Eminent Domain (HB3)
A bill that seeks to amend the State's Constitution to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain to condemn private property except for public use passed through the House this week after being approved by the House Judiciary I Committee. If approved, the matter would be on the ballot in November 2018 for a statewide vote.
HB2 Repeal Proposal (HB107)
House Democratic Leader Darren Jackson filed Governor Cooper's HB2 compromise repeal bill (HB 107) this week. The proposal would repeal the law, strengthen punishments for crimes committed in restrooms, and require local governments considering the approval of nondiscrimination ordinances to give 30 day’s notice to the Legislature prior to enacting them. The leaders of both chambers have criticized the bill and Speaker Tim Moore has said it does not have the support of the House. HB107 is the fourth HB2 repeal bill to be filed this session.
Public School Funding (HB6 and SB9)
The House K-12 Education Committee discussed bills introduced in both chambers that would change the formula by which public schools get state funding. The proposals would create a task force to study different ways to distribute money to our state's school systems with the intention of moving the state toward a weighted student funding model.
UNC Board of Governors Reduced (HB39)
After quickly passing through the House last week, HB39, a bill that would reduce the size of the UNC Board of Governors from 32 to 24 members by 2019, passed its second reading in the Senate this week and is expected to pass that chamber next week. The President of the University System and the UNC System Board have not taken a public position on the bill.
Savings Reserve (HB7)
The House passed a bill (HB 7) that would strengthen the Savings Reserve (often called the “Rainy Day Fund”) this week after approving an amendment to exclude the Highway Trust Fund. The bill, which was the product of an interim Legislative Research Commission, requires that 15 percent of each year's revenue growth from the prior year be deposited into the Reserve. It would also limit legislators from withdrawing more than 7.5 percent of the previous fiscal year's operating budget, unless both chambers agreed to a higher amount with a two-thirds majority. A similar bill (SB 14) was introduced in the Senate this week.
Bills Filed
| House Bills | |
| H87 | ESSA Plan Submission. |
| H88 | Modernize Nursing Practice Act. |
| H89 | Housing Authority Transfers. |
| H90 | Eliminate NC Final Exam. |
| H91 | Require Safety Helmets/Under 21. |
| H92 | Blue Ribbon Committee/Transportation Funding. |
| H93 | School Calendar Flex./Certain School Systems. |
| H94 | Emergency Management/Drone Use. |
| H95 | GTP Truck Deliveries to Port/Night Travel. |
| H96 | Adopt State Fried Chicken Festival. |
| H97 | Arts Education Requirement. |
| H98 | Crim. Offense/Vandalize Fire & EMS Equipment. |
| H99 | The Antidiscrimination Act of 2017. |
| H100 | Restore Partisan Elections/Sup. & Dist. Court. |
| H101 | Local Firefighter Relief Fund Eligibility. |
| H102 | NC Adopt Equal Rights Amendment. |
| H103 | Equal Tax Treatment of Gov't Retirees. |
| H104 | Auto Insurance/Protect Lienholders. |
| H105 | Const. Amendment-Limit Governor/LG to 2 Terms. |
| H106 | School Calendar Flexibility/Cabarrus County. |
| H107 | Common Sense Compromise to Repeal HB 2. |
| H108 | School Calendar Flex./Mecklenburg County. |
| H109 | Fayetteville Annexation. |
| H110 | DOT/DMV Changes. |
| H111 | Winston-Salem/Service by Publication Cost. |
| H112 | School Calendar Flex./Forsyth County. |
| H113 | Pvt Action Local Compliance/Immigration Laws. |
| H114 | 2017 House Permanent Rules. |
| H115 | Retirement Technical Corrections Act of 2017.-AB |
| H116 | Student Safety in Athletics. |
| H117 | Protect Students in Schools. |
| H118 | U.S. Army Special Forces Registration Plate. |
| H119 | Clarify Vacancy Elections - County Commission. |
| H120 | National Guard Can Purchase From CE. |
| H121 | School Calendar Flex./Certain School Systems. |
| H122 | Discovery Not Disseminated to Defendant. |
| H123 | Registration Discretionary for Sexual Battery. |
| H124 | Courts Comm'n/Study Judicial Districts. |
| H125 | Threatened Weapon Inc. in First-Deg Rape. |
| H126 | Conduct and Discipline for Magistrates. |
| H127 | Transylvania Co. Bd. Ed./Election Nonpartisan. |
| H128 | Prohibit Drone Use Over Prison/Jail. |
| H129 | NC LEAF Funds. |
| H130 | Funding to State Crime Lab. |
| H131 | Motions for Appropriate Relief. |
| H132 | High Achieving Tuition Scholarships. |
| H133 | Elect the State Board of Education. |
| H134 | Pistol Permit/Mental Health Record to Sheriff. |
| H135 | Technical Changes to Courses of Study Statute. |
| Senate Bills | |
| S71 | 17th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S72 | 15th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S73 | Modernize Nursing Practice Act. |
| S74 | Update Rabies Control Laws. |
| S75 | Const. Amd. - Max. Income Tax Rate of 5.5%. |
| S76 | Permit Nighttime Hunting of Coyotes. |
| S77 | Public Meetings/Records Law Violations. |
| S78 | Cost to Comply/Fed Ed Funds/PED Study. |
| S79 | Permanent License Plates for REACT. |
| S80 | 46th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S81 | Sales Tax Economic Nexus For Remote Sales. |
| S82 | Revenue Laws Technical Changes. |
| S83 | Raise Awareness of Lupus. |
| S84 | Equality For All/Repeal HB2. |
| S85 | NC Adopt Equal Rights Amendment. |
| S86 | 35th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S87 | Allow Election Day Service - Retired LEOs. |
| S88 | Landlord/Tenant-Alias & Pluries Summary Eject. |
| S89 | Office of State Auditor/Corrective Action/PED. |
| S90 | Enhance Oversight of Service Contracts/PED. |
| S91 | 4th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S92 | Maintenance Bond for Subdivision Roads. |
| S93 | Common Sense Compromise to Repeal HB 2. |
| S94 | Elections Transparency. |
| S95 | 12th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S96 | Study/Marketing Global TransPark. |
| S97 | Global TransPark/Plan and Report. |
| S98 | 9th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| S99 | DOI to Report Certain CTR Data. |
| S100 | Aerial Adventure Financial Responsibility. |
| S101 | School Calendar Flex./Person County. |
| S102 | Local Firefighter Relief Fund Eligibility. |
| S103 | Fayetteville Annexation. |
| S104 | Require Criminal BGC/Pharmacist Licensure. |
| S105 | Fairmont/Voluntary Annexation. |
| S106 | Nat. Guard Reemployment Rights/Arbitration. |
| S107 | Streamline Dam Removal. |
| S108 | Funds/Greene County Multipurpose Center. |
| S109 | Hate Crime Against Emergency Worker. |
| S110 | School Calendar Flex./Certain School Systems. |
| S111 | State Agencies Must Use eProcurement/PED. |
