North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 623 — First Responders' Right to Assemble.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 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

    1 primary, 3 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

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 623, some language has been clarified and streamlined, particularly in the wording concerning first responders and the relationships between local governments and labor organizations. This change could enhance the bill's overall clarity and effectiveness when addressing the important roles and rights of first responders. Simplifying the text matters because it makes the bill easier to understand for those affected and ensures that its intentions are clear to lawmakers and the public.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 623 Short Title:
623 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45293-LR-102 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT THE LABOR RIGHTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT THE LABOR RIGHTS OF FIRST RESPONDERS.
and Whereas, thededicationandsacrificeoffirst responders,whoroutinely risktheirlives to protect the public, merit the provision of collective bargaining rights as a means to uphold the values of safety, quality, and service consistent with North Carolina's commitment to protecting its citizens and supporting those who serve;
and Whereas, thededicationandsacrificeoffirst responders,whoroutinelyrisktheirlives to protect the public, merit the provision of collective bargaining rights as a means to uphold the values of safety, quality, and service consistent with North Carolina's commitment to protecting its citizens and supporting those who serve;
(a) Any Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any agreement, or contract, between the governing authority of any city, town, county, or other municipality, or between any agency, unit, or instrumentality thereof, or between any agency, instrumentality, or institution of the State of North Carolina, and any labor union, trade union, or labor organization, as bargaining agent for any public employees of such city, town, county or other municipality, or agency or instrumentality of government, is hereby declared to be against the public policy of the State, illegal, unlawful, void and of no effect.
(a) Any Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, any agreement, or contract, between the governing authorityof any city, town, county, or other municipality, or between any agency, unit, or instrumentality thereof, or between any agency, instrumentality, or institution of the State of North Carolina, and anylabor union, trade union, or labor organization, as bargaining agent for any public employees of such city, town, county or other municipality, or agency or instrumentality of government, is hereby declared to be against the public policy of the State, illegal, unlawful, void and of no effect.
*DRS45293-LR-102*
*S623-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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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

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.

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

Subjects

public-safety labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 623?
SB 623 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 623?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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