{"id":2431833,"date":"2025-05-07T10:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-expansion-of-state-auditors-role-approved-in-house-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:19:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T14:19:03","slug":"more-expansion-of-state-auditors-role-approved-in-house-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-expansion-of-state-auditors-role-approved-in-house-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"More expansion of state auditor\u2019s role approved in House &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmore-expansion-of-state-auditors-role-approved-in-house-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2431833&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The North Carolina House has approved a bill, known as House Bill 549, which aims to expand the authority of the state auditor for conducting investigations. This legislation passed with a 66-46 vote, largely supported by republican members, while all Democrats opposed it and one Republican, Rep. Ray Pickett, voted against it. The bill allows for a broader definition of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oklahoma-high-court-weighs-first-publicly-funded-religious-charter-school\/\" title=\"Oklahoma Supreme Court considers the legality of the state&#039;s first publicly funded religious charter school\">publicly funded entities<\/a>,&#8221; enabling the auditor to investigate organizations receiving state or federal funds for efficiency,risk assessment,fraud detection,and audit planning. This change will take effect on July 1 with the start of the new fiscal year. Additionally, the Senate is awaiting action on a related proposal that would establish a new division within the auditor\u2019s office focused on accountability and efficiency, which also has a sunset provision tied to the next election.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">More expansion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-legislator-praises-gop-auditor-for-quick-review-of-st-louis-schools-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Democratic legislator praises GOP ... for quick review of St. Louis schools - Washington Examiner\">state auditor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s role approved in House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2115496\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Expansion of the state auditor&rsquo;s authority for investigations is on the way to the Senate in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Clarify Powers of State Auditor, known also as House Bill 549, got considerable debate and some amendments along the way before Tuesday evening&rsquo;s 66-46 passage in the chamber with 71-49 majority Republicans. There were no Democrats for it, and only Rep. Ray Pickett of Watauga County against it from the Grand Old Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3403658\/californians-line-up-real-id-before-deadline\/\">Californians line up to get REAL IDs before deadline<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3403637\/watch-live-scott-bessent-house-testimony-financial-services-committee\/\">WATCH LIVE: Bessent testifies before the House Financial Services Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3403562\/watch-live-vice-president-jd-vance-speech-munich-leaders-meeting\/\">WATCH LIVE: Vice President JD Vance speaks at Munich Leaders Meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Dave Boliek is the first-term Republican auditor. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ccp-linked-groups-mount-farm-lobbying-campaign\/\" title=\"CCP-linked groups mount farm lobbying campaign\">legislation doesn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t have a sunset and would commence July 1 with the start of the fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2025\/H549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Publicly funded entities is an enhanced definition<\/a>&nbsp;allowing probes into organizations that receive, disburse or handle federal and state funds. In similarity to second-term Republican President Donald Trump&rsquo;s creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, the state auditor would be able to audit for government efficiency, risk assessment, fraud detection, audit planning and evidence gathering.<\/p>\n<p>Publicly funded entity, through debate and amendment, evolved into &ldquo;any individual, corporation, institution, association, board or other organization that receives, disburses or handles state or federal funds,&rdquo; says the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >bill digest provided<\/a> by the UNC School of Government in concert with the state legislative website.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_76d5d7c0-00ef-4601-9f1c-f02487891ced.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In the Senate, The DAVE Act &ndash; Senate Bill 474 &ndash;<\/a>&nbsp;was sent to the House of Representatives on April 9. It awaits action from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-pac-kickstarts-100-million-fundraiser-for-ai-campaign-targeting-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump PAC kickstarts 0 million fundraiser for AI campaign targeting - Washington Examiner\">lower chamber&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Committee on Rules, Calendar and Operations. That bill, notably supported by Sen. Dan Blue, D-Wake, has a sunset concurrent with the next election, or Dec. 31, 2028.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3402177\/federal-court-orders-certification-2024-north-carolina-supreme-court-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FEDERAL COURT ORDERS NORTH CAROLINA CERTIFY 2024 SUPREME COURT RACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Senate&rsquo;s proposal would establish the Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency within the office of state auditor. If made law, it would enact the division &ldquo;directing each state agency to report to the division on its use of public monies and the status of its vacant positions and directing the division to assess the continued need of each state agency and the vacant positions within each agency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before the 2023-24 legislative session ended, appointment power for the members of the State Board of Elections was shifted from the governor to the auditor.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_4825e264-dbb3-4a1a-8b8b-3d0a10716ff7.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boliek&rsquo;s fivesome was scheduled<\/a>&nbsp;for their first meeting Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2115496\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2115496\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House approves expanded role for state auditor in North Carolina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2431834,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24164734285600-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[12432,42711,4762,54769,32076],"class_list":["post-2431833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-expansion","tag-house-approval","tag-legislation","tag-state-auditor","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/AP24164734285600-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2431833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2431837,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2431833\/revisions\/2431837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2431834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2431833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2431833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2431833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}