After wasting hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to rig congressional maps, the House passed a few bills that were dead on arrival in the Senate. But Senate leadership took the extraordinary step of outright refusing to accept the bills from the House because they were so outside the bounds of regular order.
“Republican leaders in Raleigh are reaching new depths of dysfunction, now even refusing to accept legislation passed from one chamber to the other,” House Democratic Leader Robert Reives said. “They are failing to meet the moment and North Carolinians are suffering because of it. There are very real consequences being felt across the state due to this body’s inaction. The political gamesmanship needs to end.”
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Rep. Howard Penny: Excuse me, got one thing to do before that.
Members, the Clerk notified the Speaker that the following messages were refused by the Senate:
Senate Bill 378: Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law.
Senate Bill 405: Healthcare Investment Act.
Senate Bill 599: State Teacher/Employee Pay & Local LEO Bonus.
House Bill 491: Medicaid Rebase Funding.
Those bills will be held by the House Clerk pending further action.