Monday at the North Carolina General Assembly

Gov. Beverly Perdue will soon receive an invitation to deliver her first speech to the North Carolina Legislature. The General Assembly will invite Perdue to give the "State of the State" address on March 9 at 7 p.m. in the House chambers in Raleigh. A resolution with the invitation date was filed in the House. A governor gives such an address every two years, often giving hints in the speech about her budget priorities.

WINTRY MIX: The snow that covered the western two-thirds of the state didn't prevent most members from getting into Raleigh for the evening sessions. But the already abbreviated agendas for House and Senate were shortened as only one of the four bills on the chamber calendars were heard. Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, the Senate Rules Committee chairman, delayed debate on two bills until Tuesday because a few senators couldn't make it into town due to the inclement weather.

MONDAY'S SCORECARD:

In the House:

- H43, to make it a misdemeanor for a school board member to fail willfully to discharge duties of the office. Approved 96-1. Next: To the Senate.

Introduced in the House:

- H361, to amend the state constitution to declare that marriage between a man and a woman is the only valid domestic legal union in North Carolina. Various sponsors.

- H362, to prevent the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and state community college system from seeking information about the immigration status of potential students. Sponsor: Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford.

Introduced in the Senate:

- S362, to reduce the amount of time a retired teacher must stop working as a state employee before the teacher can return to the classroom without a loss of retirement benefits. Sponsor: Sen. A.B. Swindell, D-Nash.

AROUND THE STATEHOUSE:

- Sen. David Weinstein, D-Robeson, got married over the weekend. Weinstein was a widower whose former wife died while he was in office.

ON THE AGENDA:

A Christian conservative group called Return America has scheduled a "Stand Up for Traditional Marriage" rally on Tuesday on the Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh. A similar outdoor event attracted thousands in 2007. The participants want to vote on a proposed constitutional amendment that would make marriage between a man and a woman the only recognized domestic legal union in North Carolina.