North Carolina SB 772: Consolidate Ethics, Elections, and Lobbying.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 2025-8
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 772

*S772-v-3*
A JOINT RESOLUTION ADJOURNING THE 2025 REGULAR SESSION OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO A DATE CERTAIN AND LIMITING THE MATTERS
THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UPON RECONVENING.

Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:

SECTION 1.(a) When the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn on
Thursday, July 31, 2025, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at
12:00 noon.
SECTION 1.(b) During the regular session that reconvenes on Tuesday, August 26,
2025, only the following matters may be considered:
(1) Bills returned by the Governor with his objections under Section 22 of Article
II of the North Carolina Constitution, but solely for the purpose of considering
overriding of the veto upon reconsideration of the bill.
(2) Bills containing no matter other than one or more of the following:
a. The selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by law,
including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees
were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or a minority leader of a chamber
of the General Assembly.
b. Actions on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.
c. Actions related to litigation challenging the legality of legislative
enactments.
d. Matters relating to election laws, including bills concerning the
districts for Congressional, State House, State Senate, judicial,
municipal, county, and other elected officials.
e. Impeachment pursuant to Article IV of the North Carolina
Constitution or Chapter 123 of the General Statutes.
(3) Simple resolutions addressing organizational matters of each respective
house.
(4) Adoption of conference reports for bills, including bills providing for disaster
recovery, for which conferees had been appointed by both houses on or before
Thursday, July 31, 2025.
(5) Bills, including bills providing for disaster recovery, returned on or before
Thursday, July 31, 2025, to the house in which the bill originated for
concurrence.
(6) A joint resolution further adjourning the 2025 Regular Session, amending a
joint resolution adjourning the 2025 Regular Session, or adjourning the 2025
Regular Session, sine die.

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SECTION 2.(a) When the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn on
Thursday, August 28, 2025, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Monday, September 22, 2025,
at 12:00 noon.
SECTION 2.(b) During the regular session that reconvenes on Monday, September
22, 2025, only the following matters may be considered:
(1) Bills returned by the Governor with his objections under Section 22 of Article
II of the North Carolina Constitution, but solely for the purpose of considering
overriding of the veto upon reconsideration of the bill.
(2) Bills containing no matter other than one or more of the following:
a. The selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by law,
including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees
were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate,
President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or a minority leader of a chamber
of the General Assembly.
b. Actions on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.
c. Actions related to litigation challenging the legality of legislative
enactments.
d. Matters relating to election laws, including bills concerning the
districts for Congressional, State House, State Senate, judicial,
municipal, county, and other elected officials.
e. Impeachment pursuant to Article IV of the North Carolina
Constitution or Chapter 123 of the General Statutes.
f. Bills and resolutions introduced in 2025 (i) that passed third reading
in 2025 in the house in which introduced, were received in the other
house in accordance with Senate Rule 41 or House Rule 31.1(e), as
appropriate, and not disposed of in the other house by tabling,
unfavorable committee report, indefinite postponement, or failure to
pass any reading, and which do not violate the rules of the receiving
house or (ii) not subject to the deadline set forth in Senate Rule 41 or
House Rule 31.1(e), as appropriate.
(3) Simple resolutions addressing organizational matters of each respective
house.
(4) Adoption of conference reports for bills, including bills providing for disaster
recovery, for which conferees had been appointed by both houses on or before
Thursday, July 31, 2025.
(5) Bills, including bills providing for disaster recovery, returned on or before
Thursday, July 31, 2025, to the house in which the bill originated for
concurrence.
(6) A joint resolution further adjourning the 2025 Regular Session, amending a
joint resolution adjourning the 2025 Regular Session, or adjourning the 2025
Regular Session, sine die.
SECTION 3.(a