North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 476 — Allow Widow/Widower To Hyphenate Name.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · 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.

  • 4 sponsors

    0 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 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

7 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to SB 476 include some added formalities regarding the assembly session and the bill’s designation. Specifically, the header now clarifies that this is from the 2025 General Assembly session and includes a reference to a specific version of the bill. These updates are important for keeping legislative documents organized and ensuring that everyone is clear on the bill's current status and context within the legislative session.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 476 Short Title:
476 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35171-MV-20 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW A WIDOW OR WIDOWER TO HYPHENATE PRE-MARRIAGE AND MARRIED SURNAMES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW A WIDOW OR WIDOWER TO HYPHENATE PRE-MARRIAGE AND MARRIED SURNAMES.
*DRS35171-MV-20*
*S476-v-1*
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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 · 4 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (175)

175 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 476?
SB 476 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), and Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 476?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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