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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 09, 2025.
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In the latest version of Bill SB 479, the definition of a "pharmacy desert" has changed, increasing the distance from 10 miles to 15 miles for rural communities without a pharmacy, and the population threshold for these areas has been raised from 5,000 to 20,000 residents. Additionally, the proximity qualification for communities has also increased from a 1-mile radius to a 2-mile radius. These changes aim to adjust support mechanisms for pharmacies in under-served areas, potentially making it easier for them to access necessary resources and assistance.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 21 SENATE BILL 479 Health Care Committee Substitute Adopted 4/10/25 Short Title:
Senators Sawrey, Britt, and Galey (Primary Sponsors).
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT SUPPORTING COMMUNITY RETAIL PHARMACIES AND IMPROVING TRANSPARENCY.
*S479-v-2**S479-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) "Health Health benefit plan" is as that term is plan.
An urban community or neighborhood without a pharmacy within a 2-mile1-mile radius of any point in the community or neighborhood.
A rural community without a pharmacy within a 15-mile10-mile radius of any point in the community.
(3) Impose upon a beneficiary of pharmacy services under a health benefit plan an insured any copayment, fee, or condition that is not equally imposed upon all beneficiaries insureds in the same benefit category, class, or copayment Page 2 Senate Bill 479-Second479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 level under the health benefit plan when receiving services from a contract provider;provider.
Prohibitions on the imposition of a monetary advantage shall not apply to monetary advantages imposed upon a pharmacy located in a pharmacy desert or a county with a population of fewer than 20,0005,000 residents.
Nothing in this section shall prevent a pharmaceutical Senate Bill 479-Second479-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 manufacturer or wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical products from providing special prices, marketing incentives, rebates, or discounts to different purchasers not prohibited by federal and State antitrust laws.
Page 4 Senate Bill 479-Second479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 e.
Senate Bill 479-Second479-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) To Independent Pharmacies, PBMs, and Third-Party Payers.
"§ 58-56B-25.
Reporting patient cost-sharing assistance.
A PSAO that provides, accepts, or possesses a discount, concession, or product voucher in order to reduce, directly or indirectly, a beneficiary's or insured's out-of-pocket expense for the order, dispensing, substitution, sale, or purchase of a prescription drug shall provide to the Department an annual report that includes all of the following information:
(1) The aggregated total of all transactions for which the PSAO provided, accepted, or possessed a discount, concession, or product voucher described in this section by an independent pharmacy.
Page 6 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) The aggregated total of any payments received by the PSAO itself providing, accepting, or possessing a discount, concession, or product voucher described in this section on behalf of an independent pharmacy.
– A PSAO that owns or is owned by, in whole or in part, any entity that manufactures, sells, or distributes prescription drugs, biological products, or medical devices shall disclose to the Department any agreement with an independent pharmacy Page 6 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 to purchase prescription drugs, biological products, or medical devices by an independent pharmacy from the PSAO or an entity with which the PSAO has an ownership interest or that has an ownership in the PSAO.
Fiduciary duty.
A PSAO must act as a fiduciary and perform its duties to a pharmacy exercising good faith and fair dealing.
A PSAO has a duty to avoid self-dealing and conflicts of interest." SECTION 2.1A.(a) Article 56B of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, as amended by Section 2.1 of this act, is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 58-56B-50.
The Commissioner of Insurance is authorized to adopt rules, temporary or otherwise, regarding the administration of this Article." SECTIONSenate 2.1A.(b)Bill No479-First laterEdition thanPage October7 1,General 2026,Assembly theOf CommissionerNorth ofCarolina InsuranceSession shall2025 adoptSECTION rules2.2. necessary to implement Part II of this act.
SECTION 2.1A.(c) This sectionPart is effective whenOctober it1, becomes2026, law.and applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date.
SECTION4 2.2.PART III.
ExceptPHARMACY asBENEFITS otherwiseMANAGER provided,TRANSPARENCY, thisFAIR PartREIMBURSEMENT, isAND effectiveFIDUCIARY OctoberDUTIES 1,SECTION 2026,3.1.(a) andArticle applies56A toof contractsChapter entered58 into,of renewed,the orGeneral Statutes is amended onby oradding aftera thatnew date.section to read:
PART III.
PHARMACY BENEFITS MANAGER TRANSPARENCY, FAIR REIMBURSEMENT, AND FIDUCIARY DUTIES Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.1.(a) Article 56A of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
– No later than MayMarch 1 of every year, all pharmacy benefits managers shall report to the Commissioner all of the following information regarding prescription drug benefits specific to insurers within the State with which a pharmacy benefits manager has a contract:
(2) TheDetails aggregatedon amountany offees, differenceother betweenthan therebates, amountthat paid by the healthpharmacy benefitbenefits planmanager forreceived prescriptionfrom drugsa anddrug themanufacturer aggregatedor amountwholesale paiddistributor. to pharmacies for claims paid under the health benefit plan, including point-of-sale and retroactive charges.
(3) The spreadaverage between aggregate amount paid to pharmacies for each type of prescription drugsdrug andor device, net of the aggregatedaggregate average amount chargedof tofees insurersor forother prescriptionassessments drugs.that are imposed upon the pharmacies, including point-of-sale and retroactive charges.
(4) AAny listspread ofbetween allthe pharmaciesaverage thatnet areamount underpaid commonto controlpharmacies orunder ownershipsubdivision (3) of this subsection and average the pharmacyamount benefitscharged manager.to the insurers.
(5) A pharmacylist benefitsof managerall pharmacies that isare affiliatedunder withcommon acontrol retailor pharmacyownership shall provide the aggregated amount of anydifferences between what the pharmacy benefits managermanager. reimburses or charges affiliated retail pharmacies and what it reimburses or charges non-affiliated retail pharmacies.
(6) The aggregate amount of allanydifferences feesbetween orwhat otherthe assessments,pharmacybenefits includingmanager point-of-salereimburses andor retroactive charges, thateither are imposed on, or collected from, contracted, preferred,orin-networkpharmacies.Retroactivechargesshallnotincludeany funds recouped from an audit conducted under Part 8 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the Generalfollowing: Statutes.
(7)a. The aggregate amount of rebates and fees that were passed on to either the insurer with which the pharmacy benefits manager is contracted or an insured at the point-of-sale of a prescription drug.
(8)Pharmacies Theowned highest,or lowest,controlled andby, meanor aggregateotherwise percentagesaffiliated forwith, retained rebates by the pharmacy benefits manager.
b.
Pharmacies not owned or controlled by, or otherwise affiliated with, the pharmacy benefits manager on behalf of a health benefit plan offered by the insurer.
(7) The aggregate amount of all fees or other assessments, including point-of-sale and retroactive charges, that are imposed on, or collected from, contracted, preferred, or in-network pharmacies.
(8) The aggregate amount of rebates and fees that were passed on to either the insurer with which the pharmacy benefits manager is contracted or an insured at the point-of-sale of a prescription drug.
(9) The highest, lowest, and mean aggregate percentages for retained rebates by the pharmacy benefits manager.
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Information Page 8 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 contained in this report is not considered a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes or under G.S.
"(g) No pharmacy benefits manager contract may require, either directly or indirectly or through a pharmacy services administration organization, ana independent pharmacy or pharmacist to accept reimbursement for providing a covered prescription drug, device, or service at a rate that is less than the acquisition cost for the covered drug, device, or service.
75-1.1 and is subject to all of the enforcement and penalty provisions of an unfair trade practice under this Chapter and under Article 1 of Chapter 75 of the General Statutes." Page 8 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.2.(b) G.S.
58-56A-4(g), any independent pharmacy or pharmacist who has a contract, either directly or through a pharmacy services administration organization, with a pharmacy benefits manager administering any type of drug or pharmacy benefit plan to provide covered drugs, devices, or services at a contractual reimbursement rate may decline to provide a covered drug, device, or service if the pharmacy or pharmacist will be or is paid less than the acquisition cost forthe covered drug,device, or service.
The pharmacy benefits manager shall also provide the cost that it paid for the specified outpatient prescription drug, including the ingredient cost and the dispensing fee." Senate Bill 479-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.5.
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Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) A pharmacy benefits manager shall not deny the right to any properly licensed pharmacist or pharmacy to participate in a retail pharmacy network on the same terms and conditions of other similarly situated participants in the network.
This Partsection is effective October 1, 2025, and applies to contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date.
The independent pharmacy may refer the prescription to a pharmacy that only provides centralized pharmacy services in this State through the mail or remote medication Page 10 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 order processing services subject to the Board's rules if the independent pharmacy makes a determination the provision of pharmaceutical services through the mail does not harm the patient." SECTION5.2.SECTION 5.2.
NolaterthanOctober1,2025,theNorthCarolinaBoardofPharmacyThe North Carolina Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to implement this Part.act.
SectionThis 5.1 of this Part becomes effective October 1, 2025.
The8 remainderPART ofVI. this Part is effective when it becomes law.
PARTSTRENGTHEN VI.PHARMACY AUDIT PROTECTIONS SECTION 6.1.(a) Article 4C of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is recodified as Part 8 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, as follows:
STRENGTHEN PHARMACY AUDIT PROTECTIONS Page 10 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 6.1.(a) Article 4C of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is recodified as Part 8 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, as follows:
Senate Bill 479-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Auditing entity.
(2) Claim.Reserved for future codification purposes.
– A request for reimbursement submitted by a pharmacyor pharmacist to a pharmacy benefits manager for a single fill or refill of any drug, product, ormedicationforwhichaprescriptioniswrittenbyalicensedprescriberunder applicable State or federal law, or pharmacist-provided service, that has been adjudicated and processed by the pharmacy benefits manager.
Each fill or Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 refill shall constitute a separate and distinct claim, regardless of the number of days' supply or quantity dispensed.
(8) If an audit reveals the necessity for a review of additional claims, to have the the audit conducted on site.
Page 12 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (9) Except for audits initiated for the reason described in subdivision (6) of this subsection, to be subject to no No more than one audit in one calendar year, Page 12 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected.suspected or unless an audit is conducted for an identifiable problem.
(16) To have an An audit based onlyon information obtained bythe auditing entity conducting the audit and not based on any audit report or other information gained from an audit conductedbyadifferent auditingentity.auditingentity.This subdivision does not prohibit an auditing entity from using an earlier audit report prepared by that auditing entity for the same pharmacy.
This subdivision does not prohibit an auditing entity from using an earlier audit report prepared by that auditing entity for the same pharmacy.
Senate Bill 479-First Edition Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) The responsible party and the entity conducting the audit have entered into a contract that explicitly states the percentage charge or assessment to the responsible party.
Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) A commission or other payment to an agent or employee of the entity conducting the audit is not based, directly or indirectly, on amounts recouped.
Fraud There is fraud or other intentional and willful misrepresentation evidenced bya reviewof theclaims data, statements, physical review,review,orother orother investigative methods.
Page 14 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 f.(6) There was insufficient documentation, including electronically stored information, as described in this subsection.that did not meet the standards set by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
Page 14 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 g.(7) Fraud There is evidence of fraud or other intentional and willful misrepresentation by the pharmacy.
"(7) If an audit is conducted for a reason other than an identified problem, limitation oftheauditof tothe 100selectedprescriptions.onepercentaudit (1%)ofto claims100 orselected 100prescriptions.25 claims,total whicheverprescriptions, isincluding less."prescription refills." SECTION 6.2.(b) G.S.
"(8) If an audit reveals the necessity for a review of additional claims, to have the audit conducted on site.site upon request bybythe the pharmacy.
ExceptThe inpharmacyshall the case of an identified problem, the pharmacy shall also be entitled to written notice provided at least 14 days prior to any audit of additional claims that details the basis for the review of additional claims, including a specific description of any suspected fraud or abuse." SECTION 6.2.(c) G.S.
58-50-410,58-50-410(j), as created by Section 6.1(a) of this Part and as amended by Section 6.1(b) of this Part, is further amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(j) Prior to any recoupment, the auditing entity shall provide the pharmacy with a summary describing the total recoupment amount and the approximate date on which the recoupment will occur.
This summaryshallsummary shall be accompanied bypaymentby payment summaries or electronic remittance advices documenting any disputed funds, charges, or other penalties." SECTION 6.2.(d) Part 8 of Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes, as created by Section 6.1(a) of this Part, is amended by adding a new section to read:
Senate Bill 479-First Edition Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "§ 58-50-429.
Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 15 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) A violation of this Part is an unfair trade under G.S.
8 PART VII.
(b) A pharmacy benefits manager shall not reimburse a pharmacy or pharmacist in this State an amount less than the amount that the pharmacybenefits manager reimburses a pharmacypharmacybenefits benefits manager affiliate for providing the same pharmacist services or same prescription drug.
In determiningthedetermining the amount oftheof the reimbursement forthepurposesfor the purposes of this section, theamountthe amount shall becalculated on aper-unit basis usingthesamegenericproduct identifierorgenericcodenumber and shall reflect all drug manufacturer's rebates, all direct and indirect administrative fees, and any other cost-savings or discounts that may be given related to the drug or services.
(4) Rebate.Pharmacyrebate.
– ARevenue formularyfrom discounta orpharmacygroup pricepurchasingorganization, concessiona attributablepharmacy toor therebate utilizationaggregator, ofincluding prescriptionpharmacy drugsbenefits inmanagers, thea Statethird andparty, or a manufacturer that is paidin byany away manufacturerrelated to athe insurer's provision of pharmacy benefits manager.for coverage of a drug related to a distinct claim.
(b) When calculating an insured's defined cost-sharing for a covered prescription drug at the point of sale, an insurer offering a health benefit plan shall base the calculation on the price of the prescription drug after taking into account all pharmacy rebates associated with that prescription drug.
The price of the prescription drug and any defined cost-sharing shall be reduced by an amount equal to ninety percent (90%) of all pharmacy rebates received, or to be received, in conjunction with the dispensing or administration of the prescription drug.
Page 16 Senate Bill 479-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Nothing in this section shall preclude an insurer from decreasing an insured's defined cost-sharing by an amount greater than that required under this section.
(d) By January 1 of each year, each insurer offering a health benefit plan shall submit to the Commissioner a certification attesting that, for all health benefit plans offered in this State by Page 16 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the insurer, the insurer has complied with the requirements of this section.
(6) Price.Secretary.
– The wholesale acquisition cost as defined in 42 U.S.C.
§ 1395w-3a(c)(6)(B).
(7) Secretary.
– ByIn January 31 of each calendar year, a manufacturer shall notify all interested parties of eachthe increase20 inhighest drug price ofincreases fifteenimposed percentby (15%)the ormanufacturer greaterduring that occurred in the prior calendar year foras aset prescriptionforth drugin withthis asubsection. price of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or more for a 30-day supply.
TheNo later than January 31, the manufacturer shall disclose all of the following for the prior calendar year to interested parties for each drug price increase noticed for the prior calendar year under this subsection:
Senate Bill 479-First Edition Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) A schedule of price increases for the drug for the five years prior to the calendar year for which the drug price increase was required to be noticed under this subsection.
Senate Bill 479-Second Edition Page 17 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) New Products.
– A manufacturer shall notify all interested parties of the price of any new prescription drug within three days after itthe ismanufacturer madereceives availableapproval forby purchasethe inUnited thisStates State.Food and Drug Administration.
(c) Satisfaction of Obligations.
– A manufacturer's obligations under this section shall be fully satisfied by the submission of information and data that a manufacturer includes in its annual consolidated report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K or any other public disclosure.
(d) Information is Not Public Record.
– Information provided to the Secretary or an interested party pursuant to this section shall, except to the extent it is already in the public domain, be considered trade secret under Article 24 of Chapter 66 of the General Statutes, confidential, exempt from public inspection and copying under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes, and shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly.
The Secretary, interested parties, and their agents shall not publish or otherwise disclose any information that would allow for the identification ofan individual drug,therapeuticclass ofdrugs, ormanufacturer,that would reveal the prices of any drug or therapeutic class of drugs, or that has the potential to compromise the financial, competitive, or proprietary nature of any information submitted by the manufacturer pursuant to this section.
The Secretary and interested parties shall impose the confidentiality protections of this section on any downstream third party that may receive or otherwise have access to this information.
– The Secretary shall develop a plan to collect data from manufacturers pursuantrelated to G.S.the cost and pricing of prescription drugs to provide transparency and accountability for prescription drug pricing.
90-85.56The toSecretary provideshall transparencyconsult with other state and accountabilitynational foragencies prescriptionand drugnonprofit pricing.organizations to determine how to implement this data collection directive.
TheAs Secretarypartofthe shallfirst consultannual withreport otherrequired statebysubsection and(c)of nationalthis agenciessection,theSecretary andshall nonprofitsubmit organizationsa toplan determinefor howthe toimplementation implementof thisthe data collection directive butrequired shallby notthis disclosesubsection. any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information.
PHARMACYEFFECTIVE REPORTINGDATE REQUIREMENTS SECTION 10.10.1.
Article 4A of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
Page 18 Senate Bill 479-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "§ 90-85.42.
Board of Pharmacy reporting.
(a) Definitions.
– The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Chain pharmacy.
– Four or more pharmacies under a common ownership.
(2) Independent pharmacy.
– Three or fewer pharmacies under a common ownership.
(b) Reporting Requirements.
– No later than October 1 of each year, the Board shall report the following information to the Department of Insurance and the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services:
(1) The current number of licensed pharmacies in the State.
(2) Thenumber of independent pharmacies thathave opened in theprecedingfive years.
(3) The number of chain pharmacies that have opened in the preceding five years.
(4) The number of independent pharmacies that have closed in the preceding five years.
(5) The number of chain pharmacies that have closed in the precedingfive years." PART XI.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 11.1.
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Action History
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Sponsors
- Eddie D. Settle · Cosponsor
- Vickie Sawyer · Cosponsor
- Norman W. Sanderson · Cosponsor
- Bill Rabon · Cosponsor
- Brad Overcash · Cosponsor
- Paul Newton · Cosponsor
- Timothy D. Moffitt · Cosponsor
- Tom McInnis · Cosponsor
- Michael A. Lazzara · Cosponsor
- Steve Jarvis · Cosponsor
- Mark Hollo · Cosponsor
- Ralph Hise · Cosponsor
- Bobby Hanig · Cosponsor
- Warren Daniel · Cosponsor
- Jr. David W. Craven · Cosponsor
- Jay J. Chaudhuri · Cosponsor
- Jim Burgin · Cosponsor
- Bob Brinson · Cosponsor
- Woodson Bradley · Cosponsor
- Phil Berger · Cosponsor
- Lisa S. Barnes · Cosponsor
- Amy S. Galey · Cosponsor
- Jr. Danny Earl Britt · Primary
- Benton G. Sawrey · Primary
- Todd Johnson · Cosponsor
- Brent Jackson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 24 co-sponsors · 153 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican
- Benton G. Sawrey Republican
Co-sponsors (24)
- Eddie D. Settle Republican
- Vickie Sawyer Republican
- Norman W. Sanderson Republican
- Bill Rabon Republican
- Brad Overcash Republican
- Paul Newton Republican
- Timothy D. Moffitt Republican
- Tom McInnis Republican
- Michael A. Lazzara Republican
- Steve Jarvis Republican
- Mark Hollo Republican
- Ralph Hise Republican
- Bobby Hanig Republican
- Warren Daniel Republican
- David W. Craven, Jr. Republican
- Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic
- Jim Burgin Republican
- Bob Brinson Republican
- Woodson Bradley Democratic
- Phil Berger Republican
- Lisa S. Barnes Republican
- Amy S. Galey Republican
- Todd Johnson Republican
- Brent Jackson Republican
Not signed on (153)
153 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 153 →"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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 57 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Total | 106 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| CharlesSmith | — | Yea |
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Reeder | — | Yea |
| C. Smith | — | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Diane Wheatley | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Loftis | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 | Not Voting |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Not Voting |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Wyatt Gable | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 21 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 73% | 4% | 0% | 22% |
How each member voted (49)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bode | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Perry | — | Nay |
| P. Newton | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Kandie D. Smith | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Yea |
| Val Applewhite | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Amy S. Galey | Republican | Yea |
| Benton G. Sawrey | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Overcash | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| David W. Craven, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie D. Settle | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Johnson | Republican | Nay |
| Jim Burgin | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa S. Barnes | Republican | Yea |
| Michael A. Lazzara | Republican | Yea |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Newton | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Moffitt | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 479?
- SB 479 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Bill Rabon (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Paul Newton (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Steve Jarvis (Republican), Mark Hollo (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Jim Burgin (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Phil Berger (Republican), Lisa S. Barnes (Republican), Amy S. Galey (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Todd Johnson (Republican), and Brent Jackson (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 479?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 25, 2025. Enacted.
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