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| Date | Title | Statute | Requestor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/01/95 | School Merger Agreement; Powers of Interim Board | 115C-67, | Ridge, Paul |
| 08/01/95 | Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission; Armed Robbery; Aggregation of Sentences | 14-87, 15A-1354, | Boyd, Sam |
| 07/25/95 | Authority of the Parole Commission to Impose or Attach Conditions to Mandatory Reentry Paroles; | 15A-1374, 15A-1380.2, | Mann, Charles |
| 07/24/95 | Release of Juvenile Education Records | 115C-114, 134A-2, 134A-20, 7A-517, 7A-573, 7A-574, 7A-611, 7A-652, | Britt, C. Robin |
| 07/12/95 | Inventory of Safe Deposit Boxes | 105-24, 7A-102, | Kennedy, John |
| 07/12/95 | Student Assignment | 115C-366, 115C-369, | Teddy, David |
| 06/29/95 | Proposed CollegeVision Fund | 116-201, 116-202, 116-209.12, 116-209.24, 116-209.25, 147-68, 147-69.2, 147-69.3, 36A-2, | Broadway, Stan |
| 06/23/95 | Private Operation of County Jails | 153-217, 153A-216, 153A-217, 153A-219, 153A-221, 153A-449, 162-22, 162-24, 17C-2, | Baker, John |
| 06/22/95 | Ability to Challenge Decisions of the Environmental Management Commission | 143-215.22I, 150B-1, 150B-2, 150B-23, | Morris, John |
| 06/19/95 | Municipal Corporations/Right to Construct Docks or Piers at Dedicated Street Ends | N/A | Hollowell, Ben |
| 06/19/95 | Creation of Physician Hospital Organizations by Municipal Hospitals | 131E, 131E-12, 131E-23, 131E-5, 131E-7, 159-30, | Huffistetler, Noah |
| 06/13/95 | Closure of Shad Season | 113-132, 113-136, 113-182, 143B-289.11, 150B-21.1, | Freeman, Doug |
| 06/09/95 | Authority of the General Assembly to Provide Relief to Federal Pensioners | N/A | Cohen, Gerry |
| 06/07/95 | Constitutionality; Attorneys and the Practice of Law | 84-28, | Daughtry, N. Leo |
| 05/30/95 | Marina Easements; Submerged Lands | 113-202.1, | Ware, Norma |
| 05/23/95 | Department of Cultural Resources; U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission | 121-11, 143B-49, 143B-73, | Scheu, Capt. D.R. |
| 05/22/95 | Confidentiality of Letters from Internal Affairs Department | 132-6, 160A-168, | Burns, Keith |
| 05/20/95 | Bonds and Other Evidences of Debt | 122A-19, 131A-21, 131E-28, 143B-456, | Kerr, John |
| 05/16/95 | Trust Assets | 32-2, 53-101, 53-117, 53-122, 53-159.1, 53-17, 53-2, 53-43, | Lingerfelt, Hal |
| 05/08/95 | Crime Victims Compensation; Collateral Source; Under-Insured or Uninsured Coverage | 15B-11, 15B-2, 20-279.21, 20-4.01, | Eichelberger, Gary |
| 05/01/95 | Assign State Board of Education’s Constitutional Powers to Independent Body | 115C-295.1, | Robinson, Jay |
| 04/20/95 | Access To Records By Social Services Board | 108A-11, 108A-80, 108A-9, 7A, 7A-675, | FitzGerald, Kevin |
| 04/18/95 | Where Home Health Providers May Serve Patients | 131E-175, 131E-176, 131E-177, 131E-178, 131E-183, 75-1, | Britt, C. Robin |
| 04/07/95 | Effect of North Carolina’s Withdrawal from the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission | 113-252, | Preston, Jean |
| 03/20/95 | EMC “Wetlands” Rulemaking Authority | 143-212, 143-214.1, 143-215.3, | Whisnant, Richard |
| 03/14/95 | Whether Substance Abuse Is Included In Definition of Handicapped Person | 168-1, 168-10, 168-21, 168-8, 168-9, | Britt, C. Robin |
| 03/07/95 | Fishery Resource Grants Program | 14-234, | Lucas, Robert |
| 03/02/95 | Tarboro Zoning Ordinance | 160A-381, 160A-383, | Brinson, Z. Creighton |
| 02/16/95 | Takings Implications of Proposed Wetlands Rules | N/A | Perdue, Beverly |
| 02/13/95 | Open Meetings Law; Closed Meetings to Discuss Acquisition of Land for Industrial Park | 132-6, 143-318.10, 143-318.11, | Holshouser, John |
| 02/10/95 | Tree Cutting in Front of Billboards | 113A-129.1, 12-3.1, 136-126, 136-127, 136-93, 146-11, 146-12, 146-13, 150B-19, | Colton, Marie |
| 02/10/95 | Defense Bonds in Land Repossession Actions; Summary Ejectment | 1-111, 42-26, 42-30, 42-31, 42-34, 7A-214, 7A-218, 7A-219, 7A-220, 7A-223, | Hampton, Thurman |
| 02/09/95 | Authority to require that the Governor consult with the Commission | 143-4, | Dorman, Marvin |
| 02/03/95 | North Carolina Educational Assistance Authority Proposed College Vision Fund | 116-201, 116-204, 116-209, 116-209.3, 143-1, 147-69.2, 58-1-10, 84-23.1, | Broadway, Stan |
| 02/02/95 | Authority to Adopt a Rule Limiting the Introduction of Bills | N/A | Gamble, John |
| 01/27/95 | Appointment of County Manager to Property Tax Commission; Conflict of Interest; Dual Office Holding | 105-288, 105-290, 128-1.1, 14-234, 153A-82, | Basnight, Marc |
| 01/26/95 | Authority of the State Controller to Coordinate All Telecommunications Matters | 143-341, 143-49, 143-50, 143B-426.35, 143B-426.39, 147-64.4, | Pittman, William |
| 01/25/95 | Cost of Voter Registration Records | 163-66, 163-82.10, | Gilkeson, William |
| 01/19/95 | Legislator Serving on State Board of Education | 128-1.1, | Little, Teena |
| 01/17/95 | Voter Assistance by a Candidate | 163-147, 163-152, 163-153, 163-42, 163-45, | Gilkeson, William |
| 01/05/95 | Right to a Natural Death; Procedures for Natural Death in the Absence of a Declaration | 90-21.12, 90-321, 90-322, | Britt, C. Robin |
| 12/21/94 | Local Board of Education’s Authority to Recover Overpayment of Teacher Salary | 115C-302, 115C-316, | Shuford, Reginald |
| 12/19/94 | Residency Requirements for Members of the Coastal Resources Commission | 113A-103, 113A-104, | Basnight, Marc |
| 12/14/94 | Conflicting Definitions of Pyrotechnics in a State-Wide and a Local Act | 14-410, 14-414, | Sexton, Wayne |
| 12/14/94 | Collateralization of Deposit Accounts Public Authority | 115C-444, 115D-58.7, 116-36, 117-29, 117-33, 147-69, 147-79, 159-30, 159-31, 159-7, 18B-702, | Graham, William |
| 12/08/94 | Taxation of Nonresident Professional Athletes; Withholding upon Wages and Salaries | 105-134, 105-152, 105-155, 105-163, 105-163.1, 105-163.2, 105-268.1, | Faulkner, Janice |
| 12/08/94 | Forfeiture of Cash Bond; Clerk of Court to Report Convictions to Division of Motor Vehicles | 109-25, 15A-531, 15A-534, 20-24, 20-24.1, 20-24.2, 20-4.01, 58-74-5, 7A-146, | Brantley, David |
| 11/28/94 | Power of Board of County Commissioners to Rescind Merger Plan | 115-25.1, 115C-67, 115C-68.1, | Sharpe, Larry |
| 11/22/94 | Application of the North Carolina Environmental Policy Act to the Superintendent’s Responsibilities | 113A-1, 113A-11, 113A-4, 113A-9, 115C-521, | Jackson, Roger |
| 11/02/94 | Employee Selection of Chiropractic Treatment in Workers’ Compensation Claim | 90-157.1, 97-1, 97-25, 97-7, | Odum, Fountain |
