The Daily Bulletin: Thursday, May 16, 2013
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The Daily Bulletin: Thursday, May 16, 20 13
PUBLIC/ HOUSE BILLS
H 267 (2013-2014) LIMIT TOLLING ON EXISTING INTERSTATES (NEW). Filed Mar 7 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT TO SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THE TURNPIKE AUTHORITY MAY COLLECT TOLLS ON AN EXISTING
INTERSTATE HIGHWAY.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 2nd edition.
Amends GS 136-89. 198(a)(3) to amend to the conditions that must be met in order to collect tolls on existing highway
capacity by directing the Turnpike Authority (Authority) to use the revenue from collected tolls to rebuild, repair,
maintain, or increase capacity on the interstate corridor on which the tolls were collected, including roads used for
ingress or egress to the toll facility or roads that intersect with the toll facility, whether by ramps or separated grade
facility and located within one mile in any direction. Specifies that the revenues from the tolls cannot be used to
repair, maintain, or upgrade any other state primary or secondary road adjacent to or connected with the interstate
highways.
Intro, by Collins, Torbett, Floyd, Wray. GS 136
General Assembly, Transportation
H 649 (2013-2014) SMALL GROUP HEALTH INS. TECHNICAL CHANGES. Filed Apr 9 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN
ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL CHANGES TO THE SMALL EMPLOYER GROUP HEALTH COVERAGE REFORM ACT TO
MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ON NORTH CAROLINA'S SMALL BUSINESSES AND
TO CODIFY A COURT FINDING.
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 3rd edition.
Deletes Section 4. 1(a) of the act, which provided for the codification of the findings in the case of Rockford- Cohen
Group, LLC, v. North Carolina Department of Insurance, et al., where the Superior Court's order preliminarily
enjoined the defendants from enforcing SL 2012- 183 in part because it found that the session law violated Section 32
and 33 of Article 1 of the NC Constitution.
Deletes the previous repeal of SL 20 12- 183 (providing for the pre- licensing and continuing education of bail
bondsmen and runners).
Deletes language which made the above provisions retroactively effective on October 1, 20 12.
Makes a conforming change.
Intro, by Collins, Dockham.
GS 58
Health Insurance, Department of Insurance,
Courts/ J udiciary
H 695 (20 B- 20 14) FOREIGN LAWS/ PROTECT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS. Filed Apr 9 2013. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROTECT RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED UNDER THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH CAROLINA
CONSTITUTIONS IN THE APPLI CATION OF FOREIGN LAW.
House amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes. Changes the effective date from when the act
becomes law, to J uly 1, 2013, and specifies that the act applies to agreements and contracts entered into on or after
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