North Carolina House reads dozens of bills, reports many favorably and sets calendars; journal approved

The North Carolina House of Representatives convened, approved the journal, received committee reports listing dozens of introduced bills and referrals, and adjourned to reconvene Monday, April 7, at 1 p.m.

The action began when Representative Penny moved to approve the journal for April 2; the motion was approved, the clerk announced. Representative Penny later moved that the House adjourn; Representative White seconded the motion and the House adjourned, the speaker announced.

Committee clerks and chairs read long lists of bills, committee substitutes and referral actions. The insurance committee reported a committee substitute for House Bill 297 (breast cancer prevention imaging parity) as favorable to the committee substitute and unfavorable to the original bill, and the substitute was rereferred. The reading included…