HB 641 is sponsored by Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican), Joseph Pike (Republican), Crutchfield, Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Cleveland, Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Frank Iler (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Mills, Ray Pickett (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Carson Smith (Republican), and Jake Johnson (Republican).

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

HB 641 — No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards.

Last action April 18, 2023 — Passed 1st Reading

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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 641 has added specific details about its sponsors and the referral process. This includes listing multiple representatives as sponsors rather than just one, which emphasizes broader support for the bill. These changes matter because they enhance transparency regarding who is backing the legislation and how it will be processed, potentially increasing public trust and interest in the bill’s passage.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA ~~H.B.~~

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 641 Short Title:

~~641 Apr 17, 2023 SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40256-LU-107 Short Title:~~

~~Representative~~ ~~Johnson.~~

Representatives Johnson, Davis, Pike, and Crutchfield (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 PROHIBIT THE PRIVATE FUNDING OF ELECTIONS.

Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 18, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE PRIVATE FUNDING OF ELECTIONS.

~~*DRH40256-LU-107*~~

*H641-v-1*

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Action History

April 18, 2023
Passed 1st Reading
April 18, 2023
Ref to the Com on Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 17, 2023
Filed

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3 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on · 21 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Ted Davis, Jr. Republican
Joseph Pike Republican
Jake Johnson Republican

Not signed on (162)

162 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

A1 Stevens Second Reading

April 28, 2015

Failed 36 Yea · 82 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	1	11	0	0
Unaffiliated	21	60	0	2
Republican	14	9	0	0
U	0	1	0	0
Total	36	81	0	2
% of votes cast	30%	68%	0%	2%

How each member voted (119)

Member	Party	Vote
Avila	—	Nay
Bishop	—	Nay
Boles	—	Yea
Bumgardner	—	Yea
Burr	—	Yea
Cleveland	—	Nay
Dobson	—	Nay
Faircloth	—	Yea
Farmer-Butterfield	—	Nay
Fisher	—	Nay
Floyd	—	Yea
Fraley	—	Nay
Gill	—	Nay
Hardister	—	Nay
Jordan	—	Yea
J.Bell	—	Yea
Brawley	—	Yea
Collins	—	Yea
Conrad	—	Yea
Daughtry	—	Yea
Elmore	—	Yea
Hager	—	Yea
Holloway	—	Yea
L.Johnson	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
L.Bell	—	Nay
C.Graham	—	Nay
G.Graham	—	Nay
D.Hall	—	Nay
L.Hall	—	Nay
Jackson	—	Nay
R.Johnson	—	Nay
G.Martin	—	Nay
R.Moore	—	Nay
Queen	—	Nay
B.Richardson	—	Nay
B.Turner	—	Nay
B.Brown	—	Nay
R.Brown	—	Nay
Malone	—	Nay
Baskerville	—	Nay
Bradford	—	Nay
Bryan	—	Nay
Catlin	—	Nay
Dollar	—	Nay
Earle	—	Nay
Glazier	—	Nay
Goodman	—	Nay
Hamilton	—	Nay
Hanes	—	Nay
Holley	—	Nay
Horn	—	Yea
Hunter	—	Nay
Hurley	—	Nay
Insko	—	Nay
Jeter	—	Nay
Langdon	—	Nay
Lucas	—	Nay
Luebke	—	Nay
Pendleton	—	Yea
Salmon	—	Nay
Terry	—	Nay
West	—	Yea
S.Martin	—	Nay
R.Turner	—	Nay
T.Moore(Speaker)	—	Not Voting
McNeill	—	Nay
Presnell	—	Nay
Saine	—	Nay
Speciale	—	Nay
Stam	—	Nay
Szoka	—	Nay
Lewis	—	Yea
McElraft	—	Nay
McGrady	—	Nay
Michaux	—	Nay
Millis	—	Nay
Schaffer	—	Nay
Steinburg	—	Nay
Whitmire	—	Yea
Wray	—	Not Voting
Yarborough	—	Nay
Zachary	—	Nay
Becky Carney	Democratic	Nay
Cecil Brockman	Democratic	Nay
Dante Pittman	Democratic	Nay
Eric Ager	Democratic	Nay
Gale Adcock	Democratic	Nay
Garland E. Pierce	Democratic	Nay
Gladys A. Robinson	Democratic	Nay
Graig Meyer	Democratic	Nay
Joyce Waddell	Democratic	Yea
Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Nay
Robert T. Reives, II	Democratic	Nay
Shelly Willingham	Democratic	Nay
Carl Ford	Republican	Yea
Dean Arp	Republican	Nay
Dennis Riddell	Republican	Nay
Donny Lambeth	Republican	Nay
Frank Iler	Republican	Yea
Harry Warren	Republican	Nay
Hugh Blackwell	Republican	Nay
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	Nay
Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Yea
Phil Shepard	Republican	Yea
Sam Watford	Republican	Nay
Sarah Stevens	Republican	Yea
Stephen M. Ross	Republican	Yea
Ted Davis, Jr.	Republican	Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham	Republican	Nay
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
William D. Brisson	Republican	Yea
Carla D. Cunningham	U	Nay

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Second Reading

April 28, 2015

Passed 114 Yea · 4 Nay · 2 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	11	1	0	0
Unaffiliated	80	1	0	2
Republican	21	2	0	0
U	1	0	0	0
Total	113	4	0	2
% of votes cast	95%	3%	0%	2%

How each member voted (119)

Member	Party	Vote
Avila	—	Yea
Baskerville	—	Yea
Bradford	—	Yea
Burr	—	Yea
Conrad	—	Yea
Dobson	—	Yea
Farmer-Butterfield	—	Yea
Fisher	—	Yea
Floyd	—	Yea
Fraley	—	Yea
Hanes	—	Yea
Hardister	—	Yea
Hurley	—	Yea
L.Bell	—	Yea
Earle	—	Yea
Gill	—	Yea
Glazier	—	Yea
Goodman	—	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
B.Brown	—	Yea
R.Brown	—	Yea
L.Johnson	—	Yea
Jones	—	Yea
Malone	—	Yea
S.Martin	—	Yea
Bishop	—	Yea
Boles	—	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
Hunter	—	Yea
Insko	—	Yea
Jeter	—	Yea
Jordan	—	Yea
Lewis	—	Yea
Lucas	—	Yea
McElraft	—	Yea
McNeill	—	Yea
Pendleton	—	Yea
Salmon	—	Yea
Terry	—	Yea
R.Turner	—	Yea
Saine	—	Yea
T.Moore(Speaker)	—	Not Voting
Speciale	—	Nay
Szoka	—	Yea
West	—	Yea
Whitmire	—	Yea
Langdon	—	Yea
Luebke	—	Yea
McGrady	—	Yea
Michaux	—	Yea
Millis	—	Yea
Presnell	—	Yea
Schaffer	—	Yea
Stam	—	Yea
Steinburg	—	Yea
Wray	—	Not Voting
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	Nay
Pricey Harrison	Democratic	Yea
Robert T. Reives, II	Democratic	Yea
Shelly Willingham	Democratic	Yea
Carl Ford	Republican	Nay
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	Nay
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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Subjects

elections

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 641?: HB 641 is sponsored by Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican), Joseph Pike (Republican), Crutchfield, Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Cleveland, Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Frank Iler (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Mills, Ray Pickett (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Carson Smith (Republican), and Jake Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 641?: 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.
Where can I track HB 641?: Track HB 641 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

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At a glance

Identifier: HB 641
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Session: 2023-2024 Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: April 17, 2023
Status: In Committee
Prime sponsor: Ted Davis, Jr.

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