SB 235 — Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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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Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
8 added · 9 removedPlain-language change summary
The changes to Senate Bill 235 involve specifying the way certain notifications should be made, as it now includes a requirement for notice by mail to specific groups or through posted signs on relevant properties. This is important because it ensures that specific individuals or communities are kept informed about matters that might affect them, improving transparency and public participation in local decisions.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA MarSESSION 8, 2023 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 235 Short Title:
235 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15095-LM-70 Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DURHAM AND DURHAM COUNTY TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Ordinances adopted pursuant to this act shall not supersede any State law that requires notice bybymail mail to certain classes of people or the posting of signs on certain propertypropertyand and shall not alter the publication schedule for any public notice.
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 235 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DURHAM AND DURHAM COUNTY TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 9, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF DURHAM AND DURHAM COUNTY TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTICE FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Ordinances adopted pursuant to this act shall not supersede any State law that requires notice by mail to certain classes of people or the posting of signs on certain property and shall not alter the publication schedule for any public notice.
Ordinances adopted pursuant to this act shall not supersede any State law that requires notice bymail to certain classes of people or the posting of signs on certain propertyand shall not alter the publication schedule for any public notice.
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Action History
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Filed
Sponsors
- Woodard · Primary
- Natalie S. Murdock · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Woodard
Co-sponsors (1)
- Natalie S. Murdock Democratic
Not signed on (177)
177 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Votes
Passed
50 Yea
·
0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 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 | — | 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 |
Passed
50 Yea
·
0 Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 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 | — | 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 |
Passed
105 Yea
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7 Nay
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7 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 93 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 105 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 6% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Allen, Gordon P. | — | Yea |
| Allred, Cary | — | Not Voting |
| Arnold, Gene | — | Yea |
| Baddour, Philip A., Jr. | — | Yea |
| Baker, Rex | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Yea |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Yea |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Cox, A. Leslie | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Nay |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| Horn, W. James | — | Yea |
| Hunter, Howard | — | Not Voting |
| Hurley, Bill | — | Yea |
| Insko, Verla C. | — | Yea |
| Jarrell, Mary L. | — | Yea |
| Jeffus, Margaret M. | — | Yea |
| Justus, Larry | — | Yea |
| Kinney, Theodore J. | — | Yea |
| Kiser, Joe | — | Nay |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Nay |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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. | — | Nay |
| 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 | 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 |
Passed
107 Yea
·
9 Nay
·
3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 95 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 107 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 8% | 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 | — | Nay |
| Barbee, Bobby | — | Yea |
| Barefoot, Daniel W. | — | Yea |
| Berry, Cherie | — | Not Voting |
| Black, Jim (Speaker) | — | Yea |
| Bonner, Donald A. | — | Yea |
| Bowie, Joanne | — | Nay |
| Braswell, Jerry | — | Not Voting |
| Bridgeman, John | — | Yea |
| Brown, John | — | Yea |
| Brubaker, Harold J. | — | Yea |
| Buchanan, Monroe | — | Yea |
| Cansler, Lanier | — | Yea |
| Capps, Russell | — | Nay |
| Carpenter, Jim | — | Yea |
| Church, Walter | — | Yea |
| Clary, Debbie | — | Yea |
| Cole, E. Nelson | — | Yea |
| Cox, A. Leslie | — | Yea |
| Creech, Billy | — | Nay |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Nay |
| Luebke, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Nay |
| 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. | — | Nay |
| 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 | — | 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 | 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 |
Passed
49 Yea
·
0 Nay
·
1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 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 | — | 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 | — | 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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