PENC Legislative Tracking List (2007-2008 Reg)

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PENC Legislative Tracking List (2007-2008 Reg)

Bill:	HB2258
Sponsors:	Gillespie (R85)
Title:	INLAND PORT INTERSTATE COMPACT
Summary:	An Act to Establish the Inland Port Interstate Compact, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Frye (R84)
Subjects:	State Affairs; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2259
Sponsors:	Gillespie (R85)
Title:	DWQ/BRIDGE CULVERT STANDARDS
Summary:	An Act to Direct the Division of Water Quality of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to Authorize Use of Three-Sided, Open-Bottom, or Bottomless Culverts on Private Property, Based on Sound Engineering Practice, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Frye (R84)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Environment and Natural Resources.
Position:	Support
Priority:	High
Notes:	ACEC bill

Bill:	HB2282
Sponsors:	Yongue (D46); McLawhorn (D9); Lucas, M. (D42); Bell (D21)
Title:	FUNDS FOR EFFICIENT, GREEN SCHOOL FACILITIES
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to Ensure the Efficient, Green Operation of School Facilities, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Allred (R64); Insko (D56); Tolson (D23); Jeffus (D59); Sutton (D47); Wainwright (D12); Womble (D71); Glazier (D45); Carney (D102); Rapp (D118); Blackwood (R68); Fisher (D114); Underhill (D3); Pierce (D48); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Warren, R. (D88); Samuelson (R104); Boylan (R52); Spear (D2); Cotham (D100); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Schools & Teachers
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Energy and Energy Efficency
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Ref To Com On Energy and Energy Efficiency , if favorable, Appropriations.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2295
Sponsors:	Sutton (D47)
Title:	FLOODPLAIN MAPPING FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds for Operational Funds for the Floodplain Mapping Program.
Cospons:	Insko (D56); Justus (R117); Frye (R84); Justice (R16); Underhill (D3)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	Supported by NCSS

Bill:	HB2299
Sponsors:	Sutton (D47)
Title:	FLOODPLAIN MAPPING TRUST FUND
Summary:	An Act to Establish the Floodplain Mapping Trust Fund.
Cospons:	Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	Supported by NCSS

Bill:	HB2313
Sponsors:	Cole (D65)
Title:	EXPRESS PERMITTING REVIEW PROGRAM
Summary:	An Act to Provide an Express Permitting Review Program for Connections to the State Highway System, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Carney (D102); Faison (D50); Tillis (R98)
Subjects:	Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Finance. 05/28/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee. 05/28/2008 – H Re-referred To House Committee On Finance.
Position:	Support
Priority:	High
Notes:	Supported by Retail Merchants Association and ACEC

Bill:	HB2314
Sponsors:	Cole (D65)
Title:	VOLUNTARY COUNTY PARTICIPATION/DOT.-AB
Summary:	An Act to Make Changes to the Statutes Governing Voluntary Local Government Financial Participation in Department of Transportation Projects, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Tillis (R98); Boylan (R52)
Subjects:	County Affairs; Municipalities, City & Government; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium

Bill:	HB2315
Sponsors:	Cole (D65)
Title:	TOLL ROAD ENFORCEMENT/AUTHORITY CHANGES
Summary:	An Act to Provide for the Enforcement of Tolls at Toll Facilities Operated by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority and to Modify Laws Applicable to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Neumann (R108); Tillis (R98); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Law Enforcement & Fire Control; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Judiciary III.
Position:	Support
Priority:	High
Notes:	Critical for NCTA to move forward with bonding agencies

Bill:	HB2316
Sponsors:	Cole (D65)
Title:	DOT/CONTRACTS FOR PROF. ENGINEERING.-AB
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the Department of Transportation to Contract for Professional Engineering Services for All Transportation Infrastructure, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Tillis (R98); Boylan (R52)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Construction & Materials; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Appropriations.
Position:	Support
Priority:	High

Bill:	HB2318
Sponsors:	Cole (D65)
Title:	DOT/PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS/CONSTRUCTION.-AB
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the Department of Transportation to Enter into Private Partnership Agreements for Construction of Transportation Infrastructure, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Tillis (R98); Boylan (R52)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Construction & Materials; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/05/2008 – Reported by House committee
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation. 06/05/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee substitute. 06/05/2008 – H Calendared pursuant to House Rule 36(b).
Position:	Support
Priority:	High

Bill:	HB2335
Sponsors:	Luebke (D30); Wainwright (D12); Gibson (D69); Weiss (D35)
Title:	EXTEND SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH BENEFITS CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Increase the Credit for Small Business Employee Health Benefits and to Extend the Sunset.
Cospons:	Brubaker (R78); Clary (R110); Alexander, M. (D106); Allred (R64); Dockham (R80); Insko (D56); Hill (D20); Howard (R79); McComas (R19); Cole (D65); Setzer (R89); McLawhorn (D9); Walend (R113); Coates (D77); Holliman (D81); Hilton (R96); Barnhart (R82); Ross (D38); Dickson (D44); Glazier (D45); Carney (D102); Bordsen (D63); Moore (R111); McGee (R75); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Daughtridge (R25); Parmon (D72); England (D112); Justice (R16); Blackwood (R68); Pate (R11); Fisher (D114); Cleveland (R14); Martin (D34); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Folwell (R74); Current (R109); Coleman (D39); Warren, R. (D88); Samuelson (R104); Tarleton (D93); Tillis (R98); Boylan (R52); McElraft (R13); Spear (D2); Cotham (D100); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Insurance; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/02/2008 – Reported by House committee
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance. 05/29/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee substitute. 05/29/2008 – H Calendared pursuant to House Rule 36(b). 05/29/2008 – H Placed On Calendar For 6/2/2008. 06/02/2008 – H Postponed To 6/9/2008.
Scheduled:	06/09/2008 – House Calendar, 7:00 p.m., House Chamber
Position:	Support
Priority:	Low
Notes:	Supported by the NC Chamber of Commerce

Bill:	HB2336
Sponsors:	Luebke (D30); Wainwright (D12); Gibson (D69); Weiss (D35)
Title:	EXTEND CREDITS & EXEMPT DISASTER ASSIST CARDS
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Sunset on the Credit for Research and Development, the Low-Income Housing Credit, and the Mill Rehabilitation Credit; and to Provide a Sales Tax Exemption for Tangible Personal Property Purchased with a Client Assistance Debit Card Issued for Disaster Assistance Relief by a State Agency or a Federal Agency or Instrumentality.
Cospons:	Brubaker (R78); Hill (D20); McComas (R19); Barnhart (R82); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); McGee (R75); Daughtridge (R25); Parmon (D72); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Warren, R. (D88); Tillis (R98)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/02/2008 – Reported by House committee
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance. 05/29/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee substitute. 05/29/2008 – H Calendared pursuant to House Rule 36(b). 05/29/2008 – H Placed On Calendar For 6/2/2008. 06/02/2008 – H Postponed To 6/9/2008.
Scheduled:	06/09/2008 – House Calendar, 7:00 p.m., House Chamber
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	R&D section most important

Bill:	HB2349
Sponsors:	McLawhorn (D9); Warren, E. (D8); Williams (D6)
Title:	CONTENTNEA METRO SEWERAGE DISTRICT FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to Upgrade the Contentnea Metropolitan Sewerage District Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Cospons:	Pate (R11)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Environment & Pollution
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2359
Sponsors:	Adams (D58); Jeffus (D59); Jones, Earl (D60)
Title:	UNCG & NCA&T NANOSCIENCE FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to Provide Operating Funds for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at the Campus of the Gateway University Research Park of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Cospons:	Holliman (D81); Harrison (D57); Wiley (R61); Coleman (D39); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	Promotes engineering education

Bill:	HB2363
Sponsors:	Ross (D38); Carney (D102); Allen, L. (D49); Harrison (D57)
Title:	CONGESTION RELIEF/INTERMODAL TRANSPORT FUND
Summary:	An Act to Establish a Congestion Relief and Intermodal Transportation 21st Century Fund, to Provide for Allocation of Those Funds To: (1) Local Governments and Transportation Authorities for Public Transportation Purposes, (2) Short-Line Railroads, for Assistance in Maintaining and Expanding Freight Service Statewide, (3) Railroads for Intermodal Facilities, Multimodal Facilities, and Inland Ports, (4) Make Capital Improvements on Rail Lines to Allow Improved Freight Service to the Ports and Military Installations, (5) Expand Intercity Passenger Rail Service, and to Extend Common Levels of Local Transit Funding Authorization to Three Urban Regions, and Allow Other Local Governments Similar Options for Local Transit Funding, and to Extend the State Ports Tax Credit, All as Recommended by the 21st Century Transportation Committee.
Cospons:	Church (D86); Adams (D58); Cole (D65); Womble (D71); Haire (D119); Weiss (D35); Lucas, M. (D42); Coates (D77); Johnson (R83); Dickson (D44); Goforth (D115); Parmon (D72); Fisher (D114); Wray (D27); Martin (D34); Faison (D50); Current (R109); Coleman (D39); Blue (D33); Samuelson (R104); Tarleton (D93); Hall, L. (D29); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations. 05/28/2008 – H Withdrawn from committee. 05/28/2008 – H Re-referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Finance.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	Funds can only be used for public transportation. May want to amend to include any transportation related project.

Bill:	HB2365
Sponsors:	McComas (R19); Justice (R16); Hughes (D18)
Title:	STATE PORTS AUTHORITY FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the North Carolina State Ports Authority for Expansion of Programs at the Ports of Wilmington, Morehead City, and Radio Island.
Cospons:	McElraft (R13)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium

Bill:	HB2366
Sponsors:	McComas (R19); Wainwright (D12); Gibson (D69)
Title:	EXTEND STATE PORTS TAX CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Sunset on the Tax Credit for the North Carolina State Ports Authority.
Cospons:	Brubaker (R78); Hill (D20); Carney (D102); McGee (R75); Justice (R16); Blackwood (R68); McElraft (R13); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/02/2008 – Reported by House committee
History:	05/20/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/21/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/21/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance. 05/29/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee. 05/29/2008 – H Calendared pursuant to House Rule 36(b). 05/29/2008 – H Placed On Calendar For 6/2/2008. 06/02/2008 – H Postponed To 6/9/2008.
Scheduled:	06/09/2008 – House Calendar, 7:00 p.m., House Chamber
Position:	Support
Priority:	Medium
Notes:	Supported by NC Chamber

Bill:	HB2380
Sponsors:	Insko (D56)
Title:	CHAPEL HILL VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the Town of Chapel Hill to Levy an Additional Motor Vehicle Registration Tax for Public Transportation Purposes.
Subjects:	Municipalities, City & Government; Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Local Government II
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Local Government II , if favorable, Finance.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2381
Sponsors:	Insko (D56)
Title:	CHAPEL HILL ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Summary:	An Act to Allow the Town of Chapel Hill to Require Greater Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy in New Development and Redevelopment as Part of Building Codes.
Cospons:	Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Municipalities, City & Government
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Energy and Energy Efficency
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Ref To Com On Energy and Energy Efficiency , if favorable, Insurance.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2382
Sponsors:	Insko (D56)
Title:	CHAPEL HILL WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
Summary:	An Act to Allow the Town of Chapel Hill to Regulate or Prohibit New Irrigation Systems for Residential and Nonresidential Developments Used for Lawns and Landscaping that are Connected to the Public Potable Water Supply.
Subjects:	Municipalities, City & Government; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources , if favorable, Judiciary I.
Position:	Neutral
Priority:	Low

Bill:	HB2412
Sponsors:	Faison (D50); Bryant (D7)
Title:	DOT/FIBER OPTIC CABLE
Summary:	An Act to Expand the Authority of the North Carolina Department of Transportation to Locate and Acquire Right-Of-Way for the Location, Above or Below Ground, of Fiber Optic Cable.
Subjects:	Transportation; Utilities
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/04/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Agribusiness and Agricultural Economy , if favorable, Transportation. 06/04/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee. 06/04/2008 – H Re-referred To House Committee On Transportation.

Bill:	HB2415
Sponsors:	Luebke (D30)
Title:	SET REGULATORY FEES FOR 2008
Summary:	An Act to Maintain the Same Rates in 2008 for the Insurance Regulatory Fee and the Utilities Commission Regulatory Fee.
Subjects:	Insurance; Utilities
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2422
Sponsors:	Glazier (D45); Martin (D34)
Title:	LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES
Summary:	An Act to Provide Liability Protection for Private Associations, Private Corporations, and Private Nonprofit Entities and Organizations When Responding to In-State Incidents, as Recommended by the Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Recovery.
Cospons:	Daughtry (R26); Kiser (R97); McComas (R19); Wainwright (D12); Lucas, M. (D42); West (R120); Barnhart (R82); Rapp (D118); Williams (D6); Justice (R16); Pate (R11); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Coleman (D39); Tarleton (D93); Tillis (R98)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Insurance
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Judiciary I
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Judiciary I.

Bill:	HB2431
Sponsors:	McComas (R19); Wainwright (D12); Glazier (D45); Martin (D34)
Title:	EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STUDY
Summary:	An Act to Continue the Joint Legislative Study Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Recovery.
Cospons:	Daughtry (R26); Kiser (R97); Weiss (D35); Lucas, M. (D42); West (R120); Barnhart (R82); Rapp (D118); Williams (D6); Justice (R16); Pate (R11); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Tarleton (D93); Tillis (R98)
Subjects:	Interim Studies; Law Enforcement & Fire Control; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.

Bill:	HB2432
Sponsors:	McComas (R19); Wainwright (D12); Glazier (D45); Martin (D34)
Title:	STUDY/LOCAL DISASTER MGMT. CAPABILITY
Summary:	An Act to Direct the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, in Consultation with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, to Study and Develop Plans to Enhance Disaster Management Capabilities at the County Level.
Cospons:	Daughtry (R26); Kiser (R97); Weiss (D35); Lucas, M. (D42); West (R120); Barnhart (R82); Rapp (D118); Williams (D6); Justice (R16); Pate (R11); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Tillis (R98)
Subjects:	Interim Studies; Law Enforcement & Fire Control; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.

Bill:	HB2437
Sponsors:	Michaux (D31); Jeffus (D59); Haire (D119)
Title:	MODIFY APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2007
Summary:	An Act to Modify the Current Operations and Capital Appropriations Act of 2007.
Subjects:	Appropriations; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2438
Sponsors:	Tolson (D23); Michaux (D31); Yongue (D46)
Title:	MODIFY APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2007
Summary:	An Act to Modify the Current Operations and Capital Appropriations Act of 2007.
Subjects:	Appropriations; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2439
Sponsors:	Michaux (D31)
Title:	APPROPRIATIONS ACT - 2
Summary:	An Act to Modify the Current Operations and Capital Appropriations Act of 2007.
Subjects:	Appropriations; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2440
Sponsors:	Michaux (D31)
Title:	APPROPRIATIONS ACT - 1
Summary:	An Act to Modify the Current Operations and Capital Appropriations Act of 2007.
Subjects:	Appropriations; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2447
Sponsors:	Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	EXTEND WATER ALLOCATION STUDY
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Study of the Allocation of Water Resources and Their Availability and Maintenance in the State, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Blackwood (R68); Harrison (D57); Current (R109); Samuelson (R104)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Interim Studies; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2471
Sponsors:	Weiss (D35); Glazier (D45); Carney (D102)
Title:	REQUIRE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the North Carolina Building Code Council to Adopt Provisions in the Building Code Pertaining to the Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Certain Single-Family or Multifamily Dwellings; to Require the Installation of Operational Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Certain Residential Rental Property and to Provide for Mutual Obligations Between Landlords and Tenants Regarding the Installation and Upkeep of Carbon Monoxide Detectors, as Recommended by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force.
Cospons:	Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Land, Housing & Real Estate
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Insurance
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Insurance , if favorable, Judiciary II.

Bill:	HB2498
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PGRM AMENDS-2008
Summary:	An Act (1) to Provide Additional Funds for the Cleanup of Releases and Discharges of Petroleum from Underground Storage Tanks by Increasing the Fees Paid by Owners and Operators of Commercial Underground Storage Tanks, (2) to Reduce the Incidence of Leaks by Requiring Secondary Containment for All Components of Regulated Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Systems, (3) to Provide for Expedited Assessment and Cleanup of Releases and Discharges from Petroleum Underground Storage Tanks by Requiring the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to Establish a Pilot Program to Evaluate the Use of Site-Specific Cleanup Standards, (4) to Provide for Various Studies and Reports, and (5) to Make Other Improvements to the Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Program, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; Environment & Pollution
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2499
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49); Tucker (D4)
Title:	DROUGHT/WATER MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary:	An Act to Implement Water Management and Drought Preparedness and Response Measures, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2501
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	FACILITATE USE OF RECLAIMED WATER
Summary:	An Act to Provide for and Promote the Use of Reclaimed Water, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2502
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49); Harrison (D57)
Title:	PROMOTE PRIVATE COMPENSATORY MITIGATION
Summary:	An Act to Promote Compensatory Mitigation by Private Mitigation Banks, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Land, Housing & Real Estate; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2503
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS 2008
Summary:	An Act to Make Clarifying, Conforming, and Technical Amendments to Various Laws Related to the Environment, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2504
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	LIMIT IMPERVIOUS PAVEMENT IN PARKING LOTS
Summary:	An Act to Limit the Amount of Impervious Surface of Vehicular Surface Areas, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2505
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	AMEND ENV. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 2008
Summary:	An Act to Amend or Repeal Various Environmental Reporting Requirements, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Harrison (D57)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2506
Sponsors:	Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	SEDIMENTATION CTRL/LOCAL GOV'T ENFORCEMENT
Summary:	An Act to Clarify the Process for Appeals from Civil Penalties Assessed by a Local Government that Has Established and Administers an Erosion and Sedimentation Control Program Approved Under G.S. 113a-60, and to Provide that Local Governments with Approved Programs May Issue Stopwork Orders, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Subjects:	County Affairs; Civil Matters & Courts; Environment & Pollution; Municipalities, City & Government
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources , if favorable, Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship.

Bill:	HB2507
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49); Harrison (D57)
Title:	AMEND ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS 2008
Summary:	An Act to Amend Certain Environmental and Natural Resources Laws to Provide that Private Drinking Water Wells are to be Tested for Certain Additional Parameters, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2526
Sponsors:	Martin (D34); Harrison (D57); Samuelson (R104); Thomas (R116)
Title:	MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS STUDY
Summary:	An Act to Direct the Environmental Review Commission, in Consultation with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, to Study the Costs and Benefits of the Adoption of California Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards in North Carolina.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Luebke (D30); Womble (D71); Weiss (D35); Glazier (D45); Carney (D102); Fisher (D114); Underhill (D3); Coleman (D39); Hall, L. (D29); Bryant (D7); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Interim Studies; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2528
Sponsors:	Tolson (D23); Glazier (D45); Harrison (D57); Cotham (D100)
Title:	GREEN SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION LOAN FUND/PROGRAM
Summary:	An Act to Create the Green School Construction Revolving Loan Fund to be Used for No-Interest Loans to Local Boards of Education for Certain Energy-Related Construction, Commissioning, and Installation Projects and to Establish the Green School Construction Program, a Voluntary Program for the Construction or Major Renovation of High-Performance School Buildings.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Luebke (D30); Wainwright (D12); Womble (D71); Holliman (D81); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Allen, L. (D49); Fisher (D114); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Martin (D34); Coleman (D39); Samuelson (R104); Tarleton (D93); Harrell, T. (D41); Thomas (R116); Hall, L. (D29); Bryant (D7); Mobley (D5)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Construction & Materials; Schools & Teachers
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2529
Sponsors:	Underhill (D3); Wilkins (D55); Harrison (D57); Thomas (R116)
Title:	EXTEND CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION 2008
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Luebke (D30); Womble (D71); Weiss (D35); Holliman (D81); Glazier (D45); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Allen, L. (D49); Fisher (D114); Martin (D34); Coleman (D39); Harrell, T. (D41); Hall, L. (D29); Bryant (D7); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2531
Sponsors:	Carney (D102); Harrison (D57); Cotham (D100)
Title:	ENERGY-EFFICIENT BUILDINGS IF STATE FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Codify the Standards Governing Energy Efficiency and Water Use for Major Facility Construction and Renovation Projects Involving State, University, and Community College Buildings and to Extend Those Standards to Major Facility Construction and Renovation Projects Involving Buildings of Public School Districts and Any Other Entities that Receive Funding for the Project in the State Capital Budget, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Tolson (D23); Womble (D71); Weiss (D35); Holliman (D81); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); Allen, L. (D49); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Martin (D34); Coleman (D39); Thomas (R116); Bryant (D7); Mobley (D5)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Construction & Materials; Environment & Pollution
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Energy and Energy Efficency
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Ref To Com On Energy and Energy Efficiency , if favorable, Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2532
Sponsors:	Carney (D102); Fisher (D114); Harrison (D57)
Title:	CODIFY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS
Summary:	An Act to Codify the Standards Governing Energy Efficiency and Water Use for Major Facility Construction and Renovation Projects Involving State, University, and Community College Buildings in Order to Reduce the Consumption of Energy and Water, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Tolson (D23); Luebke (D30); Womble (D71); Weiss (D35); Holliman (D81); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Allen, L. (D49); Underhill (D3); Wray (D27); Martin (D34); Coleman (D39); Samuelson (R104); Harrell, T. (D41); Thomas (R116); Hall, L. (D29); Bryant (D7); Mobley (D5); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Construction & Materials; Environment & Pollution; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Energy and Energy Efficency
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Ref To Com On Energy and Energy Efficiency , if favorable, Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2541
Sponsors:	Gibson (D69); Allen, L. (D49); Harrison (D57)
Title:	DELAY SOLID WASTE TAX EFFECTIVE DATE
Summary:	An Act to Delay the Effective Date of the Solid Waste Disposal Tax Imposed by Article 5g of Subchapter I of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, as Enacted by S.L. 2007-550 and Amended by S.L. 2007-543, from 1 July 2008 to 1 January 2009, as Recommended by the Environmental Review Commission.
Cospons:	Killian (R105)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Environment & Pollution; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2549
Sponsors:	Holliman (D81); Harrell, T. (D41)
Title:	NC BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER LOANS FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for Its Loan Program Initiative in Order to Expand the Biotechnology Industrial Sector of the North Carolina Economy.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Wainwright (D12); Gibson (D69); Warren, E. (D8); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); McGee (R75); Williams (D6); Warren, R. (D88)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2550
Sponsors:	Holliman (D81); Harrell, T. (D41)
Title:	SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH BENEFITS CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Increase the Dollar Amount of the Credit for Small Business Employee Health Benefits and to Extend the Sunset Date of the Credit.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Wainwright (D12); Gibson (D69); Setzer (R89); McLawhorn (D9); Weiss (D35); Coates (D77); Hilton (R96); Ross (D38); Glazier (D45); McGee (R75); Frye (R84); Williams (D6); Fisher (D114); Cleveland (R14); Wray (D27); Dollar (R36); Harrison (D57); Warren, R. (D88); Hurley (R70); Braxton (D10); Killian (R105); Tarleton (D93)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Insurance; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/26/2008 – First reading in the House
History:	05/21/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Ref To Com On Commerce, Small Business, and Entrepreneurship , if favorable, Finance.

Bill:	HB2558
Sponsors:	Ross (D38)
Title:	HOME INSPECTOR PRIVILEGE LICENSE
Summary:	An Act to Require Licensed Home Inspectors to Obtain a Privilege License.
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Land, Housing & Real Estate; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	05/29/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/22/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/26/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/26/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Judiciary I , if favorable, Finance. 05/29/2008 – H Reported favorably by committee. 05/29/2008 – H Re-referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2568
Sponsors:	Adams (D58); Jeffus (D59)
Title:	NANOSCIENCE & NANOENGINEERING EQUIPMENT FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina for Equipment and to Cover Other Nonrecurring Expenses for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering on the Campus of the Gateway University Research Park of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/27/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/26/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/27/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/27/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2587
Sponsors:	Allred (R64)
Title:	REDUCE GASOLINE/DIESEL FUEL TAX
Summary:	An Act to Reduce Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Taxes by Eliminating the Variable Portion of the Motor Fuel Excise Tax.
Cospons:	Justus (R117); Setzer (R89); Blust (R62); Walker (R94); West (R120); Johnson (R83); Moore (R111); Justice (R16); Steen (R76); Hurley (R70)
Subjects:	Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2593
Sponsors:	Owens (D1); Warren, E. (D8)
Title:	LOCAL WATER & SEWER GRANTS/FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Rural Economic Development Center for Local Government Water and Sewer Grants and to Appropriate Funds to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Water and Sewer Grants to Local Governments and Nonprofit Water Corporations.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Wainwright (D12); McLawhorn (D9); Goforth (D115); Wray (D27); Pierce (D48); Faison (D50); Warren, R. (D88); Bryant (D7); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; County Affairs; Environment & Pollution; Municipalities, City & Government; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2599
Sponsors:	Furr (R67)
Title:	REQUIRE DOT TO PAY NONBETTERMENT COSTS
Summary:	An Act to Require the Department of Transportation to Pay for Nonbetterment Costs When Relocating Water and Sewer Lines for State Highway Improvement Projects Initiated on or After May 1, 2008.
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Land, Housing & Real Estate; Transportation; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2605
Sponsors:	Luebke (D30); Weiss (D35); Allen, L. (D49); Harrison (D57)
Title:	ENERGY STAR SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Summary:	An Act to Create a New Sales Tax Holiday.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Wainwright (D12); Lucas, M. (D42); Coates (D77); Glazier (D45); Farmer-Butterfield (D24); Fisher (D114); Underhill (D3); Pierce (D48); Faison (D50); Coleman (D39); Tarleton (D93); Spear (D2); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Taxation; Utilities
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2610
Sponsors:	Neumann (R108); Thomas (R116)
Title:	EMPLOYERS MUST USE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM
Summary:	An Act to Require that Employers in this State Use the Federal E-Verify Program or a Similar Verification of Work Authorization Program; and to Appropriate Funds to Establish and Support a Position to Assist in the Implementation and Execution of this Act.
Cospons:	Brubaker (R78); Allred (R64); Walend (R113); Goforth (D115); Moore (R111); Langdon (R28); Dollar (R36); Brown, L. (R73); Current (R109); Harrell, T. (D41)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs.

Bill:	HB2612
Sponsors:	Allen, L. (D49)
Title:	WATER RESOURCES GRANTS FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Regional Councils of Government to Develop and Implement a Water Resource Management Program.
Cospons:	Insko (D56); McLawhorn (D9); Glazier (D45); Frye (R84); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Tarleton (D93)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Environment & Pollution; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2627
Sponsors:	Tolson (D23); Lucas, M. (D42)
Title:	SCHOOL-AGED KIDS AT COMM. COLL./BLDG. CODE
Summary:	A Joint Resolution Authorizing the 2007 General Assembly to Consider a Bill to be Entitled an Act to Amend the Law Regarding Building Code Standards for Buildings Used by High School Students Attending Classes on Community College Campuses.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Cotham (D100)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Construction & Materials; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Bill:	HB2639
Sponsors:	Tolson (D23)
Title:	NCSU NON-APPROPRIATED CAPITAL PROJECTS
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the Construction and the Financing of Certain Capital Improvement Projects of North Carolina State University.
Cospons:	Faison (D50); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Construction & Materials; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2641
Sponsors:	Tolson (D23); Yongue (D46); Glazier (D45)
Title:	FUNDS TO SUPPORT SCHOOL SCIENCE COMPETITIONS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to Support School Science Competitions.
Cospons:	Clary (R110); Wainwright (D12); Womble (D71); Walend (R113); Weiss (D35); Lucas, M. (D42); Jones, Earl (D60); Pierce (D48); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Current (R109); Warren, R. (D88); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Schools & Teachers
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2655
Sponsors:	McComas (R19); Carney (D102); Justice (R16); Coleman (D39)
Title:	CAP HIGHWAY USE TAX ON EMS VEHICLES
Summary:	An Act to Cap the Highway Use Tax on Emergency Medical Service Vehicles Owned by Units of Local Government.
Cospons:	Clary (R110); Allred (R64); Grady (R15); Howard (R79); Justus (R117); Starnes (R87); Wainwright (D12); Setzer (R89); Haire (D119); Lucas, M. (D42); Johnson (R83); Glazier (D45); Moore (R111); McGee (R75); Lewis (R53); Frye (R84); Stiller (R17); Ray (R95); Underhill (D3); Cleveland (R14); Langdon (R28); Harrison (D57); Brisson (D22); Tillis (R98); Cotham (D100); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Law Enforcement & Fire Control; Transportation; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2656
Sponsors:	Allen, L. (D49); Wray (D27)
Title:	NC CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH/FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Department of Commerce for the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research, Inc.
Cospons:	Bryant (D7)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2665
Sponsors:	Coates (D77); Carney (D102)
Title:	URGE CONGRESS TO PROVIDE HIGHWAY FUNDS
Summary:	A Joint Resolution Urging Congress to End North Carolina's Status as a Donor State of Federal Highway Tax Revenues, and to Return One Hundred Percent of the Federal Highway Revenues the State Remits to the Federal Government Each Year, in Order for the State to Address Its Urgent Transportation Needs, as Recommended by the 21st Century Transportation Committee.
Cospons:	Church (D86); Dockham (R80); Justus (R117); Wainwright (D12); Womble (D71); Setzer (R89); McLawhorn (D9); Lucas, M. (D42); Johnson (R83); McGee (R75); Frye (R84); Steen (R76); Underhill (D3); Pierce (D48); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Wiley (R61); Samuelson (R104); Tarleton (D93)
Subjects:	State Affairs; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Bill:	HB2670
Sponsors:	Adams (D58)
Title:	HEALTHY FAMILIES AND HEALTHY WORKPLACES ACT
Summary:	A Joint Resolution Authorizing the 2007 General Assembly to Consider a Bill to be Entitled an Act Providing for Healthy Families and Healthy Workplaces by Ensuring that All Workers Have Paid Sick Days to Address Their Own Health Needs and the Health Needs of Their Families.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Wainwright (D12); Lucas, M. (D42); Glazier (D45); Pierce (D48); Faison (D50); Harrison (D57); Coleman (D39); Bryant (D7)
Subjects:	Health & Medical Practice; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Bill:	HB2671
Sponsors:	Barnhart (R82); Johnson (R83); Steen (R76)
Title:	NC RESEARCH CAMPUS FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds for the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
Cospons:	Coates (D77)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2680
Sponsors:	Barnhart (R82); Johnson (R83); Steen (R76)
Title:	UNC RESEARCH CAMPUS AT KANNAPOLIS/FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina for the North Carolina Research Campus at Kannapolis.
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2697
Sponsors:	Alexander, M. (D106); Tolson (D23); Michaux (D31); Yongue (D46)
Title:	THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET 2008
Summary:	An Act to Modify the Current Operations and Capital Appropriations Act of 2007 and to Make Other Changes in the Budget Operations of the State.
Cospons:	Lucas, M. (D42); Coleman (D39)
Subjects:	Appropriations; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2706
Sponsors:	Allred (R64); Cole (D65)
Title:	REPEAL COMBINED MV PROPERTY TAX COLLECTION
Summary:	An Act to Repeal the Combined Motor Vehicle Registration Renewal and Property Tax Collection System.
Subjects:	Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2708
Sponsors:	Blackwood (R68)
Title:	TRANSFER UNAPPROPRIATED FUNDS TO HIGHWAY FUND
Summary:	An Act to Transfer Twenty Percent of All Unappropriated Funds to the Highway Fund to Provide for Maintenance and Preservation of the State Highway System.
Cospons:	Walend (R113); Moore (R111); Brown, L. (R73)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2709
Sponsors:	Luebke (D30); Fisher (D114); Harrison (D57)
Title:	NO MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL COAL MINING
Summary:	An Act to Prohibit Any Public Utility that Operates a Coal-Fired Generating Unit Located in North Carolina to Generate Electricity from Purchasing or Using Coal Extracted by Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining, to Provide for Cost Recovery for Any Such Utility of Any Incremental Costs for Purchasing or Using Coal Extracted by Some Method Other Than Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining, and to Appropriate Funds.
Cospons:	Insko (D56); Glazier (D45); Parmon (D72)
Subjects:	Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Environment & Pollution; Utilities
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Public Utilities
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Public Utilities , if favorable, Environment and Natural Resources.

Bill:	HB2711
Sponsors:	Fisher (D114); Harrison (D57)
Title:	BIOFUELS INCENTIVES
Summary:	An Act to Provide Incentives for the Development of the Biofuels Industry in this State.
Cospons:	Insko (D56); Womble (D71); Lucas, M. (D42); Glazier (D45); Jones, Earl (D60); Parmon (D72); Martin (D34); Current (R109); Coleman (D39); Blue (D33); Tarleton (D93); Bryant (D7); Mobley (D5)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Environment & Pollution; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	HB2718
Sponsors:	Fisher (D114); Harrison (D57)
Title:	N C GREEN BUSINESS FUND
Summary:	An Act to Change the NC Green Business Fund from a Grant-Making Fund to a No-Interest Loan-Making Fund and to Appropriate Funds to the Department of Commerce for the NC Green Business Fund.
Cospons:	Alexander, M. (D106); Insko (D56); Luebke (D30); Womble (D71); Glazier (D45); Bordsen (D63); Jones, Earl (D60); Parmon (D72); Martin (D34); Faison (D50); Wilkins (D55); Coleman (D39); Samuelson (R104); Tarleton (D93); Bryant (D7); Mobley (D5); Cotham (D100); Hughes (D18)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Appropriations
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2751
Sponsors:	Allred (R64)
Title:	HIGHWAY FUND NAME CHANGES
Summary:	An Act to Change the Name of the Highway Fund to the Highway Maintenance Fund and the Highway Trust Fund to the Highway Special Project Fund and to Eliminate the Six and One-Half Percent Distribution to Urban Areas Under the Provisions of the Powell Bill.
Subjects:	State Affairs; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/28/2008 – House Committee On Transportation
History:	05/27/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/28/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/28/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Transportation , if favorable, Appropriations.

Bill:	HB2780
Sponsors:	Barnhart (R82); Johnson (R83)
Title:	CONCORD ECONOMIC ENHANCEMENT AUTHORIZATION
Summary:	An Act to Exempt the City of Concord from Statutory Requirements Governing Public Contracting with Respect to the Construction of Certain Infrastructure Projects.
Subjects:	Construction & Materials; Municipalities, City & Government
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/29/2008 – House Committee On Local Government I
History:	05/28/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/29/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/29/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Local Government I , if favorable, Judiciary II.

Bill:	HB2787
Sponsors:	Barnhart (R82); Johnson (R83)
Title:	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS ACT
Summary:	An Act to Provide Cabarrus County with a Mechanism to Finance Long-Term Infrastructure Needs with Assessments.
Subjects:	Construction & Materials; Land, Housing & Real Estate
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/29/2008 – House Committee On Local Government II
History:	05/28/2008 – H Filed in the House. 05/29/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 05/29/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Local Government II , if favorable, Finance.

Bill:	HB2788
Sponsors:	Owens (D1)
Title:	2008 SPEAKER'S APPOINTMENTS
Summary:	An Act to Appoint Persons to Various Public Offices Upon the Recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Subjects:	State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	06/02/2008 – House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
History:	05/29/2008 – H Filed in the House. 06/02/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 06/02/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Bill:	SB1696
Sponsors:	Jenkins (D3)
Title:	21ST CENTURY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary:	An Act to Exempt Interstate Maintenance Funds from the Distribution Formula for Intrastate System and Transportation Improvement Program and Other Changes as Recommended by the 21st Century Transportation Commission's Prioritization Committee.
Subjects:	Appropriations; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Bill:	SB1697
Sponsors:	Jenkins (D3)
Title:	TOLL ROAD ENFORCEMENT/AUTHORITY CHANGES
Summary:	An Act to Provide for the Enforcement of Tolls at Toll Facilities Operated by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority and to Modify Laws Applicable to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Subjects:	Law Enforcement & Fire Control; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Scheduled:	06/10/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 11:00 a.m., 1027 LB.

Bill:	SB1698
Sponsors:	Jenkins (D3)
Title:	EXPRESS PERMITTING REVIEW PROGRAM
Summary:	An Act to Provide an Express Permitting Review Program for Connections to the State Highway System, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee.
Subjects:	Construction & Materials; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Scheduled:	06/10/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, 11:00 a.m., 1027 LB.

Bill:	SB1712
Sponsors:	Clodfelter (D37)
Title:	EPIC BUILDING CONSTRUCTION FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to be Allocated to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to Construct the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC).
Cospons:	Dannelly (D38); Graham (D40)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget.

Bill:	SB1721
Sponsors:	Hagan (D27)
Title:	UNCG & NCA&T NANOSCIENCE FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina to Provide Operating Funds for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering at the Campus of the Gateway University Research Park of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Cospons:	Dorsett (D28)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Higher Education
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget.

Bill:	SB1723
Sponsors:	Albertson (D10)
Title:	EXTEND SUNSET/STATE PORTS TAX CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Sunset on the State Ports Tax Credit.
Cospons:	Soles (D8); Jenkins (D3); Preston (R2)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; County Affairs; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance.

Bill:	SB1726
Sponsors:	Albertson (D10)
Title:	CENTER FOR BIOENERGY TECHNOLOGIES FUNDS
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina for Research and Development Initiatives at the Center for Bioenergy Technologies at North Carolina State University.
Cospons:	Hoyle (D43); Kerr (D5); Soles (D8); Purcell (D25); Jenkins (D3); Dorsett (D28); Atwater (D18); Berger, D. (D7); Cowell (D16); Boseman (D9); Graham (D40); Goss (D45); McKissick (D20)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Business & Manufacturing; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget.

Bill:	SB1727
Sponsors:	Dannelly (D38)
Title:	DOT/EXPEDITE SUBCONTRACTOR PAYMENT
Summary:	An Act to Expedite Payment of Subcontractors on Department of Transportation Projects, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Commission on the Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Businesses Program.
Cospons:	Hartsell (R36); Shaw (D21); Jenkins (D3); Dorsett (D28); Atwater (D18); Cowell (D16); Graham (D40); Queen (D47); Foriest (D24); Jones, Ed (D4); McKissick (D20)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Construction & Materials; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Bill:	SB1731
Sponsors:	Boseman (D9)
Title:	EXTEND PORT TAX CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Sunset on the Tax Credit for the North Carolina State Ports Authority.
Cospons:	Brown, H. (R6); Preston (R2)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance.

Bill:	SB1745
Sponsors:	Hoyle (D43)
Title:	1%/$80 RATE / INDUST. MACHINERY REFURBISHER
Summary:	An Act to Treat a Person Who Repairs and Refurbishes Industrial Machinery the Same as a Manufacturer of the Machinery for Sales Tax Purposes.
Cospons:	Hartsell (R36); Forrester (R41); Jenkins (D3); Tillman (R29)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Taxation
Progress:	2nd Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	06/03/2008 – House Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance. 05/28/2008 – S Reported favorably by committee substitute. 05/28/2008 – S Committee substitute adopted. 05/29/2008 – S Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading. 06/03/2008 – H Passed 1st Reading. 06/03/2008 – H Referred To House Committee On Finance.

Bill:	SB1748
Sponsors:	Kinnaird (D23)
Title:	CHAPEL HILL VEHICLE REGISTRATION
Summary:	An Act to Authorize the Town of Chapel Hill to Levy an Additional Motor Vehicle Registration Tax for Public Transportation Purposes.
Subjects:	Municipalities, City & Government; Taxation; Transportation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Reported from Committee
Status:	06/05/2008 – Reported by Senate committee
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance. 06/04/2008 – S Reported favorably by committee. 06/05/2008 – S Passed 2nd Reading.
Scheduled:	06/09/2008 – Senate Calendar, 7:00 p.m., Senate Chamber

Bill:	SB1749
Sponsors:	Kinnaird (D23)
Title:	CHAPEL HILL WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES
Summary:	An Act to Allow the Town of Chapel Hill to Regulate or Prohibit New Irrigation Systems for Residential and Nonresidential Developments Used for Lawns and Landscaping that are Connected to the Public Potable Water Supply.
Subjects:	Environment & Pollution; Municipalities, City & Government; Water
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On State and Local Government
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Ref To Com On State & Local Government.

Bill:	SB1754
Sponsors:	Hoyle (D43)
Title:	INFRASTRUCTURE TRUST FUND
Summary:	An Act to Establish the Infrastructure Trust Fund to be Used for Capital Improvements as Directed by the General Assembly.
Cospons:	Weinstein (D13); Hartsell (R36); Forrester (R41); Jenkins (D3); Apodaca (R48); Tillman (R29); Stevens (R17); Brunstetter (R31); Jones, Ed (D4)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Construction & Materials
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget.

Bill:	SB1755
Sponsors:	Hoyle (D43)
Title:	EXTEND R&D CREDIT
Summary:	An Act to Extend the Sunset on the Credit for Research and Development.
Cospons:	Hartsell (R36); Dalton (D46); Kerr (D5); Clodfelter (D37); Brunstetter (R31)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance.

Bill:	SB1762
Sponsors:	Swindell (D11)
Title:	FUNDS FOR EFFICIENT, GREEN SCHOOL FACILITIES
Summary:	An Act to Appropriate Funds to Ensure the Efficient, Green Operation of School Facilities, as Recommended by the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee.
Cospons:	Weinstein (D13); Jenkins (D3); Tillman (R29); Malone (D14); Snow (D50); Brown, H. (R6); Atwater (D18); Preston (R2); Queen (D47); Goss (D45); Jones, Ed (D4); McKissick (D20)
Subjects:	Appropriations; Construction & Materials; Schools & Teachers
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Appropriations/Base Budget.

Bill:	SB1769
Sponsors:	Snow (D50)
Title:	ENERGY EFFICIENCY SALES TAX HOLIDAY
Summary:	An Act to Establish a Sales and Use Tax Holiday for Certain Energy Efficient Products.
Cospons:	Kinnaird (D23); Albertson (D10); Dalton (D46); Rand (D19); Purcell (D25); Hagan (D27); Clodfelter (D37); Garrou (D32); Swindell (D11); Dorsett (D28); Nesbitt (D49); Atwater (D18); Berger, D. (D7); Cowell (D16); Boseman (D9); Graham (D40); Queen (D47); Foriest (D24); Goss (D45); Jones, Ed (D4); McKissick (D20)
Subjects:	Energy, Resources & Chemicals; Taxation
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Finance
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Finance.

Bill:	SB1775
Sponsors:	Nesbitt (D49)
Title:	STUDY/LOCAL DISASTER MGMT. CAPABILITY
Summary:	An Act to Direct the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management, in Consultation with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, to Study and Develop Plans to Enhance Disaster Management Capabilities at the County Level.
Cospons:	Hartsell (R36); Kerr (D5); Rand (D19); Jenkins (D3); Apodaca (R48); Dorsett (D28); Malone (D14); Snow (D50); Brown, H. (R6); Atwater (D18); Boseman (D9); Preston (R2); Queen (D47); Goss (D45); Jones, Ed (D4); McKissick (D20)
Subjects:	Interim Studies; State Affairs
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate
History:	05/20/2008 – S Filed in the Senate. 05/21/2008 – S Referred To Senate Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate.

Bill:	SB1776
Sponsors:	Nesbitt (D49)
Title:	LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES
Summary:	An Act to Provide Liability Protection for Private Associations, Private Corporations, and Private Nonprofit Entities and Organizations When Responding to In-State Incidents, as Recommended by the Joint Select Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Recovery.
Cospons:	Hartsell (R36); Kerr (D5); Rand (D19); Jenkins (D3); Apodaca (R48); Dorsett (D28); Malone (D14); Snow (D50); Brown, H. (R6); Atwater (D18); Boseman (D9); Preston (R2); Queen (D47); Goss (D45); Jones, Ed (D4)
Subjects:	Business & Manufacturing; Insurance
Progress:	1st Chamber: Referred to Committee
Status:	05/21/2008 – Senate Committee On Judici