Sections Below
Basic Information About the North Carolina General Assembly (NCGA)
Overview of the NCGA Homepage
Following Legislative Debates and Committee Meetings
How an Idea Becomes a Law in North Carolina
Basic Information About the General Assembly
The N.C. General Assembly (NCGA) website (ncleg.gov) contains a lot of information that allows advocates to follow and become engaged in the legislative process. This overview offers some basic tips for how to track legislation. If you would like more information about any of the terms used in this overview, check out this nifty Glossary of Legislative Language.
North Carolina has a bicameral legislature consisting of two "chambers" - the N.C. House of Representatives and the N.C. Senate. The House of Representatives has 120 members, and the Senate has 50 members.
You can find your legislators here.
Overview of the NCGA Homepage
Website URL
Search by Bill Number or Keyword
Search for legislation from previous sessions
The Audio tab allows audio streaming for committee rooms that are wired, as well as the House and Senate chambers.
View the day's calendar for the House or Senate.
The Chamber Dashboard is a helpful tool to keep track of what legislation is being discussed when a chamber is in session. It also displays previously discussed items, amendments, and vote tallies.
Following Legislative Debates and Committee Hearings
The NCGA home page displays the legislative calendar, including the next date and time each chamber will convene.
On the homepage, you can quickly access each chamber's calendar, audio feed, and dashboard. The dashboard displays the calendar (or agenda) for each session, notes the current item being discussed, presents the text of legislation and amendments under consideration, and displays vote tallies.
Audio and Video Streaming
Icons on the NCGA homepage’s legislative calendar denote if a legislative meeting is available for audio and video streaming. Click or tap the button to view streaming options.
Audio and Video streaming available.
Audio streaming available, but video streaming is not.