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A Discussion of Legislative Issues for the 2016 Short Session of the General Assembly
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to facilitate a discussion of legislative issues to present to our local delegation at the breakfast. The delegation may be able to pursue some of the issues presented during the upcoming session of the NC General Assembly.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Wilson
INFORMATION: The 2015 Regular Session of the 2015 General Assembly adjourned September 30, 2015. The adjournment resolutions provide that the Senate and House of Representatives stand adjourned to reconvene on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. The second session held during the even year of the biennium is referred to as the "Short Session."
The adjournment resolution specifies what may be considered during the Short Session. Per a 12-3-2015 memo from Cathy L. Martin the Legislative Librarian to the Members of the General Assembly, those matters include:
1. Budget bills. Bills directly and primarily affecting the State budget, including the budget of an occupational licensing board, for fiscal year 2016-2017, provided that the bill must be submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office no later than 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, and must be introduced in the House of Representatives or filed for introduction in the Senate no later than 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 10, 2016.
2. Bills amending the Constitution of North Carolina.
3. Crossover bills. Bills and resolutions meeting the crossover deadline but not ratified or defeated in the receiving chamber as follows:
a) Senate bills and resolutions introduced in 2015 that passed third reading in the Senate by April 30th, 2015 and
b) House and bills and resolutions introduced in 2015 that passed third reading in the House by April 30th, 2015.
c) However, any bill otherwise meeting these deadlines is not eligible for consideration if i...
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