North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate 2 R cosponsors

SB 730 — Ratepayer Protection Act.

Last action — Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

  • 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).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    1 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill addresses protections for ratepayers regarding utility rates.

This bill focuses on ensuring that ratepayers are protected from unfair utility rate increases. It aims to provide a framework for addressing concerns related to utility pricing.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: This means that consumers may have more assurance against unfair utility rate increases.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

6 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Bill SB 730 includes a line that clearly identifies the session and the Senate bill's designation. The removed lines contained references related to the bill's earlier filing and procedural details. These changes help clarify the bill's context and streamline the legislative process, making it easier for legislators and the public to follow the bill’s progress.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 730 Second Edition Engrossed 5/7/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 730 Short Title:
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facility with a generation capacity of 10 megawatts or less that delivers electric power to an electric power supplier.
… (7) "Renewable energy facility" means a facility facility, other than a hydroelectric power facility with a generation capacity of more than 10 megawatts, that either:
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

  3. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  4. Amend Adopted A1

  5. Amend Tabled A2

  6. Amend Tabled A3

  7. Amend Tabled A4

  8. Amend Tabled A5

  9. Amend Tabled A6

  10. Passed 2nd Reading

  11. Passed 3rd Reading

  12. Ordered Engrossed

  13. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  14. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. Reptd Fav

  16. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  17. Added to Calendar

  18. Withdrawn From Cal

  19. Placed On Cal For 06/03/2026

  20. Withdrawn From Com

  21. Re-ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  22. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  23. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  24. Withdrawn From Com

  25. Re-ref to the Com on Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  26. Special Message Sent To House

  27. Special Message Received From Senate

  28. Passed 1st Reading

  29. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  30. Amend Adopted A1

  31. Passed 2nd Reading

  32. Passed 3rd Reading

  33. Engrossed

  34. Reptd Fav

  35. Reptd Fav

  36. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  37. Withdrawn From Com

  38. Re-ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  39. Passed 1st Reading

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

  41. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 177 not signed on · 103 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (177)

177 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Second Reading Motion 12/Divide

Failed 49 Yea · 63 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42101
Unaffiliated 3301
Republican 35905
Total 486307
% of votes cast 41%53%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Campbell — Nay
Reeder — Nay
JohnLowery — Not Voting
C. Smith — Nay
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Beth Helfrich Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Bryan Cohn Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Not Voting
Jordan Lopez Democratic Yea
Julia Greenfield Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Mike Colvin Democratic Yea
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Yea
Phil Rubin Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Nay
Allen Chesser Republican Nay
Anna Ferguson Republican Nay
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Nay
Bill Ward Republican Nay
Blair Eddins Republican Nay
Brenden H. Jones Republican Nay
Brian Biggs Republican Nay
Brian Echevarria Republican Nay
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Nay
Charles W. Miller Republican Nay
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Cody Huneycutt Republican Nay
David Willis Republican Nay
Dean Arp Republican Nay
Dennis Riddell Republican Nay
Destin Hall Republican Nay
Diane Wheatley Republican Nay
Donna McDowell White Republican Nay
Donnie Loftis Republican Nay
Donny Lambeth Republican Nay
Dudley Greene Republican Nay
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Nay
Erin Paré Republican Nay
Frank Iler Republican Nay
Harry Warren Republican Nay
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Nay
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Nay
Hugh Blackwell Republican Nay
Jay Adams Republican Nay
Jeff Zenger Republican Nay
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Nay
Jerry "Alan" Branson Republican Nay
Jimmy Dixon Republican Nay
John A. Torbett Republican Nay
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Nay
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Nay
Joseph Pike Republican Nay
Julia C. Howard Republican Nay
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Not Voting
Keith Kidwell Republican Not Voting
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Nay
Kyle Hall Republican Nay
Larry C. Strickland Republican Nay
Larry W. Potts Republican Nay
Mark Brody Republican Nay
Mark Pless Republican Nay
Matthew Winslow Republican Nay
Mike Schietzelt Republican Nay
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Nay
Neal Jackson Republican Nay
Paul Scott Republican Nay
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Nay
Sam Watford Republican Nay
Sarah Stevens Republican Nay
Stephen M. Ross Republican Nay
Steve Tyson Republican Nay
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Todd Carver Republican Nay
Todd Johnson Republican Nay
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Nay
William D. Brisson Republican Nay
Wyatt Gable Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Second Reading

Passed 69 Yea · 44 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 24101
Republican 62005
Unaffiliated 3301
Total 674407
% of votes cast 57%37%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Campbell — Yea
Reeder — Yea
CharlesSmith — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
JohnLowery — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
F. Jackson — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Nay
Allen Buansi Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Nay
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Nay
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Nay
Beth Helfrich Democratic Nay
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Nay
Bryan Cohn Democratic Nay
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Dante Pittman Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Nay
Gloristine Brown Democratic Nay
James Roberson Democratic Not Voting
Jordan Lopez Democratic Nay
Julia Greenfield Democratic Nay
Kanika Brown Democratic Nay
Laura Budd Democratic Nay
Lindsey Prather Democratic Nay
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Mike Colvin Democratic Nay
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Nay
Phil Rubin Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Nay
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Nay
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Nay
Ya Liu Democratic Nay
Zack Hawkins Democratic Nay
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Anna Ferguson Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Brian Echevarria Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Cody Huneycutt Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Not Voting
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Yea
Jerry "Alan" Branson Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Not Voting
Keith Kidwell Republican Not Voting
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Paul Scott Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Todd Carver Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Wyatt Gable Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety environment energy
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 730?
SB 730 is sponsored by Paul Newton (Republican) and Steve Jarvis (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 730?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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