North Carolina SB 1: Full Disclosure Act of 1997.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S Simple
Resolution
Adopted
SENATE RESOLUTION 1
Adopted 1/8/25

Sponsors: Senator Rabon (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Calendar 1/8/2025
January 8, 2025
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A SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PERMANENT RULES OF THE SENATE FOR 1
THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 2
Be it resolved by the Senate: 3
SECTION 1. The permanent rules for the Regular Session of the Senate shall be as 4
follows: 5
PERMANENT RULES OF 6
THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE SENATE 7
2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 8
I. Order of Business, Rules 1-7 9
II. Conduct of Debate, Rules 8-17 10
III. Motions, Rules 18-24.1 11
IV. Voting, Rules 25-30 12
V. Committees, Rules 31-37.2 13
VI. Handling Bills, Rules 38-59.2 14
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees, Rules 60-65 15
VIII. General Rules, Rules 66-77. 16
I. ORDER OF BUSINESS 17
RULE 1. Rules controlling the Senate of North Carolina and its committees. – 18
The following rules shall govern and control all actions and procedures of the Senate and its 19
committees. 20
RULE 1.1. Emergencies. – In the event of a disaster, natural or otherwise, that 21
precludes the General Assembly from meeting in the Legislative Building, the members will be 22
notified by the President Pro Tempore where and when the Senate will convene. 23
RULE 2. Convening hour. – (a) The Presiding Officer shall take the Chair at the 24
hour fixed by the Senate upon adjournment on the preceding legislative day and shall call the 25
members to order. In case the Senate adjourned on the preceding legislative day without having 26
fixed the hour of reconvening, the Senate shall reconvene on the next legislative day at 2:00 P.M. 27
(b) At the hour fixed by the Senate upon adjournment on the preceding legislative 28
day, or at the hour to which the Senate has previously recessed on that same legislative day, and 29
upon direction from the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or the Chair of the Committee on 30
Rules and Operations of the Senate, the Principal Clerk of the Senate may convene the Senate 31
for the purpose of announcing to the Chamber that the Senate stands in recess until a later, 32
specified hour. 33
RULE 3. Opening the session. – The Presiding Officer shall, upon order being 34
obtained, have the sessions of the Senate opened with prayer. 35

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RULE 4. Convening and presiding in absence of President. – In the absence of the 1
President, the President Pro Tempore or a Senator designated by the President Pro Tempore shall 2
convene or reconvene the Senate and preside, and during such time shall be vested with all 3
powers of the President of the Senate except that of casting a vote in case of a tie when the 4
President Pro Tempore or the designated Presiding Officer has already voted on the question as 5
a Senator. In the event of the absence of the President and President Pro Tempore at any time 6
fixed for the reconvening of the Senate, the Senate shall be called to order by a member 7
designated by the President Pro Tempore, or if no member is designated, by the Deputy President 8
Pro Tempore of the Senate. If no member has been designated and the Deputy President Pro 9
Tempore is also absent, the Senate shall be called to order by the Chair of the Committee on 10
Rules and Operations of the Senate, who shall designate some member to act as Presiding Officer. 11
The Principal Clerk of the Senate may convene the Senate for the purpose of notifying the 12
Chamber that the Senate stands in recess pursuant to Rule 2(b) of these rules. 13
RULE 5. Quorum. – (a) A quorum consists of a majority of all the qualified members 14
of the Senate. 15
(b) When a lesser number than a quorum convenes, the Senators present may send 16
the Sergeant-at-Arms or any person, for any or all absent Senators, as a majority of the Senators 17
present determines. 18
RULE 6. Approval of Journal. – After the prayer, the Presiding Officer shall cause 19
the Journal of the preceding day to be read and approved, unless the President Pro Tempore or, 20
in the President Pro Tempore's absence, the Deputy President Pro Tempore of the Senate or some 21
member of the Senate by motion sustained by a majority of the members present, has the reading 22
thereof dispensed with and the same approved as written. 23
RULE 7. Order of business. – After approval of the Journal, the order of business 24
shall be as follows: 25
(1) Reports of standing committees. 26
(2) Reports of select committees. 27
(3) Introduction of bills, petitions, and resolutions. 28
(4) Messages from the House of Representatives. 29
(5) Veto messages from the Governor. 30
(6) Unfinished business of preceding day. 31
(7) Special orders. 32
(8) General orders: 33
a. Local bills in numerical order, Senate bills first: 34
1. Third reading roll call and electronic voting system votes. 35
2. Second reading roll call and electronic voting system votes. 36
3.