HB 9 is sponsored by Dickson, Dollar, Earle, Allred, Cleveland, England, Farmer-Butterfield, Fisher, Goforth, Hall, K. Alexander, M. Alexander, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Brown, Jones, Bryant, Becky Carney (Democratic), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Hurley, Justice, Luebke, McLawhorn, Spear, Starnes, Tarleton, Underhill, Weiss, Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).

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North Carolina 2009-2010 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 3 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 9 — No Texting While Driving.

Last action June 19, 2009 — Signed By Gov. 6/19/2009

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
30 sponsors

2 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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Action History

June 19, 2009
Signed By Gov. 6/19/2009
June 19, 2009
Ch. SL 2009-135
June 11, 2009
Pres. To Gov. 6/11/2009
June 10, 2009
Ratified
June 09, 2009
Passed 2nd & 3rd Reading
June 03, 2009
Withdrawn From Com
June 03, 2009
Placed On Cal For 6/9/2009
May 19, 2009
Reptd Fav
May 19, 2009
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
April 20, 2009
Rec From House
April 20, 2009
Ref To Com On Judiciary II
April 16, 2009
Amendment Withdrawn 2
April 16, 2009
Amend Adopted 3
April 16, 2009
Passed 3rd Reading
April 15, 2009
Amend Adopted 1
April 15, 2009
Passed 2nd Reading
April 14, 2009
Reptd Fav
April 14, 2009
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
April 14, 2009
Placed On Cal For 4/15/2009
April 02, 2009
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
April 02, 2009
Re-ref Com On Judiciary III
February 12, 2009
Withdrawn From Com
February 12, 2009
Ref to the Com on Ways & Means / Broadband Connectivity, if favorable, Judiciary III
February 02, 2009
Passed 1st Reading
February 02, 2009
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
January 29, 2009
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Pricey Harrison Democratic
Garland E. Pierce Democratic

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"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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Votes

Second Reading

June 09, 2009

Passed 30 Yea · 18 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	28	17	0	1
Democratic	1	0	0	0
Republican	1	1	0	1
Total	30	18	0	2
% of votes cast	60%	36%	0%	4%

How each member voted (50)

Member	Party	Vote
Nesbitt	—	Nay
Purcell	—	Yea
Rucho	—	Yea
Soles	—	Yea
Vaughan	—	Yea
Weinstein	—	Yea
Albertson	—	Yea
Allran	—	Yea
Apodaca	—	Yea
Atwater	—	Yea
Brock	—	Nay
Brunstetter	—	Nay
Boseman	—	Yea
Dannelly	—	Yea
Dorsett	—	Yea
East	—	Nay
Forrester	—	Yea
Garrou	—	Yea
Hoyle	—	Yea
Jacumin	—	Yea
Davis	—	Yea
Graham	—	Yea
Basnight	—	Yea
Foriest	—	Yea
Jenkins	—	Yea
Kinnaird	—	Yea
McKissick	—	Yea
Rand	—	Yea
Snow	—	Yea
Jones	—	Nay
Queen	—	Nay
Brown	—	Nay
Bingham	—	Yea
Blake	—	Nay
Clary	—	Nay
Clodfelter	—	Nay
Goodall	—	Nay
Goss	—	Nay
Hartsell	—	Yea
Hunt	—	Nay
Preston	—	Nay
Rouzer	—	Nay
Shaw	—	Not Voting
Stein	—	Yea
Swindell	—	Nay
Tillman	—	Nay
Dan Blue	Democratic	Yea
Phil Berger	Republican	Yea
Phil Berger	Republican	Nay
Sarah Stevens	Republican	Not Voting

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A3 Faison\Third Reading

April 16, 2009

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Unaffiliated	89	0	0	9
Democratic	4	0	0	1
Republican	17	0	0	0
Total	110	0	0	10
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (120)

Member	Party	Vote
Luebke	—	Yea
Mackey	—	Yea
McComas	—	Yea
McCormick	—	Yea
McGee	—	Yea
Parmon	—	Yea
Randleman	—	Yea
Samuelson	—	Yea
Starnes	—	Yea
Steen	—	Yea
Stewart	—	Not Voting
Tarleton	—	Yea
Tolson	—	Yea
Wainwright	—	Yea
Wilkins	—	Yea
Allen	—	Yea
Allred	—	Yea
Avila	—	Yea
Boles	—	Yea
Blackwood	—	Yea
Cole	—	Yea
Dollar	—	Yea
Earle	—	Yea
Faison	—	Yea
Farmer-Butterfield	—	Yea
Fisher	—	Yea
Gibson	—	Not Voting
Gulley	—	Yea
Jeffus	—	Yea
Justice	—	Yea
Killian	—	Yea
Floyd,E.	—	Yea
Hall	—	Yea
Jackson	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
Martin	—	Yea
Bordsen	—	Yea
Braxton	—	Yea
Bryant	—	Yea
Coates	—	Yea
Dickson	—	Yea
England	—	Yea
Glazier	—	Yea
Goforth	—	Yea
Haire	—	Yea
Harrell	—	Yea
Hill	—	Yea
Holliman	—	Yea
Hughes	—	Yea
Insko	—	Yea
Love	—	Yea
Lucas	—	Yea
McLawhorn	—	Yea
Michaux	—	Yea
Mobley	—	Yea
Owens	—	Yea
Rapp	—	Yea
Spear	—	Yea
Sutton	—	Yea
Underhill	—	Yea
Weiss	—	Yea
Whilden	—	Yea
Williams	—	Yea
Womble	—	Yea
Wray	—	Yea
Brown	—	Yea
Johnson	—	Yea
Moore	—	Yea
Hackney(Speaker)	—	Not Voting
Tucker	—	Not Voting
Barnhart	—	Yea
Brubaker	—	Not Voting
Burr	—	Yea
Burris-Floyd	—	Yea
Cleveland	—	Yea
Current	—	Yea
Daughtry	—	Not Voting
Dockham	—	Not Voting
Folwell	—	Yea
Frye	—	Yea
Grady	—	Yea
Guice	—	Yea
Hilton	—	Yea
Holloway	—	Not Voting
Hurley	—	Yea
Justus	—	Yea
Langdon	—	Yea
Lewis	—	Yea
McElraft	—	Yea
Mills	—	Yea
Neumann	—	Yea
Sager	—	Yea
Stam	—	Yea
Stiller	—	Yea
Tillis	—	Yea
West	—	Yea
Wiley	—	Yea
Yongue	—	Not Voting
Becky Carney	Democratic	Not Voting
Dan Blue	Democratic	Yea
Garland E. Pierce	Democratic	Yea
Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Yea
Sarah Crawford	Democratic	Yea
Edward C. Goodwin	Republican	Yea
Harry Warren	Republican	Yea
Harry Warren	Republican	Yea
Heather H. Rhyne	Republican	Yea
Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Yea
Jay Adams	Republican	Yea
John M. Blust	Republican	Yea
John R. Bell, IV	Republican	Yea
Julia C. Howard	Republican	Yea
Karl E. Gillespie	Republican	Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Yea
Sarah Stevens	Republican	Yea
Stephen M. Ross	Republican	Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham	Republican	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
William D. Brisson	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

public-safety transportation

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 9?: HB 9 is sponsored by Dickson, Dollar, Earle, Allred, Cleveland, England, Farmer-Butterfield, Fisher, Goforth, Hall, K. Alexander, M. Alexander, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Brown, Jones, Bryant, Becky Carney (Democratic), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Hurley, Justice, Luebke, McLawhorn, Spear, Starnes, Tarleton, Underhill, Weiss, Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 9?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 29, 2009. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: HB 9
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Session: 2009-2010 Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: January 29, 2009
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Pricey Harrison

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