Here’s the scoop. It is NOT law yet.

It is STILL in conference committee where the House and Senate members  have to hammer out a bunch of differences. Once they do that, then the bill will be re-presented to both chambers for another vote. If it passes both without amendments, it will go to Perdue for a signature.

I have not followed her take on the budget bill (other than the fact she seems to completely misunderstand this tax), but unless NC has a line-item veto (which I’d have to check) she would have to veto the bill if there is anything she objects to in there.

Now, the new regulations were supposed to start on July 1. But since they haven’t been able to agree on a new version yet, they’re delayed until the 15th–when the House version of the temporary funding bill would run out. (The Senate is obviously less optimistic that it will be resolved by then since they didn’t put a deadline in theirs.)

In the meantime, in order to keep the NC government from shutting down tomorrow (ala the federal government in December 1991, if anyone else remembers that fun), they’re trying to work out a temporary funding bill.

But, of course, it’s different from the one the Senate passed. So now that’s in conference committee. And given the chaos that would ensue if the government shut down, it’s top priority at the moment.

What this means is that it’s not yet time to give up.

1. Keep calling & emailing your House and Senate reps (find them here)

2. Then focus on conference committee members (Senate ones here and House ones here)–they’re the ones duking it out to come up with one bill everyone can live with

It is rather late in the game to be fighting this, but it’s not over until Perdue signs on the dotted line.

By the way, to find out what affiliate programs have pulled out of North Carolina, see the list posted here.

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