Bill Summaries: S559 (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Summary date: Jun 25 2018 - View summary

    AN ACT TO DETERMINE THE ELIGIBILITY OF STATE-RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES TO RECEIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY FUNDS FROM NONPROFITS AND CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN DISASTER RECOVERY ACT ALLOCATIONS FROM CERTAIN STATE FUNDS PROCEDURES. Enacted June 22, 2018. Effective June 22, 2018.


  • Summary date: Jun 13 2018 - View summary

    House amendment to the 2nd edition revises the bill as follows and makes conforming changes to the bill title: 

    Adds new Sec 2 amending Sec. 4.1 of S.L. 2016-124 (the 2016 Disaster Recovery Act) to exempt funds appropriated to The Golden L.E.A.F. for small business loans from certain state uniform grant administration requirements under GS 143C-6-23(d) and grant return requirements under GS 143C-6-23(f1)(1).  Makes identical changes to appropriations to The Golden L.E.A.F. for disaster recovery under Sec. 1 of S.L. 2017-119.


  • Summary date: Jun 13 2018 - View summary

    House committee substitute rewrites the entire 1st edition of the bill deleting all sections and instead requires the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to study the legal status of state-recognized Indian Tribes to determine whether statutory changes are needed to enable tribes to be eligible for economic development and disaster recovery funds from nonprofits and charitable foundations. LRC shall report to the 2019 General Assembly.  Makes conforming changes to the bill titles.


  • Summary date: Jun 12 2018 - View summary

    House committee substitute is to be summarized.


  • Summary date: Mar 30 2017 - View summary

    Amends GS 15A-502. Directs a court to order a person charged for an offense for which fingerprints are required, but not arrested for that offense, to submit to fingerprinting by the Sheriff or other appropriate law enforcement agency at the earliest practical opportunity. Directs the sheriff to report a failure to appear for fingerprinting as ordered, and authorizes the court to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the person.

    Effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.