From Sen. Jarvis' Desk: Legislative Year in Review
It has been a very eventful year here in the legislature. As 2021 comes to a close I wanted to provide you with a legislative summary of the work done here in my office. This year I helped introduce 11 bills in the NC Senate. 7 of the bills I introduced were successfully passed and have become law. I was also able to help co-sponsor an additional 63 bills, several of which have also become law. Below is a breakdown of both my introduced legislation and co-sponsored legislation.
Out of the 63 bills I helped co-sponsor, 4 of these were vetoed by the Governor. The Election Day Integrity Act (S326) as well as the Protect Religious Meeting Places (S43) bills were among those vetoed.
With your help, these bills were able to impact North Carolinians in a positive way in numerous areas of life including child welfare, regulatory reform and building code reform.
I want to thank everyone who has made these bills possible and for the numerous stakeholders from across the district and state who have expressed their needs to the legislature. As your Senator it is my job to help deliver for the people who elected me to this office. I will never stop fighting for you and look forward to the work ahead in 2022.
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As always, thank you to our numerous constituents who continue to write, call, or email our office. I will never stop fighting for you.
Senator Steve Jarvis,
NC District 29
2021 bills introduced by Senator Jarvis
S 241 - Modified Utility Vehicle Def/Use of Funds.
This bill allows Modified Utility Vehicles to become registered and tagged with NCDMV so that they can be cleared for legal road use. The Modified Utility Vehicles have gained immense popularity in the past couple of years and legalizing them for road use puts our state at an advantage for the tourism industry in this area.
S 316 - Gen. Contractors/Plumbing/Electr. Exempt.
This bill makes changes to the laws governing electrical, plumbing, and HVAC contractors. This law will expand exemptions afforded to public building projects to home/ business owner projects. It will remove the middle men that are in place now that add time and money to projects.
S 329 - Bldg. Permit Exempt./Timeshare Eff. Date.
This bill will allow businesses to gain some flexibility to make necessary improvements without having to wade through bureaucratic red tape and unnecessary paperwork. This law cuts through that red tape and allows businesses to make minor repairs and renovations without the burden of superfluous government regulations
S 372 - Electrical Contracting Licensure Mods.
Senate Bill 372 would codify a reduction of the hours of experience required for limited, intermediate, and unlimited electrical contractor licenses
S 478 (H489) (Companion Bills) - 2021 Building Code and Dev. Reg. Reform.
This bill will standardize sedimentation and erosion control practices across the state and it updates a rule to raise the threshold for sprinkler requirement on single road access to a subdivision. There are also provisions in the bill that will hep speed up the time it takes for NCDOT to accept new subdivision roads and to clarify an important accessory dwelling unit requirement.
S 693 - Expedite Child Safety and Permanence
The bill cuts some red tape in efforts to reunite children with parents who are completing court-ordered services. It also speeds up the process for finding a permanent home for the child when parental rights have been severed by a judge.
S 695 - Various Education Changes.
2021 bills co-sponsored by Senator Jarvis
S 30 Fee Redn./Lifetime Hunting & Fishing Licenses.
S 37 In-Person Learning Choice for Families.
S 39 NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year.
S 43 Protect Religious Meeting Places.
S 46 29th Senatorial District Local Act-1.
S 88 NC FAST Child Welfare Case Mgmt./PED Study.
S 93 Assisting NC Families in Crisis.
S 100 Police Funding Protection Act.
S 101 Require Cooperation with ICE 2.0.
S 103 Reduce Reg. To Help Children with Autism.
S 116. Putting North Carolina Back to Work Act.
S 134 Concealed Carry/Emergency Medical Personnel.
S 138 Allow Remote Shareholder Meetings.
S 183 Ignition Interlock/Various Changes.
S 186 Strengthening DWI Laws.
S 224 Steve Troxler Agricultural Sciences Center.
S 228 Allow Employers to Offer EPO Benefit Plans.
S 238 Life & Property Protection Act.
S 248 Additional Info on Health Ins. Cards.
S 256 Students, Parents, Community Rights Act.
S 257 Medication Cost Transparency Act.
S 290 Fire Dept's/Prohibit Certain Crimes.
S 297 Homeschool Tax Credit.
S 308 Various Building Code Amend.
S 323 Joint Municipal Power Agencies/Investments.
S 326 Election Day Integrity Act.
S 335 Increase Penalty/Disruption of Open Meeting.
S 337 Tax Relief and Recovery Act.
S 342 Clarify Motor Vehicle Franchise Laws.
S 346 Emergency Management Act Revisions.
S 350 North Carolina Innovations Waiver Act of 2021.
S 353 Modernization of Drug Court Program.
S 355 Government Transparency Act of 2021.
S 356 Permanency Innovation Initiative/Funds.
S 360 Prohibit Collusive Settlements by the AG.
S 374 Auth. Use of Blue Lights on Fire Apparatus.
S 377 Remove Foreign Citizens from Voting Rolls.
S 378 Eminent Domain.
S 387 Excellent Public Schools Act of 2021.
S 404 A Second Chance for LIFE.
S 405 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
S 464 Smart Start Funds.
S 465 Trash Collection/Multifamily Residential.
S 472 Expand Occup. Cancer Benefits/Firefighters.
