SB 321 is sponsored by Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), and Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican).

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North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted 4 R cosponsors

SB 321 — Accounting Workforce Development Act.

Last action July 01, 2025 — Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 18, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 01, 2025.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 78% · moderate confidence

Enacted

Current position in the legislative process.
4 sponsors

2 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
Single-party support

Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 R).
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

114 added · 116 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 321, some formatting changes have been made, but the content remains largely the same. The bill still states that individuals will hold office for a term of three years until their successors are appointed, specifically mentioning certified public accountants. These adjustments are mostly cosmetic, confirming that the language about office terms and appointments remains clear and consistent.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 SENATE BILL 321 ~~RATIFIED~~ ~~BILL~~ AN ~~ACT~~ TO ~~MODIFY~~ ~~THE~~ ~~EDUCATIONAL~~ ~~AND~~ ~~EXPERIENCE~~ ~~REQUIREMENTS~~ ~~FOR~~ ~~CERTIFICATION~~ AS A ~~CERTIFIED~~ ~~PUBLIC~~ ~~ACCOUNTANT.~~

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 321 Short Title:

Accounting Workforce Development Act.

(Public) Sponsors:

Senators Britt, Overcash, and Lazzara (Primary Sponsors).

Referred to:

Rules and Operations of the Senate March 19, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION AS A CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

To be eligible to take the examination given by the Board, a person shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that the person holds a bachelors bachelor's or higher degree from a college or university that is accredited by one of the regional accrediting associations or from a college or university determined by the Board to have standards that are substantially equivalent to a regionally accredited institution.

To be eligible to take the examination given by the Board, a person shall submit evidence satisfactory to the Board that the person holds a bachelors bachelor's or higher degree from a college or university that is accredited by *S321-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 one of the regional accrediting associations or from a college or university determined by the Board to have standards that are substantially equivalent to a regionally accredited institution.

The degree studies shall include a concentration in accounting as prescribed by the Board or shall be ~~*S321-v-2*~~ supplemented with courses that are determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to a concentration in accounting.

The degree studies shall include a concentration in accounting as prescribed by the Board or shall be supplemented with courses that are determined by the Board to be substantially equivalent to a concentration in accounting.

Page 2 Senate Bill 321-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 2.

~~Page~~ 2 ~~Senate~~ ~~Bill~~ ~~321-Ratified~~ 3.

In ~~the~~ ~~General~~ ~~Assembly~~ ~~read~~ ~~three~~ ~~times~~ ~~and~~ ~~ratified~~ ~~this~~ ~~the~~ 25 ~~day~~ of ~~June,~~ ~~2025.~~

Senate Bill 321-First Edition Page 3

~~s/ Rachel Hunt President of the Senate s/ Destin Hall Speaker of the House of Representatives _____________________________________ Josh Stein Governor Approved __________.m.~~

~~this ______________ day of ___________________, 2025 Senate Bill 321-Ratified Page 3~~

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Action History

July 01, 2025
Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025
July 01, 2025
Ch. SL 2025-35
June 26, 2025
Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2025
June 25, 2025
Ratified
June 24, 2025
Reptd Fav
June 24, 2025
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
June 24, 2025
Added to Calendar
June 24, 2025
Passed 2nd Reading
June 24, 2025
Passed 3rd Reading
June 24, 2025
Ordered Enrolled
June 19, 2025
Withdrawn From Com
June 19, 2025
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
June 04, 2025
Withdrawn From Com
June 04, 2025
Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 08, 2025
Passed 1st Reading
April 08, 2025
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 07, 2025
Regular Message Sent To House
April 07, 2025
Regular Message Received From Senate
April 03, 2025
Passed 2nd Reading
April 03, 2025
Passed 3rd Reading
April 02, 2025
Reptd Fav
April 01, 2025
Reptd Fav
April 01, 2025
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 26, 2025
Withdrawn From Com
March 26, 2025
Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 24, 2025
Withdrawn From Com
March 24, 2025
Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 19, 2025
Passed 1st Reading
March 19, 2025
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
March 18, 2025
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Brad Overcash Republican
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican

Co-sponsors (2)

Timothy D. Moffitt Republican
Michael A. Lazzara Republican

Not signed on (175)

175 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

June 24, 2025

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	44	0	0	0
U	2	0	0	0
Unaffiliated	6	0	0	0
Republican	57	0	0	11
Total	109	0	0	11
% of votes cast	91%	0%	0%	9%

How each member voted (120)

Member	Party	Vote
CharlesSmith	—	Yea
vonHaefen	—	Yea
Campbell	—	Yea
Reeder	—	Yea
C. Smith	—	Yea
F. Jackson	—	Yea
Abe Jones	Democratic	Yea
Aisha O. Dew	Democratic	Yea
Allen Buansi	Democratic	Yea
Allison A. Dahle	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
Cecil Brockman	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	Yea
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	Yea
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	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	Not Voting
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
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	Not Voting
John A. Torbett	Republican	Yea
John M. Blust	Republican	Not Voting
John R. Bell, IV	Republican	Yea
John Sauls	Republican	Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond	Republican	Yea
Joseph Pike	Republican	Not Voting
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	Yea
Larry W. Potts	Republican	Yea
Mark Brody	Republican	Yea
Mark Pless	Republican	Yea
Matthew Winslow	Republican	Not Voting
Mike Clampitt	Republican	Yea
Mike Schietzelt	Republican	Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer	Republican	Yea
Neal Jackson	Republican	Not Voting
Paul Scott	Republican	Yea
Phil Shepard	Republican	Yea
Ray Pickett	Republican	Not Voting
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	Not Voting
William D. Brisson	Republican	Not Voting
Wyatt Gable	Republican	Yea
Carla D. Cunningham	U	Yea
Nasif Majeed	U	Yea

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Second Reading

April 03, 2025

Passed 45 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	17	0	0	3
Republican	28	0	0	1
Total	45	0	0	4
% of votes cast	92%	0%	0%	8%

How each member voted (49)

Member	Party	Vote
Caleb Theodros	Democratic	Yea
Dan Blue	Democratic	Yea
DeAndrea Salvador	Democratic	Not Voting
Gale Adcock	Democratic	Yea
Gladys A. Robinson	Democratic	Yea
Graig Meyer	Democratic	Not Voting
Jay J. Chaudhuri	Democratic	Not Voting
Joyce Waddell	Democratic	Yea
Julie Mayfield	Democratic	Yea
Kandie D. Smith	Democratic	Yea
Lisa Grafstein	Democratic	Yea
Michael Garrett	Democratic	Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed	Democratic	Yea
Natalie S. Murdock	Democratic	Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr.	Democratic	Yea
Sophia Chitlik	Democratic	Yea
Sydney Batch	Democratic	Yea
Terence Everitt	Democratic	Yea
Val Applewhite	Democratic	Yea
Woodson Bradley	Democratic	Yea
Amy S. Galey	Republican	Yea
Benton G. Sawrey	Republican	Yea
Bill Rabon	Republican	Yea
Bob Brinson	Republican	Yea
Bobby Hanig	Republican	Yea
Brad Overcash	Republican	Yea
Brent Jackson	Republican	Yea
Carl Ford	Republican	Yea
Dana Jones	Republican	Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr.	Republican	Yea
David W. Craven, Jr.	Republican	Not Voting
Eddie D. Settle	Republican	Yea
Jim Burgin	Republican	Yea
Kevin Corbin	Republican	Yea
Lisa S. Barnes	Republican	Yea
Mark Hollo	Republican	Yea
Michael A. Lazzara	Republican	Yea
Michael V. Lee	Republican	Yea
Norman W. Sanderson	Republican	Yea
Paul Newton	Republican	Yea
Phil Berger	Republican	Yea
Ralph Hise	Republican	Yea
Steve Jarvis	Republican	Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt	Republican	Yea
Todd Johnson	Republican	Yea
Tom McInnis	Republican	Yea
Vickie Sawyer	Republican	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Yea
Warren Daniel	Republican	Yea

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Subjects

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Who sponsors SB 321?: SB 321 is sponsored by Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), and Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 321?: This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 18, 2025. Enacted.
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At a glance

Identifier: SB 321
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Session: 2025 Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 18, 2025
Status: Enacted
Prime sponsor: Brad Overcash

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