North Carolina House opens, approves May 14 journal, recognizes pages and adjourns until May 19

The North Carolina House of Representatives convened for a routine session in the chamber and opened with a prayer led by Representative Penny, who asked members to "pause now to pray to the sovereign God of this universe" and lifted up colleagues and staff who had lost loved ones or had relatives in critical medical situations.

Representative Scott moved that the journal for May 14 "be approved as written," saying the record "has been examined and found to be correct." The motion was agreed to by voice vote; the presiding officer announced, "the ayes have it and the journal is approved as written."

The presiding officer recognized the House pages and encouraged them to consider internships, thanking them for their service during what she called a busy week focused largely on the budget. On a motion of Representative Scott the chair extended courtesies to Seeds of Faith Homeschool co-op from Cleveland County and recognized guest Laney Powell on her birthday.

Representative Scott then moved that "the house do now adjourn to reconvene Monday, May 19 at 1PM, subject to the standard stipulation set forth in rule 15.1," a motion seconded by Representative Penny. The motion carried by voice vote and the presiding officer declared the House adjourned.

The session was primarily procedural: ceremonial remarks, routine approval of the prior day's journal and a formal adjournment to a specified reconvene time. No committee reports, bills for debate, amendments, or recorded roll-call votes were taken during the segment covered by the transcript.