North Carolina House reads dozens of bills, refers them to committees and places many on calendars

The North Carolina House of Representatives approved its journal, heard an insurance committee report and the clerk read and referred dozens of bills to standing committees and calendars before adjourning to reconvene Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m.

Most of the meeting consisted of the clerk reading bill introductions and referrals to committees including Rules, Appropriations, Finance, Health, Education K‑12, Judiciary, and Regulatory Reform. The insurance committee reported a committee substitute for House Bill 297 (breast cancer prevention imaging parity) as favorable while the original bill was placed on the unfavorable calendar and the committee substitute was rereferred. The House also heard that several bills were placed on calendars for the coming days, including local annexation bills and statutory updates.

The session opened with a prayer and the pledge of allegiance. Representative Penny moved to approve the journal for April; the House adopted the motion by voice vote. Representative Penny…