Day 1: Roundup

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 22, 2007 - 8:45am.
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A total of 116 bills competed in the first qualifying round of Speed Week.

Among the 28 that passed a third reading in either the House or the Senate on Monday:

* The Mega Millions Internship: A House bill would have added the Lottery Commission to the places where students can intern, but it was struck after an amendment.

* Student Body Voting: A House bill lets the president of the UNC students association vote as a member of the Board of Governors. Legislators may feel differently if the Pirate Captain shows up...

* The Paperboy Protection Act: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! A Senate bill prohibits cities from restricting newspaper sales on sidewalks!

In other news, a House bill would let cities enact Fair Housing Ordinances, another would make it a misdemeanor to leave a young child alone in a car with the motor running, and a third would allow the state to revoke your drivers license for giving minors alcohol.

Correction: An earlier version of this post incorrectly described the bill. 

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Re: Day 1: Roundup

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on May 22, 2007 - 10:34am.

Good catch. I was reading the wrong edition of the bill. — RTB

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Re: Day 1: Roundup

Submitted by lefaim on May 22, 2007 - 10:13am.

The lottery commission is NOT on the list of new agencies in that bill. Rep Dollar offered an amendment to strike it which passed.

As for the Student Body vote, Students already have a seat at the table, and have had one for over a decade. This would simply give that student the right to vote. That bill has also passed 3 other times and been killed in the senate, so we will see what happens post crossover.

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