House committee substitute makes the following changes to 5th edition. Deletes all the provisions of the 5th edition and replaces it with AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A THIRTY-DAY MORATORIUM ON COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH ACCIDENT VICTIMS AND PERSONS CHARGED WITH CERTAIN VIOLATIONS RELATING TO OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE.
Adds new GS 84-39 to make it unlawful for an attorney to engage in solicitation to provide legal services to a person if the solicitation concerns a violation of any provision in Part 10 of Article 3 of GS Chapter 20 (Operation of Vehicles and Rules of the Road), or concerns an accident or injury involving the person to whom the solicitation is addressed or a relative of that person, unless the citation was issued or the injury occurred more than 30 days prior to the initiation of the communication to solicit legal services. Makes the violation a Class 1 misdemeanor. Authorizes the North Carolina State Bar to investigate and bring an action against persons charged with violating this statute. Specifies that the provisions in GS 84-37 apply. Provides that this statute is not to be construed to supersede the authority of district attorneys in such matters. Appears to apply to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2011.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends GS 143-350 to define gray water and gray water system. Rewrites GS 143-355.5 to acknowledge that it is the public policy of North Carolina that the reuse of treated or reclaimed water, along with gray water or captured rain water, is critical to meeting the existing and future needs of the state. Creates new subsection (c) to GS 143-355.5 to direct the Environmental Management Commission (Commission) to adopt rules to encourage and promote the safe and beneficial use of gray water, as detailed. Creates new subsection (d) to GS 143-355.5 to direct the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to develop policies and procedures to promote the adoption and installation of gray water systems. Makes a conforming change to GS 130A-335(b). Enacts new GS 160A-202 to prohibit a city from adopting ordinances against the installation and maintenance of cisterns and rain barrels.
Rewrites Section 5 of SL 2007-438, as amended, to clarify that the nutrient offset payment schedule will expire when the rules establishing the new payment schedule become effective.
Authorizes the Commission for Public Health to adopt rules to incorporate all or part of the United States Food and Drug Administration Food Code 2009. Creates new subsection (a5) to GS 130A-248 to provide that the Department of Health and Human Services may grant a variance from the rules adopted pursuant to the statute if the Department determines that the issuance of the variance will not result in a health hazard or nuisance condition.
Creates new subsection (a1) to GS 113A-54.1 to provide that draft erosion and sedimentation control plans for the construction of utility lines for the provision of water, sewer, gas, telecommunications, or electrical service, may be submitted without a landowner’s written consent, so long as the landowner has been provided with prior notice of the project.
Changes title to AN ACT TO AMEND CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES LAWS.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Rewrites proposed GS 105-151.33 to include in the definition of eligible dependent child a child who receives special education or related services on a daily basis. Requires an eligible dependent child to be reevaluated every three years by the local educational agency. Clarifies proposed GS 105-151.33(d), concerning instances in which a taxpayer may not qualify for a credit as follows: (1) the child was placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency at public expense, (2) the child was 19 (previously 22) years old or older during the entire semester, (3) the child graduated from high school prior to the end of the semester, or (4) the child spent any time enrolled as a full-time student taking at least 12 hours of academic credit in a postsecondary educational institution. Creates new subsection (i) to proposed GS 105-151.33 to define special education and related services. Amends proposed GS 115C-472.15 to direct the State Board of Education to use revenues in the fund to reimburse local educational agencies for reevaluations and revised individualized education programs. Makes other clarifying and technical changes. Makes change to the Department of Revenue’s reporting requirement date, from January 1, 2012, to October 1, 2013.

House amendment makes the following changes to 2nd edition. Amends GS 161-11.5 to provide that fees remitted under the statute be credited as follows: (1) 20% (previously 24%) to the General Fund as nontax revenue; and (2) 25% (previously 21%) to the Department of Cultural Resources (with 55% still credited to the Floodplain Mapping Fund.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition.
Amends GS 105-134.6(b) by enacting new subdivision (5c) to provide for a 10-year phase-in of a full state income tax deduction for all state, local, and federal government retirees’ pensions beginning with the 2011 taxable year and complete as of the 2020 taxable year. Bases the phase-in period on the retiree’s vesting date in the retirement plan. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011, and repealed for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
Makes GS 105-134.1(13), as amended in this act, effective when it becomes law (was, effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011).
Makes GS 105-134.6(b) as amended in the 1st edition concerning governmental retirees from other states, effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2020 (was, effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2011).

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Deletes all provisions of previous edition and replaces them with AN ACT PROVIDING THAT NURSING HOMES AND NURSING HOME BEDS LICENSED UNDER CHAPTER 131E OF THE GENERAL STATUTES THAT ARE ALSO CERTIFIED BY MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SHALL BE LIMITED TO ONE INSPECTION PER YEAR UNLESS THE FACILITY RECEIVES A GRADE “B” OR LOWER ON ITS ANNUAL INSPECTION. Enacts new subsection (a1) to GS 130A-235, limiting the frequency of food service inspections in nursing homes or nursing home beds licensed under Part 1 of Article 5 or Part 1 of Article 6 of GS Chapter 131E and certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to one inspection per year. However, if the facility receives a grade “B” or lower, then the county may conduct inspections until the food service operation achieves a grade “A” sanitation score. Makes a conforming change to the bill title. Effective October 1, 2011.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Enacts new GS 75-43 prohibiting any agreement to reunite a consumer with property that has not yet escheated to the state under GS Chapter 116B from including total fees and costs that exceed 35% of the value of the property, or from offering to reunite the owner with property held by a state agency. Makes an agreement in violation of the statute void and unenforceable, and makes a violation an unfair trade practice. Provides that the statute does not apply to agreements to recover property presumed abandoned under GS 116B-78. Effective October 1, 2011.
Deletes amendments made to GS 116B-53(c) in previous edition. Makes a conforming change. Makes amendments to GS 116B-78 (concerning property that is presumed abandoned) effective when the act becomes law (was, effective October 1, 2011).
Changes the title to AN ACT TO LIMIT THE FEE THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO LOCATE PROPERTY THAT HAS NOT YET ESCHEATED TO THE STATE, TO PREVENT AGREEMENTS TO LOCATE PROPERTY THAT IS BOTH HELD BY A STATE AGENCY AND HAS NOT YET ESCHEATED TO THE STATE, AND TO CLARIFY THE APPLICABILITY OF AGREEMENTS TO LOCATE ESCHEATED PROPERTY.

House amendment makes the following changes to 2nd edition. Amends proposed GS 15A-1471(d) to add that the Commission incurs all costs associated with ensuring compliance with FBI requirements and NDIS criteria.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Amends provisions regarding preparations for redistricting to provide that identical bills embodying a legislative and congressional redistricting plan are to be delivered also to the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives (was, only specified delivery to the Principal Clerks of the Senate and of the House of Representatives). Adds as a redistricting standard that plans be drawn to comply with federal and state law. Clarifies that for state legislative districts the “whole county” provision must be followed in a manner consistent with federal law. Makes technical changes.
Changes the effective date to apply beginning with the 2020 census (was, act applied beginning with 2020 census but with additional conditions specified if plan was not final as of October 1, 2011).

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Rewrites proposed GS 20-137.4B to provide that the trier of fact may infer that the use of a mobile phone or additional technology, as defined in GS 20-137.3, was a proximate cause of the reportable crash in any civil action for damages resulting from the crash (previous edition made use of a mobile phone or additional technology an aggravating factor). Makes a conforming change to the bill title. Effective October 1, 2011 (was, December 1, 2011), and applies to causes of action arising on or after that date.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Repeals GS 105-304(a1) which provides for the electronic listing of personal property (provision was amended in the 1st edition) and GS 105-304(b)(3), defining electronic as used in the statute.
Amends GS 105-296(c), clarifying that it is the responsibility of the assessor to provide notice via newspaper and public posting of the listing of personal property for property tax purposes at least 10 days prior to the date the property is to be listed. Also clarifies that the notice must contain all of the information specified in this subsection. Amends the list of items that must be included in the notice to add the following: requires a statement that the county allows electronic listing of personal property, and the timetable and procedures for electronic listing if the county provides for electronic listing of personal property under GS 105-310.1. Makes an organizational change.
Amends GS 105-307 to provide for the electronic listing of personal property under GS 105-310.1 (was, GS 105-304). Declares that a resolution that provides a general extension of time for the electronic listing of personal property must continue in effect until it is revised or rescinded unless otherwise stated in the resolution. Provides that despite the individual extension time limitations provided in subsection (c) of GS 105-307, if the county has provided for electronic listing of personal property under GS 105-310.1, then the extensions granted for electronic listing of personal property cannot extend beyond June 1.
Adds new GS 105-310.1 to provide for the electronic listing of personal property. Provides that the Department of Revenue may establish the standards and requirements for electronic listing of personal property after consultation with the counties. Authorizes the board of county commissioners to provide for the electronic listing of personal property. Provides definitions for the terms electronic listing and electronics as used in this statute.
Amends GS 105-311 to clarify that the completed abstract (was, a return) must be filed with the assessor on a form approved by the Department of Revenue. Adds limited liability company to the business entities directed as to the filing of the complete abstract. Clarifies that the required affirmation on a taxpayer’s abstract may be signed by an agent of the taxpayer who is authorized by a principal officer of the taxpayer in a manner prescribed by the Department of Revenue. Provides that if a county has provided for electronic listing of personal property under GS 105-310.1, then personal property abstracts may be submitted by electronic listing. Prohibits acceptance of an abstract submitted by electronic listing unless the affirmation on the abstract is signed as prescribed in subsection (a) of this statute. Permits the affirmation to be signed using an electronic signature method approved by the Department of Revenue.
Makes this act effective when it becomes law (was, effective January 1, 2012).