North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 460 — Study Automation and the Workforce.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

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What changed in the latest version

15 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 460, some wording has been streamlined to ensure clarity and focus. Notably, the bill now emphasizes the establishment of a study committee that will look into essential factors affecting low-income populations. This change matters because it highlights the urgency of addressing job displacement caused by automation and aims to involve diverse perspectives in creating solutions. Overall, these adjustments suggest a stronger commitment to inclusivity and responsiveness to the needs of affected communities.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 30, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 460 Short Title:
460 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35175-LR-26 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STUDY COMMITTEE ON AUTOMATION AND THE WORKFORCE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 3, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE STUDY COMMITTEE ON AUTOMATION AND THE WORKFORCE.
(1) Automation during the twentieth century resulted in new job opportunities for some, but it also rendered other jobs obsolete, affecting many low-income workers.
(1) Automation during the twentieth centuryresulted in new job opportunities for some, but it also rendered other jobs obsolete, affecting many low-income workers.
(3) A comprehensive review of the current and future effects of automation on the State's workforce will provide government officials, and education and business leaders, with the information and insight necessary to guide the State toward mitigating negative effects of automation on workers.
(3) A comprehensive review of the current and future effects of automation on the State's workforce will provide government officials, and education and business leaders, with the information and insight necessaryto guide the State toward mitigating negative effects of automation on workers.
– Thereis establishedtheStudy Committee on Automation and the Workforce (Committee).
– Thereis establishedtheStudyCommittee on Automation and the Workforce (Committee).
(4) Two persons who are members of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment, at least one of whom represents the minority party, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(4) Two persons who are members of the House of Representatives at the time of appointment, at least one of whom represents the minorityparty, appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
*DRS35175-LR-26* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (2) The Commissioner of Labor.
*S460-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (2) The Commissioner of Labor.
(2) How factors such as educational attainment, educational deficits, social inequities, or any other relevant factors affect the displacement of low-income workers by automation.
(2) How factors such as educational attainment, educational deficits, social inequities, or anyother relevant factors affect the displacement of low-income workers by automation.
Page 2 DRS35175-LR-26 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Members of the Committee shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with G.S.
Page 2 Senate Bill 460-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Members of the Committee shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with G.S.
Any advice recommending a change to a policy, rule, or law shall be accompanied by a specific policy or legislative proposal and the estimated cost of implementing the change.
Anyadvice recommending a change to a policy, rule, or law shall be accompanied by a specific policy or legislative proposal and the estimated cost of implementing the change.
DRS35175-LR-26 Page 3
Senate Bill 460-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

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Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 460?
SB 460 is sponsored by DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Joyce Waddell (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 460?
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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