List of Bills Ratified During the Session

Legislative Bulletin

December 12, 2001

New laws passed by the General Assembly this year
Following is an excerpted list of bills ratified during this year’s session. The list excludes most local bills and includes only those that are of general interest to NCCBI members. Each bill is a hotlink. Clicking on the bill will take you to the General Assembly’s web site, where you can read and print out a copy of the new law:

H3	Encourage Reciprocity In Bidding Process.
H7	Amend Worthless Check Program.
H13	Motor Vehicle Repairs.
H15	Amend School Classifications.
H31	Presidential Elector Challenge.
H32	Congress Zero Deviation.
H34	Ban Butterfly And Punch Card Ballots.
H42	Property Tax Homestead Exclusion.
H57	Labeling Campaign Ads.
H63	Child Bicycle Safety Act.
H78	Grandparents As Supervising Drivers.
H105	Buncombe County Product Dev. Fund.
H109	Reimburse. Marriage/Family Therapists.
H115	Public Conflicts Of Interest.
H146	Modify Partnership Tax Credit.
H150	Extend Tax Deadline.
H163	Furniture Market Improvement Act.
H182	Amend Anti-Lapse Statute.
H193	Retirement Home Tax Change.
H195	N.C. History Taught/Student Citizen Act Of 2001.
H228	Election Of Comm. Coll. Board Members.
H232	Budget Revenue Provisions-2001
H235	Sanitary District Economic Development.
H236	Sanitary District Satellite Annexation.
H275	Infant Homicide Prevention Act.
H307	Minimum Housing Standards.
H311	Indian Tribe Unemployment Option.
H321	Budget Technical Corrections.
H327	Revise Treasurer Investment Authority.
H329	Adult Day Care Transportation
H332	Energy Improvement Program.
H334	Exemption For Interns.
H342	ESC Records/Evidence
H343	Remove Employment Security Sunsets.
H344	Domestic Employer Wage Reports.
H350	Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Requirements.
H351	Utilization Review And Grievance Changes.
H355	State Building Code Changes.
H357	Umbrella Insurance Improvements.
H359	Viatical Settlements Rewrite.
H360	Health Insurance Omnibus Changes.
H381	Mental Health System Reform.
H385	Consolidate Business Provisions.
H386	Community College Audit Procedures.
H410	Disposal Of Community College Property.
H421	Budget Approval Process/Comm. Colleges.
H431	Financial Assist./Comm. College Students.
H432	Licensing Selling Of Cars.
H434	Amend Rule 9(J).
H438	Clarify Comm. Coll. Performance Measure.
H440	Embalmers And Funeral Directors.
H558	Real Estate/Travel Agent Fees Regulated.
H570	Tar-Pamlico Agricultural Rule.
H571	Simplify Taxes On Telecommunications-2.
H573	Eliminate Campaign Report Notarization.
H593	Health Insurance/Licensed Professional Counselor
H598	Building Inspections Contracted.
H608	School Employee Health Certificate.
H609	Well Construction Standards/Rule Making.
H612	Neuse River Water Quality Reclassification.
H620	Records Of School Suspension May Be Retained.
H643	Testimonial Privilege For Violence Victims.
H663	Honoring Victims Of Imperial Food Products Fire.
H665	Extend Limitations For Some Intentional Torts.
H668	Settlement Procedures In District Court Actions.
H685	Occupancy Tax For Certain Counties.
H686	Recreation Vehicles-Width/Length Changes.
H689	Tennessee Valley Authority Officers' Authority.
H702	Disposal Of Wetlands Mitigation Credits.
H736	Long-Term Care/Post Staffing.
H800	Speaker's Appointments.
H803	Reorganize Savings Institution Division.
H804	County School Acquisition
H824	Installation Of Sewer Cleanout Required.
H831	Election Changes.
H884	Innocence Protection Act.
H935	Facilitate School Construction.
H938	Community Colleges May Receive EDA Grants.
H977	Early Voting.
H980	Children In Voting Enclosures.
H983	Limit Liability/Landowner/Watershed Properties.
H990	State Board Of Education Confirmation.
H998	State Privacy Act.
H1006	Environmental Report Consolidation.
H1025	House Redistricting.
H1041	Ballot Instructions In Spanish.
H1045	Restore Workers' Comp. Stability.
H1046	Election Changes.
H1048	Moratorium On Health Insurance Mandates.
H1053	Action On Construction Payment Bond.
H1063	Pay For Performance/Lust Cleanups.
H1067	Clarify Auto Repair Bill Of Rights.
H1068	Long-Term Care Facil./Quality Of Care.
H1070	Trustees And Estate Law Changes
H1073	Register Of Deed/Business Reinstatement.
H1098	Amend Deposit Account Law.
H1126	Clarify Residency For Reg. Or Voting.
H1143	Sports Club ABC Permits.
H1147	Hospital Temporary Bed Increases.
H1149	School Policies On Harassment Of Employees
H1154	Crime Victims' Rights Act Amendments.
H1160	Health Ins./Uniform Provider Credentialing.
H1161	Appointments To State Board Of Ed.
H1186	Voter Registration By Fax.
H1188	Protection Of Voter Rolls.
H1193	Voter Address Change By Fax.
H1257	Stream Identification For Buffer Rules.
H1269	Rental Cars-Advertising And Charges.
H1299	Underground Storage Tank Program Funds.
H1301	Clarify Petroleum Lust Cleanup Requirements.
H1312	Extend Swine Moratoria/Animal Waste Amends-5.
H1324	Amend Retirement Definitions.
H1341	Amend Auctions/Auctioneers Laws.
H1431	Car Property Tax Credit.
H1448	Make Meals Tax Penalties Uniform.
H1468	Certain Weapons Of Mass Destruction.
H1471	Bioterrorism Defense Funds.
H1472	Biological Agents Registry.
H1477	Congressional Redistricting Wright 3a.
S3	Desert Storm License Plate.
S9	Interstate High-Speed Rail Commission.
S11	Election Changes-Misc.
S14	Election Rewrite/Counting And Canvassing
S16	Municipal Election Boards
S17	Election Rewrite/Ballots And Voting
S25	Lease-Purchase Up To Three Prisons.
S45	Unlawful To Impede A School Bus.
S71	Suspended Students/Alternative Programs
S85	Expand NC Business Opportunities.
S92	Various Local Occupancy Taxes.
S109	Require Experience For Death Penalty Cases.
S118	Medical Treatment By Internet/Toll-Free Number.
S119	District Court Elections Nonpartisan.
S123	Special Obligation Bonds For Water/Sewer.
S132	Health Insurance/Colorectal Cancer Screening.
S144	Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement.
S162	Property Tax Amendments.
S165	Revenue Laws Technical Changes.
S168	HMO Cease And Desist.
S173	No Death Penalty/Mentally Retarded.
S178	Adult Care Home Assesment.
S181	Pass-Through Entity/Housing Tax Credit.
S195	Criminal Record Checks For Nurses.
S199	Managed Care Patients' Bill Of Rights.
S206	Tourist Directional Sign Program.
S210	Satellite Annexation Agreements.
S220	Define Time Stock Abandoned For Escheats.
S221	Amend Public Health Authorities Act.
S236	HFA Bonds.
S241	Health Insurance Termination Notice.
S243	Red Light Cameras/Certain Cities.
S247	Reallocate Clean Water Bonds/Defer Bond Issue.
S264	Require State Reports Double-Sided.
S269	Amend Investment Advisor Law.
S277	Community Development Exemption.
S278	Theft Of Gasoline/License Suspension.
S300	Amend NC Emergency Management Laws.
S310	Uniform Securities Regulation.
S311	Housing Finance Agency Bonds.
S312	Amend Environmental/Health Laws.
S318	Insurance Producer Licensing.
S321	Insurance Exam Law Amendments.
S352	Extend Lien For Public Health Nuisance.
S353	DOR Debt Collection Changes.
S362	Confirmation/Robert Powell/State Controller.
S365	Electronic Listing For Property Taxes.
S378	Education Degree Not Required/Local Superintendent.
S395	Plumbing And Heating Contractors.
S396	Electrical Contractors.
S405	Infrastructure Reimbursement.
S431	Adjust License Thresholds For Inflation.
S432	Water And Sewer Authorities.
S446	Pharmacy Technicians.
S459	Insurance Financial Amendments.
S461	Insurance Information Privacy.
S463	Amend Nursing Practice Act.
S466	Workers Compensation Amendments.
S468	Workers Comp. Cancellations And Renewals.
S476	Realignment/Superior Court Judge Districts
S531	Umstead Act Exception/Community Colleges.
S538	Bill Lee Two-County Projects.
S627	Liability Insurance For Univ. Students.
S628	Out-Of-State CPAs/Fees.
S633	Building Code Pilot Program.
S650	Comm. College Satellite Campus In Stokes Co.
S690	Centennial Authority Changes.
S703	Immunity/Honoring Portable DNR Order.
S708	Reduce School Paperwork.
S714	Amend Certificate Of Need.
S716	Poll Worker Discharge.
S719	TTA Eminent Domain.
S729	Motorcycle Insurance Rates.
S731	Transportation Planning.
S735	Change Education Cabinet Membership.
S748	Bill Lee Act Changes-AB.
S749	Nursing Home Administrator Act.
S774	Public Enterprise Customer Billing Privacy.
S778	Criminal History Checks Of School Employees.
S779	Control Foot & Mouth/Animal Disease Outbreaks.
S780	Amend Physicians' Liens Statutes.
S783	Extend Sunset/Demolition Debris Landfill.
S790	Good Funds Settlement Act Revisions.
S795	Repeal Chapter 78b/Amend Securities Act.
S798	Senate Redistricting.
S801	Firemen Reporting.
S811	Parent Of Suspended Student/Adequate Notice.
S817	Building Code Revisions.
S823	Promoting NC Grape And Wine Industry.
S826	Criminal Record Check Change/Long-Term Care.
S833	Possessing Fraudulent ID To Get Liquor.
S842	Business Entity Changes.
S852	Insurance For Public Works Projects.
S860	Interstate Trust Business.
S876	Day Reporting Centers.
S881	Workers' Comp Awards Filed As Judgments.
S882	Conform NC Law To Commodities Exchange Act.
S885	Unsafe Buildings.
S888	Nonresident License Fees.
S890	Money Transmitters Act.
S904	Enact Mortgage Lending Act.
S907	Organ, Eye, And Tissue Donor Registry
S920	Environmental Technical Corrections.
S937	C.O.N.-Adult Care Homes Regulated.
S951	Prevent Unnecessary Filing Of Briefs.
S970	Grape Growers Council Funds.
S1002	Campaign Finance Enforcement.
S1005	The Appropriations Act.
S1023	Revise Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
S1036	Building Code Subject To APA.
S1056	Financial Oversight For Housing Authorities.
S1066	Amend Appraisers Act.
S1101	Confirmation Utility Comm. Appts./Exec. Director

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