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Date Title Statute Requestor
05/15/01 Appointments to the State Board of Education; State Employees 115C-10, 116-7, Freeman, Franklin
05/09/01 School Nurse Referral of Students to Health Department 115C-81, 130A-135, 90-21.12, 90-21.5, Dawkins, Koy
05/08/01 Authority to Disclose Police Officer Misconduct Information 115C-321, 115D-29, 126-24, 153A-98, 16-36, 160A-168, Sink, Robert
03/21/01 Legal Qualifications of Landscape Architects to Design Street and Storm Water Drainage Systems 114-4.2G, 89A-1, 89A-2, 89A-4, 89A-8, 89C-2, 89C-23, 89C-25, 89C-3, Carter, Jerry
03/13/01 Disposition of Surplus State Property by a Council of Government N/A Goodwin, Wayne
03/11/01 Consolidation of the Gaston County Police Department with the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office 153A-76, Jenkins, Heath
03/06/01 Territorial Jurisdiction of Company Police Officers 160A-20.1, 160A-281, 160A-282, 17C-2, 74E-6, Hudson, G. Dewey
03/06/01 Authority of County to Impose Late Payment Penalty or Administrative Fee 105-272, 105-312, 105-330.4, 105-355, 105-360, 153A-121, 153A-146, 153A-149, Smith, Lloyd
02/16/01 Conflict of Interest; Legislators 120-104, 120-120, 120-88, 14-234, 14-236, Mitchell, Burley
02/08/01 Timing of Permit Requirement for Air Contaminant Sources 143-215.1, 143-215.108, Klimek, Alan
02/07/01 Territorial Jurisdiction of Company Police Agencies 106A-281, 74E-6, Hudson, G. Dewey
02/05/01 State Building Code; County Regulations Requiring Installation of Carbon Monoxide Alarms 130A-39, 143-138, 153A-77, Sawyer, Grover
01/04/01 Freedom of Information Act 130A-304, 132-6, McLawhorn, Daniel
01/02/01 Congress’ Power to Require States to Enact Open Container Restrictions 20-138.7, Basnight, Marc
12/15/00 Funeral Service 90-210.25, Weisel, Michael
12/14/00 Length of Term of Office for Superior Court District 24C 163-9, 7A-41, Ferrell, Forest
11/17/00 Dual Office Holding 128-1, 128-1.1, 128-1.2, Sutton, Ronnie
11/01/00 Onslow County Hospital Authority; Appointment of Hospital Authority Commissioners 131E-18, 131E-21, 131E-22, 147-64.6, Bode, Robert
10/02/00 Purchase of Omitted Service-Eligibility to Receive Retirement Benefits Tax 128-21, 128-26, 143-166, 143-166.50, Karpinos, Ralph
09/20/00 Applicability of Watauga County Ordinances to UNC-TV Tower in Waauga County 153A-121, 153A-340, 153A-347, Hedrick, Jeffery
09/11/00 Investigate an Abuse Complaint Involving a Juvenile 131D-10.2, 131D-10.4, 7B-101, 7B-1501, 7B-302, Siler, Lowell
09/06/00 North Carolina Emergency Response Commission and Local Emergency Planning Committees 143-215.104, 143-291, 143-300.2, 143-300.6, 166A-14, Tolbert, Eric
07/20/00 Traffic Law Enforcement Statistics; Public Records 114-10, Dugdale, Joseph
06/30/00 Employment Referral Incentive Awards 126-18, Penny, Ronald
06/14/00 Powers of the NC Board of Massage and Bodywork 110-85, 115D-95, 12-3.1, 131E-100, 90-620, 90-621, 90-625, 90-626, 90-629, 90-631, Wilkins, Charles
06/14/00 Definition of Adequate 115D-32, 115D-33, 115D-34, Gasper, Ted
06/08/00 Sale of Undeveloped Real Property by Brunswick County Hospital Authority 131E-13, 131E-15, 131E-6, 153A-176, Edwards, Roger
06/07/00 Video Games or Video Poker Machines 14-295, 14-297, 14-304, 14-305, 14-306, 14-309, Soles, R.C.
06/05/00 Lose Control Lose Your License Legislation and Home Schools 20-11, Peterson, R. Glen
05/31/00 Competitive Bidding of Professional Services Contracts 136-28.1, 143-64.31, 143-64.32, Hill, Len
05/09/00 Lawfulness of Environmental Management Commission Members’ Offices and Actions of Commissions 128-6, 128-7, 143B-283, 143B-299, 143B-301.12, 143B-313.2, Holman, William
05/05/00 State Educational Assistance Authority; Power to Implement Institutional Student Loan Program 116-201, 116-203, 116-204, 116-208, 116-209.3, Brooks, Steven
04/17/00 Close Security Prison Construction 143-128, 143-129, 146-37, 148-37, High, Robert
04/14/00 Authority to Demand and Use Part of Public Facility as Voting Place 163-129, Crews, Angie
04/14/00 Defense of Officers and Directors of University-related Nonprofit Organizations 1-539.10, 143-300.2, 143-300.3, 55A-1-01, 55A-2-02, 55A-8-60, Steimer, William
04/12/00 Private Prisons 14-256.1, 15A-401, 15A-404, 15A-405, 160A-288, 160A-288.1, 162-35, 17E-8, 74E-2, 74E-6, Balance, Frank
04/10/00 Town of Highlands; Proposed Agreement for Condemnation of Bowery Road 136-44.1, 136-66.1, 136-66.3, 136-66.4, 160A-11, 160A-16, 160A-20.1, 160A-4, 160A-75, Coward, William
04/05/00 Powers of the Victims Compensation Commission and its Director 15B-10, 15B-11, Adams, A.A.
03/27/00 Imposition of Ad Valorem Taxes Upon Real Property 105-273, 105-278.1, 105-302, 105-312, 105-380, Marshall, Huey
03/21/00 Present-Use Valuation 105-277.3, 105-277.4, 105-283, Howard, Julia
03/21/00 Consequences of Proposed Amendments to Article 9 of UCC 104G-8, 143-291, 25-4-407, 25-9-407, Templeton, Franklin
03/14/00 Approval and Licensing of Massage and Bodywork Therapy Schools 115D-88, 115D-89, 115D-95, 115D-96, 115D-97, 90-625, 90-626, 90-629, 90-631, Hines, Clay
03/08/00 Proposed Acquisition of Rex Healthcare by the University of North Carolina Health Care System 116-37, 143-300.2, 143B-469.1, 55A-12-02, Blue, Daniel
03/07/00 Medical Staff Requirement for Births in Hospitals 131E-76, Kramer, Howard
03/06/00 Constitutionality of Requiring Payment of Use Tax 105-164.16, 105-164.6, 105-269.14, Allred, Cary
02/17/00 Authority of UNC Health Care System to Acquire Control of Rex Hospital 116-37, 126-5, Ehringhaus, Susan
02/09/00 Scope of Authority of Commissioner of Insurance 116B-1, 116B-2, 116B-51, 116B-53, 116B-56, 116B-59, 58-1-1, 58-2-60, 58-2-70, 58-63-50, Kolbe, Peter
01/14/00 Seizure of Vehicles for Offenses Involving Impaired Driving 20-28.3, 20-28.5, Inabinett, David
12/21/99 Increase in the Number of Commissioners 131E-16, 131E-18, Millar, William
12/13/99 Proposed Disaster Relief Programs N/A Basnight, Marc
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