North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 14 R cosponsors

HB 71 — Raise Age Limit for Justices/Judges.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

11 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to House Bill 71 clarifies the date when justices or judges must retire, specifying that they cannot stay in office past the later date of January 1, 1974, or their seventy-second birthday. This change removes some previous wording for clarity. This matters because it helps ensure that the retirement age for judges is clearly understood and consistently applied, which can impact the makeup of the judicial system in North Carolina.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 71 Short Title:
71 Feb 8, 2023 SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30042-NDp-68 Short Title:
Representative Howard.
Representatives Howard and Stevens (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE AGE LIMIT FOR SERVICE AS A JUSTICE OR JUDGE OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO SEVENTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE.
Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE AGE LIMIT FOR SERVICE AS A JUSTICE OR JUDGE OF THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE TO SEVENTY-SIX YEARS OF AGE.
No justice or judge of the General Court of Justice may continue in office beyond the last day of the month in which he the justice or judge attains his seventy-second birthday, 76 years of age, but justices and judges so retired may be recalled for periods of temporary service as provided in Subchapters II and III of this chapter." SECTION 2.
No justice or judge of the General Court of Justice maycontinue in office beyond the last day of the month in which he the justice or judge attains his seventy-second birthday, 76 years of age, but justices and judges so retired may be recalled for periods of temporary service as provided in Subchapters II and III of this chapter." SECTION 2.
"(b) Any member who is a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice shall be automatically retired as of the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the later of January 1, 1974, or his attainment of his seventy-second birthday;
"(b) Any member who is a justice or judge of the General Court of Justice shall be automatically retired as of the first day of the calendar month coinciding with or next following the later of January1, 1974, or his attainment of his seventy-second birthday;
*DRH30042-NDp-68*
*H71-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 6000
Republican 9000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Apodaca — Yea
Barringer — Yea
Bryant — Yea
Foushee — Yea
D.Davis — Yea
J.Jackson — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith-Ingram — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Brown — Yea
J.Davis — Yea
B.Jackson — Yea
Newton — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Barefoot — Yea
Bingham — Yea
Brock — Yea
Curtis — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Hartsell — Not Voting
Meredith — Yea
Pate — Yea
Rabin — Yea
Rucho — Yea
Tarte — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Wade — Yea
Wells — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Soucek — Yea
Stein — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 117 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12000
Unaffiliated 80003
Republican 23000
U 1000
Total 116003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Hurley — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
Baskerville — Yea
Earle — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
D.Hall — Yea
L.Hall — Yea
Jackson — Yea
R.Johnson — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
Queen — 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
Bishop — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Burr — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hager — Yea
Holley — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jeter — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Langdon — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Luebke — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
G.Martin — Not Voting
B.Richardson — Not Voting
Catlin — Not Voting
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Stam — Yea
Szoka — Yea
West — Yea
Lucas — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Yea
Salmon — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Whitmire — 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 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 Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 71?
HB 71 is sponsored by Julia C. Howard (Republican), Dean Arp (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), William D. Brisson (Republican), Cleveland, Jimmy Dixon (Republican), Faircloth, Hardister, Chris Humphrey (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Matthew Winslow (Republican), Jeff Zenger (Republican), Mike Clampitt (Republican), and Sarah Stevens (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 71?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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.
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