Getting a lot of questions on how it's possible to pull this move with the budget. Let me show you how the sausage is getting made.
I've attached a screenshot of the legislative history of SB 99. The bill itself is just a short, two-pager dealing with auto insurance. #ncpol
I've attached a screenshot of the legislative history of SB 99. The bill itself is just a short, two-pager dealing with auto insurance. #ncpol
What you can tell from this image is that SB 99 passed the senate last year, then passed the house in a slightly different form.
When that happens, a conference committee is appointed to work out the differences between the two bills and then issue a conference report.
When that happens, a conference committee is appointed to work out the differences between the two bills and then issue a conference report.
That's what started to happen last year. You can see that the house and senate appointed members to a conference committee to work out the differences.
But then nothing happened. The conference committee took no action.
But then nothing happened. The conference committee took no action.
The next thing you see is from this week when the old conference committee members were dismissed and new conferees were "reappointed."
Those new conferees are going to swap out the original language of SB 99 with the budget for the year - which is still being written in secret.
Those new conferees are going to swap out the original language of SB 99 with the budget for the year - which is still being written in secret.
As soon as they do the swap, they're just a few feet from home base. No committee meetings, no amendments.
And they are very much counting on you not noticing.
And they are very much counting on you not noticing.
