RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bill into law:

• House Bill 243: Budget Technical Corrections.

  AN ACT TO MAKE TECHNICAL, CLARIFYING, AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS TO THE CURRENT OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 2021 AND TO OTHER LEGISLATION.

Governor Cooper made the following statement on HB 243:

"Expanding Business Recovery Grant eligibility to businesses that provide services that weren't eligible before - like barbers, hairdressers, nail salons and others - will help more small businesses impacted by the pandemic recover and thrive."