North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Enacted 3 R cosponsors

SB 606 — Prioritize Native NC Plants on Highway ROW.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/22/2019

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  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 April 03, 2019. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 80% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 6 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 606 includes a specific reference to "SESSION LAW 2019-148" and the approval date of July 22, 2019, which clarifies the law's formal adoption. In the previous version, the text referred to it as a "RATIFIED BILL" without specific approval details. This change matters because it confirms the bill's status and provides an official date, emphasizing its legitimacy and importance as a finalized law.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 SENATE BILL 606 RATIFIED BILL AN ACT TO PRIORITIZE THE USE OF NATIVE NORTH CAROLINA TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, GRASSES, AND LEGUMES ON HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 SESSION LAW 2019-148 SENATE BILL 606 AN ACT TO PRIORITIZE THE USE OF NATIVE NORTH CAROLINA TREES, SHRUBS, VINES, GRASSES, AND LEGUMES ON HIGHWAY RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
None of *S606-v-2* the roadside parks, picnic areas, picnic tables, scenic overlooks or other turnouts, oranypartofthehighwayright-of-wayshall beused for commercial purposes except for any of the following:
None of *S606-v-3* the roadside parks, picnic areas, picnic tables, scenic overlooks or other turnouts, oranypartofthehighwayright-of-wayshall beused for commercial purposes except for any of the following:
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11 day of July, 2019.
th In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11 day of July, 2019.
s/ Carl Ford Presiding Officer of the Senate s/ Tim Moore Speaker of the House of Representatives _____________________________________ Roy Cooper Governor Approved __________.m.
s/ Carl Ford Presiding Officer of the Senate s/ Tim Moore Speaker of the House of Representatives s/ Roy Cooper Governor Approved 11:17 a.m.
this ______________ day of ___________________, 2019 Page 2 Senate Bill 606-Ratified
this 22 day of July, 2019 Page 2 Session Law 2019-148 Senate Bill 606
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 7/22/2019

  2. Ch. SL 2019-148

  3. Pres. To Gov. 7/12/2019

  4. Ratified

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Ordered Enrolled

  8. Reptd Fav

  9. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  10. Placed On Cal For 07/09/2019

  11. Reptd Fav

  12. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. Withdrawn From Com

  14. Re-ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. Passed 1st Reading

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

  17. Regular Message Sent To House

  18. Regular Message Received From Senate

  19. Passed 2nd Reading

  20. Passed 3rd Reading

  21. Reptd Fav

  22. Reptd Fav

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

  24. Passed 1st Reading

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

  26. Withdrawn From Com

  27. Re-ref to Transportation. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  28. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

174 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

Second Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24000
Republican 32002
Unaffiliated 57003
U 2000
Total 115005
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Martin — Yea
Montgomery — Yea
Queen — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Russell — Yea
Terry — 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
Henson — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Garrison — Not Voting
Moore — Not Voting
Farmer-Butterfield — Not Voting
C. Smith — 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 Yea
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
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
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 25004
Republican 11002
Total 44006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Nickel — Yea
Peterson — Yea
Searcy — Yea
Smith — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
J. Davis — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Gallimore — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Horner — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Newton — Yea
Perry — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Wells — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Brown — Not Voting
Harrington — Not Voting
Steinburg — 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
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 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 Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 606?
SB 606 is sponsored by D. Davis, Bill Rabon (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Ballard, and Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 606?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2019. Enacted.
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