SB 155 — ABC Omnibus Legislation.
Last action — Signed by Gov. 6/30/2017
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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 March 01, 2017. Enacted.
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10 sponsors
2 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
240 added · 297 removedPlain-language change summary
In the recent updates to Senate Bill 155, the provisions related to the pricing of spirituous liquor sold in ABC stores and permitted distilleries were clarified. The bill now specifies that the retail price of liquor will be uniform across the state, which means consumers can expect consistent pricing regardless of where they make their purchase. This matters because it aims to create fairness in pricing and reduce confusion for consumers, ensuring everyone pays the same amount for similar products throughout North Carolina.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 S 21 SENATE BILL 155 Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 5/31/17 Short Title:
Senators Gunn, Blue, Harrington (Primary Sponsors);
Bryant, Chaudhuri, Ford, J.
Jackson, Lee, Smith-Ingram, and Van Duyn.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 2, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL PERMITS,PERMITS TOAND ALLOW RESTAURANTS TO SELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE NOON ON SUNDAYS, SUBJECT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL,APPROVAL. AND TO AUTHORIZE REBATES ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.
87 DISTILLERY PERMIT AMENDMENTS SECTION 1.(a) G.S.
The distillery shall use a commonly adopted standard point of sale system to maintain searchable electronic records captured at the point of sale, to include the *S155-v-2*purchaser's name, drivers license *S155-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 purchaser's name, drivers license number, and date of birth for at least 12 months from the date of purchase.
Page 2 Senate Bill 155-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "§ 18B-800.
Page 2 Senate Bill 155-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (a) Spirituous Liquor.
…."...." SECTION 1.(d) The Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission shall adopt temporary rules to amend its rules consistent with this section.
98 CREATE SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT TO ALLOW DISTILLERIES TO GIVE FREE TASTINGS SECTION 2.(a) G.S.
Consumption at such a place shall be unlawful unless the establishment has a permit authorizing consumption on the premises as well as sale.sale.sale or a consumer tasting authorized by G.S.
18B-1114.7 is being conducted at the ABC store.
On the premises of an ABC store, orstore.orstore, unless a consumer tasting authorized by G.S.
18B-1114.7 is being conducted at the ABC store.
Senate Bill 155-Second155-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (21) Malt beverage wholesaler permit – $300.00.
– The holder of a supplier representative permit, brokerage representative permit, or distillery permit issued under G.S.
18B-1105 may obtain a spirituous liquor special event permit allowing the permittee to give free tastings of its spirituous liquors at ABC stores, trade shows, conventions, shopping malls, street festivals, holiday festivals, agricultural festivals, balloon races, local fund-raisers, and other similar events approved by the Commission.
(1) The permit holder or the permit holder's authorized agent shall conduct the consumer tasting and the permit holder shall be solely responsible for any violations of this Chapter occurring in connection with the consumer tasting.
(2) The spirituous liquor shall be poured only by either (i) the permit holder conducting the consumer tasting or (ii) an employee or authorized agent of the permit holder conducting the consumer tasting who is at least 21 years of age.
(3) Each consumer shall be limited to one 0.25 ounce tasting sample of any product made available for sampling at the consumer tasting, and the total amount of the tasting samples offered to and consumed by each consumer shall not exceed 1.01.5 ounceounces of spirituous liquor in any calendar day.
Page 4 Senate Bill 155-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (5) The permit holder shall not offer tasting samples to, or allow consumption of tasting samples by, any consumer under the legal age for consuming spirituous liquor.
The person pouring the spirituous liquor shall be responsible for Page 4 Senate Bill 155-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 verifying the age of the consumer being served by checking the identification of the consumer.
The permit holder shall allow the ABC Commission to inspect those records at any time."time. ALLOW SALE OF SPECIFIED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AUCTION BY LICENSED AUCTIONEERS SECTION 3.(a) G.S.
(13) For tastings conducted in an ABC store, the local board may impose additional conditions.
Any additional conditions shall be in writing, and the local board shall post notice of the additional conditions at the local board's administrative offices and at all of the ABC stores within the local board's system.
(c) Consideration Prohibited.
– Except as otherwise provided under this section, a permit holder conducting a consumer tasting under this section at an ABC store shall not provide any consideration to the local board, its board members, or its employees for any purpose related to the consumer tasting.
A consumer tasting shall not be used by permit holders for unlawful inducements to a local board." ALLOW SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AT AUCTION BY LICENSED AUCTIONEERS SECTION 3.(a) G.S.
…... (f) Permits Not Dependent on Elections.
(f) Permits Not Dependent on Elections.
Senate Bill 155-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (7) The permits authorized by G.S.
Senate Bill 155-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (8) The permits authorized by G.S.
18B-1002.1." SECTION 3.(b) G.S.Article 10 of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
18B-1002(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Kinds of Permits.
– In addition to the other permits authorized by this Chapter, the Commission may issue permits for the following activities:
… (4) A permit may be issued to a collector of wine orwine, decorative decanters of spirituous liquor liquor, or antique spirituous liquor authorizing that person to bring into the State, transport, or possess as a collector, a greater amount of those alcoholic beverages than is otherwise authorized by this Chapter, or to sell those alcoholic beverages in a manner prescribed by the Commission.
…." SECTION 3.(c) Article 10 of Chapter 18B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
– A permit may be issued upon application to an auction firm or auctioneer licensed by the North Carolina Auctioneers Commission pursuant to Chapter 85B of the General Statutes to allow the licensed auction firm or auctioneer to sell atany auctionquantity itemsof describedmalt inbeverages, G.S.unfortified wine, fortified wine, and spirituous liquors at auction.
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18B-1002(a)(4).
A permit to sell malt beverages, unfortified wine, or fortified wine at auction shall only be issued in jurisdictions that allow the sale of malt beverages, unfortified wine, or fortified wine, respectively.
A permit to sell spirituous liquor at auction shall be issued only in a jurisdiction that has approved the establishment of ABC stores.
The Commission shall deny an application for a one-time special auction permit only if (i) the applicant is ineligible to hold an ABC permit pursuant to G.S.
18B-900 or (ii) the jurisdiction where the auction will be held has not approved the sale of the type of alcoholic beverages to be sold at auction.
– Denial or revocation of a permit under this section shall not entitle the applicant or permittee to a hearing under Chapter 150B of the General Statutes." SECTION 3.(d)3.(c) This section becomes effective October 1, 2017.
ALLOW THERESTAURANTS SALETO OFSELL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BEFORE NOON ON SUNDAYS, SUBJECT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL SECTION 4.(a) G.S.
…... (c) Sunday Hours.
(c) Sunday Hours.
Hours of certain alcohol sales.sales at restaurants.
18B-1004(c), a county may adopt an ordinance allowing forlicensed therestaurants saleto ofsell maltalcoholic beverages,beverages unfortifiedfor wine,on-premises fortifiedconsumption wine, and mixed beverages beginning at 10:00 A.M.
on Sunday morning pursuant to the licensedrestaurant's premises'on-premises permitmalt issuedbeverage underpermit, G.S.on-premises unfortified wine permit, on-premises fortified wine permit, or mixed beverages permit." SECTION 4.(c) Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
18B-1001." SECTION 4.(c) Article 8 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
Hours of certain alcohol sales.sales at restaurants.
Page 6 Senate Bill 155-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 In accordance with G.S.
18B-1004(c), a city may adopt an ordinance allowing forlicensed therestaurants saleto ofsell maltalcoholic beverages,beverages unfortifiedfor wine,on-premises fortifiedconsumption wine, and mixed beverages beginning at 10:00 A.M.
on Page 6 Senate Bill 155-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 Sunday morning pursuant to the licensedrestaurant's premises'on-premises permitmalt issuedbeverage underpermit, G.S.on-premises unfortified wine permit, on-premises fortified wine permit, or mixed beverages permit." EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 5.
18B-1001." 5 AUTHORIZE REBATES SECTION 5.(a) G.S.
75-40(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Rebate forms shall include the telephone number or e-mail address of the person, firm, or corporation that is offering the rebate.rebate, or that person, firm, or corporation's designated agent.
Rebate forms shall also include all of the following conspicuously printed on the rebate form:
(1) The terms of the rebate.
(2) Requirements for a valid claim, including any additional information to be submitted with the rebate form.
(3) The expiration date of the rebate offer, if applicable." SECTION 5.(b) No later than December 31, 2017, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission shall amend the Commission's rules, including, without limitation, the provisions of 14B NCAC 15B .1013 and 14B NCAC 15B .1004, to permit all of the following:
(1) The offering, promotion, receipt, delivery, use, fulfillment, and redemption of rebate offers by or among members of the alcoholic beverage industry, retailers, producers, and manufacturers to consumers and retailers, or other members of the alcoholic beverage industry, for (i) the purchase of alcoholic beverages from persons authorized to sell alcoholic beverages in the State in unopened containers for consumption off-premises and (ii) for the purchase of alcoholic beverages from retail permittees, whether in unopened or opened containers, for consumption on-premises.
(2) Cooperation by and among industry members, retailer, producers, and manufacturers in the offering, promotion, receipt, delivery, use, fulfillment, and redemption of such rebate offers, including compensation of any such party in connection with promotion or other cooperation.
(3) Rebate offers to be issued, displayed, and promoted through any media, including, without limitation, through direct mail, print advertisements, broadcast media, or electronic means.
(4) On-premise promotion of rebate offers and delivery of any required notices to consumers by a retail permittee at the point-of-sale of alcoholic beverages.
(5) Submission of rebate redemption requests through any media, including, without limitation, through postal mail, electronic mail, or other electronic means, such as Internet Web sites or software applications, including mobile applications.
(6) Fulfillment of rebate redemption requests and payment of rebate funds through electronic payment mechanisms or postal mail.
SECTION 5.(c) No later than December 31, 2017, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission shall amend the Commission's rules to eliminate any rule or requirement that does any of the following:
(1) Requires rebate offers to be made, promoted, received, delivered, used, fulfilled, or redeemed (i) exclusively in paper form, (ii) only with respect to unopened containers or only with respect to purchases of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption, or (iii) only for alcoholic beverages purchased from a local ABC store.
(2) Requires rebate offers be for purchase throughout the State.
(3) Restricts the value of a rebate offer to less than the full value of the purchase price.
Senate Bill 155-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (4) Prohibits offers and advertisements of "2 for 1," "buy 1 get 1 free," "buy 1 get another for a ___ (nickel, penny, etc.)," and any other similar statement.
SECTION 5.(d) If the Commission fails to modify the Commission's rules in compliance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section by December 31, 2017, the Commission shall be precluded from enforcing any penalties against any person who, on or after that date, in good faith, offers, promotes, receives, delivers, uses, fulfills, or redeems refund offers through electronic means.
9 EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 6.
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Action History
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Signed by Gov. 6/30/2017
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Ch. SL 2017-87
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Ratified
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Pres. To Gov. 6/29/2017
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Special Message Sent To Senate
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Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
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Placed on Today's Calendar
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Concurred In H/Com Sub
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Ordered Enrolled
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Amend Adopted A1
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Amend Failed A2
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Ordered Engrossed
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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 06/27/2017
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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 Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, Finance
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Regular Message Sent To House
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Regular Message Received From Senate
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Reptd Fav
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Placed on Today's Calendar
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Com Substitute Adopted
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Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Reptd Fav
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Re-ref Com On Finance
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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Filed
Sponsors
- Van Duyn · Cosponsor
- Harrington · Cosponsor
- Gunn · Primary
- Jay J. Chaudhuri · Cosponsor
- Bryant · Cosponsor
- Dan Blue · Primary
- Carl Ford · Cosponsor
- Brent Jackson · Cosponsor
- Michael V. Lee · Cosponsor
- Kandie D. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 24 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Gunn
- Dan Blue Democratic
Co-sponsors (8)
- Van Duyn
- Harrington
- Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic
- Bryant
- Carl Ford Republican Voted No
- Brent Jackson Republican
- Michael V. Lee Republican
- Kandie D. Smith Democratic
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"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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| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 18% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McKissick | — | Yea |
| Randleman | — | Nay |
| Tillman | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Not Voting |
| Ballard | — | Yea |
| Barefoot | — | Yea |
| Brock | — | Nay |
| Curtis | — | Yea |
| Foushee | — | Yea |
| J.Jackson | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| VanDuyn | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| J.Davis | — | Yea |
| B.Jackson | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| D.Davis | — | Nay |
| Barringer | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Bryant | — | Yea |
| Dunn | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Gunn | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Horner | — | Nay |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Meredith | — | Nay |
| Pate | — | Yea |
| Rabin | — | Yea |
| Tarte | — | Yea |
| Wade | — | Yea |
| Wells | — | Yea |
| Tucker | — | Nay |
| Amanda P. Cook | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Nay |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 53 | 18 | 0 | 5 |
| Democratic | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 8 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 73 | 40 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 61% | 33% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| Michaux | — | Not Voting |
| Millis | — | Nay |
| Presnell | — | Nay |
| Steinburg | — | Not Voting |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Not Voting |
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Beasley | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Nay |
| Dobson | — | Nay |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Garrison | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Henson | — | Nay |
| G.Adcock | — | Yea |
| L.Bell | — | Yea |
| DuaneHall | — | Yea |
| G.Graham | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| G.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| B.Richardson | — | Yea |
| W.Richardson | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Boswell | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Dulin | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Grange | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| S.Martin | — | Yea |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| C.Graham | — | Nay |
| BertJones | — | Nay |
| DestinHall | — | Nay |
| K.Hall | — | Nay |
| R.Turner | — | Not Voting |
| BrendenJones | — | Not Voting |
| Burr | — | Nay |
| Cleveland | — | Nay |
| Collins | — | Nay |
| Dollar | — | Nay |
| Elmore | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Nay |
| Murphy | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Speciale | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Nay |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Yea |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Nay |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Nay |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe John | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Yea |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Nay |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Nay |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Nay |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Nay |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Nay |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Nay |
| John Sauls | Republican | Nay |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Nay |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Nay |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Nay |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Nay |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Nay |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Not Voting |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 155?
- SB 155 is sponsored by Van Duyn, Harrington, Gunn, Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Bryant, Dan Blue (Democratic), Carl Ford (Republican), Brent Jackson (Republican), Michael V. Lee (Republican), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 155?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 01, 2017. Enacted.
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