Cooper defeated Republican incumbent Pat McCrory for the governorship in a close race in the 2016 election.[2] On December 5, McCrory conceded the election, making Cooper the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in the state's history.[3] Cooper took office on January 1, 2017.
On December 5, McCrory conceded the election, making Cooper the first challenger to defeat a sitting governor in the state's history.
The bill, which also expands the number of criminal offenses for which a conviction requires a defendant to provide a DNA sample, came amid reports that dozens of medical facilities may have been sending such bills to insurance companies.