RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Two Senate bills became law with the governor's signature this weekend.

Senate Bill 78 increases protections for corrections officers. House Bill 41 makes technical corrections to revenue laws.
 
“I am pleased to sign Senate Bill 78 and give our hard-working and valuable corrections officers additional protections from the dangers they face day-in and day-out,” said Governor McCrory in a statement. “We must do all that we can to protect those serving in very difficult jobs and this legislation is another step in the right direction.”
 
In addition, the governor did not sign Senate Bill 14 and it became law without his signature on Sunday.

According to the statement, "Governor McCrory is in favor of most of Senate Bill 14, but Section 8 provides funding for staff positions for the Coal Ash Commission, despite the three judge panel declaring the Commission to be an unconstitutional entity on March 16, 2015. The Governor will not endorse a bill that provides funding for a Commission that is legally barred from taking any official action."