NC Bills of Interest

Weekly Legislative Report February 11, 2011
BILLS OF INTEREST
HB 11: No Postsecondary Education/Illegal Aliens: AN ACT prohibiting illegal aliens from attending North Carolina community colleges and universities. http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=HB+11&submitButton=Go
This bill was filed on 1/27/2011 by Rep. George Cleveland of Onslow County. It has been referred to the Committee on Education and if favorable, would be referred to the House Appropriations committee. The House Committee on Education met this week briefly on organizational business and will begin to take up bills next week (week of Feb. 14). As of today, this bill is not on the agenda for their next meeting.
Co-Sponsors: L. Brown; Current; Faircloth; Folwell; Frye; Guice; Hager; Horn; Iler; Ingle; Jones; Jordan;
Langdon; McGee; Randleman; Sanderson; Setzer; Torbett; H. Warren;
HB 28: DHHS to Provide Law Enforcement Information: AN ACT to require the department of health and human services to provide law enforcement officers and agencies with any information requested for the PURPOSE of locating individuals that are receiving any services from the department and for whom Law enforcement has an ACTIVE INVESTIGATION or any outstanding criminal process issued by a judicial official. http://ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H28v1.html
HB 28 was filed on 2/1/11 by Burr; Guice; Ingle; Randleman. It has passed the first reading and has been referred to the Committee on Judiciary Subcommittee B. That committee will meet on February 16, 2011 at 10AM in 421 LOB and this bill is on the agenda.
Co-Sponsors: Cleveland; Faircloth; Hilton; Hurley; Jones; Jordan; Sanderson; H. Warren
HB 33: State Law to Provide for Acceptable ID's: AN ACT to provide that only identifications approved by the State may be used to determine the reliability of a person's identification for governmental and law enforcement purposes. http://ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H33v1.html
HB 33 was filed on 2/2/11 by Hager and Cleveland. It has passed the first reading and was referred to the Committee on Government and if favorable will move to the Judiciary committee. No meeting is on the calendar yet for this upcoming week.
Co-Sponsors: Bradley; L. Brown; Burr; Current; Dixon; Faircloth; Folwell; Frye; Hastings; Hurley; Iler;
Ingle; Jones; Jordan; Justice; Langdon; McCormick; McGee; T. Moore; Randleman; Sager;
Sanderson; Shepard; Starnes; Steen; Torbett; H. Warren;
HB 36: Public Contracts/Illegal Immigrants: AN ACT prohibiting state and local government contracts with contractors who employ illegal immigrants and requiring contractors to verify and certify their employees' legal status or authorization to work in the United States. http://ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H36v1.html
HB 36 was filed on 2/3/11 by H. Warren; Cleveland and Folwell; It passed the first reading and was referred to the Committee on Government and if favorable will move to the Judiciary Subcommittee A. No meeting is on the calendar yet for this upcoming week.
Co-Sponsors:
Bradley; L. Brown; R. Brown; Burr; Cook; Current; Dollar; Faircloth; Frye; Guice; Hager;
Hastings; Horn; Howard; Hurley; Iler; Ingle; Johnson; Jones; Jordan; Justice; Langdon;
McComas; McGee; T. Moore; Pridgen; Randleman; Sanderson; Shepard; Starnes; Steen;
Stevens; Torbett;
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
 Historic Thousands on Jones Street (HKonJ 5): February 12 @ 9:30 www.hkonj.com
http://www.facebook.com/notes/immigrants-allies/hk-on-j-march-with-us-saturday-immigrants-and-allies-united-for-justice/196444530381332
 42nd Annual Frank Porter Graham Awards Ceremony @ 5:30PM on February 12th http://www.acluofnorthcarolina.org/?q=events
 The House adjourned to reconvene at 6:30pm on Monday, February 14, 2011 and the Senate will reconvene at 6:45pm on Monday, February 14, 2011
 The Governor's State of the State Address will be on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 7pm in the Legislative Building. You can hear it live on http://www.voterradio.com
 Equality NC Day of Action at the General Assembly is February 15th https://equalityfederation.salsalabs.com/o/35020/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=502
 "Crossover Deadline, the date by which a non-money bill must pass its house of origin in order to be considered by the second house during the 2011 session is May 12"
 House and Senate set bill deadlines http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2011/02/10/house-and-senate-set-bill-deadlines/
 Women's Advocacy Day is March 1
 People of Color Advocacy Day is March 9th
 Pilgrimage for Peace and Justice: Week of April 17-22nd