HB 708 — Clarify Felony/Voting Without Rights Restored.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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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.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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
9 added · 8 removedPlain-language change summary
The bill HB 708 has been updated by adding the names of additional sponsors, specifically Representatives Everitt and T. Brown, which indicates broader support for the legislation. Additionally, the reference to an earlier bill draft is removed, simplifying the documentation. These changes are significant as they show growing consensus among lawmakers and clarify the bill's current status, making it easier for the public to follow its progress.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 708 Short Title:
708 Apr 18, 2023 SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10342-LU-136 Short Title:
RepresentativeRepresentatives Everitt.Everitt and T.
Brown (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 19, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE A KNOWING VIOLATION OF THE LAW TO DECLARE IT A FELONY WHEN A PERSON CONVICTED OF A CRIME VOTES IN AN ELECTION WITHOUT HAVING BEEN RESTORED THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENSHIP.
*DRH10342-LU-136**H708-v-1*
Action History
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Filed
Sponsors
- Everitt · Primary
- Terry M. Brown Jr. · Cosponsor
- Autry · Cosponsor
- Amber M. Baker · Cosponsor
- Mary Belk · Cosponsor
- Kanika Brown · Cosponsor
- Allen Buansi · Cosponsor
- Maria Cervania · Cosponsor
- Allison A. Dahle · Cosponsor
- Pricey Harrison · Cosponsor
- Zack Hawkins · Cosponsor
- Tim Longest · Cosponsor
- Lucas · Cosponsor
- Marcia Morey · Cosponsor
- Lindsey Prather · Cosponsor
- Renée A. Price · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on · 8 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Everitt
Co-sponsors (15)
- Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic
- Autry
- Amber M. Baker Democratic
- Mary Belk Democratic
- Kanika Brown Democratic
- Allen Buansi Democratic
- Maria Cervania Democratic
- Allison A. Dahle Democratic
- Pricey Harrison Democratic
- Zack Hawkins Democratic
- Tim Longest Democratic
- Lucas
- Marcia Morey Democratic
- Lindsey Prather Democratic
- Renée A. Price Democratic
Not signed on (163)
163 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 163 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 57 | 20 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 83 | 28 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 24% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Avila | — | Yea |
| Bishop | — | Nay |
| Dobson | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Farmer-Butterfield | — | Not Voting |
| Floyd | — | Yea |
| Fraley | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Hurley | — | Nay |
| L.Bell | — | Yea |
| C.Graham | — | Yea |
| G.Graham | — | Yea |
| D.Hall | — | Yea |
| L.Hall | — | Yea |
| Jackson | — | Yea |
| R.Johnson | — | Yea |
| G.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Moore | — | Yea |
| Queen | — | Yea |
| B.Richardson | — | Yea |
| B.Turner | — | Yea |
| Brawley | — | Yea |
| R.Brown | — | Yea |
| Boles | — | Yea |
| Conrad | — | Yea |
| Daughtry | — | Yea |
| Dollar | — | Yea |
| Earle | — | Yea |
| Fisher | — | Yea |
| Glazier | — | Yea |
| Goodman | — | Yea |
| Hanes | — | Yea |
| Holley | — | Yea |
| Hunter | — | Yea |
| Insko | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Yea |
| Luebke | — | Yea |
| Salmon | — | Yea |
| Terry | — | Yea |
| L.Johnson | — | Yea |
| Jones | — | Yea |
| Malone | — | Yea |
| S.Martin | — | Yea |
| R.Turner | — | Yea |
| J.Bell | — | Nay |
| B.Brown | — | Nay |
| T.Moore(Speaker) | — | Not Voting |
| Baskerville | — | Nay |
| Bradford | — | Nay |
| Bryan | — | Nay |
| Bumgardner | — | Nay |
| Burr | — | Nay |
| Catlin | — | Not Voting |
| Cleveland | — | Nay |
| Collins | — | Nay |
| Elmore | — | Nay |
| Hager | — | Nay |
| Hamilton | — | Not Voting |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Holloway | — | Nay |
| Horn | — | Yea |
| Jeter | — | Yea |
| Jordan | — | Yea |
| Langdon | — | Yea |
| McElraft | — | Nay |
| McNeill | — | Yea |
| Michaux | — | Not Voting |
| Pendleton | — | Yea |
| Presnell | — | Nay |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Speciale | — | Yea |
| Stam | — | Nay |
| Szoka | — | Yea |
| West | — | Nay |
| Yarborough | — | Yea |
| Lewis | — | Yea |
| McGrady | — | Yea |
| Millis | — | Nay |
| Schaffer | — | Not Voting |
| Steinburg | — | Yea |
| Whitmire | — | Nay |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Zachary | — | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Nay |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Nay |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Nay |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Nay |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Nay |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Nay |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Nay |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 97 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 109 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Yea |
| Hiatt, Bill | — | Yea |
| Hill, Dewey | — | Yea |
| Holmes, George M. | — | Yea |
| 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 | — | 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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 98 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Democratic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| U | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 110 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 92% | 0% | 0% | 8% |
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. | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | 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 | — | 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 | — | Not Voting |
| Mcallister, Mary | — | Yea |
| Mccomas, Danny | — | Yea |
| Mccombs, Gene | — | Yea |
| Mccrary, Paul | — | Yea |
| Mclawhorn, Marian N. | — | Yea |
| Mcmahan, Ed | — | Yea |
| Melton, O. Max | — | Not Voting |
| 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. | — | 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | — | Not Voting |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 708?
- HB 708 is sponsored by Everitt, Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Autry, Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Lucas, Marcia Morey (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), and Renée A. Price (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 708?
- 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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