SB 552 — Limit Who May Advertise/Adoption Laws.
Last action — Withdrawn From Com
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments to Bill SB 552 include updated formatting and some administrative details, such as the date of referral to the Senate. These changes don’t alter the content of the bill itself but make the document clearer and easier to navigate. This is important because clearer bills help legislators and the public better understand the proposed laws, which can lead to more informed discussions and decisions.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 5, 2021 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 552 Short Title:
552 SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45307-LU-64A Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 6, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO LIMIT WHO MAY ADVERTISE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A MINOR CHILD UNDER THE LAWS PERTAINING TO ADOPTIONS.
*DRS45307-LU-64A**S552-v-1*
Action History
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Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Regular Message Received From Senate
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Regular Message Sent To House
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav
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Reptd Fav
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Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Filed
Sponsors
- Norman W. Sanderson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Norman W. Sanderson Republican
Not signed on (178)
178 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 178 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 113 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Clemmons | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Rudow | — | Yea |
| CharlesSmith | — | Yea |
| Staton-Williams | — | Yea |
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Crutchfield | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Fontenot | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Moore | — | Yea |
| Reeder | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Sasser | — | Yea |
| CarsonSmith | — | Yea |
| Sossamon | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Not Voting |
| Lowery | — | Not Voting |
| Mills | — | Not Voting |
| F. Jackson | — | Yea |
| K. Baker | — | Yea |
| Abe Jones | Democratic | Yea |
| Allen Buansi | Democratic | Yea |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Yea |
| B. Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gloristine Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| James Roberson | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe John | Democratic | Yea |
| Kanika Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Laura Budd | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey Prather | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Cervania | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Yea |
| Renée A. Price | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Longest | Democratic | Yea |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Yea |
| Ya Liu | Democratic | Yea |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Chesser | Republican | Yea |
| Ben T. Moss, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Brenden H. Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Biggs | Republican | Yea |
| Celeste C. Cairns | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| David Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Wheatley | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Loftis | 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 |
| Jake Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Zenger | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey C. McNeely | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Bell, IV | Republican | Yea |
| John Sauls | Republican | Not Voting |
| Joseph Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karl E. Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Neal Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 86% | 0% | 0% | 14% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bode | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Not Voting |
| P. Newton | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Kandie D. Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa Grafstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Yea |
| Val Applewhite | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Amy S. Galey | Republican | Yea |
| Benton G. Sawrey | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brad Overcash | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Craven, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie D. Settle | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Johnson | 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 |
| Paul Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Moffitt | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bazemore | — | Yea |
| deViere | — | Yea |
| Fitch | — | Yea |
| Foushee | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| Nickel | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Ballard | — | Yea |
| Edwards | — | Yea |
| Harrington | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| D. Davis | — | Yea |
| J. Jackson | — | Yea |
| P. Newton | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 552?
- SB 552 is sponsored by Norman W. Sanderson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 552?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Session. It reached “Passed Senate” 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 SB 552?
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