Greg Murphy in NC legislative records

On Crime: Constitutional amendment to strengthen victims' rights

[Greg Murphy co-sponsored the bill called] Strengthening Victims' Rights (H551/S595). The proposed Bill would place a constitutional amendment on the November 2018 ballot to expand the rights of victims. House Bill 551 would guarantee victims the following rights:

To be treated with dignity and respect.
Reasonable, accurate, and timely notice, upon request.
To be present at any proceeding.
To be reasonably heard at certain proceedings.
Restitution in a reasonably timely manner.
Information, upon request.
To reasonably confer with the prosecutor.

Source: North Carolina legislative voting record for H.551/S.595 Jun 27, 2018

On Families & Children: $2.7M for additional screening tests for newborns

[Greg Murphy co-sponsored] the Haley Hayes Newborn Screening Bill, H270 (S190), raises the State Laboratory of Public Health test fee from $44 to $55. Directs the Commission for Public Health to amend the rules to implement the Newborn Screening Program to add to the newborn screening panel a screening test for Pompe disease, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, and X-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy.

Appropriates $2.7 million for 2017-18 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, for the purchase of laboratory instrumentation and upgrades to the existing North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health Laboratory Information System.

Source: North Carolina legislative voting record for H.270 Mar 7, 2017

On Government Reform: Weaken governor's appointment powers over elections board

Legislative Summary: SB 68: Consolidate the functions of elections, campaign finance, lobbying, and ethics under one regulatory agency by creating the Bipartisan State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement.

Analysis by Election Law Society: SB 68 was created by the Republican-led General Assembly, put in place "just as a Democrat was elected governor, so as to weaken the governor's appointment powers over the elections board." Several counties are encountering problems with getting new voting machines.

Veto Message : Similar legislation to this was held unconstitutional. This legislation will undermine NC's ability to conduct fair, legal elections that maximize voter participation.

Legislative Outcome: Vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper on Apr/21/17; Veto Overridden in Senate 33-15-2, Roll Call #94 on Apr/24/17; Veto Overridden in House 75-44-1, Roll Call #317 on Apr/25/17; State Rep. Greg Murphy voted YES.

Source: Election Law Society on North Carolina voting record SB 68 Apr 25, 2017

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