North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 394 — Legislative Reform Commission.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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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.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 29, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 394 Short Title:
394 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15184-MC-117 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE REFORM COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LEGISLATOR TERMS, TERM LIMITS, SESSION LIMITS, AND COMPENSATION.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 30, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CREATE THE LEGISLATIVE REFORM COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING LEGISLATOR TERMS, TERM LIMITS, SESSION LIMITS, AND COMPENSATION.
(1) Other states' laws regarding the length of legislative terms and legislative term limits.
(1) Other states' laws regardingthe length of legislative terms and legislative term limits.
*DRS15184-MC-117* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) Mechanisms for indexing legislative pay and allowances such as cost of living increases, federal states, and compensation of public employees, including teachers.
*S394-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) Mechanisms for indexing legislative payand allowances such as cost of living increases, federal states, and compensation of public employees, including teachers.
(3) Any other findings and recommendations the Commission deems appropriate.
(3) Anyother findings and recommendations the Commission deems appropriate.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (172)

172 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 · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 45100
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 49100
% of votes cast 98%2%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Albertson, Charles W. — Yea
Allran, Austin M. — Yea
Ballance, Jr., Frank W. — Yea
Ballantine, Patrick J. — Yea
Basnight, Marc — Yea
Carpenter, Robert C. — Yea
Carrington, John — Nay
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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A01R3____pass

Passed 111 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8001
Unaffiliated 100106
Democratic 2000
U 1000
Total 111107
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
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 — Yea
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 — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
Daughtry, Leo — Yea
Decker, Michael P. — Yea
Dedmon, Andrew T. — Yea
Dockham, Jerry — Yea
Earle, Beverly — Yea
Easterling, Ruth — Yea
Edwards, Zeno L. — Not Voting
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. — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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. — Not Voting
Rayfield, John M. — Yea
Redwine, E. David — Yea
Rogers, Richard E. — Nay
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. — Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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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A00R3____pass

Passed 113 Yea · 2 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8001
Unaffiliated 102203
Democratic 2000
U 1000
Total 113204
% of votes cast 95%2%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 — Yea
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 — Nay
Hiatt, Bill — Yea
Hill, Dewey — Yea
Holmes, George M. — Yea
Horn, W. James — Yea
Hunter, Howard — Yea
Hurley, Bill — Yea
Insko, Verla C. — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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. — Not Voting
Rayfield, John M. — Yea
Redwine, E. David — Yea
Rogers, Richard E. — Nay
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. — Yea
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
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 109 Yea · 4 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 8001
Unaffiliated 98405
Democratic 2000
U 1000
Total 109406
% of votes cast 92%3%0%5%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Gordon P. — Yea
Allred, Cary — Nay
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 — Not Voting
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 — Not Voting
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 — Nay
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. — Nay
Russell, Carolyn B. — Yea
Saunders, Drew P. — Yea
Sexton, Paul W. — Not Voting
Sherrill, Wilma M. — Yea
Starnes, Edgar V. — Yea
Sutton, Ronnie N. — Yea
Tallent, Timothy N. — Yea
Teague, W. B. — Yea
Thomas, Scott E. — Yea
Thompson, Gregory J. — Yea
Tolson, Joe — Not Voting
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 — Nay
R. Smith — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
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 Not Voting
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 · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 43201
Republican 3000
Democratic 1000
Total 47201
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Albertson, Charles W. — Yea
Allran, Austin M. — Yea
Ballance, Jr., Frank W. — Yea
Ballantine, Patrick J. — Yea
Basnight, Marc — Yea
Carpenter, Robert C. — Yea
Carrington, John — Nay
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. — Nay
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 — Not Voting
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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 394?
SB 394 is sponsored by Jim Burgin (Republican), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Woodard, Gale Adcock (Democratic), W. Ted Alexander (Republican), Krawiec, and Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 394?
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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