SB 596 — Remove Drivers Lic. Revocation/Fees/Penalties.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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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 “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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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
9 added · 10 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Senate Bill 596 clarifies language about the fines, penalties, or costs involved in court proceedings. It replaces some earlier phrasing with more precise wording. This change is important because it helps ensure that the legislation is clear and consistent, making it easier for those affected by the law to understand their obligations and rights.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA AprSESSION 6, 2021 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 596 Short Title:
596 SESSION 2021 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45347-MWf-87 Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 7, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAWS GOVERNING THE REVOCATION OF DRIVERS LICENSES FOR FAILURE TO PAY A FINE, PENALTY, OR COURT COSTS AND TO REQUIRE A STUDY OF VARIOUS RELATED MATTERS.
If the person complies with the condition before the effective date of *DRS45347-MWf-87**S596-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 the revocation, the notice must indicate that the person is eligible to drive if he the person is otherwise validly licensed.
The civil judgment shall be for the total money value of outstanding fines, penalties, or costs imposed bybythe the court pursuant to this Chapter.
Page 2 DRS45347-MWf-87Senate Bill 596-First Edition
Action History
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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
- Brent Jackson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (0)
None.
Co-sponsors (1)
- Brent Jackson 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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 74 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 106 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 2% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Avila | — | Yea |
| Baskerville | — | Not Voting |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Burr | — | Yea |
| Dobson | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Jeter | — | Yea |
| L.Bell | — | Yea |
| C.Graham | — | Yea |
| G.Graham | — | Yea |
| D.Hall | — | Yea |
| L.Hall | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| R.Johnson | — | Yea |
| G.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| Queen | — | Yea |
| B.Richardson | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| L.Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Bryan | — | Yea |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Catlin | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Daughtry | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Glazier | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Salmon | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Yea |
| R.Turner | — | Yea |
| B.Brown | — | Not Voting |
| R.Brown | — | Not Voting |
| S.Martin | — | Not Voting |
| Collins | — | Not Voting |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Not Voting |
| Hamilton | — | Not Voting |
| Langdon | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Michaux | — | Nay |
| Pendleton | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Not Voting |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Stam | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| West | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Luebke | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| Millis | — | Yea |
| Schaffer | — | Yea |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Whitmire | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Yea |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Not Voting |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Not Voting |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 59 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 85 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 71% | 18% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Avila | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Not Voting |
| Burr | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Dobson | — | Not Voting |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Nay |
| Fisher | — | Nay |
| Floyd | — | Nay |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Nay |
| Hamilton | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Not Voting |
| Jeter | — | Not Voting |
| L.Bell | — | Yea |
| C.Graham | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| G.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| R.Brown | — | Yea |
| Baskerville | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Bryan | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Salmon | — | Yea |
| L.Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| S.Martin | — | Yea |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Yea |
| R.Turner | — | Yea |
| G.Graham | — | Nay |
| D.Hall | — | Nay |
| L.Hall | — | Nay |
| R.Johnson | — | Nay |
| Queen | — | Nay |
| B.Richardson | — | Nay |
| Bumgardner | — | Yea |
| Catlin | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Collins | — | Yea |
| Daughtry | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Glazier | — | Nay |
| Hager | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Nay |
| Holloway | — | Yea |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Nay |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| Luebke | — | Nay |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Pendleton | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Stam | — | Yea |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| West | — | Yea |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| B.Brown | — | Not Voting |
| Hunter | — | Not Voting |
| Wray | — | Not Voting |
| Zachary | — | Not Voting |
| Langdon | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| Michaux | — | Nay |
| Millis | — | Yea |
| Schaffer | — | Yea |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Not Voting |
| Whitmire | — | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Nay |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Nay |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Nay |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Nay |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | 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 M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Nay |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 596?
- SB 596 is sponsored by Brent Jackson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 596?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 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.
- Where can I track SB 596?
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