North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 16 D cosponsors

SB 231 — NC Adopt ERA.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 231, the phrase "FILED SENATE" has been removed, and it clarifies that the two-thirds majority voting was conducted in both houses of the General Assembly. This change is important because it streamlines the document and enhances clarity around the voting process, ensuring that the legislative intent is clearly communicated and understood.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 8, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 231 Short Title:
231 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45087-LR-44B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
and Whereas, the 92nd Congress of the United States of America, at its second session, in both houses, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds thereof, adopted the following proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States of America in the following words, to wit:
and Whereas, the 92nd Congress of the United States of America, at its second session, in both houses, bya constitutional majorityof two-thirds thereof, adopted the followingproposition to amend the Constitution of the United States of America in the following words, to wit:
and *DRS45087-LR-44B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Whereas, James Madison and other leaders made clear to the state ratifying conventions for the federal Constitution that ratification cannot be conditioned on amendments and, once made, a ratification is final and cannot be rescinded;
and *S231-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 Whereas, James Madison and other leaders made clear to the state ratifying conventions for the federal Constitution that ratification cannot be conditioned on amendments and, once made, a ratification is final and cannot be rescinded;
and Whereas, at the state ratifying convention for the federal Constitution held in Hillsborough in summer of 1788, North Carolina delegates sought a bill of individual rights to be added to the federal Constitution and voted 184 to 84 to neither ratify nor reject the document;
and Whereas, at the state ratifying convention for the federal Constitution held in Hillsborough in summer of 1788, North Carolina delegates sought a bill of individual rights to be added to the federal Constitution and voted 184 to 84 to neither ratifynor reject the document;
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Page 2 Senate Bill 231-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 SECTION 1.
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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 · 18 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (159)

159 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 231?
SB 231 is sponsored by Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Marcus, Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Gale Adcock (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Dan Blue (Democratic), Bode, Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Hunt, Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Woodard, Kandie D. Smith (Democratic), and Graig Meyer (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 231?
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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