AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO ISSUE DISABLED VETERAN AND PARTIALLY DISABLED VETERAN SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES FOR MOTORCYCLES, TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO PRODUCE AN "ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY" SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE, TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS REQUIRED FOR COLLEGIATE INSIGNIA PLATES FOR PUBLIC MILITARY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO PRODUCE AN "ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR PRINCE HALL AFFILIATED" SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE, TO PROVIDE THAT MEDICAL CERTIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED FOR RENEWAL OF A HANDICAPPED PLACARD THAT EXPIRES AFTER THE PERSON TO WHOM IT IS ISSUED IS EIGHTY YEARS OF AGE, AND TO AUTHORIZE DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES TO DELEGATE CERTAIN BUDGETARY DECISIONS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018, except as otherwise provided.

AN ACT TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO WILDLIFE LICENSES. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective July 1, 2018.

The Governor vetoed the act on 06/25/18. The Governor's objections and veto message are available here: https://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/H374Veto/H374Veto.html

The Governor vetoed the act on 06/25/18. The Governor's objections and veto message are available here: https://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2017/H382Veto/H382Veto.html 

AN ACT DESIGNATING THE WOOLLY WORM FESTIVAL IN BANNER ELK AS THE STATE'S OFFICIAL WOOLLY WORM FESTIVAL. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF CANDIDATES ON OFFICIAL ELECTION BALLOTS. Enacted June 26, 2018. Effective June 26, 2018. Elections held in 2018 shall be conducted using the random selection process previously determined by the State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement for all primaries and elections in 2018.

AN ACT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 1915(C) MEDICAID WAIVER FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; AUTHORIZING TOWNSHIP HOSPITALS STILL OPERATING UNDER PRE-1983 PUBLIC HOSPITAL LAWS TO EXERCISE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL POWERS AND AUTHORITIES GRANTED TO PUBLIC HOSPITALS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 131E OF THE GENERAL STATUTES; REDEFINING THE TERM "LEGACY CARE MEDICAL FACILITY" FOR PURPOSES OF CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW; REQUIRING THAT LEGACY MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES EXEMPTED FROM CERTIFICATE OF NEED REVIEW OPERATE WITHIN THE SAME SERVICE AREAS AS THE FACILITY THAT CEASED CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE TIME BY WHICH A FACILITY MUST BE OPERATIONAL IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CERTIFICATE OF NEED EXEMPTION AS A LEGACY MEDICAL CARE FACILITY. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT TO ALLOW PRODUCTS SELECTED BY THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE COMMITTEES TO BE OFFERED ON A PRETAX BASIS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018, and applies to products or services regulated herein funded by payroll deductions beginning on or after January 1, 2019.

AN ACT TO CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO GRANVILLE COUNTY TO BE USED AS A CEMETERY AND TO CONVEY CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY TO BLADEN COUNTY TO BE USED AS A DRIVER TRAINING FACILITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective July 1, 2018.

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE MANNER IN WHICH VACANCIES ARE FILLED IN THE OFFICE OF UNITED STATES SENATOR. Enacted June 26, 2018. Effective June 26, 2018.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT AN ORDER OR JUDGMENT PERTAINING TO THE VALIDITY OF A PREMARITAL AGREEMENT MAY BE IMMEDIATELY APPEALED AND TO CLARIFY FINDINGS OF FACT REQUIREMENTS MADE IN DISPOSITIONAL ORDERS WHERE REASONABLE EFFORTS FOR REUNIFICATION ARE NOT REQUIRED. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY ISSUES PERTAINING TO HIGH-QUALITY, RISK-APPROPRIATE MATERNAL AND NEONATAL CARE AND TO ALLOW SIMULTANEOUS CREMATION OF CERTAIN FETUSES AND INFANTS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAW REGARDING A CERTIFICATE OF RELIEF FOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective December 1, 2018.

AN ACT TO MAKE CORRECTIONS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS STATUTES IMPACTING REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP AND TO MAKE OTHER CONFORMING CHANGES, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE REAL PROPERTY SECTION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, TO REGULATE THE SOLICITATION OF A FEE IN EXCHANGE FOR COPIES OF RECORDED DOCUMENTS, AND TO CLARIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR NEEDS-BASED PUBLIC SCHOOL CAPITAL FUND GRANTS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Sections 1.2, 1.3, and 3.1 are effective October 1,  2018. The remainder is effective June 25, 2018, and applies to mortgages and deeds of trust entered into before, on, or after that date. 

AN ACT TO CREATE THE STATEWIDE SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KIT TRACKING SYSTEM AND TO REQUIRE TESTING OF PREVIOUSLY UNTESTED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE COLLECTION KITS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT TO MAKE CLARIFYING AND ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES TO LAWS RELATING TO THE STATE TREASURER, TO THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM LAWS, TO THE STATE HEALTH PLAN FOR TEACHERS AND STATE EMPLOYEES, AND TO RELATED STATUTES. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018, except as otherwise provided.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY AND REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS TO CREATE INCENTIVES FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION IN RURAL AREAS OF THE STATE AND TO ASSIST RURAL HOSPITALS IN BECOMING DESIGNATED AS TEACHING HOSPITALS BY THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES; TO DIRECT THE OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, TO ENSURE ITS LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM IS TARGETED TO BENEFIT HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING IDENTIFYING AND MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR DENTISTS IN RURAL AREAS; AND TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO DENTAL CARE IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA; AND TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO STUDY MEDICAID HEALTH OUTCOMES PROGRAMS. Enacted June 25, 2018. Section 6(b) is effective October 1, 2018. The remainder is effective June 25, 2018.

AN ACT REPEALING THE STATUTORY AUTHORITY FOR A LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION TO FILE A LEGAL ACTION CHALLENGING THE SUFFICIENCY OF THE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, PROVIDING A FORMULA FOR DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE APPROPRIATED IN THE EVENT A BUDGET DISPUTE CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY MEDIATION, AND ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS FUND BALANCES MAINTAINED BY LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. Enacted June 25, 2018. Effective June 25, 2018.

Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to 1st edition. 

Changes the act's long and short titles as indicated. Includes several whereas clauses. 

Part I changes the effective date of the appointments of the three members of the 911 Board to January 1, 2019. Adds the following appointments of specified persons to the following boards and commissions upon the recommendation of the Speaker, effective on the specified dates, with terms expiring as provided: the African-American Heritage Commission; the NC Agricultural Finance Authority; the Alarm Systems Licensing Board; the NC Arboretum Board of Directors; the NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners; the NC State Building Commission; the NC Childcare Commission; the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees; the Coastal Resources Commission; the NC Board of Cosmetic Arts Examiners; the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition; the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the NC State Bar; the NC Dispute Resolution Commission; the Domestic Violence Commission; the Economic Investment Committee; the NC Environmental Management Commission; the NC State Board of Examiners of Fee-Based Practicing Pastoral Counselors; the Ferry Transportation Authority; the NC Housing Partnership; the NC State Commission on Indian Affairs; the NC Industrial Hemp Commission; the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board; the NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board; the License to Give Trust Fund Commission; the NC Locksmith Licensing Board; the NC State Lottery Commission; the NC Manufactured Housing Board; the NC Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy; the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; the NC Mining Commission; the NC Oil and Gas Commission; the NC On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board; the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council; the NC Parks and Recreation Authority; the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee; the NC State Ports Authority; the Private Protective Services Board; the NC Railroad Company Board of Directors; the NC Respiratory Care Board; the Rules Review Commission; the Rural Infrastructure Authority; the NC Sheriffs’ Education and Trainings Standards Commission; the Board of Trustees of the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; the State Judicial Council; the State Water Infrastructure Authority; the Structural Pest Control Committee; the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board; the NC Turnpike Authority Board; the Well Contractors Certification Commission; the UNC at Pembroke Board of Trustees; and the Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees.

Part II appoints the specified persons to the following boards and commissions upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore, effective on the specified date, with terms expiring as provided: the 911 Board; the Acupuncture Licensing Board; the African-American Heritage Commission; the NC Agricultural Finance Authority; the NC Appraisal Board; the NC Arboretum Board; the NC Board of Athletic Trainer Examiners; the NC Brain Injury Advisory Council; the State Building Commission; the NC Child Care Commission;  the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Board of Trustees; the NC Coastal Resources Commission; the NC Code Officials Qualification Board; the NC Board of Dietetics/Nutrition; the Disciplinary Hearing Commission of the NC State Bar; the Domestic Violence Commission; the NC Education and Workforce Innovation Commission; the Ferry Transportation Authority Board of Trustees; the NC Home Inspector Licensure Board; the NC Human Resources Commission; the Board of Directors of the NC Institute of Medicine; the NC Interpreter and Transliterator Licensing Board; the NC Irrigation Contractor's Licensing Board; the State Judicial Council; the Justus-Warren Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Task Force; the NC Landscape Contractors’ Licensing Board; the NC Locksmith Licensing Board; the NC Lottery Commission; the NC Manufactured Housing Board; the NC Medical Board; the Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services; the NC Mining Commission; the NC Oil and Gas Commission; NC On-Site Wastewater Contractors and Inspectors Certification Board; the Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council; the NC Parks and Recreation Authority; the NC Partnership for Children, Inc., Board of Directors; the Permanency Innovation Initiative Oversight Committee; the NC State Ports Authority; the Private Protective Services Board; the NC Respiratory Care Board; the Roanoke Island Historical Commission; the Rules Review Commission; the Rural Infrastructure Authority; the State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees; the Structural Pest Control Committee; the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board; the NC Turnpike Authority Board; the State Water Infrastructure Authority; the Well Contractors Certification Commission; the Winston-Salem State University Board of Trustees; and the Cleveland Community College Board of Trustees.