2009 Legislative Summaries

The 2009 session of the General Assembly convened on January 28 and adjourned on August 11, lasting 28 weeks. During the session, 2,767 bills were introduced, with 577 session laws and 33 joint resolutions enacted. Governor Perdue exercised her veto power only once, vetoing House Bill 104, Clarify Legislative Confidentiality.

Each year, School of Government faculty and professional staff members produce summaries of legislation of interest to local and state government officials. These summaries appear in a variety of formats; for your convenience, these summaries have all been collected and can be found below according to subject matter. A number of bills affect several subject matters and may be found in more than one document. To further investigate bills referred to in these summaries, explore the North Carolina General Assembly Web site. To access summaries of legislation published from 1955-2008, please visit North Carolina Legislation.

• Alcoholic Beverage Control
• Children and Juvenile Law
• Community Planning, Land Development, and Related Topics
• Courts and Civil Procedure
• Criminal Law and Procedure
• Economic and Community Development
• Emergency Management
• Environment
• Ethics and Lobbying
• General Assembly
• Health
• Local Government and Local Finance
• Local Taxes and Tax Collection
• Miscellaneous
• Motor Vehicles
• Public Purchasing and Contracting
• Sentencing, Corrections, Prisons, and Jails
• State Budget

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