Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills, Vetoes Two Bills and Lets Two Bills Become Law | Eastern North Carolina Now

Press Release:

    RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law:


    Governor Cooper also vetoed the following bills:


    Governor Cooper made the following statement on his veto of HB 618:

    "The North Carolina Constitution clearly gives the State Board of Education the oversight authority for public schools, including charter schools. This bill is a legislative power grab that turns that responsibility over to a commission of political friends and extremists appointed by Republican legislators, making it more likely that faulty or failing charter schools will be allowed to operate and shortchange their students. Oversight of charter schools should be conducted by education experts not partisan politicians."

    Governor Cooper made the following statement on his veto of HB 488:

    "This bill stops important work to make home construction safer from disaster and more energy efficient, and ultimately will cost homeowners and renters more money. The bill also imperils North Carolina's ability to qualify for FEMA funds by freezing residential building code standards. Not only does the bill wipe out years of work to make homes safer and more affordable, it also violates the Constitution by rigging the way rules are made."

    Background on HB 488:

    By rigging the board to require 9 votes to approve rules and conduct business, the bill violates the Constitution by failing to follow McCrory v. Berger despite giving the Governor 7 appointments to the legislature's 6. The bill also requires board members to undergo Senate confirmation and takes away the Governor's ability to remove an appointee. These changes violate the separation of powers clause and further allows the legislature to put its thumb on the scale in these important safety decisions.

    Governor Cooper also declined to sign two bills into law:




    Contact: Sam Chan

    Phone: (919) 814-2100  •      Email: govpress@nc.gov
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( August 27th, 2023 @ 5:55 pm )
 
Roy Cooper wants to make homes cost more, which is why he wants all that environmental extremists stuff in the Building Code. He is tryiing to use the bureaucracy to make laws, just like Biden. An over powerful bureaucracy is a threat to democracy. It is a good thing our elected legsilators put an end to this crap in this instance. They need to do more or it. This would have just put more cost for the left's climate agenda on homebuyers.
( August 27th, 2023 @ 12:06 pm )
 
I see other states getting stemols money , When are you going to give us in North Carolina people the same! We need money too . Or do you not care for us!



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