Legislative tally

How Triangle members of the state legislature voted last week on bills of note

* NONPROFIT ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL LAW CHANGES: (House Bill 1230) Amends the law concerning the issuance of special one-time permits to nonprofit organizations. Introduced by Rep. Pryor Gibson, D-Anson. Adopted 104-7. Sent to the Senate.

VOTING YES: Lucy Allen (D-Franklin, Halifax, Nash), Marilyn Avila (R-Wake), Dan Blue (D-Wake), Linda Coleman (D-Wake), Bill Faison (D-Orange, Caswell), Larry Hall (D-Durham), Ty Harrell (D-Wake), Verla Insko (D-Orange), James Langdon Jr. (R-Johnston, Sampson), Paul Luebke (D-Durham), Grier Martin (D-Wake), Mickey Michaux (D-Durham), Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Paul Stam (R-Wake), Jennifer Weiss (D-Wake), W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins (D-Durham, Person)

VOTING NO: Nelson Dollar (R-Wake)

DID NOT VOTE: Joe Hackney (D-Orange, Chatham, Moore)

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Leo Daughtry (R-Johnston)

* TOWING OF RECREATIONAL BOATS: (House Bill 2167) Increases the width of boats that may be transported on highways without a permit and provides for an annual permit as opposed to a single-trip permit for oversize boats. Introduced by Rep. Arthur Williams, D-Beaufort. Adopted 102-10. Sent to the Senate.

VOTING YES: Allen, Avila, Blue, Coleman, Dollar, Faison, Harrell, Langdon, Martin, Ross, Stam, Wilkins

VOTING NO: Hall, Insko, Luebke, Weiss

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney, Michaux

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Daughtry

* IRRIGATION CONTRACTORS LICENSING: (House Bill 2353) Authorizes the licensing of irrigation contractors. Introduced by Rep. Pryor Gibson, D-Anson. Adopted 83-32. Sent to the Senate.

VOTING YES: Allen, Coleman, Daughtry, Faison, Hall, Harrell, Insko, Luebke, Martin, Michaux, Ross, Stam, Weiss, Wilkins

VOTING NO: Avila, Blue, Dollar, Langdon

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

* DISAPPROVE DYED MILK RULE: (House Bill 2524) Disapproves a rule adopted by the N.C. Board of Agriculture and approved by the Rules Review Commission that requires any raw milk dispensed as animal feed be properly labeled and authorizes the Board of Agriculture to exempt unpasteurized milk from the provisions of the Commercial Feed Act. Introduced by Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford. Adopted 109-4. Sent to the Senate.

VOTING YES: Allen, Avila, Blue, Coleman, Dollar, Faison, Hall, Harrell, Insko, Langdon, Luebke, Martin, Michaux, Ross, Stam, Weiss, Wilkins

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Daughtry

SENATE

* FILM INDUSTRY TAX CREDITS: (Senate Bill 1968) Expands the tax credit for qualifying expenses of film production companies. Introduced by Sen. Julia Boseman, D-New Hanover. Adopted 33-16. Sent to the House.

VOTING YES: Robert Atwater (D-Durham, Chatham, Lee), Doug Berger (D-Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren), Janet Cowell (D-Wake), Ellie Kinnaird (D-Orange, Person), Vernon Malone (D-Wake), Floyd McKissick (D-Durham)

VOTING NO: Neal Hunt (R-Wake), Fred Smith (R-Johnston, Wayne), Richard Stevens (R-Wake)

* CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION: (House Bill 2529, Senate version) Extends the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change. Introduced by Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford. Adopted 34-15. Returned to the House for concurrence.

VOTING YES: Atwater, Berger, Cowell, Kinnaird, Malone, McKissick, Stevens

VOTING NO: Hunt, Smith