Roy Cooper vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in hurricane relief passed by the North Carolina General Assembly.

Posted by Michael Whatley, Oct 3, 2026

TrueChecked Oct 7, 2026

True. Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 382, legislation passed by the North Carolina General Assembly containing $227 million in Hurricane Helene disaster relief alongside provisions limiting gubernatorial powers.

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… funding towards affordable housing projects despite hundreds of storm victims stuck in temporary homes, according to an analysis and you report out by the John Locke Foundation. Michael, what does that say? Especially absolutely devastating, you know. And Roy Cooper vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of hurricane relief that was passed by the North Carolina General assembly and had the worst hurricane response in the country to Hurricane Helene. We saw the damage that that storm brought to North Carolina. 73,000 homes we destroyed. 45,000 small businesses were shuttered. 107 people were killed. …

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Supports. In late 2024, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 382, which included $227 million in disaster relief funding following Hurricane Helene.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Context. Cooper vetoed the bill citing objections to provisions attached by the General Assembly that stripped powers from the executive branch; the legislature subsequently overrode his veto.[1][2][3][4][5][7]