House committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. Deletes the provisions of the 1st edition and replaces it with AN ACT TO ELIMINATE OBSOLETE PROVISIONS FROM, AND MAKE CLARIFYING CHANGES TO, THE LAWS GOVERNING PREPARATION AND STORAGE OF JURY LISTS.
Amends GS 9-2, 9-3, 9-5, and 9-7 as the title indicates. Repeals GS 9-2.1, which permitted the use of electronic data equipment in the jury selection process. Amends GS 9-2 to allow names on a master list to be sorted into random order for the first panel draw and then names may be selected sequentially without further randomization. Requires master list preparation procedures to be in writing, adopted by the jury commission and made available for public inspection. Allows specified functions and procedures to be performed by electronic data processing equipment. Amends GS 9-4 to restrict public access to juror information to a master list of juror names in alphabetical order. Declares that the addresses of prospective jurors are confidential and prohibits disclosure of those addresses without a court order. Amends GS 9-6(e) to direct the clerk of superior court to keep a record of the excuses proffered by persons excused from jury duty under this section on a list that is separate from the master jury list. Amends GS 9-6.1 to require that privileged medical information or protected health information described in this section concerning juror disabilities be kept confidential. Provides that such medical and health information is exempt from the provisions of GS Chapter 132 and any other provisions requiring that records held by state agencies be made public or accessible to the public. Enacts new GS 9-7.1 to provide that the trial court administrator may assist the clerk of superior court (clerk) with the performance of the clerk’s duties, upon request by the clerk and with the agreement of the clerk and the senior resident superior court judge. Amends GS 9-10 to direct the clerk of court (was, register of deeds) to serve the summons to jurors by first-class mail or to deliver printed summonses or the list of prospective jurors to the county sheriff, who will then summon the persons listed. Amends GS 9-11 to require the clerk (was, the register of deeds) to keep a record of the names of additional jurors summoned to supplement the original jury pool and who report for jury service. Repeals GS 130A-121(a), which required providing a list of deceased residents to each county’s jury commission. Makes conforming changes.

House committee substitute makes the following changes to 2nd edition. Deletes all the provisions of the 2nd edition and replaces it with AN ACT REGARDING THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC ENTERPRISES BY THE CITY OF KINSTON.
Section 1 of this act amends GS 160A-312 regarding the authority to operate public enterprises. Requires that Kinston regulate and protect its operations of public enterprises via rules adopted by ordinance and adds parameters for those rules. Provides criteria for having a separate fund for a public enterprise and for use of such funds. Directs that any assets, liabilities, or equity in a public enterprise owned or operated by the city during the 2011-12 fiscal year be transferred to a separate fund as required under GS 160A-312, as amended by this act, when the act becomes law.
Prohibits the application of the provisions of Section 1 to the operation of specified systems and facilities as public enterprises. Applies only to the City of Kinston. Provides that the amendments to GS 160A-312 apply to fiscal year 2013-14 and thereafter; however, permits Kinston to implement any rate changes required by the section over a two-year period from the effective date.

AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE LAW DEALING WITH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS OF MORTGAGE BANKERS, MORTGAGE BROKERS, AND MORTGAGE SERVICERS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON THE MODERNIZATION OF NORTH CAROLINA BANKING LAWS. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 5/17/12. Enacted June 20, 2012. Effective October 1, 2012.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF REVENUE'S INTERPRETATION OF THE LAW CONCERNING THE SECRETARY'S AUTHORITY TO ADJUST NET INCOME OR REQUIRE A COMBINED RETURN BE MADE THROUGH RULE MAKING AND TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED PROCESS FOR RULE MAKING ON THIS ISSUE. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 5/17/12 and 5/31/12. Enacted June 20, 2012. Effective June 20, 2012.

AN ACT TO REVISE THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A FIREMEN'S LOCAL RELIEF FUND. Summarized in Daily Bulletin 5/29/12 and 6/6/12. Enacted June 20, 2012. Effective June 20, 2012.