RALEIGH, N.C. -- New laws will take effect on December 1 including allowing employees to carry guns in private schools and new driving laws.
According to our news-gathering partners at News & Observer, some of the legislation passed by the Republican-majority General Assembly earlier this year was vetoed by Governor Josh Stein. However, Republicans were able to overturn some of those vetoes with a handful of votes from Democratic lawmakers.
House Bill 193 allows employees and volunteers at private schools to carry firearms and stun guns on school grounds if they have written permission from the school's board of trustees or administrative director, have a concealed handgun permit and completed a training course.
The law also allows people attending religious services to carry a gun if the private school is connected to a place of worship.
Republican bill supporters cited a shooting at a religious school as the reason behind the new law.
Opponents argued it made schools less safe.
"We should keep (guns) out of our schools unless they are in the possession of law enforcement." said Gov. Stein when he vetoed the bill.
This law was passed after the deadly stabbing in Charlotte of Iryna Zarutska on the light-rail in August.
Stein signed the bill with some bipartisan support.
The law has forced some law enforcement jurisdictions to make changes due to funding needed to support the law.
Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson announced they will no longer accept Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainees due to Iryna's Law.
In a Facebook post, Sheriff Johnson cited recent changes governing pretrial release, electronic monitoring, and detention of individuals charged with violent offenses taking effect on December 1.
"These changes materially affect our ability to manage classification, housing, and supervision of detainees in our facility and will require us to prioritize bed space and resources for local and state inmates and remain compliant with state law and court directives," said Sheriff Johnson.
Heavy trucks in left lanes and tinted windows can be found in Senate Bill 391.
A motor vehicle having a weight of 26,001 pounds or heavier, requiring a commercial driver's license, is banned from driving in the left-most lane of a highway with six or more lanes, unless drivers are entering or exiting the highway, avoiding a hazard or passing another vehicle.
If a police officer approaches a car with tinted windows, the driver must roll down the window on the side the officer is approaching from.
A full list of other new laws effective Dec. 1 can be found below.