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SB 32 — Studies Act.
Last action — REPTD FAV COM SUBSTITUTE
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 1997-1998 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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REPTD FAV COM SUBSTITUTE
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COM SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
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PASSED 2ND & 3RD READING
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REC FROM SENATE
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Referred to Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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REPTD FAV COM SUBSTITUTE
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CAL PURSUANT RULE 36(A)
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PLACED ON CAL FOR 08-28
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PASSED 2ND & 3RD READING
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REC TO CONCUR H COM SUB
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PLACED ON CAL FOR 08-28
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FAILED CONCUR IN COM SUB
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CONF COM APPOINTED
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CONF COM APPOINTED
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CONF COM REPORTED
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CONF REPORT ADOPTED
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CONF COM REPORTED
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PLACED ON CAL FOR 08-28
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CONF REPORT ADOPTED
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RATIFIED
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PRES. TO GOV. 08-29
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SIGNED BY GOV. 09-10
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CH. SL 97-0483
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Referred to Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate
Sponsors
- Clark · Cosponsor
- Ballance · Cosponsor
- Carrington · Cosponsor
- Foxx · Cosponsor
- Ed Warren · Cosponsor
- Dannelly · Cosponsor
- Hoyle · Cosponsor
- Rand · Cosponsor
- Rucho · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 4 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (9)
- Clark
- Ballance
- Carrington
- Foxx
- Warren, Ed
- Dannelly
- Hoyle
- Rand
- Rucho
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 170 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Failed
7 Yea
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41 Nay
·
2 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 37 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 41 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 14% | 82% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Albertson, Charles W. | — | Nay |
| Allran, Austin M. | — | Nay |
| Ballance, Jr., Frank W. | — | Nay |
| Ballantine, Patrick J. | — | Nay |
| Basnight, Marc | — | Nay |
| Carpenter, Robert C. | — | Nay |
| Carrington, John | — | Yea |
| Cochrane, Betsy L. | — | Nay |
| Cooper Iii, Roy A. | — | Nay |
| Dalton, Walter | — | Nay |
| Dannelly, Charlie Smith | — | Nay |
| East, Don W. | — | Yea |
| Forrester, James | — | Nay |
| Foxx, Virginia | — | Nay |
| Garwood, John A. | — | Nay |
| Gulley, Wib | — | Nay |
| Hartsell, Jr., Fletcher L. | — | Not Voting |
| Horton, Jr., Hamilton C. | — | Nay |
| Hoyle, David W. | — | Nay |
| Jenkins, Thomas | — | Nay |
| Jordan, Jr., Luther Henry | — | Nay |
| Kerr, John H. | — | Not Voting |
| Kinnaird, Ellie | — | Nay |
| Ledbetter, Jesse Ingram | — | Nay |
| Lucas, Jeanne Hopkins | — | Nay |
| Martin, R. L. | — | Nay |
| Martin, William N. | — | Nay |
| Mcdaniel, James Mark | — | Nay |
| Moore, Ken | — | Nay |
| Odom, T. L. | — | Nay |
| Page, Daniel | — | Nay |
| Perdue, Beverly M. | — | Nay |
| Phillips, Sr., Jim | — | Nay |
| Plyler, Aaron W. | — | Nay |
| Purcell, William R. | — | Nay |
| Rand, Anthony E. | — | Yea |
| Reeves, Eric Miller | — | Nay |
| Rucho, Robert A. | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Robert G. | — | Nay |
| Shaw, Larry | — | Nay |
| Soles, Jr., R. C. | — | Nay |
| Webster, Hugh | — | Yea |
| Weinstein, David | — | Yea |
| Wellons, Allen H. | — | Nay |
| Winner, Leslie | — | Nay |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Nay |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Nay |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Nay |
Passed
109 Yea
·
2 Nay
·
8 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 100 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 109 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 2% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Allred, Cary | — | Yea |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Baker, Rex | — | Yea |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Yea |
| Beall, Charles | — | Yea |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Yea |
| Black, Jim | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Yea |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Yea |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Brawley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Brown, John | — | Yea |
| Brubaker, Harold J. (Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Yea |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Yea |
| Capps, Russell | — | Yea |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Yea |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Yea |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Yea |
| Culp, Arlie | — | Yea |
| Culpepper, Bill | — | Yea |
| Daughtry, Leo | — | Yea |
| Decker, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| Dedmon, Andrew T. | — | Yea |
| Dickson, Dub | — | Yea |
| Dockham, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Earle, Beverly | — | Yea |
| Easterling, Ruth | — | Yea |
| Ellis, Sam | — | Yea |
| Esposito, Theresa | — | Yea |
| Fitch, Jr., Toby | — | Nay |
| Fox, Stan | — | Yea |
| Gamble, John | — | Nay |
| Gardner, Charlotte | — | Yea |
| Grady, Robert | — | Yea |
| Gray, Lyons | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Jim | — | Yea |
| Hackney, Joe | — | Yea |
| Hall, Bobby Ray | — | Yea |
| Hardaway, Thomas C. | — | Yea |
| Hardy, Edwin M. | — | Yea |
| Hensley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hightower, Jr., Foyle R. | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Robert | — | Not Voting |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Yea |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Yea |
| Ives, William | — | Not Voting |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Yea |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Yea |
| Justus, Larry | — | Yea |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Yea |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Not Voting |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Not Voting |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Yea |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Yea |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Linwood | — | Yea |
| Michaux, Jr., Mickey | — | Yea |
| Miner, David | — | Yea |
| Mitchell, William F. | — | Yea |
| Moore, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morris, Amelia A. H. | — | Yea |
| Mosely, Jane H. | — | Yea |
| Neely, Jr., Charles B. | — | Yea |
| Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Nichols, John M. | — | Yea |
| Nye, Edd | — | Yea |
| Oldham, Warren C. | — | Yea |
| Owens, Jr., William C. | — | Yea |
| Preston, Jean R. | — | Yea |
| Ramsey, Liston B. | — | Yea |
| Rayfield, John M. | — | Not Voting |
| Redwine, E. David | — | Yea |
| Reynolds, Dennis A. | — | Yea |
| Rogers, Richard E. | — | Yea |
| Russell, Carolyn B. | — | Yea |
| Saunders, Drew P. | — | Yea |
| Sexton, Paul W. | — | Yea |
| Sherrill, Wilma M. | — | Yea |
| Shubert, Fern | — | Yea |
| Starnes, Edgar V. | — | Yea |
| Sutton, Ronnie N. | — | Yea |
| Tallent, Timothy N. | — | Yea |
| Thompson, Gregory J. | — | Yea |
| Tolson, Joe | — | Yea |
| Wainwright, William L. | — | Yea |
| Warner, Alex | — | Yea |
| Warwick, Nurham O. | — | Yea |
| Watson, Cynthia Bailey | — | Yea |
| Weatherly, John Hugh | — | Yea |
| Wilkins, Michael S. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, Constance K. | — | Not Voting |
| Wilson, William Eugene | — | Yea |
| Womble, Larry W. | — | Not Voting |
| Wood, Stephen W. | — | Yea |
| Wright, Thomas E. | — | Yea |
| Yongue, Douglas Y. | — | Yea |
| D. Davis | — | Yea |
| R. Smith | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
Passed
46 Yea
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1 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 2% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Albertson, Charles W. | — | Yea |
| Allran, Austin M. | — | Yea |
| Ballance, Jr., Frank W. | — | Yea |
| Ballantine, Patrick J. | — | Yea |
| Basnight, Marc | — | Yea |
| Carpenter, Robert C. | — | Yea |
| Carrington, John | — | Yea |
| Cochrane, Betsy L. | — | Not Voting |
| Cooper Iii, Roy A. | — | Yea |
| Dalton, Walter | — | Yea |
| Dannelly, Charlie Smith | — | Yea |
| East, Don W. | — | Yea |
| Forrester, James | — | Yea |
| Foxx, Virginia | — | Yea |
| Garwood, John A. | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Wib | — | Yea |
| Hartsell, Jr., Fletcher L. | — | Yea |
| Horton, Jr., Hamilton C. | — | Yea |
| Hoyle, David W. | — | Yea |
| Jenkins, Thomas | — | Yea |
| Jordan, Jr., Luther Henry | — | Yea |
| Kerr, John H. | — | Yea |
| Kinnaird, Ellie | — | Yea |
| Ledbetter, Jesse Ingram | — | Yea |
| Lucas, Jeanne Hopkins | — | Yea |
| Martin, R. L. | — | Not Voting |
| Martin, William N. | — | Yea |
| Mcdaniel, James Mark | — | Yea |
| Moore, Ken | — | Yea |
| Odom, T. L. | — | Yea |
| Page, Daniel | — | Yea |
| Perdue, Beverly M. | — | Yea |
| Phillips, Sr., Jim | — | Yea |
| Plyler, Aaron W. | — | Yea |
| Purcell, William R. | — | Yea |
| Rand, Anthony E. | — | Yea |
| Reeves, Eric Miller | — | Yea |
| Rucho, Robert A. | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Robert G. | — | Yea |
| Shaw, Larry | — | Not Voting |
| Soles, Jr., R. C. | — | Yea |
| Webster, Hugh | — | Yea |
| Weinstein, David | — | Yea |
| Wellons, Allen H. | — | Yea |
| Winner, Leslie | — | Yea |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Yea |
Passed
93 Yea
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1 Nay
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25 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 86 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 93 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 1% | 0% | 21% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Aldridge, Henry | — | Not Voting |
| Allred, Cary | — | Yea |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Not Voting |
| Baker, Rex | — | Yea |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Yea |
| Beall, Charles | — | Not Voting |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Yea |
| Black, Jim | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Yea |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Not Voting |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Not Voting |
| Brawley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Brown, John | — | Yea |
| Brubaker, Harold J. (Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Not Voting |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Yea |
| Capps, Russell | — | Yea |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Not Voting |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Not Voting |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Yea |
| Culp, Arlie | — | Yea |
| Culpepper, Bill | — | Yea |
| Daughtry, Leo | — | Yea |
| Decker, Michael P. | — | Yea |
| Dedmon, Andrew T. | — | Yea |
| Dickson, Dub | — | Yea |
| Dockham, Jerry | — | Yea |
| Earle, Beverly | — | Yea |
| Easterling, Ruth | — | Yea |
| Ellis, Sam | — | Yea |
| Esposito, Theresa | — | Yea |
| Fitch, Jr., Toby | — | Yea |
| Fox, Stan | — | Yea |
| Gamble, John | — | Nay |
| Gardner, Charlotte | — | Yea |
| Grady, Robert | — | Yea |
| Gray, Lyons | — | Yea |
| Gulley, Jim | — | Yea |
| Hackney, Joe | — | Yea |
| Hall, Bobby Ray | — | Not Voting |
| Hardaway, Thomas C. | — | Yea |
| Hardy, Edwin M. | — | Yea |
| Hensley, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hightower, Jr., Foyle R. | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Robert | — | Yea |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Yea |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Yea |
| Ives, William | — | Not Voting |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Yea |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Yea |
| Justus, Larry | — | Yea |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Not Voting |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Not Voting |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Not Voting |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Not Voting |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Yea |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Not Voting |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Mercer, Linwood | — | Not Voting |
| Michaux, Jr., Mickey | — | Yea |
| Miner, David | — | Not Voting |
| Mitchell, William F. | — | Yea |
| Moore, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morgan, Richard T. | — | Yea |
| Morris, Amelia A. H. | — | Yea |
| Mosely, Jane H. | — | Yea |
| Neely, Jr., Charles B. | — | Yea |
| Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Nichols, John M. | — | Yea |
| Nye, Edd | — | Yea |
| Oldham, Warren C. | — | Yea |
| Owens, Jr., William C. | — | Yea |
| Preston, Jean R. | — | Yea |
| Ramsey, Liston B. | — | Not Voting |
| Rayfield, John M. | — | Not Voting |
| Redwine, E. David | — | Yea |
| Reynolds, Dennis A. | — | Yea |
| Rogers, Richard E. | — | Yea |
| Russell, Carolyn B. | — | Yea |
| Saunders, Drew P. | — | Yea |
| Sexton, Paul W. | — | Yea |
| Sherrill, Wilma M. | — | Yea |
| Shubert, Fern | — | Yea |
| Starnes, Edgar V. | — | Yea |
| Sutton, Ronnie N. | — | Yea |
| Tallent, Timothy N. | — | Not Voting |
| Thompson, Gregory J. | — | Yea |
| Tolson, Joe | — | Yea |
| Wainwright, William L. | — | Yea |
| Warner, Alex | — | Yea |
| Warwick, Nurham O. | — | Yea |
| Watson, Cynthia Bailey | — | Yea |
| Weatherly, John Hugh | — | Not Voting |
| Wilkins, Michael S. | — | Yea |
| Wilson, Constance K. | — | Not Voting |
| Wilson, William Eugene | — | Yea |
| Womble, Larry W. | — | Yea |
| Wood, Stephen W. | — | Yea |
| Wright, Thomas E. | — | Yea |
| Yongue, Douglas Y. | — | Yea |
| D. Davis | — | Yea |
| R. Smith | — | Not Voting |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Not Voting |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Not Voting |
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- Who sponsors SB 32?
- SB 32 is sponsored by Clark, Ballance, Carrington, Foxx, Warren, Ed, Dannelly, Hoyle, Rand, and Rucho.
- What is the current status of SB 32?
- This bill died with 1997-1998 Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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