North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House 8 R cosponsors

HB 958 — Election Law Changes.

Last action — Vetoed 08/17/2026

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This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Vetoed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on August 17, 2026.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    3 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill makes changes to election laws.

This legislation proposes various modifications to existing election laws. The changes aim to update procedures and regulations surrounding the electoral process.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

244 added · 690 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 958 now includes a provision that prevents the State Board of Elections from using its role to recruit or encourage voters while educating them. Additionally, it clarifies the process for a county board of elections to propose plans for early voting, ensuring that if a county chooses not to offer early voting at its main office, they must still provide adequate voting options nearby. These changes are significant because they aim to enhance the impartiality of the election process and ensure accessibility for voters, while also promoting fair representation.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 958 Committee Substitute Favorable 6/26/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 958 Short Title:
Representatives Blackwell and Stevens (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES REGARDING ELECTION LAWS.
Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO ELECTION ADMINISTRATION LAWS AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS.
5 PART I.
SECTION 1.
REVISIONS TO BALLOT COUNTING PROCEDURE SECTION 1.1.(a) G.S.
G.S.
163-182.2(a)(4) is recodified as G.S.
163-22 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
163-182.2(a2).
"(u) In educating voters, theStateBoardshall not useits roleto recruit orencouragevoters to associate with any political party over another or to influence voter turnout for a particular political party." SECTION 2.
SECTION 1.1.(b) G.S.
G.S.
163-182.2(a)(6) is recodified as G.S.
163-90.2(a) reads as rewritten:
163-182.2(a3).
"(a) When any challenge is sustained for any cause listed under G.S.
SECTION 1.1.(c) G.S.
163-85(c), the board shall cancel or correct the voter registration of the voter.
163-182.2, as amended by S.L.
The county board shall maintain such record for at least six months and during the pendency of any appeal.
2024-57 and this section, reads as rewritten:
The Except for challenges sustained for cause listed under G.S.
"§ 163-182.2.
163-85(c)(6), the challenged ballot shall be counted for any ballot items for which the challenged voter is eligible to vote, as if it were a provisional official ballot under the provisions of G.S.
Initial counting of official ballots.
163-166.11(4).
(a) The initial counting of official ballots cast at the precinct on election day and under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter shall be conducted according to the following principles:
For any challenge sustained for death of the voterunderG.S.
(1) Vote counting of ballots cast at the precinct on election day shall occur immediately after the polls close and shall be continuous until completed.
163-85(c)(6),thechallengedballotshallnotbecountedifthevoterdiedbetween the time the ballot was cast and 6:30 A.M.
If ballots cast under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter are counted electronically, that count shall commence at the time the polls close.
on election day." SECTION 3.(a) G.S.
If ballots cast under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter are paper ballots counted manually, that count shall commence at the same time as mail-in absentee ballots cast under Article 20 or Article 21A of this Chapter are counted.
163-165.5(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
(2) Vote counting at the precinct shall be conducted with the participation of precinct officials of all political parties then present.
"(4) Party designations in partisan ballot items.
Vote counting at the county board of elections shall be conducted in the presence or under the supervision of board members of all political parties then present.
Party designations shall be printed in the same font type and size as the name of the candidate." SECTION 3.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
(3) Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count at any level shall be allowed to do so.
SECTION 4.
No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots.
G.S.
Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots.
163-166.35(a) reads as rewritten:
(4) Recodified.
"(a) A county board of elections by unanimous vote of all its members may provide for one or more sites in that county for ballots to be applied for and cast under this Part.
(5) Precinct officials shall provide a preliminary report of the vote counting on election day to the county board of elections as quickly as possible.
Each county board shall open at least one early voting site for every 30,000 registered voters, or any portion thereof, registered in that county as of July 1 of the previous calendar year.
The preliminary report shall be unofficial, has no binding effect upon the official county canvass to follow, and shall include the number of provisional ballots cast in that precinct.
The county board shall seek to provide geographic diversity when selecting locations for early voting sites.
(6) Recodified.
Except for individuals appointed to early voting sites pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, every individual staffinganyof those sites shall be amember or full-time employee of the countyboard of elections or an employee of the county board of elections whom the board has given training equivalent to that given a full-time employee.
(a1) The initial counting of official ballots cast under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter shall be conducted according to the following principles:
Those sites must be approved by the State Board as part of a Plan for Implementation approved by both the county board of elections and by the State Board which shall also provide adequate security of the ballots and provisions to avoid allowing persons to vote who have already voted.
*H958-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Vote counting shall occur between the hours of 9:00 A.M.
A countyboard of elections maypropose in its *H958-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Plan for Implementation not to offer earlyvotingat the countyboard of elections office;
and 5:00 P.M.
the State Board may approve that proposal in a Plan for Implementation only if the Plan for Implementation includes at least one site reasonably proximate to the county board of elections office and the State Board finds that the sites in the Plan for Implementation as a whole provide adequate coverage of the county's electorate.
on election day at the hour and place stated in a resolution adopted by the county boardat least two weeks priorto the timethevotingplace opens in accordance with G.S.
If a county board of elections has considered a proposed Plan or Plans for Implementation and has been unable to reach unanimity in favor of a Plan for Implementation, a member or members of that county board of elections may petition the State Board to adopt a plan for it.
163-166.25.
If petitioned, the State Board may also receive and consider alternative petitions from another member or members of that county board.
Thecountyboardshall not reveal theresult ofthecount prior to the close of polls on election day.
The State Board may adopt a Plan for Implementation for that county.
(2) Vote counting shall be conducted in the presence or under the supervision of county board members of all political parties then present.
The State Board, in that plan, shall take into consideration whether the Plan for Implementation disproportionately favors any party, racial or ethnic group, or candidate." SECTION 5.
(3) Any member of the public wishing to witness the vote count shall be allowed to do so.
G.S.
No witness shall interfere with the orderly counting of the official ballots.
163-182.1(b)(1) reads as rewritten:
Witnesses shall not participate in the official counting of official ballots.
"(1) Provide for a sample hand-to-eye count of the paper ballots of a statewide ballot item in everycounty.
(a2) If the county board finds that an individual voting a provisional official ballot (i) was registered in the county as provided in 163-82.1, (ii) voted in the proper precinct under G.S.
The presidential ballot item shall be the subject of the sampling in a presidential election.
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If there is no statewide ballot item, the StateBoard Auditorshall provideaprocess forselectingdistrict orlocal ballot items to adequatelysample the electorate.
The State Board shall approve in an open meeting the procedure for randomly selecting the sample precincts for each election.
The random selection of precincts for any county shall be done publicly after the initial count of election returns for that county is publicly released or 24 hours after the polls close on election day, whichever is earlier.
The sample chosen by the State Board Auditor shall be of one or more full precincts, full counts of mailed absentee ballots, full counts of one or more early voting sites, or a combination.
The size of the sample of each category shall be chosen to produce a statistically significant result and shall be chosen after consultation with a statistician.
The actual units shall be chosen at random.
In the event of a material discrepancy between the electronic or mechanical count and a hand-to-eye count, the hand-to-eye count shall control, except where paper ballots have been lost or destroyed or where there is another reasonable basis to conclude that the hand-to-eye count is not the true count.
If the discrepancy between the hand-to-eye count and the mechanical or electronic count is significant, a complete hand-to-eye count shall be conducted." SECTION 6.(a) G.S.
163-182.2(a), as amended bySection 3A.4(e) of S.L.
2024-57, reads as rewritten:
"(a) The initial counting of official ballots cast on election day and under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter shall be conducted according to the following principles:
… (4) If the county board finds that an individual voting a provisional official ballot (i)was registeredinthecountyasprovidedin163-82.1,(ii)votedintheproper precinct under G.S.
on the third fifth business day after the election.
on the third business day after the election.
County boards may review for approval any provisional official ballots cast under Part 5 of Article 14A of this Chapter and take preparatory steps for the count prior to electionday,usingthesameproceduresusedfor countingabsenteeballotsunderG.S.
election;
163-234(3) as long as the preparatory steps do not reveal the result of the count prior to the close of polls on election day.
provided, however, for counties with over 250,000 registered voters in that election, the provisional official ballots shall be counted by the county board no later than 5:00 P.M.
Except as providedin G.S.
on the fifth business day after the election.
163-82.15(e),ifthe countyboardfinds that an individual voting a provisional official ballot (i) did not vote in the proper precinct under G.S.
Except as provided in G.S.
163-82.15(e), if the county board finds that an individual voting a provisional official ballot (i) did not vote in the proper precinct under G.S.
163-82.1, or (iii) is otherwise not eligible to vote, the ballot shall not be counted.
163-82.1, or (iii) is otherwise not eligible to vote, the ballot shall not Page 2 House Bill 958-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 be counted.
When an individual has voted a provisional official ballot after completing an affidavit under G.S.
(5) Precinct officials shall provide a preliminary report of the vote counting on election day to the county board of elections as quickly as possible.
163-166.16(d), and the county board has not found the affidavit to be valid within five business days after the election because the countyboard has grounds to believe the affidavit is false, the county board shall determine whether to count the provisional official ballot by the date of the county canvass.
The preliminary report shall be unofficial, has shall:
(a3) In counties that use any certified mechanical or electronic voting system, subject to the sample counts under G.S.
a.
163-182.1 and subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, and of a hand-to-eye recount under G.S.
Be unofficial.
163-182.7 and G.S.
b.
163-182.7A, a county board of elections shall rely in its canvass on the mechanical or electronic count of the vote rather than the full hand-to-eye count of the paper ballots or records.
Have no binding effect upon the official countycanvass to follow, and shall include follow.
In the event of a material discrepancy between the electronic or mechanical count and a hand-to-eye count or recount, the hand-to-eye count or recount shall control, except where paper ballots or records have been lost or destroyed or where there is another reasonable basis to conclude that the hand-to-eye count is not the true count.
c.
(a4) Any resolution required by this section shall be published once a week for two weeks prior to the election, in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.
Include the number of provisional ballots cast in that precinct and the number of outstanding provisional ballots cast in that precinct.
Notice may additionally be made on a radio or television station or both, but the notice shall be in addition to the newspaper and other required notice.
…." SECTION 6.(b) G.S.
(b) The State Board shall promulgate rules for the initial counting of all official ballots.
163-234, as amended by Section 3A.4(g) of S.L.
All election officials shall be governed by those rules.
In promulgating those rules, the State Board shall adhere to the following guidelines:
(1) For each voting system used, the rules shall specify the role of precinct officials and of the county board of elections in the initial counting of official ballots.
(2) For optical scan and direct record electronic voting systems, and for anyother voting systems in which ballots are counted other than on paper by hand and Page 2 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 eye, those rules shall provide for a sample hand-to-eye count of the paper ballots of a sampling of a statewide ballot item in every county.
The presidential ballot item shall be the subject of the sampling in a presidential election.
If there is no statewide ballot item, the State Board shall provide a process for selecting district or local ballot items to adequately sample the electorate.
The State Board shall approve in an open meeting the procedure for random sampling for each election.
The random sampling for any county shall be done publicly after the initial count of election returns for that county is publiclyreleasedor24hoursafterthepolls closeonelection day,whichever is earlier.
The sample chosen by the State Board shall be of one or more full precincts, fullcountsof mailedabsenteeballots,andfullcountsofoneormore early voting sites.
The size of the sample of each category shall be chosen to produce a statistically significant result and shall be chosen after consultation with a statistician.
The actual units shall be chosen at random.
In the event of a material discrepancy between the electronic or mechanical count and a hand-to-eye count, the hand-to-eye count shall control, except where paper ballots have been lost or destroyed or where there is another reasonable basis to conclude that the hand-to-eye count is not the true count.
If the discrepancy between the hand-to-eye count and the mechanical or electronic count is significant, a complete hand-to-eye count shall be conducted.
The sample count need not be done on election night.
(3) The rules shall provide for accurate unofficial reporting of the results from the precinct to the county board of elections with reasonable speed on the night of the election.
(4) The rules shall provide for the prompt and secure transmission of official ballots from the voting place to the county board of elections.board.
(c) The State Board shall direct the county boards of elections in the application of the principles and rules in individual circumstances." SECTION 1.2.
G.S.
163-230.1(e1), as amended byS.L.
"(e1) Curable Deficiencies.
– If a container-return envelope contains a curable deficiency, the county board shall promptly notify the voter of the deficiency and the manner in which the voter may cure the deficiency.
Curable deficiencies are deficiencies that can be cured with supplemental documentation or attestation provided by the voter, including when any of the following occurs:
(1) The voter did not sign the voter certification as required by G.S.
163-231(a)(4).
(2) The voter signed the application in the wrong place on the application.
(3) The voter failed to include with the container-return envelope a photocopy of identification described in G.S.
163-166.16(a) or an affidavit as described in G.S.
163-166.16(d)(1), (d)(2), or (d)(3), as required by subsection (f1) of this section.
The identification of the two persons witnessing the casting of the absentee ballot in accordance with G.S.
163-231(a) is not a curable deficiency.
Any container-return envelope with a curable deficiency that is transmitted to the county board shall be considered timely if cure documentation is received no later than 12:00 P.M.
on the third fifth business day after the election.
Cure documentation may be transmitted via email to the county board if the deficiency is one described in subdivision (3) of this subsection.
The notification of voters regardingcurable deficiencies is an administrative task that may be performed by county board staff and is not required to be performed at an absentee meeting as provided for in subsection (f) of this section.
The voter shall be notified of curable deficiencies by mail, and by telephone or email if the House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 telephone number or email address was provided by the voter on the request form for absentee ballots." SECTION 1.3.
G.S.
163-231 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(d) Counting of Executed Absentee Ballots.
– Only those voted absentee ballots transmitted to a county board in accordance with this section shall be counted." SECTION 1.4.
G.S.
163-234, as amended by S.L.
2024-57, reads as rewritten:
on election day and those received pursuant to G.S.
on election day day, those described in subdivision (13) of this section, and those received pursuant to G.S.
Anyelector of the countyshall be permitted to attend the meeting and allowed to observe the counting process, so long as the elector does not in any manner interfere with the election officials in the discharge of their duties.
Anyelector of the county shall be permitted to attend the meeting and allowed to observe the counting process, so long as the elector does not in any manner interfere with the election officials in the discharge of their duties.
The count oftheseabsenteeballotsshallbecontinuousuntilcompleted,andthemembers shall not separate or leave the counting place except for unavoidable necessity.The county board shall not adjourn the meeting until the count of these absentee ballots is complete.
The count of these absentee ballots shall be continuous until completed, and the members shall not separate or leave the counting place except for unavoidable necessity.
The count shall be continuous until completed and the members shall not separate or leave the counting place except for unavoidable necessity, The county board shall not adjourn the meeting until the count of these absentee ballots is complete, except that if the count has been completed prior to the time the polls close, it shall be suspended until that time pending receipt of any additional ballots.
The count shall be continuous until completed and the members shall not separate or leave the counting place except for unavoidable necessity, except that if the count has been completed prior to the time the polls close, it shall be suspended until that time pending receipt of any additional ballots.
Nothingin this sectionprohibits acountyboard from taking preparatory steps for the count earlier than the times specified in this section, as long as the preparatory steps do not reveal to any individual not engaged in the actual count election results before the times specified in this subdivision for the count to begin.
Nothing in this section prohibits a county board from taking preparatory steps for the count earlier than the times specified in this section, as long as the preparatory steps do not reveal to any individual not engaged in the actual count election results before the times specified in this subdivision for the count to begin.
The county board shall not announce the result of the count before 7:30 P.M.prior to the close of polls on election day.
The county board shall not announce the result of the count before 7:30 P.M.
… (11) The county board shall meet after the day of the election and prior to the day of canvass to count absentee ballots received pursuant to G.S.
House Bill 958-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … (12) No later than 5:00 P.M.
163-231(b)(2) and absentee ballots that have deficiencies that have been cured pursuant to G.S.
on the third business day after the election, the county board shall announce the tally of all absentee ballots, except those subject to a challenge challenge, those subject to subdivision (13) of this section, or those cast in accordance with Article 21A of this Chapter.
163-230.1(e1) upon the adoption of a resolution pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section.
(13) Forcounties with over250,000registeredvoters in that election, thefollowing shall apply:
The county board shall comply with all other requirements of this section and G.S.
a.
163-230.1 for the counting of these absentee ballots.
All absentee ballots received by the county board on the Monday before election day shall be processed no later than 7:30 P.M.
Page 4 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (12) No later than 5:00 P.M.
the day before election day.
on the third fifth business day after the election, the county board shall announce the tally of all absentee ballots, except those subject to a challenge challenge, those for which a final decision on a curable deficiency remains pending, or those cast in accordance with Article 21A of this Chapter." SECTION 1.5.
b.
The county board shall count and report the results of all absentee ballots received before election dayno later than 7:30 P.M.
on election day.
c.
The county board shall report the number of absentee ballots received on election day no later than 7:30 P.M.
on election day.
d.
For absentee ballots received on election day, the county board shall count and report the results of those absentee ballots no later than 5:00 P.M.
on the fifth business day after the election." SECTION 7.
163-275 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
163-230.1(e1), as amended by Section 3A.4(f) of S.L.
"(15) For any person to reveal the result of any count of ballots prior to the close of polls on election day in accordance with G.S.
2024-57, reads as rewritten:
163-182.2 or G.S.
"(e1) Curable Deficiencies.
163-234." SECTION 1.6.
– If a container-return envelope contains a curable deficiency, the county board shall promptly notify the voter of the deficiency and the manner in which the voter may cure the deficiency.
Section 1.5 of this Part becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
Curable deficiencies are deficiencies that can be cured with supplemental documentation or attestation provided by the voter, including when any of the following occurs:
The remainder of this Part becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
(1) The voter did not sign the voter certification as required by G.S.
PART II.
163-231(a)(4).
VARIOUS ELECTION ADMINISTRATION CHANGES PARTY DESIGNATIONS ON BALLOT SECTION 2.1.(a) G.S.
(2) The voter signed the application in the wrong place on the application.
163-165.5(a)(4) reads as rewritten:
(3) The voter failed to include with the container-return envelope a photocopy of identification described in G.S.
"(4) Party designations in partisan ballot items.
Party designations shall be printed in the same font type and size as the name of the candidate." SECTION 2.1.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
REMOVAL AND TRAINING OF PRECINCT OFFICIALS SECTION 2.2.(a) Article 5 of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-41.3.
Removal of precinct officials;
vacancies." SECTION 2.2.(b) G.S.
163-41(d) is recodified as G.S.
163-41.3.
SECTION 2.2.(c) G.S.
163-41, as amended by this section, reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-41.
Precinct chief judges and judges of election;
appointment;
terms of office;
qualifications;
vacancies;
oaths of office.
(a) Appointment of Chief Judge and Judges.
– At the meeting required by G.S.
163-31 to be held on the Tuesday following the third Monday in August of the year in which they are appointed, the county board of elections shall appoint one person to act as chief judge and two other persons to act as judges of election for each precinct in the county.
Their terms of office shall continue for two years from the specified date of appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified, except that if a nonresident of the precinct is appointed as chief judge or judge for a precinct, that person's term of office shall end if the county board of elections appoints a qualified resident of the precinct of the same party to replace the nonresident chief judge or judge.
It shall be their the duty of the precinct officials to conduct the primaries and elections within their respective precincts.
Persons appointed to these offices must be registered voters and residents of the county in which the precinct is located, of good repute, and able to read and write.
Not more than one judge in each precinct shall belong to the same political party as the chief judge.
(b) The As used in this Article, the term "precinct official" shall mean chief judges and judges appointed pursuant to this section, and all assistants appointed pursuant to G.S.
163-42, unless the context of a statute clearly indicates a more restrictive meaning.
(b1) Nopersonshall beeligibleto serveas aprecinct official, as thatterm is definedabove, who holds official if any of the following apply:
(1) The person holds any elective office under the government of the United States, or of the State of North Carolina or any political subdivision thereof.
(2) No person shall be eligible to serve as a precinct official who is The person is a candidate for nomination or election.
House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (3) Nopersonshall beeligibleto serve as aprecinctofficial whoholds Theperson holds any office in a state, congressional district, county, or precinct political party or political organization, or who is a manager or treasurer for any candidate or political party, provided however that the position of delegate to a political party convention shall not be considered an office for the purpose of this subsection.subdivision.
(4) The person has been prohibited from serving as a precinct official in any subsequent election in accordance with G.S.
163-41.3(a).
…." SECTION 2.2.(d) G.S.
163-41.3, as enacted by this section, reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-41.3.
Removal of precinct officials;
filling vacancies.
(a) Anyprecinctofficialmayberemovedfromoffice,includingonthedayoftheelection or primary, for incompetency or failure to discharge the duties of office by the county board in accordance with G.S.
163-33.
The county board may prohibit a precinct official who has been removed from office from serving as a precinct official in any subsequent election.
(b) …." SECTION 2.2.(e) G.S.
163-33(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) To appoint all chief judges, judges, assistants, and other officers of elections, and designate the precinct in which each shall serve;
and, after notice and hearing, to remove any chief judge, judge of elections, assistant, or other officer of election appointed by it for incompetency, failure to discharge the duties of office, failure to qualify within the time prescribed by law, fraud, or for any other satisfactory cause.
cause, as provided in G.S.
163-41.3.
In exercising the powers and duties of this subdivision, the board may act only when a majority of its members are present at any meeting at which such powers or duties are exercised." SECTION 2.2.(f) G.S.
163-42(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) In addition, a county board of elections by unanimous vote of all of its members may appoint any registered voter in the county as an emergency election-day assistant, as long as that voter is otherwise qualified to be a precinct official.
The State Board of Elections shall determine for each election the number of emergency election-day assistants each county may have, based on population, expected turnout, and complexityof election duties.
duties;
however, each county must have, at aminimum,six emergencyelection-dayassistants.
Thecountyboardbyunanimous voteofall ofits membersmayassignemergencyelection-dayassistants onthedayoftheelection to any precinct in the county where the number of precinct officials is insufficient because of an emergency occurring within 48 hours of the opening of the polls emergency, the removal of a precinct official, or any other reason that prevents an appointed a precinct official from serving.
serving throughout the day of the primary or election.
A person appointed to serve as an emergency election-day assistant shall be trained and paid like other precinct assistants in accordance with G.S.
163-46.
A county board of elections shall apportion the appointments as of emergency election-day assistant assistants among registrants of each political party so as to make possible the staffing of each precinct with officials of more than one party, and the county board shall make assignments so that no precinct has precinct officials assistants all of whom are registered with the same party." SECTION 2.2.(g) G.S.
163-82.24(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Training.
– The State Board of Elections shall conduct training programs in election law and procedures.
Every county elections director shall receive training conducted by the State Board at least as often as required in the following schedule:
(1) Once during each odd-numbered year before the municipal election held in the county;county.
Page 6 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) Once during each even-numbered year before the first partisan primary;
andprimary.
(3) Once during each even-numbered year after the partisan primaries but before the general election.
(a1) Every member of a county board of elections shall receive training conducted by the State Board at least once duringthe six months after the member's initial appointment and at least once again during the first two years of the member's service.
The State Board of Elections shall promulgate rules for the training of precinct officials, which shall be followed by the county boards of elections.boards.
At a minimum, the training for all precinct officials shall include information regarding all of the following:
(1) The duties of the office of precinct official.
(2) How to confirm whether a person presenting to vote is registered in that county.
(3) How to issue ballots.
(4) How to properlyprovide voter assistance, including how to provide assistance to those curbside voting.
(5) The procedure for opening and closing of polls.
(6) The prohibition regarding election-related activity in the voting place and buffer zone of the voting place.
(7) Thepotential for removal from officefor failure to complywith theprovisions of this Chapter." SECTION 2.2.(h) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
COUNTING OF CHALLENGED BALLOT OF DECEASED VOTER SECTION 2.3.(a) G.S.
163-90.2(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) When anychallenge is sustainedforanycauselistedunderG.S.
163-85(c),thecounty board shall cancel or correct the voter registration of the voter.
The county board shall maintain suchrecordforatleastsixmonthsandduringthependencyofanyappeal.
TheExceptasprovided in this subsection, the challenged ballot shall be counted for any ballot items for which the challenged voter is eligible to vote, as if it were a provisional official ballot under the provisions of G.S.
163-166.11(4).
For any challenge sustained for death of the voter under G.S.
163-85(c)(6), the challenged ballot shall not be counted if the voter died between the time the challenged ballot was cast and 6:30 A.M.
on election day." SECTION 2.3.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
DISORDERLY CONDUCT AT VOTING PLACE SECTION 2.4.(a) G.S.
14-132 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-132.
Disorderly conduct in and injuries to public buildings and facilities.
(a) It is a misdemeanor if for any person shall:to do any of the following:
(1) Make any rude or riotous noise, or be guilty of engage in any disorderly conduct, in or near any public building or facility;
orfacility.
(2) Unlawfully write or scribble on, mark, deface, besmear, or injure the walls of any public building or facility, or any statue or monument situated in any public place;
orplace.
(3) Commit any nuisance in or near any public building or facility.
(b) Any person in charge of any public building or facility owned or controlled by the State, any subdivision of the State, or any other public agency shall have authority to arrest summarily and without warrant for a violation of this section.
House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) The term "public building or facility" as used in this section includes any building or facilitytogetherwiththesurroundinggroundsandpremisesusedinconnectionwiththeoperation or functioning of such public building or facility which is:is any of the following:
(1) One to which the public or a portion of the public has access and is owned or controlled by the State, any subdivision of the State, any other public agency, or any private institution or agency of a charitable, educational, or eleemosynary nature;
orphilanthropic nature.
(2) Dedicated to the use of the general public for a purpose which is primarily concerned with public recreation, cultural activities, and other events of a public nature or character.
(3) Designated by the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation in accordance with G.S.
143B-987.
(4) One temporarily in use as a voting place under Chapter 163 of the General Statutes during the hours for voting.
The term "building or facility" as used in this section also includes the surrounding grounds and premises of any building or facility used in connection with the operation or functioning of such building or facility.
(d) Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor." SECTION 2.4.(b) G.S.
163-166.4(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b) Area for Election-Related Activity.
– Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, the county board of elections shall also provide an area adjacent to the buffer zone for each votingplacein which personsor groups ofpersons maydistribute campaignliterature, place political advertising, solicit votes, or otherwise engage in election-related activity.
It shall be a Class 3 misdemeanor for a person to steal, deface, vandalize, or unlawfully remove political advertising that is lawfully placed under this subsection." SECTION 2.4.(c) This section becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
BAN RANK CHOICE VOTING SECTION 2.5.(a) Article 14A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-165.6A.
Rank choice voting prohibited.
No rank choice voting may be used in any referendum, primary, or other election.
The term "rank choice voting" refers to a methodthat allowsa voter the optionto rank candidates for office in the voter's order of preference." SECTION 2.5.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
REQUIRE RETURN TO SENDER ON VOTER REGISTRATION MAILINGS SECTION 2.6.(a) G.S.
163-82.7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(h) Return to Sender Requirement on Notices.
– All notices sent to applicants pursuant to this section shall include a location on the notice which can be marked to indicate that the applicant does not reside at the address given by the applicant and that the notice should be returned to the appropriate sender." SECTION 2.6.(b) G.S.
163-82.14(d)(2) is amended by adding a new sub-subdivision to read:
"d.
Contains a location which can be marked to indicate that the registrant does not reside at the address given by the registrant and that the mailing should be returned to the appropriate sender." Page 8 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.6.(c) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
4 CLOSING OF EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING EARLY VOTING SECTION 2.7.(a) G.S.
163-166.40 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(j) At the conclusion of the early voting period provided for in subsection (b) of this section, any materials containing the vote count and any voting equipment used during the early voting period shall be kept secure in a locked location by the county board until the initial counting of early voting ballots in accordance with G.S.
163-182.2(a1)." SECTION 2.7.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
PART III.
ROLE & DUTY OF THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS & COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS ROLE OF STATE BOARD AND COUNTY BOARDS IN VOTER TURNOUT SECTION 3.1.(a) G.S.
163-19(g) reads as rewritten:
"(g) No person while serving on the State Board shall:shall do any of the following:
(1) Make a reportable contribution to a candidate for a public office over which the State Board would have jurisdiction or authority.
(2) Register as a lobbyist under Chapter 120C of the General Statutes.
(3) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates for public office.office, supporting any political party over another, or influencing voter turnout for a particular political party.
(4) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large supporting or opposing the passage of one or more clearly identified referendum or ballot issue proposals.
(5) Solicit contributions for a candidate, political committee, or referendum committee.
(6) Serve as a member of any other State board, as defined in G.S.
138A-3.
(7) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large encouraging or promoting voter turnout in any election." SECTION 3.1.(b) G.S.
163-30 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(g) No person while serving on a county board shall do any of the following:
(1) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large supporting or opposing the nomination or election of one or more clearly identified candidates for public office, supporting any political party over another, or influencing voter turnout for a particular political party.
(2) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large supporting or opposing the passage of one or more clearly identified referendum or ballot issue proposals.
(3) Make written or oral statements intended for general distribution or dissemination to the public at large encouraging or promoting voter turnout in any election." SECTION 3.1.(c) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 AUTHORITY IN ELECTION LITIGATION SECTION 3.2.(a) G.S.
163-25 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-25.
Authority of State Board to assist in litigation.
(a) The State Board shall possess authority to assist any county board of elections in any matter in which litigation is contemplated or has been initiated, provided, the in accordance with all of the following:
(1) The county board of elections in such county petitions, requests, by majority resolution, for such assistance from the State Board and, provided further, that the Board.
(2) The State Board determines, in its sole discretion by majority vote, to assist in any such the matter.
(3) It is further stipulated that the The State Board shall does not be authorized under this provision to enter into any litigation in assistance to counties, any county board or county boards except in those instances where the uniform administration of this Chapter has been, or would be threatened.
(b) The AttorneyGeneral shall provide the State Board with legal assistance in execution of its authority under this section or, in the Attorney General's discretion, recommend that may employ staff counsel or retain private counsel be employed.to provide legal services.
Private counsel may be retained for any of the following matters:
(1) Any matter in which litigation is contemplated or has been initiated.
(2) Any matter in which the State Board is assisting in litigation in accordance with subsection (a) of this section.
(3) Any matter arising in connection with the State Board's actions under this Chapter.
(4) Any matter arising in connection with the Executive Director's actions under this Chapter.
(c) If the Attorney General recommends employment State Board determines retention of private counsel, counsel is necessary, the State Board may employ counsel with the approval of the General Assembly.use funds available to the State Board to retain private counsel under this section.
The State Board shall supervise and manage counsel retained under this section.
(d) G.S.
114-2.3 and G.S.
147-17 shall not apply to counsel employed or retained under this section.
(e) All communications or documents made or used in connection with the provision of legal services by counsel employed or retained under this section are not "public records" as defined by G.S.
132-1 and shall not be open to public inspection, examination, or copying." SECTION 3.2.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to litigation existing on or after that date.
DESIGNATION OF EXEMPT POSITIONS at the state board OF ELECTIONS SECTION 3.3.(a) G.S.
126-5(c1) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to read:
"(42) The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections.
(43) Employees of the State Board of Elections, that the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections, at any time, in the Executive Director of the State Board of Elections' discretion, exempts from the application of this Chapter by means of a letter to the Director of the Office of State Human Resources designating these employees.
The Executive Director of the State Board of Elections may exempt no more than 25 employees under the authorization set forth in this subdivision.
Any exemptions under this subdivision shall not affect, or be counted against, the number of exempt positions the Auditor may designate in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (d) of this section." Page 10 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.3.(b) G.S.
126-5(d)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) Exempt Positions in Council of State Departments and Offices and the Office of the State Controller.
– The Secretary of State, the Auditor, the Treasurer, the Attorney General, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Commissioner of Insurance, the Labor Commissioner, and the State Controller may designate exempt positions.
The number of exempt policymaking positions in each department headed by an elected department head listed in this subdivision is limited to 25 exempt policymaking positions or two percent (2%) of the total number of full-time positions in the department, whichever is greater.
The total number of full-time positions in the Department of the State Auditor shall not include employees of the State Board of Elections.
The number of exempt managerial positions is limited to 25 positions or two percent (2%) of the total number of full-time positions in the department, whichever is greater.
The number of exempt policymaking positions designated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction is limited to 70 exempt policymaking positions or two percent (2%) of the total number of full-time positions in the department, whichever is greater.
The number of exempt managerial positions designated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction is limited to 70 exempt managerial positions or two percent (2%) of the total number of full-time positions in the department, whichever is greater.
The total number of exempt positions, policymaking andmanagerial, designatedbythe Office oftheState Controller is limited to 10." PART IV.
REVISIONS TO UNIFORM MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS ACT PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR UOCAVA VOTERS SECTION 4.1.(a) G.S.
163-258.10 reads as rewritten:
"§ 163-258.10.
Timely casting Casting of ballot.
(a) To be valid, a military-overseas ballot shall either be received by the appropriate county board of elections no later than the close of the polls, or the covered voter shall submit the ballot for mailing, electronic transmission, or other authorized means of delivery not later than 12:01 A.M., at the place where the voter completes the ballot, on the date of the election.
(b) The covered voter shall submit the military-overseas ballot with a form of identification that contains a photograph of the covered voter as described in G.S.
163-166.16(d)(1), (d)(2), or (d)(3).
163-166.16(d)(1), (d)(2), or (d)(3), as required by subsection (f1) of this section.
The State Board shall provide the means for any identification electronically submitted in accordance with this subsection to be submitted in a secure manner." SECTION 4.1.(b) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to elections held on or after that date.
The identification of the two persons witnessing the casting of the absentee ballot in accordance with G.S.
PART V.
163-231(a) is not a curable deficiency.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE REVISIONS SECTION 5.1.(a) G.S.
Any container-return envelope with a curable deficiency that is transmitted to the county board shall be considered timely if cure documentation is received no later than 12:00 5:00 P.M.
on the third fifth business day after the election.
Cure documentation may be transmitted via email to the county board if the deficiency is one described in subdivision (3) of this subsection.
The notification of voters regardingcurable deficiencies is an administrative task that may be performed by county board staff and is not required to be performed at an absentee meeting as provided for in subsection (f) of this section.
The voter shall be notified of curable deficiencies by mail, and by telephone or email if the telephone number or email address was provided by the voter on the request form for absentee ballots." SECTION 8.(a) G.S.
Statements filed with Board.
Statements filed with State Board.
163-278.10A, the treasurer of each candidate and of each political committeeshallfilewith theBoardunder certification ofthetreasureras trueand correct to the best of the knowledge of that officer the following reports:
163-278.10A, the treasurer of each candidate and of each political committee shall file with the State Board under certification of the treasurer as true and correct to the best of the knowledge of that officer the following reports:
– A political committee, political party or affiliated party committee that receives a contribution or transfer of funds shall disclose within 48 hours of receipt a contribution or transfer of one two thousand House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 dollars ($1,000) ($2,000) or more received before an election but after the period covered by the last report due before that election.
– A political committee, political party or affiliated party committee that receives a contribution or transfer of funds shall disclose Page 4 House Bill 958-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 within 48 hours of receipt a contribution or transfer of one two thousand dollars ($1,000) ($2,000) or more received before an election but after the period covered by the last report due before that election.
…." SECTION 5.1.(b) G.S.
…." SECTION 8.(b) G.S.
…." SECTION 5.1.(c) No earlier than October 1, 2025, the State Board of Elections shall adjust the thresholds imposed by G.S.
… (a1) Subdivision (a)(3) of this section shall not apply to any candidate campaign committee, as defined by G.S.
163-278.38Z, in a primary election in which the candidate is unopposed on that ballot.
…." SECTION 8.(c) No earlier than October 1, 2025, the State Board of Elections shall adjust the thresholds imposed by G.S.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY FOREIGN NATIONALS IN REFERENDA SECTION 5.2.(a) G.S.
SECTION 9.
163-278.6 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law and applies to elections held on or after that date.
"(52) The term "foreign national" means any of the following:
House Bill 958-First Edition Page 5
a.
An individual who is not a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States.
b.
A government of a foreign country, or any political subdivision thereof.
c.
A foreign political party.
Page 12 House Bill 958-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 d.
Any business entity that is organized under the law of, or has its principal place of business in, a foreign country.
e.
Any business entity organized and operating in the United States that is wholly or majority owned by a foreign national or combination of foreign nationals." SECTION 5.2.(b) Article 22A of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 163-278.19C.
Contributions by foreign nationals.
(a) A referendum committee shall not accept any contributions from a foreign national, except as provided in this section.
(b) Areferendum committee mayaccept a contribution from aforeignnational as defined in G.S.
163-278.6(52)e.
if all of the following are met:
(1) The contribution is derived solely from funds generated by operations in the United States.
(2) All decisions concerning the contribution are made by an individual or group of individuals who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States." SECTION 5.2.(c) This section becomes effective January 1, 2026, and applies to contributions made or accepted on or after that date.
PART VI.
SIGNATURE VERIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM SECTION 6.(a) The State Board of Elections shall select 10 counties in the State in which to conduct a pilot program during the primary held in 2026 for signature verification on executed absentee ballots.
In selecting the 10 counties for the pilot, the State Board of Elections shall seek diversityof population size, regional location, and demographic composition, and may use the same 10 counties that were selected for the pilot program in accordance with S.L.
2023-140.
The pilot program shall consist of county boards of elections using signature verification software to check the signatures of voters noted on all executed absentee ballots received by the county boards of elections in the 2026 primary.
The State Board of Elections shall select the signature verification software and ensure that the software is available for all 10 counties to use in the 2026 primary.
The State Board of Elections shall assist the selected county boards of elections in implementing the signature verification software, including assisting the selected county boards of elections in any training needed on how the software is to be used for signature matching on executed absentee ballots.
SECTION6.(b) TheStateBoardofElections shall closelymonitorthepilot program established in this section.
The selected county boards of elections shall report to the State Board ofElections its findings on theuseofthe signature verification softwareduringthe2026 primary, including all of the following:
(1) Whetherthesignatureverificationsoftwarewas usedforall executedabsentee ballots, and what the voter signature on the executed absentee ballot was matched against.
(2) How many executed absentee ballots were counted by the county board of elections in the 2026 primary.
(3) How many executed absentee ballots were flagged by the signature verification software, and anyinformation known on how close of a match the signatures must be for the signature match software to not flag the voter's signature.
(4) Information on how the signature matching software flagged an executed absentee ballot with a signature that did not match the signature on file for the voter, including any known information on the rate of error in the software.
House Bill 958-Second Edition Page 13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 6.(c) In implementing the pilot program established in this section, no executed absentee ballot shall be rejected by the county board of elections for failing any signature verification.
All executed absentee ballots that are otherwise eligible to be counted in accordance with Chapter 163 of the General Statutes shall be counted.
SECTION 6.(d) The State Board of Elections shall report its findings, along with any recommendations, to the General Assembly on or before May 1, 2026.
The report shall be delivered to the Joint Legislative Elections Oversight Committee and shall also include the following:
(1) A compilation of the information reported from the selected county boards of elections as required by subsection (b) of this section.
(2) The estimated cost to implement signature verification for absentee ballots statewide.
(3) Any suggested law changes to fully implement signature verification statewide for absentee ballots, including suggestions on a process for how a votercan cureadeficiencyrelatedto signatureverificationofabsenteeballots.
(4) Any other information relevant to signature verification of absentee ballots.
PART VII.
TRAINING FOR COUNTY BOARDS OF ELECTIONS SECTION 7.1.
The School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shall work jointly with the State Board of Elections to develop a uniform curriculum to provide trainings for countydirectors of elections and employees of countyboards of elections on the election laws and procedures as provided for in Chapter 163 of the General Statutes.
SECTION 7.2.
The State Board of Elections shall partner with local community colleges to provide a location in which any training conducted by the State Board of Elections or a county board of elections may be held.
PART VIII.
EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 8.
Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.
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  9. Passed 3rd Reading

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Amendment 10 Motion 1 To Table

Passed 28 Yea · 13 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28002
Democratic 01307
Total 281309
% of votes cast 56%26%0%18%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Caleb Theodros Democratic Nay
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Not Voting
Gale Adcock Democratic Nay
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Nay
Haseeb Fatmi Democratic Nay
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Nay
Jonah Garson Democratic Nay
Joyce Waddell Democratic Nay
Julie Mayfield Democratic Nay
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Nay
Michael Garrett Democratic Not Voting
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Nay
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Nay
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Not Voting
Sydney Batch Democratic Not Voting
Val Applewhite Democratic Nay
Woodson Bradley Democratic Nay
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
Chris Measmer Republican Yea
Dana Jones Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Not Voting
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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Second Reading

Passed 28 Yea · 13 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 28002
Democratic 01307
Total 281309
% of votes cast 56%26%0%18%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Caleb Theodros Democratic Nay
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Not Voting
Gale Adcock Democratic Nay
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Nay
Haseeb Fatmi Democratic Nay
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Nay
Jonah Garson Democratic Nay
Joyce Waddell Democratic Nay
Julie Mayfield Democratic Nay
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Nay
Michael Garrett Democratic Not Voting
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Nay
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Nay
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Not Voting
Sydney Batch Democratic Not Voting
Val Applewhite Democratic Nay
Woodson Bradley Democratic Nay
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
Chris Measmer Republican Yea
Dana Jones Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Not Voting
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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A3 Dahle Second Reading

Failed 47 Yea · 66 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42002
Unaffiliated 3301
Republican 06304
Total 456607
% of votes cast 38%56%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Campbell — Nay
Reeder — Nay
CarsonSmith — Nay
JohnLowery — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amanda P. Cook 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
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 Not Voting
Ya Liu Democratic Not Voting
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Nay
Allen Chesser Republican Nay
Anna Ferguson Republican Nay
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Nay
Bill Ward Republican Nay
Blair Eddins Republican Nay
Brenden H. Jones Republican Nay
Brian Biggs Republican Nay
Brian Echevarria Republican Nay
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Nay
Charles W. Miller Republican Nay
Chris Humphrey Republican Nay
Cody Huneycutt Republican Nay
Dan Kiger Republican Nay
David Willis Republican Not Voting
Dean Arp Republican Nay
Dennis Riddell Republican Nay
Destin Hall Republican Nay
Diane Wheatley Republican Nay
Donna McDowell White Republican Nay
Donnie Loftis Republican Nay
Donny Lambeth Republican Not Voting
Dudley Greene Republican Nay
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Nay
Erin Paré Republican Nay
Frank Iler Republican Nay
Harry Warren Republican Not Voting
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Nay
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Nay
Hugh Blackwell Republican Nay
Jake Johnson Republican Nay
Jay Adams Republican Nay
Jeff Zenger Republican Nay
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Nay
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Nay
Jerry "Alan" Branson Republican Nay
Jimmy Dixon Republican Nay
John A. Torbett Republican Nay
John M. Blust Republican Nay
John R. Bell, IV Republican Nay
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Nay
Joseph Pike Republican Nay
Julia C. Howard Republican Nay
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Nay
Keith Kidwell Republican Nay
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Nay
Kyle Hall Republican Nay
Larry C. Strickland Republican Nay
Larry W. Potts Republican Nay
Mark Brody Republican Nay
Mark Pless Republican Nay
Matthew Winslow Republican Nay
Mike Schietzelt Republican Nay
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Nay
Neal Jackson Republican Nay
Paul Scott Republican Nay
Phil Shepard Republican Nay
Ray Pickett Republican Nay
Sam Watford Republican Nay
Stephen M. Ross Republican Nay
Steve Tyson Republican Nay
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Nay
Todd Carver Republican Nay
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Nay
William D. Brisson Republican Nay
Wyatt Gable Republican Nay

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Second Reading

Passed 66 Yea · 47 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 63004
Unaffiliated 3301
Democratic 04202
Total 664507
% of votes cast 56%38%0%6%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Campbell — Yea
Reeder — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
CharlesSmith — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
JohnLowery — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Nay
Allen Buansi Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Nay
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Nay
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Nay
Beth Helfrich Democratic Nay
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Nay
Bryan Cohn Democratic Nay
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Dante Pittman Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Nay
Gloristine Brown Democratic Nay
James Roberson Democratic Nay
Jordan Lopez Democratic Nay
Julia Greenfield Democratic Nay
Kanika Brown Democratic Nay
Laura Budd Democratic Nay
Lindsey Prather Democratic Nay
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Mike Colvin Democratic Nay
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Nay
Phil Rubin Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Nay
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Nay
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Not Voting
Ya Liu Democratic Not Voting
Zack Hawkins Democratic Nay
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Anna Ferguson 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
Dan Kiger Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Not Voting
Heather H. Rhyne 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 M. Blust Republican Yea
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 Yea
Matthew Winslow 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
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Todd Carver Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Wyatt Gable Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 958?
HB 958 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Joseph Pike (Republican), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Jimmy Dixon (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), and Sarah Stevens (Republican).
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This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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