Raleigh Report
May 17, 2009

Bills, bills and more bills!

As of this week, there have been over 1,650 bills introduced in the State House. Of those, 424 have been voted on by the House. Over in the State Senate, there have been over 1,100 bills introduced. Of those, about 20 have made it to the House for a vote. The bills range from good bills that help protect school children from careless drivers to bad bills that raise the salary of state politicians.

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“Crossover Week”

May 14 marked the “crossover” deadline at the North Carolina General Assembly. Most bills must pass either the House or the Senate by this date, or they cannot be considered for the remainder of this session. The “crossover” week is one of the busiest weeks of the session. House members are called on to review, debate, and vote on hundreds of bills before the deadline. The flurry of activity and fast pace is both exciting and tiring.

Crossover deadline eliminates good bills

Although there have been thousands of bills filed this session, not all of them are debated or heard. Many bills that would benefit Iredell and other counties are ignored by the Democrat leadership. In addition, bills that enjoy the support of the majority of North Carolina citizens are left to languish in committee and are never heard from again. Included in this list are several bills that Grey co-sponsored, including, House Bill 126 - Eliminate Cap on Charter Schools, House Bill 159 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights, and House Bill 361 - Defense of Marriage.

Contact

Grey’s campaign email address is GMills08@gmail.com. His legislative email address is Grey.Mills@ncleg.net. Please feel free to contact us if we can ever be of service.

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