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Here's what's happening at the General Assembly on Wednesday, March 13.

Posted 9:00 a.m. Mar 13, 2019 — Updated 12:45 p.m. Mar 13, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Here's what's happening at the General Assembly on Wednesday, March 13:

House and Senate budget committees continue meeting in joint sessions at 8:30 and 9 a.m.
The House Judiciary Committee meets at 10 a.m. to take up legislation dealing with human trafficking and to increase penalties for assaulting a law enforcement officer with a gun and breaking into a pharmacy.
The House State and Local Government Committee also meets at 10 a.m. and will consider bills authorizing a study of using biometrics to identify people involved in "all state-related transactions" and naming the loggerhead turtle North Carolina's official saltwater reptile.
The Senate Health Committee will debate expanding the allowable medical uses of cannabidiol, or CBD, oil at its 10 a.m. meeting.
State Elections Director Kim Strach will appear before the House Elections Committee at 1 p.m. to discuss recommended changes to absentee mail-in ballot voting after finding fraud in last fall's 9th Congressional District voting.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will discuss the state of North Carolina agriculture with a joint meeting of the House and Senate agriculture committees at 1 p.m.
The Senate Nominations Committee will consider candidates for the University of North Carolina Board of Governors at 2 p.m.
The Senate has two bills on its 9:30 a.m. floor calendar, including a small-business health plan. The House convenes at 2 p.m., and the proposed $1.9 billion school construction bond is on its agenda.