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HB 416 — Robeson County/Local Business Preference.
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
41 added · 40 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of House Bill 416 adds details to the definitions of "local bidder," "local resident," and "nonlocal bidder," as well as clarifying the effective date for bids. Specifically, it maintains the definitions while ensuring they explicitly apply to Robeson County and its municipalities. These changes matter because they help clarify who qualifies for local bidding preferences, potentially giving local businesses and residents an advantage in government contracts within Robeson County. This could foster economic growth and support the local community.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 21 HOUSE BILL 416 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/24/17 Short Title:
Representatives C.
Graham, Pierce, Goodman, and Brenden Jones (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
State and Local Government II, if favorable, Regulatory Reform March 22, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING THAT COUNTIES AND CITIES SHALL, WHEN CONTRACTING FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR WORK OR FOR THE PURCHASE OF APPARATUS, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, GIVE PREFERENCE TO LOCAL BIDDERS AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WHEN CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
Within 30 days of being awarded a contract, the contractor shall submit to the governing bodybody, or a person designated by the governing body, a Community Preference Plan which shall identify (i) the local businesses and local residents that the contractor will use on the project, (ii) the good-faith efforts the contractor has made to contact local businesses that reasonably could have been expected to submit a quote, (iii) the good-faith efforts the contractor has made to employ qualified local residents, and (iv) the estimated total dollar value of the contract that will be performed by local businesses.
*H416-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (1) Local bidder.
*H416-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (2) Local resident.
This act applies to Robeson andCounty Columbus Counties and the municipalities within thoseRobeson Counties.County.
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Action History
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Added to Calendar
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Amend Adopted A1
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Amend Adopted A2
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Amend Adopted A3
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Failed 2nd Reading
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 04/26/2017
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Serial Referral To Regulatory Reform Stricken
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Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 04/25/2017
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref to the Com on State and Local Government II, if favorable, Regulatory Reform
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Filed
Sponsors
- Garland E. Pierce · Primary
- Goodman · Primary
- Floyd · Cosponsor
- C. Graham · Primary
- Brenden H. Jones · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on · 37 voted No
Sponsors (3)
- Garland E. Pierce Democratic Voted No
- Goodman
- C. Graham
Co-sponsors (2)
- Floyd
- Brenden H. Jones Republican
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 26 | 0 | 7 |
| Democratic | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 68 | 43 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 36% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Michaux | — | Yea |
| Millis | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Yea |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Williams | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Yea |
| Autry | — | Nay |
| Beasley | — | Nay |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Burr | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Nay |
| Fisher | — | Nay |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Not Voting |
| Garrison | — | Nay |
| Gill | — | Nay |
| G.Adcock | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Yea |
| BertJones | — | Yea |
| BrendenJones | — | Yea |
| DestinHall | — | Yea |
| K.Hall | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| S.Martin | — | Yea |
| Stone | — | Yea |
| R.Turner | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Dobson | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Grange | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| DuaneHall | — | Nay |
| C.Graham | — | Nay |
| G.Graham | — | Nay |
| Jackson | — | Nay |
| G.Martin | — | Nay |
| B.Richardson | — | Nay |
| W.Richardson | — | Nay |
| L.Bell | — | Not Voting |
| Brawley | — | Not Voting |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Not Voting |
| Black | — | Nay |
| Boswell | — | Nay |
| Cleveland | — | Not Voting |
| Dulin | — | Nay |
| Hanes | — | Nay |
| Henson | — | Not Voting |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Nay |
| Hunter | — | Nay |
| Hurley | — | Nay |
| Insko | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| Murphy | — | Nay |
| Terry | — | Nay |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Nay |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Nay |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Nay |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Nay |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Nay |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Nay |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Nay |
| Joe John | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Nay |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Nay |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Nay |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Nay |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Nay |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Nay |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Not Voting |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| John Sauls | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 32 | 41 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 66 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 41% | 55% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Nay |
| Michaux | — | Yea |
| Millis | — | Nay |
| Rogers | — | Nay |
| Steinburg | — | Nay |
| Williams | — | Nay |
| Yarborough | — | Nay |
| Zachary | — | Nay |
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Beasley | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Boswell | — | Nay |
| Collins | — | Nay |
| Conrad | — | Nay |
| Dobson | — | Nay |
| Faircloth | — | Nay |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Nay |
| Garrison | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Henson | — | Nay |
| G.Adcock | — | Yea |
| L.Bell | — | Yea |
| DuaneHall | — | Yea |
| C.Graham | — | Yea |
| G.Graham | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| G.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| B.Richardson | — | Yea |
| W.Richardson | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| Black | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| BrendenJones | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Nay |
| BertJones | — | Nay |
| DestinHall | — | Nay |
| K.Hall | — | Nay |
| Malone | — | Nay |
| S.Martin | — | Nay |
| Stone | — | Nay |
| R.Turner | — | Nay |
| Johnson | — | Not Voting |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Not Voting |
| Bradford | — | Nay |
| Bumgardner | — | Nay |
| Burr | — | Nay |
| Cleveland | — | Not Voting |
| Dollar | — | Nay |
| Dulin | — | Nay |
| Elmore | — | Nay |
| Grange | — | Nay |
| Hardister | — | Nay |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Nay |
| Hurley | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Nay |
| McElraft | — | Nay |
| McGrady | — | Nay |
| Murphy | — | Nay |
| Presnell | — | Nay |
| Saine | — | Nay |
| Speciale | — | Nay |
| Szoka | — | Nay |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Nay |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Nay |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Not Voting |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Nay |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Nay |
| John Sauls | Republican | Nay |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Nay |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Nay |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Nay |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Nay |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 416?
- HB 416 is sponsored by Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Goodman, Floyd, C. Graham, and Brenden H. Jones (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 416?
- This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
- Where can I track HB 416?
- Track HB 416 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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