Drafting requests up 35% over 2005

Substantive bill drafting requests received by staff at the North Carolina General Assembly are up over 35% comparing the end of the first week of the 2007 Regular Session with the same point in the 2005 Regular Session.  The increase was 42% in the Research Division and 33% in the Bill Drafting Division, indicating that interim study commission work was on the uptick, since the Research Division supplies primary staff to most studies. Excluded from totals from both sessions are blank bills requests.

2005

2007

CHANGE

RESEARCH DIVISION

95

135

+42.11%

DRAFTING DIVISION

404

539

+33.42%

GRAND TOTAL

499

674

+35.07%

House Temporary Rules – 2007

North Carolina House of Representatives temporary rules for the 2007 Session were adopted by House Resolution 1 on January 24, 2007, available in .pdf and html formats.    Those rules refer to the Permanent Rules from the 2005 Regular Session, (available in pdf  and html formats) as amended by House Resolution 1.

Deadlines from the 2007 rules are excerpted.

Senate Permanent Rules – 2007

North Carolina Senate permanent rules for the 2007 Regular Session can be found in Senate Resolution 1, adopted January 24, 2007, text available in pdf and html formats.

 Deadlines from those rules can be found excerpted.

North Carolina legislative deadlines 2007 (revised 5/11)

2007 House Deadlines 

Drafts	To Bill Drafting Tuesday by 4 pm	Filed in House Wednesday by 3 pm
Study and Agency Bills	March 6	March 14
Local Bills	March 20	March 28
Public Bills (Not Appropriations or Finance)	April 10	April 18
Appropriations and Finance	May 1	May 9

2007 Senate Deadlines 

Drafts	To Bill Drafting Tuesday by 4 pm	Filed in Senate
Local	February 27	March 7 Wednesday 3 pm
Public & Resolutions	March 13	March 27 Tuesday 1 pm

CROSSOVER DEADLINE

Thursday MAY 24*

* extended from May 17 by Senate floor action on May 10, House has also announced extension, House formal action is pending in House Resolution 2051.