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2012 Legislative News
The
NC General Assembly will next convene on February 16, 2012.
Important New federal and state Commercial
Motor Vehicle rules and regulations: click on the
links below to read and print out the PDF.
Drivers
of CMVs: Restricting the Use of Cellular Telephones
USDOT
Cell Phone Rule, Effective Jan 3, 2012
NCDOT
Will Require Medical Certification for Commercial Drivers
FAQs
Sheet on New Federal CDL Medical Certification Requirements
June
18, 2011: The 2011 NC General Assembly adjourned with
no new taxes. Except for two special sessions for redistricting
and constitutional amendments, the legislature has gone home
for the year.
June 2011: House
Bill #750 includes language to protect North Carolina
portable sanitation businesses. Read the
language and call Joe McClees if you have questions.
January 2011: Welcome to the 2011 NC General Assembly.
New leadership in the Senate and House of Representatives
warns of budget cuts, but pledges no new fees and taxes.
June 2010: Congratulations to former Representative
Lucy Allen, who was recently confirmed as the newest member
of the NC Utilities Commission.
Senator Doug Berger and Rep. Lucy Allen received the Environmental
Excellence Award from the NC Portable Toilet Group at our
first 2010 Educational Seminar in Raleigh on January 16, 2010.
We won in 2009! Our legislation to protect your environmental
equipment passed. Governor Beverly Perdue signed into
law House Bill #616 on May 27, 2009. This new law provides
stiffer criminal penalties for damage to portable toilets
and pumper trucks in North Carolina.
This legislation
to toughen penalties for vandalism will help us prosecute
offenders. The NC Portable Toilet Group responded to
problems our members have had in prosecuting damage to portable
toilets and pumper trucks.
Rep. Lucy Allen supported the NC Portable Toilet Group by
sponsoring House
Bill #616. Senator Doug Berger sponsored the companion
Senate
Bill #714. The House bill moved first, and thus
House Bill #616 became Session Law SL2009-37. Click
here to read the new law. Many thanks to Sen. Berger
and Rep. Allen for supporting the portable toilet industry.
Contact Joe McClees
Email:
admin1@ncportabletoiletgroup.org
View
an archived record of previous Legislative News items.
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