North Carolina 2019-2020 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 656 — Const. Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

7 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 656 includes the addition of the full title and details about the bill's filing date and clerk information at the top of the document. These changes help clarify the official status of the bill and provide important context for when it was introduced. This matters because it ensures that everyone involved in the legislative process, including lawmakers and the public, can easily track the bill's history and current standing.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 3, 2019 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2019 S 1 SENATE BILL 656* Short Title:
656 SESSION 2019 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45228-LUy-70B* Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TO REPEAL THE LITERACY TEST REQUIREMENT.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 4, 2019 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF NORTH CAROLINA TO REPEAL THE LITERACY TEST REQUIREMENT.
*DRS45228-LUy-70B*
*S656-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (169)

169 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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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 656?
SB 656 is sponsored by Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Dan Blue (Democratic), deViere, Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Clark, Nickel, Van Duyn, Woodard, Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), and Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 656?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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