Wonky Goodness
As I find my way through the corridors of power here in Raleigh, I'm learning (or relearning) quirks of our legislature. This Associated Press blurb explains the "crossover" deadline as well as I could hope to do on my own right at the moment:
(AP) - Legislative leaders appear ready to put off their deadline for approving legislation in at least one chamber by at least two weeks. In odd-numbered years, House and Senate rules require bills that don't incur spending or adjust taxes and fees to pass at least one chamber by a certain date. Otherwise they can't be considered for the remainder of the two-year session. This year's "crossover deadline" is May 19, but Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, said it will be pushed back to June 2. He said that after spending so much time on the lottery and the budget, legislators believe more time is needed to get other substantive bills through one chamber. The House would have go along with the change. When asked if the deadline would be delayed, Rep. Bill Culpepper, D-Chowan, the House Rules Committee chairman, only said: "We're talking about that."
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