House Resolution 102 - Summary

• Adopts permanent rules for the North Carolina House of Representatives for the 2023 regular session, covering procedures for convening, debate, voting, committees, and bill handling.

• Establishes session times (2:00 P.M. default convening hour, no sessions after 10:00 P.M. Monday and 9:00 P.M. other days), with no Friday sessions during January and February 2023.

• Specifies voting procedures using electronic voting systems with 15-second voting periods, electronic roll call votes, and division votes on the House floor.

• Requires all public bills reported by standing committees to also be reported by the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations before calendaring for House consideration.

• Includes provisions for pro forma sessions, remote committee participation during emergencies, designated voting for absent members during states of emergency, and conference committee procedures for reconciling House and Senate bills.