Governor Cooper Signs Eleven Bills into Law, Vetoes One Bill

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Governor Roy Cooper signed the following bills into law today:

House Bill 238: Prohibit Possession of Skimming Device
House Bill 272: Revise Health Standard for Lead
House Bill 629: Physician Asst/Nurse Practit./STOP Act Clar
Senate Bill 644: Landlord/Tenant Changes
Senate Bill 668: Anti-Pension Spiking Amds & Litig. Moratorium
Senate Bill 323: Joint Municipal Power Agencies/Investments
Senate Bill 367: UNC Self-Liquidating Capital Projects
House Bill 168: Retirement Administrative Changes Act of 2021-AB
House Bill 344: System Development Fees Update
House Bill 734: Dept. of Health & Human Services Revisions
Senate Bill 605: North Carolina Farm Act of 2021
Governor Cooper made the following statement on HB 272:

"This legislation takes a key step in protecting children and families from harmful lead exposure. We must continue improving water quality in North Carolinians by helping communities invest in water and wastewater systems using North Carolina's unprecedented share of federal funding in the American Rescue Plan."

Governor Cooper also vetoed the following bill:

Senate Bill 116: Putting North Carolina Back to Work Act
Governor Cooper made the following statement on SB 116:

"Unemployment is declining with more people getting vaccinated and into the workforce as North Carolina has strengthened work search requirements for those receiving benefits. The federal help that this bill cuts off will only last a few more weeks and it supplements North Carolina's state benefits, which are among the stingiest in the country. Prematurely stopping these benefits hurts our state by sending back money that could be injected into our economy with people using it for things like food and rent. I support strong efforts to make more quality childcare available and to provide businesses with funds for hiring bonuses and the bill falls short on both of these."

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