What did the House pass by crossover?

Here are some of the more interesting bills that made it past the upper chamber before the deadline to be considered by the Senate:

H.B. 9: Bans texting while driving.

H.B. 88: Allows parents to choose comprehensive sex ed for their children.

H.B. 813: Allows people to collect money from negligence lawsuits even if they are somewhat at fault as well.

H.B. 961: Bans campaign contributions from officers of companies that have state contracts.

H.B. 1185: Allows habitual drunk drivers to get their licenses restored after 10 years with some conditions.

More after the jump.

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The House voted on bills to slow revolving doors for state lobbyists and to make it a crime to remove a house-arrest monitor. The bills now move to the Senate.

HB 1136: Adds several state jobs to a requirement to wait six months before becoming a lobbyist. Currently, legislators, elected executive branch officials and department heads are covered by the six-month cooling off period. The bill adds senior officials at universities and the State Board of Community Colleges as well as liasons — lobbyists who work on behalf of state agencies.

HB 836: Under the bill, removing or tampering with an electronic monitoring device is a crime. Rep. Thom Tillis, a Charlotte Republican and the bill's sponsor said many were surprised to hear that tampering with the devices wasn't previously a crime.