2012 Legislative Recap | Eastern North Carolina Now

   Publisher's note: This article is by the Civitas and is posted in Civitas.

    The 2012 North Carolina legislative short session has come to a close, concluding the first biennium in over 100 years that both chambers of the General Assembly were controlled by Republicans. The Civitas Institute has taken the opportunity to review the promises kept and opportunities missed in this historic session. Topics include: budget and taxes, voter ID, education, healthcare, and several others.

    2012 Short Session: Short, But How Sweet?

    State Budget Increases Spending by Half a Billion Over Last Year

    In the Realm of Healthcare, The Fight Continues

    Steps Forward on Energy and the Environment

    Education Gets a Solid Grade in 2012 Session

    Voter ID Falls Short in 2012 Session

    Ensuring Justice for North Carolina

    NC Affirms Traditional Marriage
North Carolina General Assembly, May, 2012     photo by Stan Deatherage


2011-2012 Veto Override Chart


Overidden Veto

HB 950 Modify 2011 Appropriations Act
SB 820 Clean Energy & Economic Security Act
SB 416 Amend Death Penalty Procedures
HB 7 Comm. Colleges/Opt Out of Fed'l Loan Prgm
HB 200 Appropriations Act of 2011
SB 33 Medical Liability Reforms
HB 854 Woman's Right To Know Act
SB 496 Medicaid and Health Choice Provider Req.
SB 532 ESC/Jobs Reform
SB 781 Regulatory Reform Act
SB 727 No Dues Check Off for School Empl.

Vetoed

SB 13 Balanced Budget Act of 2011
HB 2 Healthcare Freedom Act
SB 265 State Health Plan/Appropriations and Transfer
HB 383 Extent UI Benefits/Continuing Resolution
HB 351 Restore Confidence in Government Act
HB 482 Water Violations Waivers
SB 709 Energy Jobs Act
SB 9 No Discriminatory Purpose in Death Penalty

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