North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 3 D cosponsors

SB 331 — Make Legislators' Docs Public Records.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    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 is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (3 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of SB 331, a few phrases have been added or adjusted to improve clarity and precision in the language. These changes aim to ensure that the consent from legislators is clearly defined, which is important for maintaining transparency in legislative processes. Overall, these adjustments help make the bill easier to understand and implement, which can benefit both lawmakers and the public.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 19, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 331 Short Title:
331 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15154-MC-50 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE LEGISLATORS' DOCUMENTS PUBLIC RECORDS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 20, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE LEGISLATORS' DOCUMENTS PUBLIC RECORDS.
Notwithstandingthepreceding sentences ofthis subsection,theperiodic publication by the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office of a list of information requests is not prohibited, if the identity of the legislator making the request is not revealed.
Notwithstandingtheprecedingsentences ofthis subsection, theperiodic publication by the Fiscal Research Division of the Legislative Services Office of a list of information requests is not prohibited, if the identity of the legislator making the request is not revealed.
*DRS15154-MC-50* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Proposed amendment or committee substitute for a bill or resolution and it has been offered at a committee meeting or on the floor of a house;
*S331-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Proposed amendment or committee substitute for a bill or resolution and it has been offered at a committee meeting or on the floor of a house;
120-133, and the common law of legislative privilege and legislative immunity, the presiding judge may compel disclosure of information or documents acquired by the legislative employee under subsection (a) of this section if in the judge's opinion, the disclosure is necessary to a proper administration of justice." SECTION 5.
120-133, and the common law of legislative privilege and legislative immunity, the presiding judge may compel disclosure of information or documents acquired bythe legislative employee under subsection (a) of this section if in the judge's opinion, the disclosure is necessary to a proper administration of justice." SECTION 5.
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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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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (176)

176 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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Subjects

civil-rights elections
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 331?
SB 331 is sponsored by Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Terence Everitt (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 331?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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