State Session Information for North Carolina
Session
2019-2020
House/Assembly Pre-filing Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Bill Introduction Deadline
TBD
House/Assembly Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
House/Assembly Crossover Deadline
TBD
Begin Date
1/9/2019
Adjournment Date
7/1/2020
Senate Pre-filing Deadline
NONE
Senate Bill Introduction Deadline
TBD
Senate Committee Reporting Deadline
NONE
Senate Crossover Deadline
TBD
Leadership
Governor
Roy Cooper (D)
House/Assembly Control
65R/55D
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Majority Legislator
Speaker Tim Moore (R); Majority Leader John Bell (R]
Highest Ranking Senate Majority Legislator
President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R); Majority Leader Harry Brown [R]
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Forest (R)
Presides Over Senate?
Yes
Senate Control
29R/21D
Highest Ranking House/Assembly Minority Legislator
Minority Leader Darren Jackson (D)
Highest Ranking Senate Minority Legislator
Minority Leader Dan Blue (D)
Effective Date
Bills without effective dates specified in bill text become effective 60 days after the adjournment of the session in which they passed.
Comments
Generally, the North Carolina General Assembly convenes for the first year of its biennium in January and adjourns in August while in the second year, it convenes in May and adjourns in August.