North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 2 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 421 — CC/In-State Tuition and Board Elections.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 9/2/2021

  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 March 31, 2021. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 94% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 1 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

20 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill SB 421 removes a section related to the election process for the State Board of Community Colleges and focuses solely on tuition eligibility for recent high school graduates. The bill now clearly states that U.S. citizens who attended North Carolina public schools and meet specific criteria can receive in-state tuition at community colleges, even if they couldn’t provide evidence of residency. This change matters because it simplifies the requirements for accessing affordable education for students who may have faced challenges in proving their residency.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 2 SENATE BILL 421 House Committee Substitute Favorable 8/12/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 1 SENATE BILL 421 Short Title:
CC/In-State Tuition & Board Elections.
CC/In-State Tuition.
Senators Craven, Woodard, and Barnes (Primary Sponsors).
April 1, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES MEETING CERTAIN CRITERIA AND TO CLARIFY THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES ELECTION PROCESS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 1, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY FOR IN-STATE TUITION FOR RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES MEETING CERTAIN CRITERIA.
G.S.
115D-2.2(c), as enacted by S.L.
2021-90, reads as rewritten:
"(c) At each session of the General Assembly held in an odd-numbered year, the Senate and the House of Representatives shall select elect from a slate of candidates made in each chamber.
The slate shall be prepared as provided by resolution in each chamber.
If a sufficient number of nominees who are legally qualified are submitted, then the slate of candidates shall list at least twice the number of candidates for the total seats open.
All qualified candidates shall compete against all other qualified candidates.
All candidates shall submit a statement of economic interest to the State Ethics Commission for review under G.S.
138A-24." SECTION 3.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 9/2/2021

  2. Ch. SL 2021-133

  3. Pres. To Gov. 8/26/2021

  4. Ratified

  5. Concurred In H Com Sub

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

  8. Placed On Cal For 08/24/2021

  9. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  10. Reptd Fav

  11. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  12. Added to Calendar

  13. Passed 2nd Reading

  14. Passed 3rd Reading

  15. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  17. Withdrawn From Com

  18. Re-ref to the Com on Education - Community Colleges, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  19. Passed 1st Reading

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

  21. Regular Message Sent To House

  22. Regular Message Received From Senate

  23. Passed 2nd Reading

  24. Passed 3rd Reading

  25. Reptd Fav

  26. Placed On Cal For 05/04/2021

  27. Reptd Fav

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

  29. Withdrawn From Com

  30. Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  31. Passed 1st Reading

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

  33. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (175)

175 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 42 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 10003
Unaffiliated 16002
Republican 16003
Total 42008
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
deViere — Yea
Fitch — Yea
Foushee — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Nickel — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Ballard — Yea
Edwards — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Bazemore — Not Voting
Harrington — Not Voting
D. Davis — Yea
J. Jackson — Yea
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Not Voting
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Not Voting
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Not Voting
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Not Voting
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Not Voting

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Second Reading

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay · 20 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 23004
Unaffiliated 340010
U 1001
Republican 42005
Total 1000020
% of votes cast 83%0%0%17%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Clemmons — Yea
Cooper-Suggs — Yea
Farkas — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Gailliard — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurtado — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Richardson — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Moore — Not Voting
Autry — Not Voting
Insko — Not Voting
Martin — Not Voting
Terry — Not Voting
Bumgardner — Not Voting
Elmore — Not Voting
Rogers — Not Voting
Szoka — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Not Voting
R. Smith — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Not Voting
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Not Voting
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Not Voting
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Not Voting
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger 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
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Not Voting
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Not Voting
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Subjects

elections education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 421?
SB 421 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican), Woodard, and Lisa S. Barnes (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 421?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 31, 2021. Enacted.
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