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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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Sept. 19, 2023 | NC | SB 189 | Amends Legal Classification and Penalties for Crimes Related to Fentanyl Distribution | Bill Passed - House (81 - 20) |
Aug. 16, 2023 | NC | HB 808 | Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors | Veto Override Passed - House (74 - 45) |
Aug. 16, 2023 | NC | HB 808 | Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors | Veto Override Passed - Senate (27 - 18) |
June 28, 2023 | NC | HB 808 | Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (67 - 46) |
June 27, 2023 | NC | HB 808 | Prohibits Gender Transition Procedures for Minors | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 16) |
March 1, 2023 | NC | SB 3 | Authorizes the Use of Medical Cannabis for Those Who Qualify | Bill Passed - Senate (36 - 10) |
Feb. 16, 2023 | NC | HB 76 | Expands Access to Medicaid | Bill Passed - House (92 - 22) |
July 1, 2022 | NC | HB 674 | Prohibits Medical Billing of Rape Victims | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (107 - 1) |
June 30, 2022 | NC | HB 823 | Establishes Law Regarding Child Advocacy Centers | Bill Passed - Senate (45 - 2) |
June 29, 2022 | NC | HB 219 | Amends Various State Environmental Laws | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (41 - 2) |
June 28, 2022 | NC | HB 219 | Amends Various State Environmental Laws | Conference Report Adopted - House (95 - 18) |
June 28, 2022 | NC | SB 408 | Establishes Medicaid Modernization Plan; Expands Workforce Development Programs | (102 - 6) |
June 8, 2022 | NC | SB 448 | Reduces Restrictions on Prescribed Controlled Substances, Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (92 - 9) |
June 8, 2022 | NC | SB 448 | Reduces Restrictions on Prescribed Controlled Substances, Cannabis | Bill Passed - House (92 - 9) |
June 2, 2022 | NC | HB 149 | Expands Access to Telehealth Healthcare Services | Bill Passed - Senate (44 - 1) |
March 9, 2022 | NC | SB 173 | Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools | Veto Override Failed - Senate (27 - 22) |
Feb. 17, 2022 | NC | SB 173 | Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools | Conference Report Adopted - House (76 - 42) |
June 23, 2021 | NC | SB 173 | Repeals the Mask Mandate for Public Schools | Bill Passed - House (66 - 44) |
June 15, 2021 | NC | HB 642 | Prohibits Organ Transplant Discrimination on the Basis of Down Syndrome | Bill Passed - Senate (50 - 0) |
April 28, 2021 | NC | SB 115 | Authorizes Outdoor College Football Stadiums to Open to 100% Capacity | Bill Passed - House (77 - 42) |
March 4, 2021 | NC | HB 196 | Appropriates $17 Billion for COVID-19 Relief | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (117 - 0) |
March 1, 2021 | NC | SB 37 | Requires in Person Learning for K-12 Schools | Veto Override Failed - Senate (29 - 20) |
Feb. 11, 2021 | NC | SB 37 | Requires in Person Learning for K-12 Schools | Bill Passed - House (74 - 44) |
Feb. 9, 2021 | NC | SB 37 | Requires in Person Learning for K-12 Schools | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 15) |
July 8, 2020 | NC | SB 232 | Repeals Anti-Mask Law | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (43 - 4) |
June 16, 2020 | NC | HB 511 | Authorizes Shorter Sentences for Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (48 - 0) |
May 28, 2020 | NC | HB 536 | Authorizes the Reopening of Bars and Restaurants During COVID-19 Pandemic | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (65 - 53) |
May 2, 2020 | NC | HB 1043 | Appropriates Funds from the CARES Act for COVID-19 Relief | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (120 - 0) |
May 2, 2020 | NC | SB 704 | Establishes the COVID-19 Response Act | Bill Passed - House (119 - 0) |
April 29, 2020 | NC | SB 704 | Establishes the COVID-19 Response Act | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 0) |
Sept. 10, 2019 | NC | SB 553 | Establishes the Regulatory Reform Act of 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (32 - 14) |
Aug. 29, 2019 | NC | SB 553 | Establishes the Regulatory Reform Act of 2019 | Conference Report Adopted - House (78 - 31) |
Aug. 13, 2019 | NC | SB 86 | Establishes Standards for Association Health Plans and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 9) |
Aug. 7, 2019 | NC | SB 86 | Establishes Standards for Association Health Plans and Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements | Bill Passed - House (82 - 32) |
Aug. 7, 2019 | NC | SB 681 | Appropriates Funding to Rural Hospitals | Bill Passed - House (81 - 31) |
April 26, 2019 | NC | HB 511 | Amends Criminal Sentencing Laws for Low-Level Nonviolent Drug Offenders | Bill Passed - House (100 - 0) |
June 13, 2018 | NC | SB 616 | Establishes Heroin And Opioid Prevention and Enforcement Act | Bill Passed - House (87 - 25) |
May 23, 2018 | NC | SB 470 | Amends Asbestos Claim Filing Procedures | Bill Passed - House (78 - 30) |
Oct. 4, 2017 | NC | H 56 | Transfers Funds for Cape Fear River Cleanup | Veto Override Passed - House (70 - 44) |
Oct. 4, 2017 | NC | H 56 | Transfers Funds for Cape Fear River Cleanup | Veto Override Passed - Senate (30 - 9) |
April 24, 2017 | NC | SB 434 | Amends Local Riparian Buffer Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (48 - 31) |
July 21, 2015 | NC | HB 169 | Repeals Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspections in Certain Counties | Bill Passed - House (72 - 35) |
March 11, 2015 | NC | HB 157 | Authorizes the Environmental Management Commission to Use Existing State and Federal Hydraulic Fracturing Air Emission Regulations | Bill Passed - House (76 - 40) |
July 30, 2014 | NC | HB 1133 | Amends Technical Language in Education, Firearm, and Economic Statutes | Bill Passed - Senate (39 - 10) |
July 28, 2014 | NC | HB 1181 | Establishes Commercial Managed Care for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
July 28, 2014 | NC | HB 1181 | Establishes Commercial Managed Care for Medicaid Recipients | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 17) |
July 25, 2014 | NC | HB 1133 | Amends Technical Language in Education, Firearm, and Economic Statutes | Bill Passed - House (61 - 35) |
July 25, 2013 | NC | HB 938 | Amends Wetland Permit Laws | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 15) |
July 24, 2013 | NC | HB 392 | Authorizes Drug Testing for Work First Program Applicants | Conference Report Adopted - House (92 - 21) |
July 2, 2013 | NC | SB 132 | Requires Certain Reproductive Health and Safety Education for Schools | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (32 - 12) |