GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2019

RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 2019-20

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 694

A JOINT RESOLUTION adjourning the 2019 regular session of the general assembly to a date certain and limiting the matters that may be considered upon reconvening.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

SECTION 1.  When the House of Representatives and the Senate jointly adjourn on the date this resolution is ratified, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, at 12:00 noon.

SECTION 2.  During the regular session that reconvenes on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, only the following matters may be considered:

(1)        Bills responding to actions related to litigation concerning the districts for Congress, State House, and State Senate.

(2)        Bills providing for the selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by law, including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, or President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(3)        Bills providing for action on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.

(4)        Adoption of conference reports for bills which were in conference on or before the date this resolution is adopted.

(5)        A joint resolution further adjourning the 2019 Regular Session or amending a joint resolution adjourning the 2019 Regular Session to a date certain.

SECTION 3.  When the House of Representatives and the Senate jointly adjourn the session convened on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at 12:00 noon.

SECTION 4.  During the regular session that reconvenes on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, only the following matters may be considered:

(1)        Bills returned by the Governor with his objections under Section 22 of Article II of the North Carolina Constitution, but solely for the purpose of considering overriding of the veto upon reconsideration of the bill.

(2)        Bills providing for the selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by law, including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, or President Pro Tempore of the Senate.

(3)        Bills providing for action on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.

(4)        Bills responding to actions related to litigation concerning the districts for Congressional, State House, State Senate, judicial, municipal, county, and other elected officials' actions and any other litigation challenging the legality of legislative enactments.

(5)        Adoption of conference reports for bills which were in conference on or before the date this resolution is adopted.

(6)        Bills addressing funding for and oversight of the Department of Transportation.

(7)        Bills addressing access to health care.

(8)        Bills providing for or modifying appropriations of State funds.

(9)        A joint resolution further adjourning the 2019 Regular Session or amending a joint resolution adjourning the 2019 Regular Session to a date certain.

SECTION 5.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 31^st day of October, 2019.

                                                                    s/  Philip E. Berger

                                                                         President Pro Tempore of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives