HB 141 — The Joe John Remembrance Act.
Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
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41 sponsors
3 primary, 38 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 3 parties (25 D · 14 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
9 added · 8 removedPlain-language change summary
The latest version of House Bill 141 has been updated to include additional sponsors, expanding the support for the bill while also removing an earlier draft identifier. This change is significant because having more sponsors can indicate broader legislative backing, which may help the bill advance through the approval process.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 141 Short Title:
141 Feb 17, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30065-NEf-44 Short Title:
RepresentativeRepresentatives Clampitt.Clampitt, White, Wheatley, and Reives (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 18, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE JOE JOHN REMEMBRANCE ACT TO REMOVE THE ADDITIONAL FEE FOR A FIRE DEPARTMENT OR RESCUE SQUAD MEMBER SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
*DRH30065-NEf-44**H141-v-1*
Action History
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Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Regular Message Received From House
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 04/02/2025
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Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Filed
Sponsors
- Matthew Winslow · Cosponsor
- Shelly Willingham · Cosponsor
- Bill Ward · Cosponsor
- Brian Turner · Cosponsor
- Stephen M. Ross · Cosponsor
- James Roberson · Cosponsor
- Renée A. Price · Cosponsor
- Lindsey Prather · Cosponsor
- Rodney D. Pierce · Cosponsor
- Garland E. Pierce · Cosponsor
- Jr. Howard Penny · Cosponsor
- Nasif Majeed · Cosponsor
- Jarrod Lowery · Cosponsor
- Carolyn G. Logan · Cosponsor
- Brandon Lofton · Cosponsor
- Monika Johnson-Hostler · Cosponsor
- Frank Iler · Cosponsor
- Cody Huneycutt · Cosponsor
- Zack Hawkins · Cosponsor
- Julia Greenfield · Cosponsor
- Edward C. Goodwin · Cosponsor
- Carla D. Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Mike Colvin · Cosponsor
- Bryan Cohn · Cosponsor
- Becky Carney · Cosponsor
- Deb Butler · Cosponsor
- Allen Buansi · Cosponsor
- Terry M. Brown Jr. · Cosponsor
- Gloristine Brown · Cosponsor
- Hugh Blackwell · Cosponsor
- Brian Biggs · Cosponsor
- Mary Belk · Cosponsor
- Amber M. Baker · Cosponsor
- Vernetta Alston · Cosponsor
- Eric Ager · Cosponsor
- II Robert T. Reives · Cosponsor
- Diane Wheatley · Primary
- Donna McDowell White · Primary
- Mike Clampitt · Primary
- Neal Jackson · Cosponsor
- Julie von Haefen · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 38 co-sponsors · 138 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Diane Wheatley Republican
- Donna McDowell White Republican
- Mike Clampitt Republican
Co-sponsors (38)
- Matthew Winslow Republican
- Shelly Willingham Democratic
- Bill Ward Republican
- Brian Turner Democratic
- Stephen M. Ross Republican
- James Roberson Democratic
- Renée A. Price Democratic
- Lindsey Prather Democratic
- Rodney D. Pierce Democratic
- Garland E. Pierce Democratic
- Howard Penny, Jr. Republican
- Nasif Majeed U
- Jarrod Lowery Republican
- Carolyn G. Logan Democratic
- Brandon Lofton Democratic
- Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic
- Frank Iler Republican
- Cody Huneycutt Republican
- Zack Hawkins Democratic
- Julia Greenfield Democratic
- Edward C. Goodwin Republican
- Carla D. Cunningham U
- Mike Colvin Democratic
- Bryan Cohn Democratic
- Becky Carney Democratic
- Deb Butler Democratic
- Allen Buansi Democratic
- Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic
- Gloristine Brown Democratic
- Hugh Blackwell Republican
- Brian Biggs Republican
- Mary Belk Democratic
- Amber M. Baker Democratic
- Vernetta Alston Democratic
- Eric Ager Democratic
- Robert T. Reives, II Democratic
- Neal Jackson Republican
- Julie von Haefen Democratic
Not signed on (138)
138 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 138 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 115 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
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 | Not Voting |
| Allen Buansi | Democratic | Yea |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 141?
- HB 141 is sponsored by Matthew Winslow (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), James Roberson (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Jarrod Lowery (Republican), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Brandon Lofton (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Frank Iler (Republican), Cody Huneycutt (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Mary Belk (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Mike Clampitt (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
- What is the current status of HB 141?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 17, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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