HOW A LAW IS MADE

“Bill Information” from the 1985-1986 to present Sessions are available at the North Carolina General Assembly Homepage: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/homePage.pl

If Bill # is known, use Bill Look-up and follow instructions on page.
If Bill # is not known, use Full-Text Bill Search, select type of Bill (Senate or House), Session year, enter search words or phrase, and click Search.(Tips for searching full-text are included in the page.)
The Bill Text page also includes details of Bill History such as the date and type of action taken.  For more information about reports and debates concerning the Bill, refer to the Raleigh News & Observer newspaper on the dates these actions were taken.

Printed Bills are available from the Legislative Services Office at Raleigh at the following address:
NC General Assembly
Room 2129, Legislative Building
16 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: (919) 715-7733

Bill status printout
Available from the Legislative Services Office of the North Carolina General Assembly at the address given above.

Text of Committee Proceedings

Committee Proceedings, also known as “Minute Books”, are available (from 1975), at the Legislative Library in Raleigh, at the following locations:
500 Legislative Office Building
16 W. Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
ph. # 919-733-7778

2226 Legislative Building
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
ph. # 919-733-9390

Discussion on Legislation

Summaries of Legislative Action
North Carolina Legislation
Paper: WCU STATE REF G41 24/2: (2006)
Online at: http://ncinfo.iog.unc.edu/pubs/nclegis/index.html (via UNC Chapel Hill, years available 1998-2006)

North Carolina Law Review
WCU Periodical, Bound: v.1 (1922-1923)-v.84 (2005/2006)
Bound Cumulative Index available for vols. 1-43
Also available Online at: http://wncln.appstate.edu/search/dLaw+reviews+--+North+Carolina/dlaw+reviews+north+carolina/-5,-1,0,B/l856&FF=dlaw+reviews+north+carolina&6,,8,1,00

Floor Action in the Legislature

The proceedings of each legislative day are recorded in the Weekly Bulletin, and at the end of each Session they are published in the House and Senate Journals.  Print versions of the House and Senate Journals, as well as the Weekly Bulletin are available in Hunter Library.

The NC General Assembly Legislative Calendar is available online at:
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/LegislativeCalendar/

House Journal
Paper: WCU STATE (NC) Y 2 1: (years available:1909-2001.  Please note that publications for certain years are missing.)
Online: 

Senate Journal
Paper: WCU STATE (NC) Y 1 1: (years available:1908-2003 Please note that publications for certain years are missing.)
Online:

Weekly Bulletin
Paper: WCU STATE REF. (NC) G 41 29: (years available:1995-2005)

Text of Laws as enacted

Ratified Bills (Available from 1989-1990 to 2007-2008 Sessions)
Ratified Bills are also available from the Legislative Library, Raleigh (phone #s 919-733-9390; 919-733-7778)

Session Laws
Local laws are available online beginning with the 1963 Session.
Public Laws are available beginning with the 1983-1984 Session.
Paper: WCU REFERENCE KFN 7425 .N6 (WCU REFERENCE: 1943-1989 (Ground Floor); WCU REFERENCE: 1990-2005.

Codified Laws

Legislative History Citations

a. “Bill Information” – Available Online at NC General Assembly Homepage

b. Weekly Bulletin - Paper: WCU STATE REF. (NC) G 41 29:

c. House Journal - Paper: WCU STATE (NC) Y 2 1: (years available:1909-2001)

d. Senate Journal - Paper: WCU STATE (NC) Y 1 1: (years available:1908-2003)

e. Final Disposition of Bills & Resolutions - Paper: WCU STATE (NC) G 41 25/2: (1987-2003)

f. Index of Legislation - Paper: WCU STATE REF G 41 24: 2003 Session

g. Bill status printout (from the Legislative Services Office of the North Carolina General Assembly – refer to #1 for the street address to the NC Legislative Services Office)

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

1. Proposed Rules and Regulations

North Carolina Register - Call # WCU STATE REF M 21 7:R33 (2000)
Bound: Apr. 1986-June 2000
Available Online through the NC Office of Administrative Hearings: http://ncrules.state.nc.us/proposedtempora_/default.htm

2. Final Rules and Regulations

North Carolina Register - Call # WCU STATE REF M 21 7:R33 (2000)
Bound: Apr. 1986-June 2000
Available Online through the NC Office of Administrative Hearings: http://ncrules.state.nc.us/ncregister_/default.htm

North Carolina Administrative Code
Available Online at: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac.asp

3. Codified Regulations

North Carolina Administrative Code
Available Online at: http://ncrules.state.nc.us/ncadministrativ_/default.htm