NC General Assembly 05-11-2011 Legislative Calendar Links to Bills and Live Audio Feeds

**note** I am working on the video and documentation from last nights Macon County Commissioners meeting, so I will likely be unable to record any committee meetings or Press Conferences today.

The new session of the North Carolina General Assembly is well underway and here is the schedule for today. Lots of committees are meeting today, as well as sessions of the NC Senate and the NC House. I have included links to bill histories, downloadable PDFs of the current versions of bills and links so that you can listen to the audio feed of these meetings live...provided they are taking place in a room that is wired for audio streaming to the Internet. 

If you cannot listen to these meetings live, check back later to see if I have. If I have, I'll post the audio (and a download link) for the meeting in the calendar. You can also follow what is happening in the NC General Assembly by keeping an eye on the hashtag #ncga on Twitter.

If I haven't been able to listen, please check with Voter Radio. You should already be subscribing to their podcasts anyway. I do. ʘ‿ʘ


Here are some links to information on the budget process:

• Links go the NC General Assembly website
• 2011 Budget Information (HB 200 Bill Status History) -- Visit the Appropriations Committee websites below to view additional budget information.
• New - Bill Text - House Bill 200, 4th edition, Appropriations Act of 2011, as passed third reading in House of Representatives on 05/04/2011
• New - Money Report - House Appropriations Committee Report on the Continuation, Expansion, and Capital Budgets for Committee Substitute for House Bill 200, 4th Edition - This report includes all amendments adopted through 5/4/2011.
• New - Senate Appropriations/Base Budget website
• House Appropriations Full Committee website

And here is today's legislative calendar:

8:30 AM	Appropriations on Department of Transportation (Senate) Topic: Global Transpark	1027 LB
8:30 AM	Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety (Senate)	415 LOB
8:30 AM	Legislative Committee on New Licensing Boards Draft Assessment Report: North Carolina Landscape Contractor's Licensing Board, Draft Assessment Report: North Carolina Board of Music Therapy, Draft Assessment Report: North Carolina Naturopathic Doctors Licensing Board	423 LOB
8:30 AM	Finance (House) [Live Audio] Amend Rutherford County Occupancy Tax. (H414) Morehead City/Beaufort Boundary. (H565) Annexation Reform Act of 2011. (H845) Atlantic Beach/Beaufort/Parking. (S288)	544 LOB
8:30 AM	Appropriations (House) [Live Audio] North Carolina Health Benefit Exchange. (H115) Habitual Misdemeanor Larceny. (H54) DWLR Penalties Increased/Vehicle Seizures. (H451)	643 LOB
8:30 AM	Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology (Senate) Agenda: budget	1425 LB
9:00 AM	Speaker Tillis [Live Audio]	Press Room LB
10:00 AM	Judiciary Subcommittee A -- CORRECTED (House) House Bill H-530 is removed. Senate Bill S-384 is added. Accountability for Publicly Funded Nonprofits. (H572) UI/Fix Aggrieved Party Definition. (H597) Eliminate Agency Final Decision Authority. (H623) Establish Pharmacy Audit Rights. (H644) Amend Grounds/License Revocat'n/Bail Bondsman. (H649) Street Gang Nuisance Abatement. (H673) Local Abuse of Authority Attorneys Fees. (H687) Chief Magistrate. (H691) Additional Name Change Requirements. (H805) Modernize NC Emergency Management Act. (H843) Conforming Changes/Persons W/Disabilities Act. (S384)	1327 LB
10:00 AM	Judiciary Subcommittee C -- CORRECTED (House) Probation Officer/No Concealed Carry Required. (H271) Amend Criminal Discovery Laws. (H408) Alimony/Postseparation Support Changes. (H706) Patient Access to Pathological Materials. (H795)	415 LOB
10:00 AM	Judiciary Subcommittee B (House) Abortion-Woman's Right to Know Act. (H854)	421 LOB
10:00 AM	Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Business and Labor (House) No Automatic Renewal of Credit Card Contracts. (H450) Transfer Emergency Foreclosure Program to HFA. (H484)	424 LOB
10:00 AM	Commerce and Job Development Subcommittee on Alcoholic Beverage Control (House) Presentation by ABC Moore County Board Member	425 LOB
10:00 AM	Education/Higher Education (Senate) [Live Audio] State Board of Education Confirmation. (S90) Amend UNC Enrollment Funding Formula. (S255) Modify Regulation of Proprietary Schools. (S685) High School to Work Partnership. (H769)	544 LOB
11:00 AM	Health Care -- CORRECTED (Senate) [Live Audio] Encourage Volunteer Health Care Providers. (S743) DSS Adoption Assistance Agreements Binding. (S644) Youth Skin Cancer Prevention Act. (S471) Protect Adult Care Home Residents. (H474) Revise Membership/Hearing Aid Fitters Board. (S670) Adult Day Care/Overnight Respite Program. (S512)	544 LOB
11:00 AM	Transportation (Senate) Amend Weight Requirements-Certain Vehicles. (S441) Clarify Motor Vehicle Laws. (S581) Terminal Rental Adjustment Clauses. (S590)	1027 LB
11:30 AM	Sen. McKissick [Live Audio]	Press Room LB
12:00 NOON	Mental Health & Youth Services (Senate) Streamline Oversight/DHHS Service Providers. (S525)	414 LOB
12:00 NOON	State Personnel (House) [Live Audio] Bills to be heard Volunteer Service in Retirement. (H556) Johnston Memorial Hospital Not in LGERS. (H804) Fire and Rescue/Survivor's Benefit. (S244)	544 LOB
12:00 NOON	Public Utilities -- CORRECTED (House) [Live Audio] NC Energy Independence Search Committee. (H585)	643 LOB
1:00 PM	Finance (Senate) [Live Audio] Selective Vegetation Removal/State Highways . (S183) Commerce Tracks Job Creation/Public Database. (S489) Changes to Fees for Teacher Certification. (S576)	544 LOB
1:00 PM	Elections (House) [Live Audio] Special Election Dates. (H366) Uniform Military and Overseas Voters Act. (H514) Change Early Voting Period. (H658) Vacancy Special Election. (H576)	643 LOB
2:00 PM	Session Convenes (House) [Live Audio] LOCAL BILLS SECOND AND THIRD READINGS HB 150 Committee Substitute - L. Brown - GREENSBORO CHARTER AMENDMENTS.  (Government) (2nd Edition) PUBLIC BILLS SECOND AND THIRD READINGS HB 406 Jordan, Hill, Randleman and Mobley (Primary Sponsors) - VOLUNTARY AGRICULTURE DISTRICTS. (Finance) (1st Edition) HB 423 Committee Substitute No. 2 - Hurley - ENACT FIRST EVALUATION PROGRAM. (Health and Human Services/Mental Health) (3rd Edition) HB 490 Steen, Carney, Dockham and Barnhart (Primary Sponsors) - RENAME YADKIN RIVER BRIDGE. (Appropriations/Transportation) (1st Edition) HB 493 Committee Substitute - Howard, Blust and Randleman (Primary Sponsors) -LANDLORD TENANT LAW CHANGES. (Judiciary/A) (2nd Edition) HB 542 Committee Substitute - Rhyne, McComas, Brisson and Crawford (Primary Sponsors) - TORT REFORM FOR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES.  (House Select Committee on Tort Reform) (2nd Edition) HB 737 Samuelson, Earle, Steen and Brisson (Primary Sponsors) - STRENGTHEN CHILD SAFETY LAWS/CARE FACILITIES. (Judiciary/A) (1st Edition) HB 806 Committee Substitute - Jordan, Stam, Moffitt and Stevens (Primary Sponsors) -ZONING STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS/AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS  CHANGE. (Judiciary/B) (2nd Edition)	House
3:00 PM	Session Convenes (Senate) [Live Audio] LOCAL BILLS THIRD READING-ROLL CALL SB 19 (Id H 97) Tucker UNION FIRE FEE SUNSET REPEALED. 2/2 St. and Loc. Gov.; if Fav Finance 2/15 Fav; rerefer Finance 5/4 Fav; Cal 5/10 5/10 Passed 2nd Rdg SB 431 (Id H 447) Davis FONTANA DAM INCORPORATED. 3/28 Finance 5/4 Fav; Cal 5/10 5/10 Passed 2nd Rdg PUBLIC BILLS SECOND READING SB 170 Hartsell 2nd Ed. CLARIFY NUISANCE ABATEMENT LAWS. Com Sub 3/2 Judiciary II 5/10 Unfav bill; Judiciary II Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 300 (Id H 306) Hartsell MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE/PROCESS AMENDMENTS. 3/10 Judiciary II 5/10 Fav SB 374 (Id H 762) Apodaca, Walters, Tucker 2nd Ed. LANDOWNER PROTECTION ACT. Com Sub 3/21 Ag./Envir./Nat Res. 5/10 Unfav bill; Ag./Envir./Nat Res. Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 426 Clodfelter 2nd Ed. MODIFY/CLARIFY PUBLIC FINANCE STATUTES. Com Sub 3/28 Finance 5/10 Unfav bill; Finance Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 428 Clodfelter STUDY CONSOLIDATED ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION. 3/28 Program Eval. 5/10 Fav SB 484 (Id H 465) Jackson 2nd Ed. REPS CREDITS AT CLEANFIELDS PARKS. Com Sub 4/4 Commerce 4/14 W/D Commerce; rerefer Ag./Envir./Nat Res. 5/10 Unfav bill; Ag./Envir./Nat Res. Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 513 (Id H 583) Gunn, Clary ALLOW SAVINGS PROMOTION RAFFLES. 4/6 Commerce 5/10 Fav SB 600 Clodfelter 2nd Ed. OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT/SPECIAL EVENTS. Com Sub 4/19 Judiciary I 5/10 Unfav bill; Judiciary I Com Sub Adopted SB 613 Brown, Clary, Pate 2nd Ed. HUNTING & FISHING/ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. Com Sub 4/19 Ag./Envir./Nat Res. 5/10 Unfav bill; Ag./Envir./Nat Res. Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 626 Hartsell, Bingham 2nd Ed. PED TO STUDY DENR ACTION/ALCOA CONTAMINATION. Com Sub 4/19 Program Eval. 5/10 Unfav bill; Program Eval. Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 648 Preston, Tillman, Hartsell 2nd Ed. AMEND LAW RE: SCHOOL DISCIPLINE. Com Sub 4/20 Ed/Higher Ed. 5/5 Unfav bill; Ed/Higher Ed. Com Sub Adopted; Cal 5/10 5/10 W/D Cal; Cal 5/11 SB 661 (Id H 763) Bingham 2nd Ed. LICENSE PLATE AGENCY CONTRACTS. Com Sub 4/20 Program Eval. 5/10 Unfav bill; Program Eval. Com Sub Adopted (Chgs title) SB 731 Clodfelter 2nd Ed. ZONING/DESIGN AND AESTHETIC CONTROLS. Com Sub 4/20 Commerce 5/10 Unfav bill; Commerce Com Sub Adopted SB 749 Rabon, Tucker, Rouzer 2nd Ed. MODIFY WEIGHT LIMITS FOR FARM OPERATIONS. Com Sub 4/20 Transp. 4/28 Unfav bill; Transp. Com Sub Adopted; rerefer Finance 5/10 Fav HB 222 (Id S 194) Lewis, Gibson, Samuelson 4th Ed. ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCENTIVES. S Com Sub 4/19 Rules 4/26 W/D Rules; rerefer Commerce 5/10 Unfav Com Sub; Sen Commerce Com Sub Adopte	Senate