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JOURNAL OF THE SENATE OF THE 2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA THIRD EXTRA SESSION 2018 OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF THE NORTH CAROLINA 2017 GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD EXTRA SESSION 2018 SENATE LEADERSHIP DANIEL J. FOREST, President ......................................................... Raleigh PHILIP E. BERGER, President Pro Tempore ........................................ Eden LOUIS M. PATE, JR., Deputy President Pro Tempore .............. Mount Olive DISTRICT NAME OF SENATOR RESIDENCE 1 WILLIAM COOK (R) ........................................... Chocowinity 2 NORMAN W. SANDERSON (R) ............................. Arapahoe 3 ERICA D. SMITH (D) ................................................... Gaston 4 MILTON F. “TOBY” FITCH, JR. (D) .......................... Wilson 5 DON DAVIS (D) ...................................................... Greenville 6 HARRY BROWN (R) ............................................ Jacksonville 7 LOUIS M. PATE, JR. (R) ..................................... Mount Olive 8 WILLIAM P. RABON (R)......................................... Southport 9 MICHAEL V. LEE (R) .......................................... Wilmington 10 BRENT JACKSON (R) ............................................ Autryville 11 RICK HORNER (R) ...................................................... Wilson 12 RONALD J. RABIN (R) ........................................ Spring Lake 13 DANNY EARL BRITT, JR. (R) .............................. Lumberton 14 DAN BLUE (D) ............................................................ Raleigh 15 JOHN M. ALEXANDER, JR. (R) ................................ Raleigh 16 JAY J. CHAUDHURI (D) ............................................. Raleigh 17 TAMARA BARRINGER (R) ............................................ Cary 18 CHAD BAREFOOT (R) ....................................... Wake Forest 19 WESLEY A. MEREDITH (R) ................................ Fayetteville 20 FLOYD B. McKISSICK, JR. (D) .................................Durham 21 ROBERT B. CLARK III (D) ........................................ Raeford 22 J. MICHAEL WOODARD (D) .....................................Durham 23 VALERIE P. FOUSHEE (D) ................................ Hillsborough 24 RICHARD W. GUNN (R) ....................................... Burlington 25 TOM MCINNIS (R) ....................................................... Ellerbe 26 PHILIP E. BERGER (R) ................................................... Eden 27 TRUDY WADE (R) ................................................ Greensboro 28 GLADYS A. ROBINSON (D) ................................ Greensboro 29 JERRY W. TILLMAN (R).......................................... Archdale 30 SHIRLEY B. RANDLEMAN (R)........................... Wilkesboro 31 JOYCE KRAWIEC (R) ......................................... Kernersville 32 PAUL A. LOWE, JR. (D) ................................. Winston-Salem 33 CATHY DUNN (R) .................................................. Lexington 34 DAN BARRETT (R) .................................................. Advance 35 W. THOMAS TUCKER (R) ....................................... Waxhaw 36 PAUL NEWTON (R) ........................................ Mount Pleasant 37 JEFF JACKSON (D) ................................................... Charlotte 38 JOEL D. M. FORD (D) ............................................... Charlotte 39 DAN BISHOP (R)....................................................... Charlotte 40 JOYCE WADDELL (D) ............................................. Charlotte 41 JEFFERY P. TARTE (R) ........................................... Cornelius 42 ANDREW WELLS (R) .................................................Hickory 43 KATHY HARRINGTON (R) ..................................... Gastonia 44 VICTORIA SAWYER (R)..................................... Mooresville 45 DEANNA BALLARD (R) ................................. Blowing Rock 46 WARREN T. DANIEL (R) ...................................... Morganton 47 RALPH E. HISE, JR. (R) ....................................... Spruce Pine 48 CHUCK EDWARDS (R) ........................................... Flat Rock 49 TERRY VAN DUYN (D) .......................................... Asheville 50 JAMES W. DAVIS (R) ................................................ Franklin SENATE OFFICERS SARAH LANG HOLLAND, Principal Clerk .................................... Raleigh PHILIP KING, Sergeant-at-Arms ........................................................Leland ___________________ SENATE JOURNAL THIRD EXTRA SESSION 2018 FIRST DAY Senate Chamber Tuesday, October 2, 2018 In accordance with law, as set forth in the Constitution of the State of North Carolina, and pursuant to the proclamation issued by Governor Roy Cooper on September 26, 2018, the Senate of the 2017 General Assembly convenes in Third Extra Session 2018 at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the Senate Chamber of the Legislative Building in the City of Raleigh. The Honorable Dan Forest, Lieutenant Governor, presides and calls the Senate to order. Prayer is offered by The Reverend Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Senator from Forsyth County, as follows: “Our God, our Father, we thank you for this day. We thank you for your grace and your mercy. We ask at this time that you would continue to be with us and to be with all North Carolinians during these difficult times. We ask that you would look down upon us and show your mercy and share your wisdom that we might do what’s good and we might do what’s right for the benefit of the Old North State. These things we pray in the name of He that orders our steps and meets us with mercy, in the name of Jesus the Christ. And all of the people said, ‘Amen.’” PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by the President, members and guests remain standing and pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. PROCLAMATION OF AN EXTRA SESSION The President instructs the clerk to read the Proclamation issued by the Governor, as follows: EXTRA SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2018 BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA A PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Hurricane Florence (“the Hurricane”) made landfall off the coast of North Carolina on or about 14 September 2018 and has claimed the lives of thirty-six people in our State; and 6 SENATE JOURNAL [Third Extra Session WHEREAS, the Hurricane has inflicted severe damage on public and private property; and WHEREAS, the Hurricane’s impacts constitute a State of Emergency, as defined in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 166A-19.3(19), and declared in Executive Order No. 51 on 07 September 2018; and WHEREAS, the State’s residents have suffered losses and will likely suffer imminent further widespread damage within the scope of N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 166A-19.3(3) and 166A-19.21(b); and WHEREAS, the Hurricane’s impacts are extraordinary circumstances requiring the North Carolina General Assembly to convene in an extra session to respond to the damage created by the Hurricane; and WHEREAS, the Governor, pursuant to N.C. Const. art. III, §5(7), issued a proclamation on 21 September 2018 for an extra session of the North Carolina General Assembly commencing Tuesday, 09 October 2018 at two o’clock in the afternoon to address the Hurricane’s impacts; and WHEREAS, after further consultation with the Speaker of the North Carolina House and the President Pro Tempore of the North Carolina Senate, all parties agree that the General Assembly should return in an extra session on Tuesday, 02 October 2018 at ten o’clock in the morning; and WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of North Carolina has a constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed and uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of North Carolina; NOW, THEREFORE, I, ROY COOPER, Governor of the State of North Carolina, pursuant to Article III, Section 5(7) of the North Carolina State Constitution, RESCIND THE EXTRA SESSION PROCLAMATION ISSUED 21 SEPTEMBER 20181 and hereby proclaim an “EXTRA SESSION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY” commencing Tuesday, 02 October 2018 at ten o’clock in the morning to address Hurricane Recovery. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty- sixth day of September in the year of our Lord two thousand and eighteen and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty- second. (SEAL) S/ Roy Cooper Governor 1 The text of the rescinded proclamation can be found in the Appendix. October 2, 2018 2018] SENATE JOURNAL 7 CALL OF THE ROLL The President directs the clerk to call the roll of the members of the Senate heretofore elected to the 2017 General Assembly, and the following answer the call: Senators Alexander, Ballard, Barrett, Barringer, Berger, Bishop, Blue, Britt, Brown, Clark, Cook, Daniel, D. Davis, J. Davis, Edwards, Fitch, Ford, Foushee, Gunn, Hise, Horner, B. Jackson, J. Jackson, Krawiec, Lee, Lowe, McInnis, McKissick, Meredith, Newton, Rabin, Rabon, Randleman, Robinson, Sanderson, Sawyer, Smith, Tarte, Tillman, Tucker, Van Duyn, Waddell, Wade, and Wells---44. With the members present having properly received and subscribed to the Oath of Office, the President announces a quorum present. OFFICERS Without objection, the President announces that the officers of the Senate of the 2017 Regular Session shall serve as the officers of the 2018 Third Extra Session. ADOPTION OF RULES Senator Rabon submits a resolution for filing, introduction, and immediate consideration. The resolution is presented to the Senate, read the first time, and
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