North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 D · 3 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 348 — Protect City Employees From Retaliation.

Last action — Amend Adopted A1

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “Passed House” 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.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 39 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to House Bill 348 clarify the responsibilities of municipal law enforcement agencies and ensure that officers are properly informed about their rights and obligations. Notably, the bill now mandates that the state covers the costs of producing these informational postings for officers. Additionally, the regulations regarding penalties for filing false documents have been specified more clearly. These updates are significant as they aim to better protect law enforcement officers and hold them accountable for misconduct.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 2 HOUSE BILL 348* Committee Substitute Favorable 4/29/19 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 H 1 HOUSE BILL 348* Short Title:
Representatives Grange, Conrad, Hanig, and Richardson (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 14, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO REPORT IMPROPER OR UNLAWFUL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY FROM RETALIATION.
Judiciary, iffavorable,Stateand Local Government, iffavorable,Rules,Calendar, and Operations of the House March 14, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO REPORT IMPROPER OR UNLAWFUL GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY FROM RETALIATION.
– This section shall not apply to an employing agency that has a binding personnel policy, code of conduct, or other procedures protecting employees from retaliation.
– This section shall not apply to an employing agency that has a binding personnel policy, code of conduct, or other binding procedures protecting employees from retaliation.
Any claim arising under Article 21 ofChapter95 oftheGeneral Statutesmaybemaintainedpursuant to theprovisions ofthatArticle only and may be redressed only by the remedies and relief available under that Article.
Any claim arising under Article 21 *H348-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 ofChapter95 oftheGeneral Statutesmaybemaintainedpursuant to theprovisions ofthatArticle only and may be redressed only by the remedies and relief available under that Article.
– A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this section, may order an injunction, damages, reinstatement of the municipal law enforcement *H348-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2019 officer, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, or any combination of these.
– A court, in rendering a judgment in an action brought pursuant to this section, may order an injunction, damages, reinstatement of the municipal law enforcement officer, the payment of back wages, full reinstatement of fringe benefits and seniority rights, costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, or any combination of these.
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Action History

  1. Amend Adopted A1

  2. Passed 2nd Reading

  3. Passed 3rd Reading

  4. Ordered Engrossed

  5. Special Message Sent To Senate

  6. Special Message Received From House

  7. Passed 1st Reading

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

  9. Withdrawn From Com

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

  11. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  12. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  13. Placed On Cal For 05/07/2019

  14. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  16. Passed 1st Reading

  17. Ref to the Com on Judiciary, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  18. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 160 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Grange
  • Conrad
  • Hanig

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (160)

160 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

A1 Faircloth Second Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24001
Republican 31002
Unaffiliated 58002
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
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — 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
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
Moore — Not Voting
L. Johnson — 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
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jay Adams 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 Not Voting
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 115 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24001
Republican 31002
Unaffiliated 58101
U 2000
Total 115104
% of votes cast 96%1%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Brewer — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — 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
Conrad — Yea
Davis — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Henson — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Moore — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Cleveland — Nay
L. Johnson — 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
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Jay Adams 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 Not Voting
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 HB 348?
HB 348 is sponsored by Grange, Conrad, Hanig, Richardson, Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Clemmons, Carla D. Cunningham (U), Floyd, Hardister, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Lucas, Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Yarborough, Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 348?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “Passed House” 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 348?
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