North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 782 — Merchandise Sales Limit/Meck Dist Ct.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/1/2020

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced May 14, 2020. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 76% · moderate confidence
  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    2 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

21 added · 141 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 782 includes the addition of the title "GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA" and the session dates to clarify the document's context. It also removes earlier references that might have caused confusion. These changes ensure that the bill is properly identified and attributed, which matters because clear documentation helps all involved understand what is being discussed and decided in the legislature.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 2 SENATE BILL 782 Redistricting and Elections Committee Substitute Adopted 6/22/20 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 1 SENATE BILL 782 Short Title:
Merchandise Sales Limit/Meck Dist Ct.
Raise Merchandise Sales Limit/Campaign Finan.
Senators Edwards, Hise, and D.
Davis (Primary Sponsors).
May 18, 2020 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AMENDING THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO RAISE THE LIMIT ON MERCHANDISE SALES FOR POLITICAL PARTIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR AT-LARGE ELECTION OF DISTRICT COURT JUDGES IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 18, 2020 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AMENDING THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS TO RAISE THE LIMIT ON MERCHANDISE SALES FOR POLITICAL PARTIES.
SECTION 1.(a) G.S.
SECTION 1.
G.S.
…." SECTION1.(b) Thissectionis effectivewhenit becomeslawand applies to election cycles occurring on or after that date.
…." SECTION 2.
SECTION 2.(a) G.S.
This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to election cycles occurring on or after that date.
7A-133 reads as rewritten:
*S782-v-1*
"§ 7A-133.
Numbers of judges by districts;
numbers of magistrates and additional seats of court, by counties.
(a) Each district court district shall have the numbers of judges as set forth in the following table:
… 26 21 Mecklenburg 26A 3 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26B 3 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26C 2 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) *S782-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 26D 2 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26E 3 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26F 3 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26G 2 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) 26H 3 (part of Mecklenburg see subsection (b)) … (b) For district court districts of less than a whole county, or with part or all of one county with part of another, the composition of the district is as follows:
… (11) District26A:MecklenburgCounty:VTD001,VTD008,VTD018,VTD019, VTD 032, VTD 035, VTD 036, VTD 047, VTD 048, VTD 057, VTD 067, VTD 069, VTD 071, VTD 074, VTD 091, VTD 096, VTD 103, VTD 106, VTD 113, VTD 119, VTD 136, VTD 215, VTD 216, VTD 217, VTD 218, VTD 219, VTD 220, VTD 221, VTD 233, VTD 234, VTD 236.
(12) District 26B:
MecklenburgCounty:
VTD070,VTD072, VTD073,VTD075, VTD 076, VTD 086, VTD 087, VTD 088, VTD 090, VTD 092, VTD 093, VTD 100, VTD 101, VTD 110, VTD 111, VTD 112, VTD 114, VTD 118, VTD 121, VTD 131, VTD 137, VTD 139.1, VTD 140, VTD 144, VTD 226, VTD 227, VTD 232.
(13) District 26C:
MecklenburgCounty:
VTD127,VTD133, VTD134,VTD142, VTD 143, VTD 150, VTD 151, VTD 202, VTD 206, VTD 207, VTD 208, VTD 209, VTD 223.1, VTD 224, VTD 240, VTD 241, VTD 242.
(14) District26D:MecklenburgCounty:VTD037,VTD038,VTD049,VTD050, VTD 051, VTD 058, VTD 059, VTD 077, VTD 097, VTD 098, VTD 120, VTD 122, VTD 129, VTD 138, VTD 147, VTD 148, VTD 225, VTD 228, VTD 229, VTD 230, VTD 231, VTD 243.
(15) District 26E:
MecklenburgCounty:
VTD002,VTD005, VTD 007, VTD009, VTD 010, VTD 012, VTD 013, VTD 014, VTD 016, VTD 017, VTD 020, VTD 021, VTD 022, VTD 023, VTD 024, VTD 025, VTD 029, VTD 031, VTD 039, VTD 040, VTD 041, VTD 046, VTD 052, VTD 053, VTD 078.1, VTD 079, VTD 080, VTD 081, VTD 109, VTD 200.
(16) District 26F:
MecklenburgCounty:
VTD 011, VTD 015, VTD 026, VTD 027, VTD 028, VTD 030, VTD 042, VTD 044, VTD 054, VTD 055, VTD 056, VTD 082, VTD 089, VTD 128, VTD 135, VTD 210, VTD 211, VTD 213, VTD 214, VTD 222, VTD 238.1.
(17) District26G:MecklenburgCounty:VTD003,VTD004,VTD043,VTD060, VTD 061, VTD 104, VTD 105, VTD 107.1, VTD 123, VTD 126, VTD 132, VTD 141, VTD 145, VTD 146, VTD 149, VTD 204.1, VTD 212, VTD 237, VTD 239.
(18) District26H:MecklenburgCounty:VTD006,VTD033,VTD034,VTD045, VTD 062, VTD 063, VTD 064, VTD 065, VTD 066, VTD 068, VTD 083, Page 2 Senate Bill 782-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 VTD 084, VTD 085, VTD 094, VTD 095, VTD 099, VTD 102, VTD 108, VTD 115, VTD 116, VTD 117, VTD 124, VTD 125, VTD 130, VTD 201, VTD 203, VTD 205, VTD 235.
The names and boundaries of voting tabulation districts specified for Mecklenburg County, Wake County, and Vance County in this section are as shown on the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles.
Precinct boundaries for Union County are those shown on the Legislative Services Office's redistricting computer database on January 1, 2005;
and for other counties are those reported by the United States Bureau of the Census under Public Law 94-171 for the 1990 Census in the IVTD Version of the TIGER files.
…." SECTION 2.(b) Section 2(b) of S.L.
2018-14 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2.(b) In order to implement the district court districts as enacted bythis section, the following shall apply:
(1) Judges in the following districts, as set out in this section, shall take office on January 1, 2019, with elections in 2018, and every four years thereafter, to be held accordingly:
a.
District 10A – one judge.
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b.
District 10B – one judge.
c.
District 10D – three judges.
d.
District 10E – two judges.
e.
District 10F – one judge.
f.
District 26A – three judges.
g.
District 26B – one judge.
h.
District 26E – two judges.
i.
District 26F – two judges.
j.
District 26G – one judge.
(2) Judges in the following districts, as set out in this section, shall take office on January 1, 2021, with elections in 2020, and every four years thereafter, to be held accordingly:
a.
District 10A – two judges.
b.
District 10B – two judges.
c.
District 10C – three judges.
d.
District 10D – three judges.
e.
District 10E – one judge.
f.
District 10F – two judges.
g.
District 26B – two judges.
h.
District 26C – two judges.
i.
District 26D – two judges.
j.
District 26E – one judge.
k.
District 26F – one judge.
l.
District 26G – one judge.
m.
District 26H – three judges." SECTION 2.(c) This section becomes effective January 1, 2021, and applies to elections conducted on or after that date.
SECTION 3.
Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 7/1/2020

  2. Ch. SL 2020-84

  3. Conf Com Dismissed

  4. Conferees Reappointed

  5. Conf Com Reported

  6. Added to Calendar

  7. Conf Report Adopted

  8. Conf Com Reported

  9. Placed on Today's Calendar

  10. Conf Report Adopted

  11. Ordered Enrolled

  12. Ratified

  13. Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2020

  14. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  16. Added to Calendar

  17. Passed 2nd Reading

  18. Passed 3rd Reading

  19. Special Message Sent To Senate

  20. Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

  21. Placed on Today's Calendar

  22. Failed Concur In H Com Sub

  23. Conf Com Appointed

  24. Conf Com Appointed

  25. Reptd Fav

  26. Placed on Today's Calendar

  27. Amend Adopted A1

  28. Passed 2nd Reading

  29. Passed 3rd Reading

  30. Engrossed

  31. Special Message Sent To House

  32. Special Message Received From Senate

  33. Passed 1st Reading

  34. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  35. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  36. Com Substitute Adopted

  37. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  38. Withdrawn From Com

  39. Re-ref to Redistricting and Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  40. Passed 1st Reading

  41. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  42. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (176)

176 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

C RPT Adoption

Passed 99 Yea · 0 Nay · 21 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 23002
Republican 240011
Unaffiliated 51007
U 1001
Total 990021
% of votes cast 83%0%0%18%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Martin — Yea
Montgomery — Yea
Queen — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Russell — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
P. Jones — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Moore — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Fisher — Not Voting
Floyd — Not Voting
Insko — Not Voting
Lucas — Not Voting
Terry — Not Voting
Cleveland — Not Voting
Davis — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Not Voting
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Not Voting
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Not Voting
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Not Voting
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Not Voting
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Not Voting
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Not Voting
Kyle Hall Republican Not Voting
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Not Voting
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Not Voting
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Not Voting
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Passed 33 Yea · 7 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 3402
Unaffiliated 18307
Republican 12001
Total 337010
% of votes cast 66%14%0%20%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Smith — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Brown — Yea
J. Davis — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Gallimore — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Horner — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Newton — Yea
Perry — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Fitch — Nay
Marcus — Nay
Nickel — Nay
Foushee — Not Voting
Peterson — Not Voting
Searcy — Not Voting
VanDuyn — Not Voting
Bryan — Not Voting
Tillman — Not Voting
Wells — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Nay
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Not Voting
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Nay
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Not Voting
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Nay
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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SB 782 is sponsored by D. Davis, Edwards, and Ralph Hise (Republican).
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