NC lawmakers take up election, public safety and regulatory bills as House and Senate return
RALEIGH — North Carolina lawmakers return to session Wednesday with election law, public safety, coastal regulation, wildlife and adult correction bills scheduled for consideration in key Rules committees.
The Senate is scheduled to convene at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 24, while the House is scheduled to convene at 10:30 a.m., according to the North Carolina General Assembly calendar.
The Senate Rules and Operations Committee is scheduled to meet at 9:30 a.m. Its agenda includes Senate Bill 1001, Coastal Regulatory Reform; House Bill 747, 2026 Wildlife Resources Changes; House Bill 1173, Jaleeyah’s Law; and House Bill 1104, Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety.
The House Rules, Calendar, and Operations Committee is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. Its agenda includes Senate Bill 1076, Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Revenue/Advisory; Senate Bill 675, Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act; Senate Bill 355, Support the Department of Adult Correction; Senate Bill 857, GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing; House Bill 958, Election Law Changes; and House Bill 1215, Garner Town Manager/Settle Claims.
Several of the bills were sent to Rules committees Tuesday.
Senate Bill 1001, Coastal Regulatory Reform, was re-referred to Senate Rules on June 23. The bill page lists coastal resources, emergency management, water resources, property, planning and zoning, administrative rules and CAMA among its subjects.
House Bill 747, 2026 Wildlife Resources Changes, was also re-referred to Senate Rules on June 23. The measure is scheduled on the same Senate Rules agenda.
House Bill 1173, Jaleeyah’s Law, was re-referred to Senate Rules on June 23. The bill page lists crimes, criminal procedure, gangs, organized crime, sentencing, weapons, courts and district attorneys among its subjects.
House Bill 1104, Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety, was re-referred to Senate Rules on June 23. The bill page lists involuntary commitment, law enforcement, courts, hospitals, mental health, sheriffs, social services and telemedicine among its subjects.
In the House, Senate Bill 675, Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act, and Senate Bill 857, GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing, were re-referred to House Rules on June 23. House Bill 958, Election Law Changes, remains in House Rules and is scheduled for Wednesday’s meeting.
The calendar does not indicate final action on those bills before the scheduled Wednesday meetings. Any floor votes or committee changes would need to be verified against the bill pages after the meetings or sessions conclude.
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