State Reps. Jason Saine, center, R-Lincoln, and Brenden Jones, R-Columbus, speak with Rep. Destin Hall, left, R-Caldwell, who was presiding over the House, during floor debate on the chamber's budget in the North Carolina Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. After a lengthy debate and some flared tempers, the budget was approved in a 73-36 vote. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)
North Carolina state Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, speaks during the House budget debate at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The House gave tentative approval to a measure that would adjust the second year of a two-year state government budget enacted last fall (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)
North Carolina House Minority Leader Robert Reives, D-Chatham, second from left, argues with state Rep. Donny Lambeth, R-Forsyth, left, while state Rep. Garland Pierce, D-Scotland, center, watches during the House budget debate at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, June 19, 2024. The House gave tentative approval to a measure that would adjust the second year of a two-year state government budget enacted last fall, (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)