No Cap on Number of Charter Schools.
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SB 8 — No Cap on Number of Charter Schools.
Last action — Signed By Gov. 6/17/2011
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed Senate
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✓Passed House
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2011. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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23 sponsors
0 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Bill Text
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Read SB 8 on the official North Carolina source →Action History
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Signed By Gov. 6/17/2011
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Ch. SL 2011-164
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Pres. To Gov. 6/14/2011
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Ratified
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Conf Com Reported
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Placed On Cal For 6/9/2011
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Conf Com Reported
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Placed On Cal For 6/9/2011
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Conf Report Adopted
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Conf Report Adopted
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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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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 4/14/2011
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Rec To Concur H Com Sub
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Placed On Cal For 4/13/2011
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Amend Failed 1
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 4/7/2011
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Re-ref Com On Finance
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref to the Com on Education, if favorable, Finance
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Engrossed
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Amend Failed 1
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Amend Adopted 2
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Amend Failed 3
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Amend Failed 4
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Amend Adopted 5
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Reptd Fav As Amended
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Com Amend Adpt & Engross 1
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Re-ref Com On Finance
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Com Substitute Adopted
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Education/Higher Education
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Filed
Sponsors
- Allran · Cosponsor
- Apodaca · Cosponsor
- Bingham · Cosponsor
- Clary · Cosponsor
- Goolsby · Cosponsor
- Gunn · Cosponsor
- Harrington · Cosponsor
- Pate · Cosponsor
- Preston · Cosponsor
- Rouzer · Cosponsor
- Soucek · Cosponsor
- Stevens · Cosponsor
- Brown · Cosponsor
- Graham · Cosponsor
- Newton · Cosponsor
- Tucker · Cosponsor
- Brock · Cosponsor
- Brunstetter · Cosponsor
- Ralph Hise · Cosponsor
- Hunt · Cosponsor
- Meredith · Cosponsor
- Tillman · Cosponsor
- Brent Jackson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 156 not signed on · 2 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (23)
- Allran
- Apodaca
- Bingham
- Clary
- Goolsby
- Gunn
- Harrington
- Pate
- Preston
- Rouzer
- Soucek
- Stevens
- Brown
- Graham
- Newton
- Tucker
- Brock
- Brunstetter
- Ralph Hise Republican
- Hunt
- Meredith
- Tillman
- Brent Jackson Republican
Not signed on (156)
156 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 156 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 36 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Meredith | — | Yea |
| Pate | — | Yea |
| Purcell | — | Yea |
| Rucho | — | Yea |
| Stein | — | Yea |
| Allran | — | Yea |
| Apodaca | — | Yea |
| Bingham | — | Yea |
| Brock | — | Yea |
| Clary | — | Yea |
| Dannelly | — | Not Voting |
| Forrester | — | Yea |
| Garrou | — | Yea |
| Gunn | — | Yea |
| Jenkins | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Tucker | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Not Voting |
| Atwater | — | Yea |
| Blake | — | Not Voting |
| Brunstetter | — | Yea |
| Clodfelter | — | Yea |
| East | — | Yea |
| Goolsby | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Hartsell | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Yea |
| Kinnaird | — | Yea |
| Mansfield | — | Yea |
| McKissick | — | Not Voting |
| Nesbitt | — | Yea |
| Preston | — | Yea |
| Rouzer | — | Yea |
| Soucek | — | Yea |
| Tillman | — | Not Voting |
| Vaughan | — | Yea |
| Walters | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 81 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Democratic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 108 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McGee | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| Owens | — | Yea |
| Parfitt | — | Yea |
| Parmon | — | Yea |
| Starnes | — | Yea |
| Steen | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Avila | — | Yea |
| Barnhart | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bordsen | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Faison | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Folwell | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Haire | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Ingle | — | Yea |
| Justice | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Hall | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Moore,R. | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| Brown,L. | — | Yea |
| Brown,R. | — | Yea |
| Brubaker | — | Yea |
| Bryant | — | Yea |
| Burr | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Current | — | Yea |
| Daughtry | — | Yea |
| Dockham | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Glazier | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Guice | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Hill | — | Yea |
| Hilton | — | Yea |
| Jeffus | — | Yea |
| Keever | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Luebke | — | Yea |
| McLawhorn | — | Yea |
| Michaux | — | Yea |
| Mobley | — | Yea |
| Rapp | — | Yea |
| Spear | — | Yea |
| Tolson | — | Yea |
| Wainwright | — | Yea |
| Weiss | — | Yea |
| Womble | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Moore,T. | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| Tillis(Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Brandon | — | Not Voting |
| Hackney | — | Nay |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Killian | — | Yea |
| LaRoque | — | Yea |
| Langdon | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Not Voting |
| McComas | — | Yea |
| McCormick | — | Yea |
| McGuirt | — | Not Voting |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Murry | — | Yea |
| Pridgen | — | Yea |
| Randleman | — | Yea |
| Sager | — | Yea |
| Samuelson | — | Not Voting |
| Stam | — | Yea |
| West | — | Yea |
| Wilkins | — | Not Voting |
| Amanda P. Cook | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Woodson Bradley | Democratic | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Heather H. Rhyne | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Bell, IV | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karl E. Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hollo | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Moffitt | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Nay |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 8?
- SB 8 is sponsored by Allran, Apodaca, Bingham, Clary, Goolsby, Gunn, Harrington, Pate, Preston, Rouzer, Soucek, Stevens, Brown, Graham, Newton, Tucker, Brock, Brunstetter, Ralph Hise (Republican), Hunt, Meredith, Tillman, and Brent Jackson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 8?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2011. Enacted.
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