North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 81 — Increase Halifax County Board of Education Compensation.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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What changed in the latest version

13 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 81, there were updates to the introductory text and the date. Specifically, the bill now includes the year 2023 and has adjusted the date of introduction to February 9. These changes matter because they help ensure that the bill is accurately recorded and properly reflects its current status in the legislative process. Keeping the information up to date is essential for transparency and public awareness of the bill's progression.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 2 HOUSE BILL 81 Committee Substitute Favorable 2/21/23 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 81 Short Title:
Representative Wray.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HALIFAX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO ALLOW THE HALIFAX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO INCREASE THE MONTHLY COMPENSATION OF ITS MEMBERS AND ESTABLISH AN EXPENSE ALLOWANCE FOR THE CHAIR AND MEMBERS.
Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION OF THE CHAIR AND THE MEMBERS OF THE HALIFAX COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The compensation of the chair of the Halifax County Board of Education shall be six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) per month, and the compensation of the members of the Halifax County Board of Education shall be five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00) per month.
The compensation of the chair of the Halifax County Board of Education shall be six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00) per month, and the compensation of the members of the Halifax County Board of Education shall be five hundred fifty dollars ($550.00) per month." SECTION 2.
Beginning July 1, 2025, the amount of monthly compensation for the chair and members of the Halifax County Board of Education may be increased by majority vote of the Halifax County Board of Education in an amount not to exceed four percent (4%) in any four-year period.
This act is effective when it becomes law.
Beginning July 1, 2023, an expense allowance for the chair and members of the Halifax County Board of Education may be established by majority vote of the Halifax County Board of Education." SECTION 2.
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This act becomes effective July 1, 2023.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Reptd Fav

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

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Added to Calendar

  10. Passed 2nd Reading

  11. Passed 3rd Reading

  12. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  14. Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. Passed 1st Reading

  16. Ref to the Com on Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  17. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 12 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (170)

170 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 110 Yea · 6 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 32002
Republican 49602
Unaffiliated 27000
U 2000
Total 110604
% of votes cast 92%5%0%3%
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
Cleveland — Yea
Crutchfield — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fontenot — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
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 Not Voting
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Not Voting
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 Nay
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Nay
Bill Ward Republican Nay
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Nay
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
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 Nay
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Nay
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson 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
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Third Reading

Passed 94 Yea · 25 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8400
Unaffiliated 641801
Republican 20300
U 1000
Total 932501
% of votes cast 78%21%0%1%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Baskerville — Nay
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Nay
Fisher — Nay
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Nay
Goodman — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
D.Hall — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
Queen — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
Brawley — Yea
B.Brown — Yea
R.Brown — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Burr — Yea
Catlin — Yea
Collins — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Earle — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Wray — Yea
L.Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
L.Bell — Nay
G.Graham — Nay
L.Hall — Nay
R.Johnson — Nay
B.Richardson — Nay
Cleveland — Nay
Hager — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Holley — Nay
Holloway — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hunter — Nay
Hurley — Yea
Insko — Nay
Jeter — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
Luebke — Nay
McNeill — Yea
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Nay
Stam — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Terry — Nay
West — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Langdon — Nay
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Nay
Millis — Yea
Salmon — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Steinburg — Not Voting
Whitmire — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Nay
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
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 Nay
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Nay
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 Nay
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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Second Reading

Passed 98 Yea · 15 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9201
Unaffiliated 661106
Republican 21200
U 1000
Total 971507
% of votes cast 82%13%0%6%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Bishop — Yea
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Catlin — Not Voting
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fisher — Nay
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Nay
Hardister — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
D.Hall — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
Queen — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
Brawley — Yea
B.Brown — Yea
R.Brown — Yea
Baskerville — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Burr — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Earle — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holloway — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jeter — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Wray — Yea
L.Johnson — Yea
Jones — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
L.Hall — Nay
R.Johnson — Nay
B.Richardson — Nay
Daughtry — Not Voting
Farmer-Butterfield — Nay
Glazier — Not Voting
Holley — Nay
Insko — Nay
Jordan — Yea
Langdon — Yea
Lewis — Not Voting
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Nay
Stam — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Terry — Nay
West — Not Voting
Luebke — Nay
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Yea
Salmon — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Steinburg — Not Voting
Whitmire — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Not Voting
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 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 Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Nay
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 Nay
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 81?
HB 81 is sponsored by Wray, Autry, Mary Belk (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Lucas, and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 81?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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 81?
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