JOINT RES H 2803. DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE. Filed 7/1/08. TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE THAT MARRIAGE IS THE UNION OF ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AT ONE TIME, AND THIS IS THE ONL Y MARRIAGE THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS VALID IN THIS STATE. Amends Article 14 of the State Constitution to enact a new section that asserts that marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time and will be the only form of marriage recognized as valid by the state. Provides that the uniting of two persons of the same sex or the uniting of more than two persons of any sex in a marriage, civil union, domestic partnership, or other similar relationship within or outside of the state will not be valid or recognized. Sets forth that the state constitution is not to be construed to require that marital status or rights, privileges, benefits, or other legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon unmarried individuals or groups. Requires that the constitutional amendment be submitted to voters at an election on November 4, 2008, by setting forth the choice to be for or against the following statement: “Constitutional amendment to provide that marriage is the union of one man and one woman at one time, and this is the only marriage that shall be recognized as valid in this State," with a majority of votes required to pass the amendment. Effective January 1, 2009. Intro, by Lewis, Crawford, Parmon, CONST Samuelson. H 2804. CON HOSPITAL EXEMPTION. Filed 6/1/08. AUTHORIZING THE 2007 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW CERTAIN HOSPITALS AN EXEMPTION FROM THE CERTIFICATE OF NEED LAW UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. As title indicates. Intro, by Lewis. JOINT RES © 2008 School of Government The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This work is copyrighted and subject to "fair use" as permitted by federal copy right 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.