North Carolina 2021-2022 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 11 R · 2 D cosponsors

HB 259 — Election Integrity Act.

Last action — Passed 2nd Reading

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 2 HOUSE BILL 259 Committee Substitute Favorable 10/6/21 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 259 Short Title:
Election Integrity Act.
Protect Voting Systems/Foreign Interference.
Representatives Kidwell, K.
Hall, McNeely, and Cleveland (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL VOTING SYSTEMS USED FOR ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TO CODIFY THE COMMON LAW REQUIREMENT FOR UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO QUALIFY AS A JUROR, TO ALLOW A CLERK OF COURT TO HEAR JURY EXCUSES IF SO DESIGNATED BY THE CHIEF DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PERSONS REQUESTING TO BE EXCUSED FROM JURY DUTY BASED ON DISQUALIFICATION SHALL BE SHARED WITH THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS IF THE DISQUALIFICATION IS DUE TO UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP, AND TO PROVIDE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FOLLOWING A POST-ELECTION AUDIT FOR A GENERAL ELECTION.
Judiciary 1, if favorable, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ALL VOTING SYSTEMS USED FOR ELECTIONS IN THIS STATE BE MADE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY UNITED STATES– OWNED COMPANIES.
SECTION 1.(a) G.S.
SECTION 1.
163-165.7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(k) Subject to any applicable federal law or regulation governing voting systems, the State Board shall require that all voting systems used for elections in this State, including any software used for those voting systems, be manufactured in the United States of America by a company organized and doing business in the United States of America." SECTION 1.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to voting systems acquired on or after that date.
SECTION 2.
9-3 reads as rewritten:
163-165.7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"§ 9-3.
"(k) Subject to any applicable federal law or regulations governing voting systems, the State Board of Elections shall require that all voting systems used for elections in this State, including any software used for those voting systems, be manufactured in the United States of America by United States–owned companies." SECTION 2.
Qualifications of prospective jurors.
This act iseffective when it becomes law and applies to voting systems acquired on or after that date.
All persons are qualified to serve as jurors and to be included on the master jury list who are citizens of the State United States, residents of the State, and residents of the county, who have not served as jurors during the preceding two years or who have not served a full term of service as grandjurorsduringtheprecedingsix years,who are18 yearsofageorover,whoarephysically and mentallycompetent, who can understand the English language, who have not been convicted of a felony or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an indictment charging a felony (or if convicted of a felony or having pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an indictment charging a felony have had their citizenship restored pursuant to law), and who have not been adjudged non compos mentis.
*H259-v-1*
Persons not qualified under this section are subject to challenge for cause." SECTION 3.
G.S.
9-6 reads as rewritten:
"§ 9-6.
Jury service a public duty;
excuses to be allowed in exceptional cases;
procedure.
… (a1) All applications for excuses from jury duty, including applications based on disqualification under G.S.
9-3, shall be made on a form developed and furnished by the *H259-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 Administrative Office of the Courts.
Applications shall allow prospective jurors to specify the reason for excusal based on disqualification, including lack of United States citizenship.
(b) Pursuant to the foregoing policy, each chief district court judge shall promulgate procedures whereby he or the chief or any district court judge of his district court district designated by him, the district designated by the chief, prior to the date that a jury session (or sessions) of superior or district court convenes, shall receive, hear, and pass on applications for excuses from juryduty.
The procedures shall provide for the time and place, publicly announced, at which applications for excuses will be heard, and prospective jurors who have been summoned for service shall be so informed.
The chief district court judge, after consultation with and the consent of the clerk of superior court, may also delegate the authority to receive, hear, and pass on applications for excuses from jury duty to the clerk of superior court.
In counties located in a district or set of districts as defined in G.S.
7A-41.1(a) which have a trial court administrator, the chief district judge may assign the duty of passing on applications for excuses from jury service to the administrator.
In all cases concerning excuses, the clerk of superior court or the trial court administrator shall notify prospective jurors of the disposition of their excuses.
… (e) The judge shall inform the clerk of superior court of persons excused under this section, and the clerk of superior court shall keep a record of excuses separate from the master jury list.list in accordance with G.S.
9-6.2.
…." SECTION 4.
G.S.
9-6.1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 9-6.1.
Requests to be excused.
(a) Any person summoned as a juror who is a full-time student and who wishes to be excused pursuant to G.S.
9-6.1(b1) [G.S.
9-6(b1)] G.S.
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9-6(b1) or who is 72 years or older and who wishes to be excused, deferred, or exempted, may make the request without appearing in person byfiling a signed statement of the ground of grounds for the request with the chief district court judge of that district, or the district court judge or judge, trial court administrator designated administrator, or clerk of superior court, if so delegated by the chief district court judge pursuant to G.S.
9-6(b), at anytime five business days before the date upon which theperson is summoned to appear.
(b) Any person summoned as a juror who has a disability that could interfere with the person's ability to serve as a juror and who wishes to be excused, deferred, or exempted may make the request without appearing in person by filing a signed statement of the ground of the request, including a brief explanation of the disability that interferes with the person's ability to serve as a juror, with the chief district court judge of that district, or the district court judge or judge, trial court administrator administrator, or clerk of superior court, if so designated by the chief district court judge pursuant to G.S.
9-6(b), at any time five business days before the date upon which the person is summoned to appear.
Upon At the request of the court, medical documentation of any disability may be submitted.
Any privileged medical information or protected health information described in this section shall be section is confidential and shall be and is exempt from the provisions of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes or any other provision requiring information and records held by State agencies to be made public or accessible to the public.
(c) A person may request either a temporary or permanent exemption under this section, and thejudgejudge,clerk of superiorcourt, ortrial courtadministratormayaccept orreject either in the exercise of discretion conferred by G.S.
9-6(b), including the substitution of a temporary exemption for a requested permanent exemption.
In the case of supplemental jurors summoned under G.S.
9-11, notice may be given when summoned.
In case the chief district court judge, or thejudgejudge, clerkof superiorcourt,ortrial court administratordesignated bythechiefdistrict court judge pursuant to G.S.
9-6(b), rejects the request for exemption, the prospective juror shall Page 2 House Bill 259-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 be immediately notified by the trial court administrator or the clerk of court by telephone, letter, or personally." SECTION 5.
Article 1 of Chapter 9 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 9-6.2.
Reports of excusals from jury duty based on disqualification.
(a) The name and address provided by each person who requests to be excused from jury duty on the basis that the person is not qualified to serve as a juror, along with the reason for that request, shall be retained by the clerk of superior court for the remainder of the biennium as described in G.S.
9-2.
The records retained by the clerk are not public records under G.S.
132-1.
The clerk of superior court may destroy the records at the end of each biennium as described in G.S.
9-2.
(b) If a person is disqualified from jury duty because the person is not a citizen of the United States, the clerk of superior court shall report this information electronically to the State Board of Elections quarterly.
The electronic file shall include the person's name, address, date of birth, and other personal information from the master jury list, along with the reasons for the person's disqualification and the date of disqualification.
The State Board of Elections shall use this information to conduct efforts to remove names from its list of registered voters in accordance with G.S.
163-82.14.
The records retained by the State Board of Elections are public records under G.S.
132-1, notwithstanding the requirements of G.S.
20-43.4(c), except as prohibited by federal statute.
The State Board of Elections shall retain the electronic records for four years and may destroy the records when they are no longer public records.
(c) Nothing in this section should be construed to restrict the authority of a local board of elections or the State Board of Elections to determine a person's eligibility to vote." SECTION 6.
G.S.
163-82.14 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-82.14.
List maintenance.
… (c1) Noncitizens.
– (1) Report of disqualification from jury duty from clerk of superior court.
– As provided in G.S.
9-6.2, the clerk of superior court shall transmit quarterly to the State Board an electronic file for each person disqualified from jury duty on the basis the person is not a citizen of the United States.
(2) State Board review.
– Within 30 days of receipt of the report transmitted as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the State Board shall do all of the following:
a.
Review the voter registration and citizenship status of each person identified as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection, including matching of available information in State and federal databases.
b.
Distribute to each county board of elections a report of the persons identified as provided in subdivision (1) of this subsection who are registered to vote in that county.
The report shall include the information in the electronic file provided by the clerk of superior court under G.S.
9-6.2(a), the voter registration number of the person, and the results of the State Board's review of the person's voter registration and citizenship status.
The State Board shall not include a person's name in the report if the State Board's review determines that the individual became a citizen of the United States after the date of that person's jury disqualification, unless the prospective juror voted prior to obtaining that person's United States citizenship.
In the event that the prospective juror voted prior to becoming a United States citizen, the State Board shall furnish the district attorney a copy of its House Bill 259-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 investigation for prosecution of the violation as provided in G.S.
163-278.
(3) County board's duty upon receiving report.
– Within 30 days of receipt by a county board of elections of a report pursuant to this subsection relating to a person registered to vote in that county, the following shall occur:
a.
The county board shall give 30 days' written notice to the voter at the voter's registration address or mailing address if different from the voter's residential address.
If the voter makes no objection, the county boardshallremovetheperson'snamefromitsregistrationrecords.The county board of elections shall indicate within the statewide computerized voter registration system any individual removed from the voter registration records on the basis of noncitizenship status.
b.
If the voter notifies the county board of elections of the voter's objection to the removal within 30 days of the notice, the chair of the county board of elections shall enter a challenge under G.S.
163-85(c)(7) and the notice the county board received pursuant to this subdivision shall be prima facie evidence for the preliminary hearing that the person is not a citizen of the United States.
This presumption may be rebutted by evidence as presented by the person of citizenship naturalization following the excusal from juryservice or other federal documentation of citizenship.
(4) The records retained pursuant to this subsection are public records under G.S.
132-1, notwithstanding the requirements of G.S.
20-43.4(c), except as prohibited by federal statute.
The State Board and county board of elections shall retain the electronic records for four years and may destroy the records when they are no longer public records.
(d) Change of Address.
– A countyboard of elections shall conduct a systematic program to remove from its list of registered voters those whohavemoved out of the county, andto update the registration records of persons who have moved within the county.
The county board shall remove a person from its list if the registrant:
(1) Gives confirmation in writing of a change of address for voting purposes out of the county.
"Confirmation in writing" for purposes of this subdivision shall include:include any of the following:
a.
A report to the county board from the Department of Transportation or from a voter registration agency listed in G.S.163-82.20 that the voter has reported a change of address for voting purposes outside the county;county.
b.
A notice of cancellation received under G.S.
163-82.9;
orG.S.
163-82.9.
c.
A notice of cancellation received from an election jurisdiction outside the State.
(2) Fails to respond to a confirmation mailing sent by the county board in accordance with this subdivision and does not vote or appear to vote in an election beginning on the date of the notice and ending on the day after the date of the second general election for the United States House of Representatives that occurs after the date of the notice.
A county board sends a confirmation notice in accordance with this subdivision if the notice:notice meets all of the following:
a.
Is The notice is a postage prepaid and preaddressed return card, sent by forwardable mail, on which the registrant may state current address;address.
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Contains The notice contains or is accompanied by a notice to the effect that if the registrant did not change residence but remained in the county, the registrant should return the card not later than the deadline for registration by mail in G.S.
163-82.6(d)(1);
andG.S.
163-82.6(d)(1).
c.
Contains The notice contains or is accompanied by information as to how the registrant may continue to be eligible to vote if the registrant has moved outside the county.
A county board shall send a confirmation mailing in accordance with this subdivision to every registrant after every congressional election if the county board has not confirmed the registrant's address by another means.
(3) Any registrant who is removed from the list of registered voters pursuant to this subsection shall be reinstated if the voter appears to vote and gives oral or written affirmation that the voter has not moved out of the county but has maintained residence continuously within the county.
That person shall be allowed to vote as provided in G.S.
163-82.15(f).
…." SECTION 7.
The Administrative Office of the Courts shall amend the Rules of Recordkeeping to include procedures to implement the provisions of G.S.
9-6.2, as enacted by Section 5 of this act.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to exempt records held by the Administrative Office of the Courts from Chapter132 of the General Statutes, except as provided in G.S.
9-6.2, as enacted by this act.
SECTION 8.(a) G.S.
163-182.12A reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-182.12A.
Post-election audits.
(a) After conducting a post-election audit, audit for each election as required by this Chapter, except for a general election, the State Board shall produce a report which summarizes theaudit,includingtherationaleforandthefindingsoftheaudit.Afterconductingapost-election audit for a general election, the State Board shall produce a report which shall include all of the following:
(1) A summary of the types of post-election audits required by law and the requirements for conducting each of the audits.
(2) A summary of the results of each of the post-election audits described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
(3) A detailed description of each of the post-election audits described in subdivision (1) of this subsection, including any issues that could have affected the outcome of the election and the manner in which those issues were resolved.
(4) A description of any systemic issues that were identified during the post-election audits and any recommendations on the manner in which those issues should be addressed to ensure election security and integrity.
(5) The ways in which the public was allowed to observe and comment on the conduct of the post-election audits, as authorized by law.
(6) Any other matters deemed appropriate by the State Board.
(b) The Each report required by subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government within 10 business days of the date the audit is completed." SECTION 8.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.
SECTION 9.
Sections 2 through 7 of this act become effective January 1, 2022.
Except as otherwise provided, the remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.
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Action History

  1. Passed 2nd Reading

  2. Passed 3rd Reading

  3. Special Message Sent To Senate

  4. Special Message Received From House

  5. Passed 1st Reading

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

  7. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 11/18/2021

  10. Withdrawn From Cal

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

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  13. Placed On Cal For 10/26/2021

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

  16. Placed On Cal For 10/20/2021

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  18. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  19. Withdrawn From Cal

  20. Placed On Cal For 10/12/2021

  21. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  22. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  23. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  24. Placed On Cal For 10/07/2021

  25. Withdrawn From Com

  26. Re-ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  27. Passed 1st Reading

  28. Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  29. Filed

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Conference Rpt Third Reading For Adoption

Passed 26 Yea · 17 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 23003
Unaffiliated 3401
Democratic 01303
Total 261707
% of votes cast 52%34%0%14%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Bode — Nay
Hunt — Nay
Marcus — Nay
Woodard — Nay
Proctor — Not Voting
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Nay
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Not Voting
Gale Adcock Democratic Not Voting
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Nay
Graig Meyer Democratic Nay
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Nay
Joyce Waddell Democratic Nay
Julie Mayfield Democratic Nay
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Nay
Michael Garrett Democratic Nay
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Nay
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Nay
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Nay
Sydney Batch Democratic Nay
Val Applewhite Democratic Nay
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Not Voting

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Second Reading

Passed 61 Yea · 48 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 43104
Unaffiliated 172105
Democratic 12402
U 0200
Total 6148011
% of votes cast 51%40%0%9%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Davis — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Johnson — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Autry — Nay
Clemmons — Nay
Cooper-Suggs — Nay
Farkas — Nay
Fisher — Nay
Gailliard — Nay
Garrison — Nay
Gill — Nay
Graham — Nay
Harris — Nay
Hunt — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Hurtado — Nay
Insko — Nay
Lucas — Nay
Martin — Nay
Richardson — Nay
Terry — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
Wray — Nay
McElraft — Not Voting
Yarborough — Not Voting
Zachary — Not Voting
C. Smith — Not Voting
K. Baker — Yea
K. Smith — Not Voting
R. Smith — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Not Voting
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Nay
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Nay
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cecil Brockman Democratic Nay
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Gale Adcock Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Nay
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 Not Voting
Terence Everitt Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Nay
Zack Hawkins Democratic Nay
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Not Voting
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
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
Jay Adams Republican Not Voting
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 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 Not Voting
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Not Voting
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Nay
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Nay
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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A1 Allred\Second Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 2 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 94105
Democratic 4001
Republican 12101
U 1000
Total 111207
% of votes cast 93%2%0%6%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Love — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGee — Yea
Neumann — Not Voting
Parmon — Yea
Pate — Yea
Starnes — Yea
Steen — Yea
Wainwright — Yea
Wiley — Yea
Womble — Yea
Yongue — Yea
Allen — Yea
Allred — Yea
Avila — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Coates — Yea
Cole — Yea
Coleman — Yea
Dockham — Yea
Dollar — Yea
England — Yea
Faison — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Gibson — Yea
Gulley — Yea
Holliman — Yea
Jeffus — Yea
Justus — Yea
Church — Yea
Hall — Yea
Harrell,J. — Yea
Bordsen — Yea
Bryant — Yea
Dickson — Yea
Earle — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Goforth — Yea
Haire — Yea
Hill — Yea
Jones — Yea
Martin — Yea
McAllister — Yea
Saunders — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Wright — Yea
Boylan — Yea
Brown — Yea
Daughtridge — Yea
Holmes — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Kiser — Yea
Moore — Yea
Ray — Yea
Barnhart — Yea
Blackwood — Yea
Brubaker — Yea
Clary — Yea
Current — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Folwell — Yea
Frye — Yea
Grady — Yea
Hilton — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Insko — Yea
Justice — Yea
Killian — Yea
Langdon — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Lucas — Yea
McComas — Yea
McLawhorn — Yea
Mobley — Yea
Owens — Yea
Rapp — Yea
Samuelson — Yea
Spear — Yea
Stam — Yea
Stiller — Yea
Sutton — Yea
Tarleton — Yea
Tolson — Yea
Underhill — Yea
Weiss — Yea
Wilkins — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wray — Yea
Thomas — Yea
Walker — Yea
Hackney(Speaker) — Not Voting
Harrell,T. — Not Voting
Braxton — Nay
Luebke — Not Voting
Michaux — Not Voting
Tillis — Yea
Walend — Yea
West — Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Nay
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Second Reading

Failed 55 Yea · 61 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 425404
Democratic 4100
Republican 8600
U 1000
Total 556104
% of votes cast 46%51%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lewis — Nay
McComas — Nay
McGee — Nay
McLawhorn — Nay
Neumann — Not Voting
Owens — Yea
Parmon — Nay
Pate — Nay
Tarleton — Yea
Wainwright — Yea
Womble — Yea
Yongue — Yea
Allen — Yea
Allred — Nay
Barnhart — Yea
Braxton — Nay
Bryant — Yea
Clary — Nay
Coates — Nay
Cole — Nay
Coleman — Yea
Dollar — Yea
England — Yea
Faison — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Frye — Nay
Gibson — Yea
Goforth — Nay
Holliman — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Justice — Yea
Justus — Nay
Hall — Yea
Harrell,J. — Yea
Bordsen — Yea
Dickson — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Haire — Yea
Martin — Yea
Saunders — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Wright — Yea
Church — Nay
Jones — Nay
McAllister — Nay
Boylan — Nay
Brown — Nay
Daughtridge — Nay
Holmes — Nay
Johnson — Nay
Kiser — Nay
Avila — Nay
Blackwood — Nay
Brubaker — Nay
Cleveland — Nay
Current — Yea
Daughtry — Nay
Dockham — Nay
Earle — Nay
Folwell — Nay
Grady — Nay
Gulley — Nay
Hill — Nay
Hilton — Nay
Holloway — Nay
Insko — Yea
Jeffus — Yea
Killian — Nay
Langdon — Nay
Love — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Michaux — Nay
Mobley — Yea
Rapp — Yea
Spear — Nay
Steen — Yea
Stiller — Yea
Sutton — Yea
Tolson — Nay
Underhill — Yea
Weiss — Yea
Wilkins — Yea
Williams — Nay
Wray — Yea
Moore — Nay
Ray — Nay
Thomas — Nay
Walker — Nay
Hackney(Speaker) — Not Voting
Harrell,T. — Not Voting
Luebke — Not Voting
McElraft — Nay
Samuelson — Nay
Stam — Nay
Starnes — Nay
Tillis — Nay
Walend — Nay
West — Nay
Wiley — Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Nay
Jay Adams Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Nay
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Nay
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Nay
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Nay
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Nay
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 259?
HB 259 is sponsored by C. Smith, Keith Kidwell (Republican), Kyle Hall (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Cleveland, Jay Adams (Republican), Boles, Carter, Hanig, Frank Iler (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Ray Pickett (Republican), Sasser, Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Jeff Zenger (Republican), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Jake Johnson (Republican), and Amber M. Baker (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 259?
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 259?
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