North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 252 — Four-Year Term for Mayor/Siler City.

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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

8 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill 252 clarify the timing of certain elections by updating the wording regarding when elections take place. The amendment ensures that there is a clear understanding that these elections will occur on a specific Tuesday after the first Monday in May, starting from 1965 and continuing every two years. This matters because precise language helps establish a consistent schedule, remove any ambiguity, and ensure that voters know when to participate in these elections.

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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 252 Short Title:
252 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45123-LU-68 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE MAYOR FOR THE TOWN OF SILER CITY FROM TWO YEARS TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM.
Redistricting and Elections March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE MAYOR FOR THE TOWN OF SILER CITY FROM TWO YEARS TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM.
(b) On Tuesday after the first Monday in May, 1965, and biennially thereafter, Beginning at the regular municipal election in 2023 and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a two-year four-year term." SECTION 2.
(b) On Tuesdayafter the first Mondayin May, 1965, and bienniallythereafter, Beginning at the regular municipal election in 2023 and quadrennially thereafter, the Mayor shall be elected for a two-year four-year term." SECTION 2.
*DRS45123-LU-68*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to Redistricting and Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 3 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (178)

178 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

Motion 9 To Concur

Passed 48 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 35000
Democratic 6000
Republican 7002
Total 48002
% of votes cast 96%0%0%4%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Apodaca — Yea
Barefoot — Yea
Bryant — Yea
Foushee — Yea
D.Davis — Yea
J.Jackson — Yea
Smith — Yea
Smith-Ingram — Yea
VanDuyn — Yea
Brown — Yea
J.Davis — Yea
B.Jackson — Yea
Newton — Yea
Tucker — Yea
Barringer — Yea
Bingham — Yea
Brock — Yea
Curtis — Yea
Gunn — Yea
Harrington — Yea
Hartsell — Yea
Meredith — Yea
Pate — Yea
Rabin — Yea
Rucho — Yea
Soucek — Yea
Tarte — Yea
Wade — Yea
Wells — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
McKissick — Yea
Randleman — Yea
Stein — Yea
Tillman — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Not Voting
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 105 Yea · 6 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9201
Unaffiliated 72308
Republican 22100
U 1000
Total 104609
% of votes cast 87%5%0%8%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Avila — Yea
Baskerville — Yea
Bishop — Not Voting
Boles — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Burr — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Earle — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Nay
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Gill — Yea
Insko — Yea
Jordan — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
D.Hall — Yea
L.Hall — Yea
Jackson — Yea
R.Johnson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
R.Moore — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Glazier — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hamilton — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Luebke — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
Brawley — Yea
B.Brown — Yea
L.Johnson — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
Bryan — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Catlin — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Collins — Yea
Daughtry — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hager — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Holley — Nay
Holloway — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jeter — Yea
Langdon — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Millis — Yea
Pendleton — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Stam — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Terry — Yea
West — Yea
Whitmire — Yea
Wray — Yea
R.Brown — Nay
Malone — Not Voting
C.Graham — Not Voting
Queen — Not Voting
J.Bell — Not Voting
Jones — Not Voting
Horn — Not Voting
Lewis — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Saine — Yea
Salmon — Yea
Schaffer — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Not Voting
Becky Carney Democratic Not Voting
Cecil Brockman Democratic Nay
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 Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Nay
Carl Ford Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Nay
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 252?
SB 252 is sponsored by Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 252?
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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