North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 347 — Supporting Parents Who Serve.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    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 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    1 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

14 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 347 has made minor changes primarily focusing on the language regarding voting procedures in the North Carolina General Assembly. Specifically, it clarifies how members can vote even if they are not physically present in the chamber and emphasizes the need for secure methods to validate electronic voting. These adjustments are important as they help ensure that the voting process remains accessible and secure, particularly in situations where members cannot be in person.

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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 347 Short Title:
347 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15144-MC-104B Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT AND VOTING, AS CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED, THROUGH THE USE OF PROXY VOTING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 20, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT AND VOTING, AS CONSTITUTIONALLY MANDATED, THROUGH THE USE OF PROXY VOTING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
The General Assembly further finds that these advances allow a legislator to be present and voting, as contemplated by the Constitution of North Carolina, even if not physically located in the chamber at the time of the vote.
The General Assembly further finds that these advances allow a legislator to be present and voting, as contemplated bythe Constitution of North Carolina, even if not physically located in the chamber at the time of the vote.
In order tovotebyuseofadesignatedproxy,(i)thequalifiedmembershallhavefiledavotingdesignation and shall access the real-time, audio or audiovisual stream of each session in which the member votes by use of a designated proxy, (ii) the designated proxy shall be physically located in the chamber when the question is put, and (iii) over one-half of the members of the chamber shall havealready votedin the chamber onthequestion.
In order tovotebyuseofadesignatedproxy,(i)thequalifiedmembershallhavefiledavotingdesignation and shall access the real-time, audio or audiovisual stream of each session in which the member votes by use of a designated proxy, (ii) the designated proxy shall be physically located in the chamber when the question is put, and (iii) over one-half of the members of the chamber shall havealreadyvotedin the chamber onthequestion.
Afterthe members in the chamber have voted, *DRS15144-MC-104B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the presiding officer shall call on the designated proxy of each qualified member voting pursuant to this subsection.
Afterthe members in the chamber have voted, *S347-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the presiding officer shall call on the designated proxyof each qualified member voting pursuant to this subsection.
–TheGeneral AssemblyofNorth Carolinashall,in accordancewith rules adoptedby each oftherespectivebodies, establish aprocess bywhichto validateandsecure proxy voting conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
– TheGeneral AssemblyofNorth Carolinashall,in accordancewith rules adoptedbyeach oftherespectivebodies, establish aprocess bywhichto validateandsecure proxy voting conducted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Notwithstanding any rules adopted by a chamber to the contrary, the use of electronic devices, as necessary to effectuate the validation required by this subsection, shall be allowed in the chambers.
Notwithstanding any rules adopted bya chamber to the contrary, the use of electronic devices, as necessary to effectuate the validation required by this subsection, shall be allowed in the chambers.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 347?
SB 347 is sponsored by Caleb Theodros (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), and Sophia Chitlik (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 347?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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