SENATE BILL 1283, NOVEMBER 2002

Approved certain legislative appointments and created 31 new board positions, normally routine legislation.

Easley vetoed the bill because the new positions meant higher costs, two appointees were dead, and five were blocked by law from serving. Appointments included an auctioneer to the N.C. Auctioneer Licensing Board about six months after the board reprimanded him, as well as a lobbyist for the N.C. Association of Realtors to the N.C. Appraisal Board, even though state law prohibits appointment of anyone involved in real estate.

SENATE BILL 931, JUNE 2003

Changed teacher certification, stripping the state Board of Education of its authority to set teacher licensing requirements.

Easley said such a law would set back North Carolina's progress in education, party due to "rigorous standards" set by the board.

HOUSE BILL 917, AUGUST 2003

Changed mortgage lending laws. Would have let consumer finance companies raise their fees from 1 percent to 3 percent of the mortgage loan's value and would have allowed new fees of up to $150 per year. These fell on top of the 15 percent interest the consumer finance companies already are allowed to charge on loans, which generally are made to people who fail to qualify for bank borrowing.

Easley said the law imposed unnecessary fees by an industry that was thriving.

HOUSE BILL 429, JULY 2004

Compensated billboard owners, requiring local governments to pay billboard owners cash, up to five times the billboard's annual revenue, if ordered to remove a sign.

Easley said the legislation cost too much in taxpayer dollars.

House voted to override, but not the Senate.

SENATE BILL 130, MARCH 2005

Gave away state property, giving a vacant state office building in downtown Charlotte to Johnson & Wales University as part of an incentive payment for the school opening a Charlotte campus.

Easley said the building belonged to taxpayers and was supposed to be sold to raise money. His administration found a buyer for $5.3 million before he vetoed the bill.

HOUSE BILL 706, SEPTEMBER 2005

Changed teacher certifications so that schools could hire teachers with out-of-state licenses without their taking a required test, as long as they were rated as "highly qualified" in their home state.

Easley said the plan would harm education because it would lower teaching standards.

SENATE BILL 542, AUGUST 2006

Granted access to state buildings to employee associations, allowing employee associations to recruit, consult with members and sell supplemental insurance at state agencies if the association had 40,000 members.

Easley said it was unfair to groups with fewer members. He later issued an executive order providing the access to groups with at least 2,000 members.

HOUSE BILL 1761, AUGUST 2007

Gave incentives to Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., including $40 million to the company's Fayetteville plant. August, 2007.

Easley said the bill awarded money while allowing the company to cut jobs.

HOUSE BILL 2167, AUGUST 2008

Allowed wide boats, permitting wide boats and trailers on state roads without the currently required special permit.

Easley said the wide boat traffic without the additional scrutiny of the special permits created a safety hazard.

House and Senate voted to override Easley's veto.

COMPILED BY STAFF WRITER MARK JOHNSON

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