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Date Title Statute Requestor
03/10/96 Meaning and Applicability of the Swine Farm Siting Act 106-800, 106-801, 106-802, Culp, Arlie
03/07/96 Dietetics/Nutrition Practice Act 90-368, Lenihan, Alice
02/27/96 Use by County Agencies and Employees of a Hotel Owned by a Member 14-234, Eades, Robert
02/26/96 Public Records; Computer Database Index 132-6.1, Buford, Elizabeth
02/19/96 Application of the Open Meetings Law to North Carolina Property Tax Commission 105-288, 105-290, 143-2, 143-318.10, 143-318.18, Shires, Janet
02/19/96 Authority of Nonresident Corporate Trustee 131A-11, 131A-12, Hancock Bode, Lucy
02/19/96 Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicle as it Relates to the Highway Use Tax on Trailers 105-187.3, 20-4.01, Howard, Carol
02/06/96 Service and Repair Services to School System Property 14-234, 14-236, 14-237, Wilson, Jill
02/06/96 Company Owned by Member of Board of Education Supplying Materials to Firms 14-234, 14-236, 14-237, Wilson, Jill
01/31/96 Proposed CollegeVision Fund; Nature of Proposed Fund as Institutional Trust Funds 116-201, 116-209.24, 116-209.3, 116-36.1, Broadway, Stan
01/25/96 Adopted Special Needs Children 108A-50, 150B-21.1, 150B-21.4, McKoy, Henry
01/25/96 Additional Judgeships for District Court 7A-142, Hunt, James
01/24/96 Community College Use of State Funds to Purchase Liability Insurance 115D-24, 115D-31.1, 115D-32, 115D-58.12, 143-291, Carter, John
01/18/96 Power of the North Carolina State Ports Authority to Finance an Industrial Facility 143B-456.1, Phillips, S. Davis
01/10/96 Teaching Fellows Commission; Repayment Through Service 115C-363.23A, Lambeth, Thomas
01/04/96 Effect of Accretion Upon Town of Holden Beach’s Municipal Boundary 14-160, 14-223, 14-33, 15A-402, 160A-21, 160A-286, 160A-4, Salcines, Lillian
01/04/96 Authority of the Commission to Accept Restitution 18B-104, 18B-505, Speight, Marvin
12/20/95 Attorney Access to Minors in State Hospitals and Attonrey General Opinion 110-44.1, 110-44.2, 110-44.4, 112C-224.1, 122-55.14, 122C-270, 122C-3, 122C-53, 122C-62, 143B-403.1, 71-490, 7A-717, Britt, C. Robin
12/14/95 Duties of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction 115C-19, 115C-21, 115C-98, 143A-39, Etheridge, Bob
12/13/95 Development and Operation of a Regional Physician Organization 116-40.4, 14-234, 14-236, 66-58, Hassler, Gregory
12/11/95 State Contract-Center for Employment Testing; Job Skills Training Program N/A Killian Berry, Cherie
12/07/95 Assigning Two Inmates to a Single Bed on a Shift Basis (Hot Bunking) N/A Freeman, Franklin
12/04/95 Mandatory Best Management Practices for Non-Point Sources of Pollution 143-213, 143-214.1, 143-214.7, 143-215, 143-215.1, Bray Rimer, Linda
12/04/95 Community Penalties Program Act of 1983; Liability of Members of a Community Penalties Board 7A-775, Parrish, Frank
11/25/95 Applicability of North Carolina Motor Vehicle Dealer Licensing Laws 20-285, Leaston, John
11/22/95 Effect of Dare County Land Use Update 113A-101, 113A-102, 113A-103, 113A-106, 113A-108, 113A-109, 113A-110, 113A-111, 113A-112, 113A-113, 113A-114, 113A-115, 113A-116, 113A-118, 153A-76, 63-1, 63-49, Hobbs, Robert
11/09/95 Marine Fisheries Commission Rulemaking During License Moratorium N/A Preston, Jean
11/06/95 Anne Harington Mickle; Authority of North Carolina Board of Nursing to Waive Rule 90-171.23, Kramer, Howard
11/02/95 Medical Spending Account on a Pre-Tax Basis in the Statewide Employee 116-17.2, 135-39.5B, 135-40, 143-34.1, Penny, Ronald
11/02/95 Application of Certain Prohibitions Contained in �� 116-17.2 & 143-34.1(d) 116-17.2, 135-39.5B, 143-34.1, Ducker, Dennis
11/02/95 Application of Certain Prohibitions Contained in �� 116-17.2 & 143-34.1(d) 116-17.2, 135-39.5B, 135-40, 143-34.1, Terry, Evelyn
11/02/95 Jurisdiction; Preneed Funeral Contracts 35A-1203, 35A-1224, 35A-1251, 7A-240, 7A-242, 7A-246, 7A-3, 7A-4, 7A-40, 90-210.65, Hoke, William
10/29/95 Acceptability of Computer Generated Forms for UCC Filings 215-9, 25-9-105, 25-9-203, 25-9-401, 25-9-402, Holleman, John
10/27/95 North Carolina State Bar N/A Lunsford, L. Thomas
10/27/95 Availability and Writing of Insurance By Geographic Location 58-16-5, 58-33-40, 58-42-1, 58-42-10, 58-42-35, 58-63-10, 58-63-15, Long, James
10/13/95 Criminal Law and Procedure; Expungement 15A-145, 15A-146, 7A-180, Coman, James
10/12/95 Application of the Coastal Reserve Statutes 113A-100, 113A-113, 113A-120, 113A-128, 113A-129.1, 113A-129.2, Schecter, Roger
09/28/95 Enforceability of Settlement Agreement 114-2.2, Scott, James
09/25/95 Open Meetings; Public Records 132-1, 143-318.10, 143-318.11, 143-318.9, Howard, Julia
09/20/95 Open Meetings; Public Records 132-1, 143-318.10, 143-318.9, Howard, Julia
09/11/95 Contractual Powers of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction 115C-19, 115C-21, Etheridge, Bob
09/07/95 Right to Allow the Parents’ Attorney to Interview the Child 7A-586, Simmons, Edward
09/07/95 Maready v. City of Winston-Salem, et al 158-7.1, Adams, Alma
08/25/95 Food Service Establishments; Standards and Approvals of Plan 130A-39, 130A-4, Pons, J. Edwin
08/23/95 Commission of Indian Affairs 143B-404, 143B-407, 71A-3, Richardson, Gregory
08/17/95 Use of Lapsed Salaries to Fund Budget Shortfall for Thomas S. Budget 143-23, Britt, C. Robin
08/15/95 Transfer of Legal Counsel 53-96, Lingerfelt, Hal
08/15/95 Fees Imposed by the Division of Motor Vehicles for Furnishing Information to Counties 105-330.2, 105-330.3, 105-330.7, 12-3-1, 20-43, 20-50.3, 20-50.4, Bailey, John
08/10/95 North Carolina Teachers’ and State Employees’ Comprehensive Major Medical Plan 108A-69, 108A-70, 135-39.5B, 135-40.1, 135-40.2, 135-40.3, 58-51-115, 58-51-120, Crawford, Patricia
08/01/95 Confirmation of Kathy Taft as a Member of the State Board of Education 115C-10, Hunt, James
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