The House is scheduled to convene at noon today for the absolute last bits of business for the legislature. The Senate wrapped up last week. The plan is for leaders of the House and Senate to be signing the adjournment paperwork by mid-afternoon.
Gerry Cohen, director of bill drafting and the legislative equivalent of a Jedi Master, has assembled the important numbers.
-- 463 laws enacted as of this morning in the 2009 Regular Session.
-- Six more become law tomorrow (local bills and the appointments bill).
-- 56 bills awaiting Gov. Beverly Perdue's signature, and she will get 53 more Tuesday, for a total of 109 pending.
-- September 10 is the deadline for her to act, the 30th day after adjournment.
-- Potential grand total of 575 laws enacted in 2009, compared with 551 in the 2007 long session. (The legislature alternates between "long" session years that start in January and "short" years that begin in the spring.)
Read Gerry's full post.
