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SB 488 — DMV/MV Dealer Changes.
Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/1/2020
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2019. Enacted.
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6 sponsors
2 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.
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Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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What changed in the latest version
500 added · 132 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes in SB 488 shift the focus from motor vehicle processes to strengthening the financial stability of retirement systems in North Carolina. The bill now requires stress testing for the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, which means that the system will be evaluated periodically (every five years) to ensure it can handle economic challenges. This is important because it helps maintain the pension fund's health, ensuring that current and future retirees receive their benefits without financial strain on the state. Overall, these amendments aim to enhance the reliability of retirement funds for public employees.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 21 SENATE BILL 488 Pensions and Retirement and Aging Committee Substitute Adopted 5/2/19 Short Title:
Senators B.
Jackson, Wells, and Chaudhuri (Primary Sponsors).
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 3, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE STRESS TESTING FOR THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE PEW FOUNDATION;
(1a)(2) AnProjections estimate of theassets, rangeliabilities, ofpension likelydebt, employerservice contributionscosts, overemployee 20contributions, yearsemployer basedcontributions, onnet analysisamortization, thatbenefit simulatespayments, the*S488-v-1* volatility of annual investment returns above *S488-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 payroll, and belowfunded ratio for the expectedRetirement rate,System applyingfor methodologyeach determinedof bythe next 30 years based upon the actuary.then-current actuarial assumptions, including the assumed rate of return.
(2) Projections of assets, liabilities, pension debt, service costs, employee contributions, employer contributions, net amortization, benefit payments, payroll, and funded ratio for the Retirement System for each of the next 30 years based upon the then-current actuarial assumptions, including the assumed rate of return.
Page 2 Senate Bill 488-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (10) An assessment of how the changes of assumptions adopted by the Board of Trustees in the experience review affect any of the other results in the report.
147-69.2 to evaluate or adjust the Page 2 Senate Bill 488-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 investment policystatement orto evaluateadherenceto orrisk associated with statutory constraints on investments.
(12) Any additional information deemed useful bytheby the Board to evaluate current or prospective funding or contribution policies.
Anyunencumberedbalancein excessofprepaidpremiumsorchargesintheexcessofprepaidpremiumsorchargesinthePublicEmployee PublicEmployee Health Benefit Fund at the end of each fiscal year shall be used first, in the following order:
(2) Second, an amount determined by the State Treasurer, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees, that does not exceed twenty-fivefifty percent (25%)(50%) of any unencumbered balanceremainingafterprovidingforincurredbut unpresented claims may be transferred to the Retiree Health Benefit Fund, established under G.S.
Senate Bill 488-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (4) Fourth, to improve the plan, as may be provided by the General Assembly.State Treasurer, subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
The balance in the Health Benefits Reserve Fund may be transferred from time to time to the PublicEmployeeHealth Benefit FundtoFund to provideforanydeficiencyoccurringtherein.
ThePublic Senate Bill 488-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 Employee Health Benefit Fund and the Health Benefit Reserve Fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and invested as provided in G.S.
8 PART III.
Page 4 Senate Bill 488-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (c) The Board of Trustees shall have performed an annual actuarial valuation of the System and shall have the financial responsibility for maintaining the System on a generally accepted actuarial basis.
Page 4 Senate Bill 488-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (d) An actuarially determined employer contribution shall be calculated annually by the actuary using assumptions and a cost method approved by the Actuarial Standards Board of the American Academy of Actuaries and selected by the Board of Trustees.
"(f) The Board of Trustees of the Teachers'and State Employees'Employees'Retirement Retirement System shall administer the provisions of this section.
Senate Bill 488-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (g) TheDepartment ofPublicSafetyshall providethe Department ofStateTreasurerwith any assistance required by the State Treasurer in carrying out the financial responsibilities of the State Treasurer or the Board of Trustees." SECTION 6.(a) G.S.
Senate Bill 488-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 "(f1) Felony Forfeiture Impact on Contribution-Based Benefit Cap.
(b) Not later than April 30 of each calendar year, the Retirement Systems Division of the Department of State Treasurer shall make a report to the Board on all employers who were determined to be inactive employers in that preceding calendar year." Page 6 Senate Bill 488-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 SECTION 8.(a) G.S.
The finance officer of each unit and public authority shall submit to the secretary on January 1 and July 1 of each year (or such year, or other dates as the secretary may prescribe) prescribe, Page 6 Senate Bill 488-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 a statement of financial information concerning the unit or public authority.
All such employees shall be given full credit for all service theretoforeasemployees oftheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.Allretiredemployees drawing or receiving benefits from and under the private retirement plan purportedly created on December 6, 1966, by the Bureau of Employment for the Blind Division pursuant to a trust agreement purportedly entered into with a private banking institution as trustee shall continue to be paid by the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System benefits in the same amount which they purportedly were entitled to under the private retirement plan and trust agreement, except that such retired persons shall be eligible for such annual cost-of-living increases as may Senate Bill 488-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 be provided for retirement members of the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System under the provisions of this Article.
Senate Bill 488-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 (b) Upon the enrollment of the employees in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, the purported private retirement plan and trust agreement hereinabove referred to shall be dissolved and terminated.
The retirement allowance of a member with a final average compensation of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), Page 8 Senate Bill 488-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 as hereinafter indexed, shall not be subject to the contribution based benefit cap if the compensation was earned from multiple Page 8 Senate Bill 488-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 simultaneous employers, unless an employer's share of the average final compensation exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
Employers are not required to make contributions on account of any retiree who became a member on or after January 1, 2015, and who earned at least five years of membership service in the Retirement System after January Senate Bill 488-Second Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 1, 2015.
The retirement allowance of a member with a final average compensation of more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), Senate Bill 488-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 as hereinafter indexed, shall not be subject to the contribution-based benefit cap if the compensation was earned from multiple simultaneous employers, unless an employer's share of the average final compensation exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
Page 10 Senate Bill 488-Second488-First Edition
Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.
The bill allows the Division of Motor Vehicles to distribute temporary registration plates through commission contractors and modifies various related procedures.
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G.S. 20-79.1
(l) The Division is authorized to enter into agreements to utilize commission contractors under contract with the Division under G.S. 20-63(h) to distribute temporary registration plates to dealers as provided in this section. The Division must provide compensation to commission contractors for distributing temporary registration plates at the transaction rate established for issuing registration documents in G.S. 20-63(h)(1). The Division must provide commission contractors with any forms, equipment, and supplies necessary for distributing temporary registration plates and provide appropriate guidance and supervision of the distribution. If the Division enters into agreements with commission contractors under this subsection, the Division shall make every effort to enter into agreements with commission contractors across all geographic regions of the State in order to make temporary registration plates accessible to all dealers.
This change authorizes the Division of Motor Vehicles to work with commission contractors to distribute temporary registration plates, enhancing accessibility for dealers.
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G.S. 20-58(a)(2)
the application for notation of a security interest shall be in the form prescribed by the Division, signed by the debtor, and contain the date of application of each security interest, and name and address of the secured party from whom information concerning the security interest may be obtained.→ an application for a notation of a security interest submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to G.S. 20-58(a)(2) signed by a debtor may be signed by electronic signature by the debtor without notarization provided the application is submitted by a licensed or regulated lender in this State having a lienholder identification number issued by the Division.This allows debtors to sign applications for notations of security interest electronically without the need for notarization, simplifying the process.
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G.S. 20-58(a)(2)
the application must be accompanied by the existing certificate of title unless in the possession of a prior secured party or in the event the manufacturer's statement of origin or existing certificate of title (i) was not delivered to the dealer or (ii) was lost or misplaced on the date the dealer sells or transfers the motor vehicle.→ an application for a notation of a security interest submitted to the Division of Motor Vehicles pursuant to G.S. 20-58(a)(2) signed by the secured party instead of the debtor does not require documentary evidence of the applicant's security interest in that motor vehicle signed by the debtor provided the application is submitted by a licensed or regulated lender in this State having a lienholder identification number issued by the Division.This removes the requirement for documentary evidence when a secured party submits an application with an electronic signature.
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G.S. 20-79.1(a)
Such The application shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the Division.→ Such The application shall be made upon a form prescribed and furnished by the Division. The Division shall provide methods for physical and electronic application submission and payment.This specifies that the Division must provide both physical and electronic methods for submitting applications and payments for temporary registration plates.
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G.S. 20-288
The Division shall require in such application, or otherwise, information relating to matters set forth in G.S. 20-294 as grounds for the refusing of licenses, and to other pertinent matters commensurate with the safeguarding of the public interest, all of which shall be considered by the Division in determining the fitness of the applicant to engage in the business for which he seeks a license. The Division shall not require submission of an applicant's fingerprints to be used in performing a criminal history record check of an applicant for a license or license renewal.→ The Division shall require in such application, or otherwise, information relating to matters set forth in G.S. 20-294 as grounds for the refusing of licenses, and to other pertinent matters commensurate with the safeguarding of the public interest, all of which shall be considered by the Division in determining the fitness of the applicant to engage in the business for which he seeks a license.This change clarifies that the Division is not required to collect fingerprints for conducting criminal history checks for license applicants.
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G.S. 20-295
(b) When an application for license renewal has been timely submitted prior to expiration of the license, the license shall remain valid for up to 30 days after the expiration date until the Division grants or denies the application.
This allows a grace period for expired dealer licenses when renewal applications are submitted on time.
Action History
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Signed by Gov. 7/1/2020
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Ch. SL 2020-77
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Conf Report Adopted
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Ordered Enrolled
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Ratified
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Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2020
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Conf Com Reported
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Placed on Today's Calendar
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Conf Com Reported
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Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)
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Placed On Cal For 06/25/2020
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Conf Report Adopted
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Failed Concur In H 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 06/23/2020
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Withdrawn From Cal
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Placed On Cal For 06/22/2020
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Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
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Placed On Cal For 06/19/2020
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Regular Message Sent To Senate
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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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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 06/16/2020
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Regular Message Sent To House
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Regular Message Received From Senate
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav
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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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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. 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
- Wells · Primary
- Jay J. Chaudhuri · Cosponsor
- Bishop · Cosponsor
- Ralph Hise · Cosponsor
- Jim Burgin · Cosponsor
- Brent Jackson · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on
Sponsors (2)
- Wells
- Brent Jackson Republican
Co-sponsors (4)
- Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic
- Bishop
- Ralph Hise Republican
- Jim Burgin Republican
Not signed on (173)
173 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 173 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 34 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Beasley | — | Yea |
| Brewer | — | Yea |
| Clemmons | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Gailliard | — | Yea |
| Garrison | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Graham | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Martin | — | Yea |
| Montgomery | — | Yea |
| Queen | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Russell | — | Yea |
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Carter | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Davis | — | 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 |
| Insko | — | Not Voting |
| Terry | — | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Jake Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey C. McNeely | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Kyle Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa S. Barnes | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Not Voting |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| deViere | — | Yea |
| Fitch | — | Yea |
| Foushee | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| Peterson | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| VanDuyn | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Ballard | — | Yea |
| Brown | — | Yea |
| Bryan | — | Yea |
| J. Davis | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Gallimore | — | Yea |
| Gunn | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Newton | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Wells | — | Yea |
| Nickel | — | Not Voting |
| Searcy | — | Not Voting |
| Horner | — | Not Voting |
| Tillman | — | Not Voting |
| D. Davis | — | Yea |
| J. Jackson | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Burgin | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Not Voting |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
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- SB 488 is sponsored by Wells, Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Bishop, Ralph Hise (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), and Brent Jackson (Republican).
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- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 02, 2019. Enacted.
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