GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2023

RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 2024-8

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1081

A JOINT RESOLUTION adjourning the session reconvened pursuant to resolution 2024‑2 and amending Resolution 2024‑2, as amended by Resolution 2024‑5.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

SECTION 1.  When the Senate and the House of Representatives jointly adjourn on the date this resolution is ratified, they stand adjourned to reconvene as provided in Resolution 2024‑2, as amended by Resolution 2024‑5 and this resolution.

SECTION 2.  Resolution 2024‑2, as amended by Resolution 2024‑5, reads as rewritten:

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SECTION 4.(a)  When the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn on Friday, November 22, Wednesday, November 20, 2024, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Wednesday, December 11, Monday, December 2, 2024, at 12:00 noon.

SECTION 4.(b)  During the regular session that reconvenes on Wednesday, December 11, Monday, December 2, 2024, only the following matters may be considered:

(1)        Bills returned by the Governor with his objections under Section 22 of Article II of the North Carolina Constitution, but solely for the purpose of considering overriding of the veto upon reconsideration of the bill.

(2)        Bills providing for the selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by law, including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or a minority leader of a chamber of the General Assembly.

(3)        Bills providing for action on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.

(4)        Bills responding to actions related to litigation challenging the legality of legislative enactments.

(5)        Any bills relating to election laws, including bills concerning the districts for Congressional, State House, State Senate, judicial, municipal, county, and other elected officials, and containing no other matters.

(6)        Bills providing for impeachment pursuant to Article IV of the North Carolina Constitution or Chapter 123 of the General Statutes.

(6a)      Bills:

a.         Proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina Constitution and containing no other matter.

b.         Proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina Constitution and containing no other matter other than statutory conforming changes to implement such bills.

c.         Solely making statutory and transitional changes to implement bills under sub‑subdivision a. of this subdivision.

(7)        Simple resolutions addressing organizational matters of each respective house.

(8)        Adoption of conference reports.

(9)        A Joint resolutions, including joint resolution resolutions further adjourning the 2023 Regular Session, amending a joint resolution adjourning the 2023 Regular Session, or adjourning the 2023 Regular Session, sine die.

SECTION 5.  When the House of Representatives and the Senate, constituting the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly, adjourn on Friday, December 13, 2024, they stand adjourned sine die.

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SECTION 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 20th day of November, 2024.

                                                                    s/  Phil Berger

                                                                         President Pro Tempore of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Timothy Reeder, MD

                                                                         Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives