North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted 30 R cosponsors

SB 227 — Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education.

Last action — Veto Overridden

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on June 24, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    2 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (30 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill removes requirements for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in public education.

This bill eliminates mandates regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in public education settings. It affects how educational institutions approach DEI initiatives in their programs.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

23 added · 63 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest revision of Senate Bill 227, a few lines have been added to clarify the intent behind the legislation concerning public school units and the promotion of certain concepts. Specifically, the phrases regarding how an individual's moral character may relate to feelings like discomfort or guilt have been removed, which could lessen the emphasis on emotions in discussions about morality in schools. This change is important because it may influence how educators approach sensitive topics in the classroom and could affect the overall educational environment for students.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 227 Second Edition Engrossed 3/11/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 227 Short Title:
*S227-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions apply:
*S227-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 For the purposes of this Part, the following definitions apply:
Page 2 Senate Bill 227-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
Page 2 Senate Bill 227-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
(5) Single-sexschools,educationalprograms,oractivitiesoperatedin compliance with State or federal law.
The Department shall summarize the certifications in a consolidated report by January 15 annually to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee." SECTION 2.5.(a) G.S.
The Department shall summarize the certifications in a consolidated report by January 15 annually to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee." SECTION 3.
115C-47 reads as rewritten:
"§ 115C-47.
Powers and duties generally.
In addition to the powers and duties designated in G.S.
115C-36, local boards of education shall have the power or duty:
… (18) To Make Rules Concerning the Conduct and Duties of Personnel.
– Local boards of education, upon the recommendation of the superintendent, shall have full power to make all just and needful rules and regulations adopt policies governing the conduct of teachers, principals, and supervisors, employees, the kind of reports they shall make, and their duties in the care of school property.
The policies governing the conduct of employees shall prohibit discrimination based on an individual's protected classification under federal law, including antisemitism as defined in G.S.
12-3.2.
Prior to the beginning of each school year, each local board of education shall identify all reports, including local school required reports, that are required at the local level for the school year and shall, to the maximum extent possible, eliminate any duplicate or obsolete reporting requirements and Senate Bill 227-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 consolidate remaining reporting requirements.
No additional reports shall be required at the local level after the beginning of the school year without the prior approval of the local board of education.
Prior to the beginning of each school year, each local board of education shall also identify software protocols such as NC Wise that could be used to minimize repetitious data entry by teachers and shall make them available to teachers.
Each local board of education shall appoint a person or establish a local paperwork control committee to monitor all reports and other paperwork required of teachers by the central office and to monitor teachers' access to software protocols that minimize repetitious data entry.
…." SECTION 2.5.(b) G.S.
115C-390.2(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Governing body policies shall include or provide for the development of a Code of Student Conduct that notifies students of the standards of behavior expected of them, conduct that may subject them to discipline, and the range of disciplinary measures that may be used by school officials.
The Code of Student Conduct shall prohibit discrimination based on an individual's protected classification under federal law, including antisemitism as defined in G.S.
12-3.2." SECTION 3.
Page 4 Senate Bill 227-Second Edition
Senate Bill 227-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Veto Overridden

  2. Ch. SL 2026-20

  3. Withdrawn From Cal

  4. Placed On Cal For 04/21/2026

  5. Withdrawn From Cal

  6. Placed On Cal For 04/06/2026

  7. Withdrawn From Cal

  8. Placed On Cal For 03/09/2026

  9. Withdrawn From Cal

  10. Placed On Cal For 02/09/2026

  11. Withdrawn From Cal

  12. Placed On Cal For 01/12/2026

  13. Withdrawn From Cal

  14. Placed On Cal For 12/15/2025

  15. Withdrawn From Cal

  16. Placed On Cal For 11/17/2025

  17. Withdrawn From Cal

  18. Placed On Cal For 10/21/2025

  19. Withdrawn From Com

  20. Placed On Cal For 10/20/2025

  21. Withdrawn From Cal

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

  23. Withdrawn From Cal

  24. Placed On Cal For 09/22/2025

  25. Withdrawn From Cal

  26. Placed On Cal For 08/26/2025

  27. Veto Overridden

  28. Veto Received from Senate

  29. Placed On Cal For 07/30/2025

  30. Withdrawn From Com

  31. Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025

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

  33. Vetoed 07/03/2025

  34. Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2025

  35. Ratified

  36. Passed 2nd Reading

  37. Passed 3rd Reading

  38. Ordered Enrolled

  39. Reptd Fav

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

  41. Reptd Fav

  42. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  43. Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025

  44. Withdrawn From Com

  45. Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  46. Passed 1st Reading

  47. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  48. Regular Message Sent To House

  49. Regular Message Received From Senate

  50. Amend Adopted A2

  51. Amend Failed A1

  52. Amend Adopted A3

  53. Passed 2nd Reading

  54. Passed 3rd Reading

  55. Engrossed

  56. Reptd Fav

  57. Reptd Fav

  58. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  59. Passed 1st Reading

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

  61. Withdrawn From Com

  62. Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  63. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (149)

149 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

R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur

Passed 112 Yea · 1 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 31102
Unaffiliated 26000
U 2000
Republican 53005
Total 112107
% of votes cast 93%1%0%6%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Gill — Yea
Harris — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Rudow — Yea
CharlesSmith — Yea
Staton-Williams — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Crutchfield — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fontenot — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
F. Jackson — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
Abe Jones 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
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Not Voting
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John 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
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest 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
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey 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 Not Voting
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jake Johnson 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 R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson 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
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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M11 Concur

Passed 99 Yea · 15 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30301
Unaffiliated 20600
Republican 49405
U 0200
Total 991506
% of votes cast 83%13%0%5%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Clemmons — Yea
Gill — Yea
Harris — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Rudow — Yea
CharlesSmith — Yea
Staton-Williams — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fontenot — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
Autry — Nay
Crutchfield — Nay
Elmore — Nay
Lowery — Nay
Saine — Nay
Sasser — Nay
F. Jackson — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Nay
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Not Voting
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John 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
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Nay
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Nay
David Willis Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jake Johnson 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 R. Bell, IV Republican Nay
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson 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
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Nay
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 227?
SB 227 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Bill Rabon (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), Amy S. Galey (Republican), Carl Ford (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Lisa S. Barnes (Republican), W. Ted Alexander (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Michael V. Lee (Republican), Phil Berger (Republican), Brent Jackson (Republican), Todd Johnson (Republican), and Dana Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 227?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2025. Enacted.
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