North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: Enacted 9 R cosponsors

SB 246 — Property Owners Protection Act.

Last action — Ch. SL 2023-85

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 08, 2023. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (9 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 246, a specific phrase regarding the exclusion of individuals by the Eastern Band has been clarified and retained. This change is important because it ensures that the procedures for excluding a person remain clearly defined, which can help prevent misunderstandings and ensure fairness in the process.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 2 SENATE BILL 246 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 3/28/23 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 246 Short Title:
Senators Britt and Perry (Primary Sponsors).
March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CRIME OF SECOND DEGREE TRESPASS TO INCLUDE ENTERING OR REMAINING ON THE CURTILAGE OF A DWELLING BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND 6:00 A.M.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND WHAT CONSTITUTES THE CRIME OF FIRST DEGREE TRESPASS TO INCLUDE ENTERING OR REMAINING ON THE PREMISES OF ANOTHER BETWEEN THE HOURS OF MIDNIGHT AND 6:00 A.M.
14-159.13 reads as rewritten:
14-159.12(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-159.13.
"(a) Offense.
Second degree trespass.
– A person commits the offense of first degree trespass if, without authorization, he enters or remains:the person does any of the following:
(a) Offense.
(1) On Enters or remains on the premises of another so enclosed or secured as to demonstrate clearly an intent to keep out intruders;intruders.
– A person commits the offense of second degree trespass if, without authorization, he the person enters or remains on premises of another:on any of the following:
(2) In Enters or remains in a building of another;
(1) After he On premises of another after the person has been notified not to enter or remain there by the owner, by a person in charge of the premises, by a lawful occupant, or by another authorized person;
oranother.
orperson.
(3) On Enters or remains on the lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians after the person has been excluded by a resolution passed bythe Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Tribal Council.
(2) That On premises that are posted, in a manner reasonably likely to come to the attention of intruders, with notice not to enter the premises.
(4) Enters or remains on the premises of another between the hours of midnight and 6:00 A.M." SECTION 2.
(3) On the curtilage of a dwelling of another between the hours of midnight and 6:00 A.M.
(b) Classification.
– Second degree trespass is a Class 3 misdemeanor.Penalties.
– A violation of subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
A violation of subdivision (a)(3) of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor." SECTION 2.
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Action History

  1. Ch. SL 2023-85

  2. Became Law W/o Signature

  3. Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2023

  4. Ratified

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Ordered Enrolled

  8. Reptd Fav

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

  10. Reptd Fav

  11. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  12. Placed On Cal For 06/22/2023

  13. Withdrawn From Com

  14. Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. Passed 1st Reading

  16. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  17. Regular Message Sent To House

  18. Regular Message Received From Senate

  19. Passed 2nd Reading

  20. Passed 3rd Reading

  21. Reptd Fav

  22. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  23. Com Substitute Adopted

  24. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  25. Withdrawn From Com

  26. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  27. Passed 1st Reading

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

  29. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

A00___8__pass

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45001
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Albertson, Charles W. — Not Voting
Allran, Austin M. — Yea
Ballance, Jr., Frank W. — Yea
Ballantine, Patrick J. — Yea
Basnight, Marc — Yea
Carpenter, Robert C. — Yea
Carrington, John — Yea
Carter, Charles — Yea
Clodfelter, Daniel G. — Yea
Cochrane, Betsy L. — Yea
Cooper Iii, Roy A. — Yea
Dalton, Walter — Yea
Dannelly, Charlie Smith — Yea
East, Don W. — Yea
Forrester, James — Yea
Foxx, Virginia — Yea
Garrou, Linda — Yea
Garwood, John A. — Yea
Gulley, Wib — Yea
Hagan, Kay — Yea
Harris, Oscar — Yea
Hartsell, Jr., Fletcher L. — Yea
Horton, Jr., Hamilton C. — Yea
Hoyle, David W. — Yea
Jordan, Jr., Luther Henry — Yea
Kerr, John H. — Yea
Kinnaird, Ellie — Yea
Lucas, Jeanne Hopkins — Yea
Martin, R. L. — Yea
Martin, William N. — Yea
Metcalf, Steve — Yea
Moore, Ken — Yea
Odom, T. L. — Yea
Perdue, Beverly M. — Yea
Phillips, Sr., Jim — Yea
Plyler, Aaron W. — Yea
Purcell, William R. — Yea
Rand, Anthony E. — Yea
Reeves, Eric Miller — Yea
Rucho, Robert A. — Yea
Shaw, Robert G. — Yea
Shaw, Larry — Yea
Soles, Jr., R. C. — Yea
Webster, Hugh — Yea
Weinstein, David — Yea
Wellons, Allen H. — Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea

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A00R2____pass

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 105002
Democratic 1001
U 1000
Total 116003
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Gordon P. — Yea
Allred, Cary — Yea
Arnold, Gene — Yea
Baddour, Philip A., Jr. — Yea
Baker, Rex — Yea
Barbee, Bobby — Yea
Barefoot, Daniel W. — Yea
Berry, Cherie — Not Voting
Black, Jim (Speaker) — Yea
Bonner, Donald A. — Yea
Bowie, Joanne — Yea
Braswell, Jerry — Yea
Bridgeman, John — Yea
Brown, John — Yea
Brubaker, Harold J. — Yea
Buchanan, Monroe — Yea
Cansler, Lanier — Yea
Capps, Russell — Yea
Carpenter, Jim — Yea
Church, Walter — Yea
Clary, Debbie — Yea
Cole, E. Nelson — Yea
Cox, A. Leslie — Yea
Creech, Billy — Yea
Culp, Arlie — Yea
Culpepper, Bill — Yea
Daughtry, Leo — Yea
Decker, Michael P. — Yea
Dedmon, Andrew T. — Yea
Dockham, Jerry — Yea
Earle, Beverly — Yea
Easterling, Ruth — Yea
Edwards, Zeno L. — Yea
Ellis, Sam — Yea
Esposito, Theresa — Yea
Fitch, Jr., Toby — Yea
Fox, Stan — Yea
Gardner, Charlotte — Yea
Gibson, Pryor A. — Yea
Grady, Robert — Yea
Gray, Lyons — Yea
Gulley, Jim — Yea
Hackney, Joe — Yea
Haire, R. Phillip — Yea
Hardaway, Thomas C. — Yea
Hensley, Robert — Yea
Hiatt, Bill — Yea
Hill, Dewey — Yea
Holmes, George M. — Yea
Horn, W. James — Yea
Hunter, Howard — Yea
Hurley, Bill — Yea
Insko, Verla C. — Yea
Jarrell, Mary L. — Yea
Jeffus, Margaret M. — Yea
Justus, Larry — Yea
Kinney, Theodore J. — Yea
Kiser, Joe — Yea
Luebke, Paul — Yea
Mcallister, Mary — Yea
Mccomas, Danny — Yea
Mccombs, Gene — Yea
Mccrary, Paul — Yea
Mclawhorn, Marian N. — Yea
Mcmahan, Ed — Yea
Melton, O. Max — Yea
Michaux, Jr., Mickey — Yea
Miner, David — Yea
Mitchell, William F. — Yea
Moore, Richard L. — Yea
Morgan, Richard T. — Yea
Morris, Amelia A. H. — Yea
Mosley, Jane H. — Yea
Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. — Yea
Nye, Edd — Yea
Oldham, Warren C. — Yea
Owens, Jr., William C. — Yea
Pope, Art — Yea
Preston, Jean R. — Yea
Ramsey, Liston B. — Yea
Rayfield, John M. — Yea
Redwine, E. David — Yea
Rogers, Richard E. — Yea
Russell, Carolyn B. — Yea
Saunders, Drew P. — Yea
Sexton, Paul W. — Yea
Sherrill, Wilma M. — Yea
Starnes, Edgar V. — Yea
Sutton, Ronnie N. — Yea
Tallent, Timothy N. — Not Voting
Teague, W. B. — Yea
Thomas, Scott E. — Yea
Thompson, Gregory J. — Yea
Tolson, Joe — Yea
Tucker, Russell E. — Yea
Wainwright, William L. — Yea
Walend, Trudi — Yea
Warner, Alex — Yea
Warwick, Nurham O. — Yea
Wilson, Constance K. — Yea
Wilson, William Eugene — Yea
Womble, Larry W. — Yea
Wood, Stephen W. — Yea
Wright, Thomas E. — Yea
Yongue, Douglas Y. — Yea
D. Davis — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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A00R2____pass

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43003
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 47003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Albertson, Charles W. — Not Voting
Allran, Austin M. — Yea
Ballance, Jr., Frank W. — Yea
Ballantine, Patrick J. — Yea
Basnight, Marc — Yea
Carpenter, Robert C. — Yea
Carrington, John — Yea
Carter, Charles — Yea
Clodfelter, Daniel G. — Yea
Cochrane, Betsy L. — Yea
Cooper Iii, Roy A. — Yea
Dalton, Walter — Yea
Dannelly, Charlie Smith — Yea
East, Don W. — Yea
Forrester, James — Yea
Foxx, Virginia — Yea
Garrou, Linda — Yea
Garwood, John A. — Yea
Gulley, Wib — Yea
Hagan, Kay — Yea
Harris, Oscar — Yea
Hartsell, Jr., Fletcher L. — Yea
Horton, Jr., Hamilton C. — Yea
Hoyle, David W. — Yea
Jordan, Jr., Luther Henry — Yea
Kerr, John H. — Not Voting
Kinnaird, Ellie — Yea
Lucas, Jeanne Hopkins — Yea
Martin, R. L. — Yea
Martin, William N. — Yea
Metcalf, Steve — Yea
Moore, Ken — Yea
Odom, T. L. — Yea
Perdue, Beverly M. — Yea
Phillips, Sr., Jim — Yea
Plyler, Aaron W. — Yea
Purcell, William R. — Yea
Rand, Anthony E. — Yea
Reeves, Eric Miller — Not Voting
Rucho, Robert A. — Yea
Shaw, Robert G. — Yea
Shaw, Larry — Yea
Soles, Jr., R. C. — Yea
Webster, Hugh — Yea
Weinstein, David — Yea
Wellons, Allen H. — Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea

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A01______pass

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 41005
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 45005
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Albertson, Charles W. — Not Voting
Allran, Austin M. — Yea
Ballance, Jr., Frank W. — Yea
Ballantine, Patrick J. — Yea
Basnight, Marc — Yea
Carpenter, Robert C. — Yea
Carrington, John — Yea
Carter, Charles — Yea
Clodfelter, Daniel G. — Yea
Cochrane, Betsy L. — Yea
Cooper Iii, Roy A. — Yea
Dalton, Walter — Yea
Dannelly, Charlie Smith — Yea
East, Don W. — Yea
Forrester, James — Yea
Foxx, Virginia — Yea
Garrou, Linda — Yea
Garwood, John A. — Yea
Gulley, Wib — Yea
Hagan, Kay — Yea
Harris, Oscar — Yea
Hartsell, Jr., Fletcher L. — Yea
Horton, Jr., Hamilton C. — Yea
Hoyle, David W. — Yea
Jordan, Jr., Luther Henry — Yea
Kerr, John H. — Yea
Kinnaird, Ellie — Yea
Lucas, Jeanne Hopkins — Yea
Martin, R. L. — Yea
Martin, William N. — Yea
Metcalf, Steve — Yea
Moore, Ken — Yea
Odom, T. L. — Yea
Perdue, Beverly M. — Yea
Phillips, Sr., Jim — Yea
Plyler, Aaron W. — Not Voting
Purcell, William R. — Not Voting
Rand, Anthony E. — Yea
Reeves, Eric Miller — Not Voting
Rucho, Robert A. — Yea
Shaw, Robert G. — Yea
Shaw, Larry — Yea
Soles, Jr., R. C. — Not Voting
Webster, Hugh — Yea
Weinstein, David — Yea
Wellons, Allen H. — Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 246?
SB 246 is sponsored by Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Perry, Bobby Hanig (Republican), Steve Jarvis (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Eddie D. Settle (Republican), and Todd Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 246?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 08, 2023. Enacted.
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