| << Back 8/14/02 Roll call of recent legislative votes SMN Area legislators cast the following votes during the last few weeks of the current General Assembly session: House Roll-Call Votes ° HB1501— Access to Government Computers: Makes it a criminal offense to unlawfully access or damage government computers or cause a denial of services affecting a government computer. Introduced by Rep. Joe Tolson, D-Edgecombe. Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration. YES — Marge Carpenter, Phil Haire, Roger West ° HJR1526 — Honor Liston B. Ramsey: Resolves to honor the life and memory of former Speaker of the House Liston B. Ramsey, who served 19 terms in the state House. Introduced by Rep. Phil Haire, D-Jackson Adopted 111-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration. YES — Marge Carpenter, Phil Haire, Roger West ° HB1607 — 2002 Fees: Establishes and modifies various state fees paid for services rendered, including court fees, community service fees, environmental use fees and inspection fees. Introduced by Rep. Paul Luebke, D-Durham. Adopted 97-15. Sent to the Senate for consideration. YES — Marge Carpenter, Phil Haire, Roger West ° SB1112 — Continue Appropriations Act: (House Version) Extends the modifications made to the Appropriations Act of 2001 until Aug. 31, 2002. Introduced by Sen. Fountain Odom, D-Mecklenburg. Adopted 99-9. Sent back to the Senate for concurrence. YES — Phil Haire, Roger West; NO — Marge Carpenter ° HB1308 — Low-Sulfur Gasoline (Concurrence Vote): Establishes Jan. 1, 2004, as the effective date on which state requirements governing the concentration of concentration of sulfur in gasoline must be met, and provides that gasoline that meets federal sulfur requirements shall be deemed to comply with state requirements during the two-year period allowed for the transition to low-sulfur gasoline. Introduced by Rep. Pryor Gibson, D-Montgomery. Adopted 105-6. Sent to the governor for approval. YES — Marge Carpenter, Roger West; NO — Phil Haire ° HB1508 — Public Health Bioterrorism Preparedness: Promotes readiness for and management by the State Health Director of a public health threat that may result from an act of terrorism using nuclear, biological or chemical agents, and amends the North Carolina Medical Commission’s rule-making authority regarding standards and criteria for the education and credentialing of persons to administer treatment for anaphylaxis. Introduced by Rep. Zeno Edwards, D-Beaufort. Adopted 115-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration. YES — Phil Haire, Roger West; NO — Marge Carpenter ° HB622 — Firearm Regulation (Concurrence Vote): Provides that the General Assembly declare that the lawful design, marketing, manufacture, distribution, sale or transfer of firearms or ammunition to the public is not an unreasonably dangerous activity and does not constitute a nuisance; and provides that the authority to bring suit against any firearm or ammunition manufacturer, distributor, dealer, seller or trade association is reserved exclusively for the state. Introduced by Rep. Wayne Sexton, R-Rockingham. Adopted 93-11. Sent to the governor for approval. YES — Marge Carpenter, Phil Haire, Roger West ° SB402 — Secret Peeping (House Version): Modifies the secret peeping statute to include photographs, digital images, motion pictures and videotape in the list of actions that can be considered peeping when done without the knowledge of the person or persons in a bedroom, a restroom, a bathroom, a shower or in a dressing room. Creation, possession and distribution of that material is a Class I felony. Introduced by Sen. Ham Horton, R-Forsyth. Adopted 115-0. Sent back to the Senate for concurrence. YES — Marge Carpenter, Phil Haire, Roger West
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