Today@NCCapitol: Budget surplus and hemp fight

Here's what's going on at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Aug. 21.

Posted 9:00 a.m. Aug 21, 2019 — Updated 9:00 a.m. Aug 21, 2019

RALEIGH, N.C. — Here's what's going on at the General Assembly on Wednesday, Aug. 21:

House Speaker Tim Moore and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger hold a 9:30 a.m. news conference to discuss the state's $900 million budget surplus.
Senate Appropriations discusses spending on Raise the Age, the effort to stop prosecuting 16- and 17-year-olds as adults for most crimes. (11 a.m., 643 LOB)
Senate Health Care takes up bills dealing with foster care and telemedicine. (1 p.m., 643 LOB)
The House has six bills on its 8:30 a.m. floor calendar, including the annual Farm Act, which has been embroiled in a fight over banning smokable hemp, and legislation implementing Marsy's Law, the new crime victims' rights amendment.
The Senate convenes at 9:30 a.m. but likely won't have a voting session until the afternoon. The only three bills on its calendar have been repeatedly pushed back, so it's unclear whether any action will be taken on them.