GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE RESOLUTION 108

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Sponsors: Senator Winner.
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Referred to:  
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February 7, 1989

A SENATE RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE TEMPORARY RULES OF THE 1989 SENATE TO PROVIDE DEADLINES FOR INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE OF BILLS.
Be it resolved by the Senate:
Section 1.  Rule 41 of the Temporary Rules of the 1989 Senate reads as rewritten:
"RULE 41.  Deadlines on Filing for Introduction of Bills and Resolutions.
(a)	All bills or resolutions recommended by commissions or committees authorized or directed by act or resolution of the General Assembly to report to the 1989 Regular Session of the General Assembly, or to report prior to convening of that session, must be filed for introduction not later than the last Thursday in February (February 23) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (March 2) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
(a1)	All bills prepared to be introduced by departments, agencies, or institutions of the State must be filed for introduction not later than the second Thursday in March (March 9) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (March 16) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
(a2)	All local bills must be filed for introduction not later than the third Thursday in March (March 16) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (March 23) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
	(a3) All resolutions, except those honoring the memory of deceased persons or adjourning the General Assembly must be filed for introduction not later than the first Thursday in May (May 4) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (May 11) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
(a4)	All public bills not containing appropriations or tax law changes must be filed for introduction not later than the last Thursday in March (March 30) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (April 6) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
(a5)	All public bills containing appropriations or tax law changes must be filed for introduction not later than the last Thursday in April (April 27) of the first year of the biennial session; provided that any such measure submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the Legislative Services Office by 4:00 p.m. on that date and filed for introduction in the Senate before 3:00 p.m. on the next Thursday (May 4) shall be treated as if it had been filed for introduction pursuant to this subsection.
(a6)	A two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of the Senate present and voting shall be required to file for introduction any bill or resolution after the dates established by this section.
(a7)	This rule shall not apply to any reconvened session following the adjournment of the first year of the biennial session.
(b)	In order to be eligible for consideration by the Senate during the first regular session, all House Bills other than finance bills or appropriations bills or adjournment resolutions, must be received and read on the floor of the Senate as a message from the House no later than May 11 of the first regular session; provided that a message from the House received by the next legislative day stating that a bill has passed its third reading and is being engrossed shall comply with the requirements of this subsection and provided that the House has a similar rule.
(c)	No Senate local appropriations bill may be filed for introduction in the Senate during the second year of the biennial session unless it is filed for introduction on or before June 16 of the second year of the biennial session."
Sec. 2.  This resolution is effective upon adoption.