North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SR 1 — Senate Permanent Rules.

Last action — Filed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced January 08, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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Advancing 50% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    0 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of the bill includes clearer guidelines on how the Senate can convene in the absence of its President and President Pro Tempore. Specifically, it describes the chain of command for who leads the Senate if those key figures are unavailable, including who can call the Senate to order. This matters because it ensures that there is a defined process for maintaining order and continuity in the Senate's operations, preventing confusion during critical times.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S Simple Resolution Adopted SENATE RESOLUTION 1 Adopted 1/8/25 Sponsors:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1 Sponsors:
*S1-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 4.
RULE 4.
– In the absence of the President, the President Pro Tempore or a Senator designated by the President Pro Tempore shall convene or reconvene the Senate and preside, and during such time shall be vested with all powers of the President of the Senate except that of casting a vote in case of a tie when the President Pro Tempore or the designated Presiding Officer has already voted on the question as a Senator.
– In the absence of the President, the President Pro Tempore or a Senator designated by the President Pro Tempore shall convene or reconvene the Senate and preside, and during such time shall be vested with all *S1-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 powers of the President of the Senate except that of casting a vote in case of a tie when the President Pro Tempore or the designated Presiding Officer has already voted on the question as a Senator.
In addition, the Presiding Officer shall, upon request by the President Pro Tempore, the Deputy President Pro Page 2 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Tempore, or the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate, order those areas cleared.
In addition, the Presiding Officer shall, upon request by the President Pro Tempore, the Deputy President Pro Tempore, or the Chair of the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate, order those areas cleared.
RULE 10.
Page 2 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 10.
Senate Resolution 1 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) With leave of the Senate, any member of the Senate may address the Senate from the well of the Senate.
(b) With leave of the Senate, any member of the Senate may address the Senate from the well of the Senate.
RULE 15.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 15.
Page 4 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (h) Reading of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or books shall not be permitted while the Senate is in session.
(h) Reading of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or books shall not be permitted while the Senate is in session.
(i) The operation of electronic devices whose sound cannot be muted is prohibited on the floor or in the gallery while the Senate is in session.
Page 4 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (i) The operation of electronic devices whose sound cannot be muted is prohibited on the floor or in the gallery while the Senate is in session.
If this question is decided in the affirmative, the "main question" shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution, or other Senate Resolution 1 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 matter under consideration;
If this question is decided in the affirmative, the "main question" shall be on the passage of the bill, resolution, or other matter under consideration;
(1) The chair of the committee submitting the report on the bill or other matter under consideration;
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) The chair of the committee submitting the report on the bill or other matter under consideration;
Page 6 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Second reading of all public bills, all amendments to public bills offered after second reading, third reading if a public bill was amended after second reading, and all conference reports on public bills.
(1) Second reading of all public bills, all amendments to public bills offered after second reading, third reading if a public bill was amended after second reading, and all conference reports on public bills.
(c) When the electronic voting system is used, the Presiding Officer shall fix and announce the time, not to exceed one minute, which shall be allowed for voting on the question before the Senate.
Page 6 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) When the electronic voting system is used, the Presiding Officer shall fix and announce the time, not to exceed one minute, which shall be allowed for voting on the question before the Senate.
after which the Presiding Senate Resolution 1 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Officer shall announce the result.
after which the Presiding Officer shall announce the result.
(b) The ayes and the noes may be called for on any question before the vote is taken.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) The ayes and the noes may be called for on any question before the vote is taken.
Page 8 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (f) A Senator may move that the excuse of that Senator from deliberations on a particular bill be withdrawn, which question shall be determined without debate.
(f) A Senator may move that the excuse of that Senator from deliberations on a particular bill be withdrawn, which question shall be determined without debate.
(h) A motion by any Senator to change that Senator's vote must be made in open session on the same legislative day as the vote is taken.
Page 8 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (h) A motion by any Senator to change that Senator's vote must be made in open session on the same legislative day as the vote is taken.
The President Pro Tempore shall have the exclusive right and authority to determine the total number of members and the number of members of each political party of each Senate Resolution 1 Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 committee.
The President Pro Tempore shall have the exclusive right and authority to determine the total number of members and the number of members of each political party of each committee.
(b) The President Pro Tempore and the DeputyPresident Pro Tempore mayserve as voting ex officio members of each Senate committee and subcommittee.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) The President Pro Tempore and the DeputyPresident Pro Tempore mayserve as voting ex officio members of each Senate committee and subcommittee.
HANDLING BILLS Page 10 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 38.
HANDLING BILLS RULE 38.
– (a) Unless variation is authorized by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate, bills submitted for introduction shall be in a computer-generated form prepared by the Legislative Services Office and approved by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate.
– (a) Unless variation is authorized by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate, bills submitted for introduction shall be in a Page 10 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 computer-generated form prepared by the Legislative Services Office and approved by the Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate.
Senate Resolution 1 Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Resolutions of this nature that do not relate to deceased former members shall be excluded from introduction and consideration by the Senate.
(b) Resolutions of this nature that do not relate to deceased former members shall be excluded from introduction and consideration by the Senate.
(d) During the Senate's consideration of a resolution relating to a deceased member, the Presiding Officer shall order the Chamber secured by the Sergeant-at-Arms so as to prevent the entry or exit of any person.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (d) During the Senate's consideration of a resolution relating to a deceased member, the Presiding Officer shall order the Chamber secured by the Sergeant-at-Arms so as to prevent the entry or exit of any person.
– (a) All bills introduced in theSenateprovidingforappropriations from the State,oranysubdivisionthereof, shall,before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget Page 12 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 and bills referred to other committees carryinganysuchprovisions shall bereported to theSenate as being bills to be referred to the Appropriations/Base Budget Committee before proper action may be taken by the Senate.
– (a) All bills introduced in theSenateprovidingforappropriations from the State,oranysubdivisionthereof, shall,before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations/Base Budget and bills referred to other committees carryinganysuchprovisions shall bereported to theSenate as being bills to be referred to the Appropriations/Base Budget Committee before proper action may be taken by the Senate.
(b) All bills introduced in the Senate providing for bond issues, imposing or raising fees or other revenues payable to the State, its agencies, its licensing boards, or any of its subdivisions, levying taxes, or in any manner affecting the taxing power of the State or any subdivision thereof, shall, before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance, and bills referred to other committees carrying any such provisions shall be reported to the Senate as being bills to be referred to the Committee on Finance before proper action may be taken by the Senate.
(b) All bills introduced in the Senate providing for bond issues, imposing or raising fees or other revenues payable to the State, its agencies, its licensing boards, or any of its subdivisions, levying taxes, or in any manner affecting the taxing power of the State or any Page 12 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 subdivision thereof, shall, before being considered by the Senate, be referred to the Committee on Finance, and bills referred to other committees carrying any such provisions shall be reported to the Senate as being bills to be referred to the Committee on Finance before proper action may be taken by the Senate.
The actuarial note shall be attached to the jacket Senate Resolution 1 Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 of each proposed bill or resolution that is reported favorably by any committee and shall be clearly designated as an actuarial note.
The actuarial note shall be attached to the jacket of each proposed bill or resolution that is reported favorably by any committee and shall be clearly designated as an actuarial note.
(b) The sponsor of the bill or resolution shall present a copy of the measure, with the sponsor's request for an actuarial note, to the Fiscal Research Division, which shall prepare the actuarial note as promptly as possible but not later than two weeks after the request is made.
(b) The sponsor of the bill or resolution shall present a copy of the measure, with the sponsor's request for an actuarial note, to the Fiscal Research Division, which shall prepare Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the actuarial note as promptly as possible but not later than two weeks after the request is made.
(a) Every bill, amendment, and resolution proposing any change in the law that could cause a net increase in the length of time for which persons are incarcerated or the number of Page 14 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 persons incarcerated, whether by increasing penalties for violating existing laws, by criminalizing behavior, or by any other means, shall have attached to it at the time of its consideration by the Senate a fiscal note prepared by the Fiscal Research Division.
(a) Every bill, amendment, and resolution proposing any change in the law that could cause a net increase in the length of time for which persons are incarcerated or the number of persons incarcerated, whether by increasing penalties for violating existing laws, by criminalizing behavior, or by any other means, shall have attached to it at the time of its consideration by the Senate a fiscal note prepared by the Fiscal Research Division.
The fiscal note shall be prepared in consultation with the Sentencing Policy and Advisory Commission and shall identify and estimate, for the first five fiscal years the proposed change would be in effect, all costs of the proposed net increase in incarceration, including capital outlay costs if the legislation would require increased cell space.
The fiscal note shall be prepared in consultation with the Sentencing Policy and Advisory Commission and shall identify and estimate, for the first five fiscal years the proposed change would be in effect, all costs of the proposed net increase in incarceration, including capital outlay costs if the Page 14 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 legislation would require increased cell space.
– Every bill shall receive three readings before being passed, and the Presiding Officer shall give notice at each reading whether it be the Senate Resolution 1 Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 first, second, or third.
– Every bill shall receive three readings before being passed, and the Presiding Officer shall give notice at each reading whether it be the first, second, or third.
RULE 45.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 45.
Page 16 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 If the committee had, prior to discharge, adopted any amendment or committee substitute for the bill, it shall be in order to offer that amendment or substitute on the floor as if it were a committee amendment or substitute.
If the committee had, prior to discharge, adopted any amendment or committee substitute for the bill, it shall be in order to offer that amendment or substitute on the floor as if it were a committee amendment or substitute.
RULE48.
Page 16 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE48.
Provided, no local bill shall be held by the Presiding Officer as embodying the provisions of, or Senate Resolution 1 Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 being identical with, any statewide measure which has been laid upon the table or failed to pass any of its readings.
Provided, no local bill shall be held by the Presiding Officer as embodying the provisions of, or being identical with, any statewide measure which has been laid upon the table or failed to pass any of its readings.
(b) When a bill has been postponed indefinitely by the Senate, the bill shall lie upon the table and shall not be taken therefrom except by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the Senate present and voting.
Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) When a bill has been postponed indefinitely by the Senate, the bill shall lie upon the table and shall not be taken therefrom except by a two-thirds vote of the membership of the Senate present and voting.
Page 18 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 57.
RULE 57.
– The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or in the President Pro Tempore's absence, the Deputy President Pro Tempore, upon motion, may appoint a conference committee when the Senate fails to concur in amendments or committee substitutes put by the House to a bill originating in the Senate, or when the House of Representatives fails to concur in amendments or committee substitutes put by the Senate to a bill originating in the House.
– The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, or in the President Pro Tempore's absence, the Deputy President Pro Tempore, upon motion, may Page 18 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 appoint a conference committee when the Senate fails to concur in amendments or committee substitutes put by the House to a bill originating in the Senate, or when the House of Representatives fails to concur in amendments or committee substitutes put by the Senate to a bill originating in the House.
Senate Resolution 1 Page 19 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 61.
RULE 61.
– (a) There shall be 16 positions of Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms, to be appointed upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore by the Sergeant-at-Arms, who are to work under his or her supervision and to be assigned such duties and powers as he or she shall direct.
– (a) There shall be 16 positions of Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms, to be appointed upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore by Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 19 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the Sergeant-at-Arms, who are to work under his or her supervision and to be assigned such duties and powers as he or she shall direct.
(i) be admitted to the floor of the Senate or Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session, (ii) be admitted to or remain on the floor of the Senate within 15 minutes prior to the Senate's scheduled daily session, or (iii) except when a committee is meeting on the floor, be admitted to the floor of the Senate Page 20 Senate Resolution 1 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 for the 15 minutes after adjournment of the Senate.
(i) be admitted to the floor of the Senate or Senate Chamber while the Senate is in session, (ii) be admitted to or remain on the floor of the Senate within 15 minutes prior to the Senate's scheduled daily session, or (iii) except when a committee is meeting on the floor, be admitted to the floor of the Senate for the 15 minutes after adjournment of the Senate.
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RULE 67.1.
Page 20 Senate Resolution 1-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 67.1.
Senate Resolution 1 Page 21 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 RULE 77.
RULE 77.
The introducer of the resolution must, on the floor of the Senate, give notice of the intent to introduce the resolution on the legislative day preceding its introduction.
The introducer of the resolution must, on the floor of the Senate Resolution 1-First Edition Page 21 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Senate, give notice of the intent to introduce the resolution on the legislative day preceding its introduction.
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Action History

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  3. Adopted

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Not signed on (177)

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Votes

Motion 8 To Adopt

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 20000
Republican 29000
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
P. Newton — Yea
Caleb Theodros Democratic Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Yea
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Woodson Bradley Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bob Brinson Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dana Jones Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Mark Hollo Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Paul Newton Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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SR 1 is sponsored by Michael A. Lazzara (Republican) and Bill Rabon (Republican).
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