North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House 2 R cosponsors

HB 616 — Charter Replication Act.

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This bill died with 2021-2022 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

27 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill HB 616 clarifies that the State Board must make a decision about charter school applications by October 15, the year before the schools are set to open. This change aims to establish a clear timeline for charter school approvals, making it simpler for schools to plan their openings. By ensuring decisions are made in a timely manner, the amendment hopes to support better preparation for new charter schools and enhance the educational options available to families.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 616 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/27/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 616 Short Title:
Representative Torbett.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
April 21, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REMOVE CERTAIN BARRIERS RELATED TO FAST-TRACK REPLICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 21, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REMOVE CERTAIN BARRIERS RELATED TO FAST-TRACK REPLICATION OF HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER SCHOOLS.
(1) A The board of directors operates charter schools and can demonstrate both of the following:
(1) A Both of the following:
The State Board of Education shall ensure that the rules for a fast-track replication process provide that decisions by the State Board of Education on whether to grant a charter through the *H616-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 replication process are completed in less than 120 days from the application submission date.
The State Board of Education shall ensure that the rules for a fast-track replication process provide that decisions by the State Board of Education on whether to grant a charter through the *H616-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 replication process are completed in less than 120 days from the application submission date.
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

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

  3. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  4. Regular Message Received From House

  5. Passed 1st Reading

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

  7. Passed 2nd Reading

  8. Passed 3rd Reading

  9. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  11. Reptd Fav

  12. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  13. Placed On Cal For 04/28/2021

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 24 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (177)

177 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

Second Reading

Passed 86 Yea · 30 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 81900
U 1100
Unaffiliated 35901
Republican 42103
Total 863004
% of votes cast 72%25%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Farkas — Yea
Gill — Yea
Graham — Yea
Harris — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurtado — Yea
Martin — Yea
Richardson — Yea
Terry — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Carter — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Nay
Cooper-Suggs — Nay
Fisher — Nay
Gailliard — Nay
Garrison — Nay
Insko — Nay
Lucas — Nay
Clemmons — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Nay
R. Smith — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Nay
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Nay
James Roberson Democratic Nay
Joe John Democratic Nay
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Nay
Zack Hawkins Democratic Nay
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
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
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Not Voting
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Nay
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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Second Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 4 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12000
Unaffiliated 79301
Republican 20102
U 1000
Total 112403
% of votes cast 94%3%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Bishop — Nay
Boles — Yea
Burr — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Jeter — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
D.Hall — Yea
L.Hall — Yea
Baskerville — Yea
Earle — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Goodman — 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
B.Brown — Yea
R.Brown — Yea
L.Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Catlin — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Holley — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Lucas — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
Bradford — Nay
Farmer-Butterfield — Not Voting
Speciale — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Whitmire — Yea
Langdon — Yea
Luebke — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Nay
Salmon — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Stam — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
West — Yea
Yarborough — 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 Yea
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 Yea
Frank Iler Republican Not Voting
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 616?
HB 616 is sponsored by John A. Torbett (Republican) and Hugh Blackwell (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 616?
This bill died with 2021-2022 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 616?
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