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North Carolina House reads dozens of bills, refers them to committees and places many on calendars
Summary
At a general session, the North Carolina House approved its journal, heard an insurance committee report, and the clerk introduced and referred dozens of bills to standing committees and calendars; the House adjourned to reconvene Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m.
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 later moved — seconded by Representative White — that the House adjourn; the motion passed by voice vote and the House stood adjourned.
Key committee and calendar actions read into the record included: - Insurance committee: House Bill 297 (breast cancer prevention imaging parity) — committee substitute reported favorable; original bill placed on unfavorable calendar; committee substitute rereferred (committee action read by the clerk). - Committee substitute and re‑referral: House Bill 357 (Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act) — committee substitute reported favorable; original bill placed on the unfavorable calendar and the committee substitute was rereferred to Finance. - Numerous bills were introduced and referred. Examples read into the record and their immediate referrals included: House Bill 663 (Living Donor Protection Act) referred to Health, Finance and Rules; House Bill 664 (eliminate PET scanners from CON review) referred to Health and Regulatory Reform and Rules; House Bill 665 (DPI disaster preparedness fund) referred to Appropriations and Rules; House Bill 666 (Wildlife Resources Commission term limits) referred to Rules; House Bill 668 (NC Working Families Economic Relief Act) referred to Appropriations and Rules; House Bill 669 (volunteer firefighter reimbursement program) referred to Appropriations and Rules; House Bill 672 (physician assistant omnibus, interstate compact) referred to Health, Finance and Rules. - Local bills and calendar placements: The clerk announced several local bills placed on calendars, including the Town of Madison satellite annexation (calendar for the 7th), a town of Andrews de‑annexation bill (calendar for the 8th), and other local annexation and occupancy tax measures scheduled for the coming days. - Committee withdrawals and reassignments: On motion of the chair, some bills were withdrawn from one committee and recommitted to others (for example, House Bill 745, Fair Competition Study Act, was withdrawn from Appropriations and re‑referred to Rules; House Bill 750, Community Health Center grants for LARCs, was withdrawn from Appropriations and referred to Rules; House Bill 298, Local Government Systems Development Fees, was withdrawn from Finance and recommitted to Housing).
The clerk repeatedly noted that many bills were referred with standard serial referrals (for example, to Rules and to Appropriations if favorable). Several bills were specifically placed on calendars for the eighth or ninth day following the reading, and many were referred to standing committees for further consideration. The transcript records no extended floor debate on the bills read; most actions were procedural referrals and committee reports.
The House approved the journal by voice vote and adjourned after the clerk and presiding officer completed announcements; no roll‑call vote counts were recorded in the transcript excerpt. The House is scheduled to reconvene Monday, April 7 at 1 p.m., subject to the standard stipulation set forth in House rules.
