North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House 1 R cosponsors

HB 294 — Jackson County Board of Education Election Partisan.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 05, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

36 added · 39 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 294, the date section regarding when the bill becomes effective has been updated. Specifically, the effective date has been clarified to specify "the first Monday in December 2026." This is important because it establishes a clear timeline for when the new elections for the Jackson County Board of Education will be held, ensuring that residents and stakeholders are aware of the upcoming changes in the election schedule.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 294 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/18/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 294 Short Title:
Representative Clampitt.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 6, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PARTISAN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 6, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PARTISAN ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND TO MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL CHANGES.
SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.(a) Section 5(a) of S.L.
Section 5(a) of S.L.
No person shall be eligible to file or be elected to the Jackson County Board of Education unless the person is a qualified voter and resident of the residency district in which the candidate seeks to be elected.
Elections for the Jackson CountyBoard of Education shall be held in even-numbered years at the time of the general election with results determined by the nonpartisan plurality method in accordance with G.S.
Elections for the Jackson County Board of Education shall be held in even-numbered years at the time of the general election with results determined by the nonpartisan plurality method in accordance with G.S.
on a partisan basis as terms expire.
on a partisan basis as provided in G.S.
Candidates for election to the Jackson County Board of Education shall be nominated at thesametimeand manneras othercountyofficers.
163-291 as terms expire.
Members shall takeofficeonthefirst Monday in December following the election.
Candidates for election to the board of education shall be nominated at the same time and manner as other county officers.
Members shall take office on the first Monday in December following the election.
115C-37.1." SECTION 2.
115C-37.1." SECTION 1.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2025.
This act does not affect the term of office of any member elected in 2024 to the Jackson County Board of Education.
SECTION 2.(a) Section 5(f) of S.L.
Any vacancy on the Jackson County Board of Education foramember electedin 2024shall befilledbyappointmentbytheremainingmembers of the Jackson County Board of Education to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
2024-14 reads as rewritten:
Each member of the Jackson County Board of Education elected in 2024, or any member appointed to fill a vacancy in 2024, shall serve until a successor has been elected and qualified.
"SECTION 5.(f) This section is effective the first Mondayin December 2026, 2025, and the 2026 2025 elections and elections thereafter shall be conducted accordingly." SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
SECTION 3.
G.S.
Alleghany, Ashe, Beaufort, Brunswick, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Craven, Dare, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Harnett, Henderson, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Polk, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Washington, and Yancey." SECTION 4.
Alleghany, Ashe, Beaufort, Brunswick, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Carteret, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Craven, Dare, Davie, Forsyth, Graham, Harnett, Henderson, Hyde, Iredell, Jackson, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Polk, Rutherford, Stanly, Stokes, Surry, Vance, Washington, and Yancey." SECTION 2.(c) This section becomes effective December 1, 2025.
This act becomes effective the first Monday in December of 2026, and elections in 2026 and thereafter shall be conducted accordingly.
SECTION 3.
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Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections occurring on or after that date.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 03/26/2025

  10. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  12. Passed 1st Reading

  13. Ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  14. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on · 45 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (178)

178 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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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 65 Yea · 47 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 64103
Unaffiliated 1302
Democratic 04103
U 0200
Total 654708
% of votes cast 54%39%0%7%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
Campbell — Not Voting
Reeder — 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
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 Not Voting
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cecil Brockman 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 Nay
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 Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Nay
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Not Voting
Vernetta Alston Democratic Nay
Ya Liu Democratic Nay
Zack Hawkins Democratic Nay
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Not Voting
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 Nay
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
Jarrod Lowery Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
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 Not Voting
John Sauls Republican Yea
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Not Voting
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt 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 Yea
Todd Carver Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Wyatt Gable Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Nay
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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HB 294 is sponsored by Mike Clampitt (Republican).
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