Total bill drafting requests received by staff for the 2010 short session of the North Carolina General Assembly are down over 31% from the same point after convening of the 2008 short session. There are two conflicting trends — 1) Requests to the Research Division are up over 21%, probably a reflection of more study committees meeting and recommending substantive legislation, and 2) Requests to the Bill Drafting Division are down over 42%, a reflection of a drop off in special appropriations bill requests.
| 2008 | 2010 | CHANGE | ||
| 2008-2010 | ||||
| RESEARCH DIVISION | 221 | 268 | +21.27% | |
| DRAFTING DIVISION | 1066 | 610 | -42.78% | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 1287 | 878 | -31.78% | |
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