North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 5 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 579 — Prison Reform Act of 2019.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 11/1/2019

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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.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    2 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 7 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 579 includes a reference to "SESSION LAW 2019-236" and has removed language that indicated the bill was "RATIFIED." This change clarifies the bill's formal designation and approval process. It matters because it helps ensure that the bill's status is accurately represented in legal documents, providing better transparency and record-keeping.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 SENATE BILL 579 RATIFIED BILL AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO DIRECT THE PROGRAM EVALUATION DIVISION TO STUDY ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES FOR THE DIVISION OF ADULT CORRECTION AND JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 SESSION LAW 2019-236 SENATE BILL 579 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM EVALUATION COMMITTEE TO DIRECT THE PROGRAM EVALUATION DIVISION TO STUDY ALTERNATIVE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES FOR THE DIVISION OF ADULT CORRECTION AND JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
– A transfer of the authority, powers, duties, and functions of the Juvenile Justice Section in the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, Teen Court, Youth Development Centers, Juvenile Court Services, and Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, from the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, to establish a new Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which would be *S579-v-4* administratively located in the Department of Public Safety.
– A transfer of the authority, powers, duties, and functions of the Juvenile Justice Section in the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice, Teen Court, Youth Development Centers, Juvenile Court Services, and Juvenile Crime Prevention Councils, from the Division of Adult Correction and Juvenile Justice of the Department of Public Safety, to establish a new Division of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention which would be *S579-v-5* administratively located in the Department of Public Safety.
Page 2 Senate Bill 579-Ratified SECTION 3.
Page 2 Session Law 2019-236 Senate Bill 579 SECTION 3.
Berger President Pro Tempore of the Senate s/ Tim Moore Speaker of the House of Representatives _____________________________________ Roy Cooper Governor Approved __________.m.
Berger President Pro Tempore of the Senate s/ Tim Moore Speaker of the House of Representatives s/ Roy Cooper Governor Approved 10:44 a.m.
this ______________ day of ___________________, 2019 Senate Bill 579-Ratified Page 3
this 1 day of November, 2019 Senate Bill 579 Session Law 2019-236 Page 3
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 11/1/2019

  2. Ch. SL 2019-236

  3. Pres. To Gov. 10/25/2019

  4. Ratified

  5. Concurred In H Com Sub

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Withdrawn From Com

  8. Placed On Cal For 10/23/2019

  9. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

  11. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  12. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  13. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  14. Added to Calendar

  15. Passed 2nd Reading

  16. Passed 3rd Reading

  17. Withdrawn From Com

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

  19. Withdrawn From Com

  20. Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  21. Passed 1st Reading

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

  23. Regular Message Sent To House

  24. Regular Message Received From Senate

  25. Passed 2nd Reading

  26. Passed 3rd Reading

  27. Reptd Fav

  28. Sequential Referral To Appropriations/Base Budget Stricken

  29. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  30. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  32. Withdrawn From Com

  33. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  34. Passed 1st Reading

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

  36. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

  • Steinburg
  • McKissick

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (170)

170 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

Motion 9 To Concur

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8000
Unaffiliated 28001
Republican 13000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Nickel — 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
Horner — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Newton — Yea
Perry — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Wells — Yea
Searcy — 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 Yea
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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Second Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 0 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24000
Republican 33002
Unaffiliated 51008
U 2000
Total 1100010
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Garrison — 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
Conrad — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
L. Johnson — Yea
P. Jones — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Moore — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Elmore — Not Voting
Brewer — Not Voting
Gailliard — Not Voting
Gill — Not Voting
Cleveland — Not Voting
Rogers — Not Voting
Zachary — Not Voting
C. Smith — Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 579?
SB 579 is sponsored by Steinburg, McKissick, Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), Jim Burgin (Republican), and W. Ted Alexander (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 579?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 03, 2019. Enacted.
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