SB 355 — Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB
Last action — Ch. SL 2026-44
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 08, 2026.
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7 sponsors
2 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.
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Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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In plain language
The bill supports the Department of Adult Correction.
This bill allocates support to the Department of Adult Correction. It aims to enhance services and operations within the department.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
460 added · 373 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendments to Senate Bill 355 include changes to probation terms and the evaluation process for sentencing sexually violent predators. Specifically, the bill now allows courts to extend probation periods for up to three additional years to help defendants complete restitution programs or continue medical treatment, whereas previously, the maximum was one additional year. This change is significant because it provides defendants with more opportunities to fulfill court-ordered requirements, potentially leading to better outcomes and reduced recidivism. Additionally, the bill mandates that a board of experts, including individuals from various fields, must be involved in determining whether someone is a sexually violent predator, ensuring a more comprehensive and informed assessment process.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 21 SENATE BILL 355 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 4/29/25 Short Title:
Senators Daniel, Britt, and B.
Newton (Primary Sponsors).
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 24, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ADULT CORRECTION.
*S355-v-2**S355-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(a) The constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina and the community colleges as defined in G.S.
When referring to documents stored in electronic Page 2 Senate Bill 355-Second355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 form, the term means either storage as a single digital file or storage in a manner that a user interface for access to the documents displays clearly the logical association between them, to the exclusion of other, unassociated documents displayed with them.
Senate Bill 355-Second355-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (7) "Filing" or "filed" means:Filing or filed.
EXTENSION OF MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PERIOD OF PROBATION SECTION 1.3.(a) G.S.
15A-1342(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Period.
– The court may place a convicted offender on probation for the appropriate period as specified in G.S.
15A-1343.2(d), not to exceed a maximum of five years.
years, unless an extension is authorized pursuant to G.S.
15A-1344 thereby extending the maximum by one additional year.
The court may place a defendant as to whom prosecution has been deferred or who receives a conditional discharge on probation for a maximum of two years.
The probation remains conditional and subject to revocation during the period of probation imposed, unless terminated as provided in subsection (b) or G.S.
15A-1341(c).
Extension.
– In addition to G.S.
15A-1344, the court with the consent of the defendant may extend the period of probation beyond the original period (i) for the purpose of allowing the defendant to complete a program of restitution, or (ii) to allow the defendant to continue medical or psychiatric treatment ordered as a condition of the probation.
The period of extension shall not exceed three years beyond the original period of probation.
The special extension authorized herein may be ordered only in the last six months of the original period of probation.
Any probationary judgment form provided to a defendant on supervised probation shall state that probation may be extended pursuant to this subsection." SECTION 1.3.(b) G.S.
15A-1343.2(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) Lengths of Probation Terms Under Structured Sentencing.
– Unless the court makes specific findings that longer or shorter periods of probation are necessary, the length of the original period of probation for offenders sentenced under Article 81B shall be as follows:
… If the court finds at the time of sentencing that a longer period of probation is necessary, that period may not exceed a maximum of five years, as specified in G.S.
15A-1342 and G.S.
15A-1351.G.S.
15A-1351, unless an extension is authorized pursuant to G.S.
15A-1344 thereby extending the maximum by one additional year.
Extension.
– The court may with the consent of the offender extend the original period of the probation if necessary to complete a program of restitution or to complete medical or psychiatric treatment ordered as a condition of probation.
This extension may be for no more than three years, and may only be ordered in the last six months of the original period of probation." Page 4 Senate Bill 355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 1.3.(c) G.S.
15A-1344(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d) Extension and Modification;
Response to Violations.
– At any time prior to the expiration or termination of the probation period or in accordance with subsection (f) of this section, thecourtmayafternoticeand hearinghearing, unless theprobationerwaivesthehearing, and for good cause shown extend the period of probation up to the maximum allowed under G.S.
15A-1342(a) and may modify the conditions of probation.
probation, however, no more than one extension of any probation period may be ordered except that the court may extend the total time on probation by up to one additional year if the probationer admits the probationer has violated their conditions of probation or is found by the court to have violated the conditions of their probation.
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Total time on any probation term, including any extension, shall not exceed the maximum term as established in G.S.
15A-1342(a) plus one additional year if the probationer admits or the court finds that the probationer has violated their conditions ofprobation.
A hearing extending or modifying probation may be held in the absence of a defendant who fails to appear for the hearing after a reasonable effort to notify the defendant.
If a probationer violates a conditionofprobationat anytimepriortotheexpirationorterminationoftheperiod ofprobation, the court, in accordance with the provisions of G.S.
15A-1345, may continue the defendant on probation, with or without modifying the conditions, may place the defendant on special probation as provided in subsection (e), or, if continuation, modification, or special probation is not appropriate, may revoke the probation and activate the suspended sentence imposed at the time of initial sentencing, if any, or may order that charges as to which prosecution has been deferred be brought to trial;
provided that probation may not be revoked solely for conviction of aClass3misdemeanor.Thecourt,beforeactivatingasentencetoimprisonmentestablishedwhen the defendant was placed on probation, may reduce the sentence, but the reduction shall be consistent with subsection (d1) of this section.
A sentence activated upon revocation of probation commences on the day probation is revoked and runs concurrently with any other period of probation, parole, or imprisonment to which the defendant is subject during that period unless the revoking judge specifies that it is to run consecutively with the other period." SECTION 1.3.(d) This section becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to new terms of probation ordered on or after that date.
EXTEND SUNSET DATE FOR USE OF SECURITY GUARDS AT STATE PRISONS Senate Bill 355-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.2.(a) Section 4.15(c) of S.L.
8 PART III.
Page 4 Senate Bill 355-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 "(e) Notwithstanding any provision of G.S.
PART IV.
COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH SERVICES TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE 31-DAY SEPARATION EXCEPTION SECTION 4.1.(a) G.S.
126-6.3 reads as rewritten:
"§ 126-6.3.
Temporary employment needs of Cabinet and Council of State agencies;
use of the Temporary Solutions Program.
Page 6 Senate Bill 355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) Use of Temporary Solutions Required for Cabinet Agencies.
– Notwithstanding G.S.
126-5 or any other provision of law, all Cabinet agencies that utilize temporary employees to perform work that is not health services-related in the Department of Adult Correction and the Department of Health and Human Services or information technology-related shall employthem through the TemporarySolutions Program administered bythe Office of State Human Resources (OSHR).
Council of State agencies may use the Temporary Solutions Program in the discretion of the agency.
… (b1) Exemption.
– Notwithstanding this section and the policies and rules adopted pursuant to it, health services-related temporary employees working in the Department of Adult Correction and the Department of Health and Human Services shall be exempt from any break-in-service requirement.
This exemption is only for purposes of Article 1 of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes.
This subsection does not apply to the mandatory break-in-service requirement for purposes of Chapter 135 of the General Statutes.
…." SECTION 4.1.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to temporary employees hired on or after that date.
Thefollowingwordsand phrases as usedin this Chapter,unlessadifferentChapter,unlessa different meaningis plainly required by the context, shall have the following meanings:
Senate Bill 355-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) "Annuity reserve" shall mean the Annuity reserve.
Payout of vacation Senate Bill 355-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 leave shall be included in "average final compensation" only if the payout is received by the member during the four consecutive calendar years of membership service producing the highest average annual compensation of the member.
City Average, all items, Page 6 Senate Bill 355-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 not seasonally adjusted, standard reference base, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S.
In cases where compensation includes Page 8 Senate Bill 355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 maintenance, the Board of Trustees shall fix the value of that part of the compensation not paid in money.
Provided, however, that the authorityorauthority or agencypaying the salaries of such employees shall deduct or cause to be deducted from each employee's salary the employee's contribution in accordance with applicable provisions of G.S.
135-8 and remit the same, either directly or indirectly, to theRetirementSystem;coverageofemployeesdescribedinthissentenceshall commence upon the first day of the calendar year or fiscal year, whichever is earlier, next following the date of execution of an agreement between the SecretaryofDefenseoftheUnitedStatesandtheAdjutantGeneraloftheState Senate Bill 355-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 acting for the Governor in behalf of the State, but no credit shall be allowed pursuant to this sentence for any service previously rendered in the above-described capacity as a civilian employee of the North Carolina National Guard:
Anyfull-timecivilianemployeeoftheNorth CarolinaNational Guard described above who is now or hereafter may become a member of the Retirement System may secure Retirement System credit for such service as a North Carolina National Guard civilian employee for the period preceding the time when such employees became eligible for Retirement System coverage by paying to the Retirement System an amount equal to that which Senate Bill 355-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 would have constituted employee contributions if the employee had been a member during the years of ineligibility, plus interest.
Page 8 Senate Bill 355-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (12) "Medical board" shall mean the Medical board.
Page 10 Senate Bill 355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (17) "Prior service" shall mean service Prior service.
A member who is a full-time faculty member of The University of North Carolina may effect a retirement allowance under this Chapter, notwithstanding the six-month requirement above, provided the member immediately enters the University's Phased Retirement Program for Tenured Senate Bill 355-Second Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Faculty as that program existed on May 25, 2011.
115C-326.5 except for a beneficiary in that position, librarian, superintendent principal, supervisor, Senate Bill 355-First Edition Page 11 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 superintendent of public schools or any full-time employee, city or county, of public instruction, or any full-time employee of the Department of Public Instruction, president, dean or teacher, or any full-time employee in any educational institution supported by and under the control of the State;
15A-1368.4(b1)(6) shall continue to participate in satellite-based monitoring beyond the period of post-release supervision until the Commission Page 10 Senate Bill 355-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 superior court in the county where the conviction occurred releases the person from that requirement pursuant to G.S.
6 EXCLUDE DEPARTMENT OF ADULT CORRECTION INVESTIGATIONS FROM CERTAIN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESTRICTIONS SECTION 6.2.(a) G.S.
… (8) Investigating matters involving offenders incarcerated with, or otherwise under the supervision of, the Department of Adult Correction or matters related to the misuse of devices owned by the Department of Adult Correction." Page 12 Senate Bill 355-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 6.2.(b) This section is effective when it becomes law and applies to investigations occurring before, on, or after that date.
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SEVERABILITY AND EFFECTIVE DATE 6 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE SECTION 7.1.
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Action History
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Ch. SL 2026-44
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Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026
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Withdrawn From Com
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Placed on Today's Calendar
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Concurred In H Com Sub
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Ordered Enrolled
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Ratified
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Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026
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Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026
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Re-ref to the Com on Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Filed
Sponsors
- Norman W. Sanderson · Cosponsor
- Timothy D. Moffitt · Cosponsor
- Bobby Hanig · Cosponsor
- Jim Burgin · Cosponsor
- Paul Newton · Cosponsor
- Jr. Danny Earl Britt · Primary
- Warren Daniel · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 28 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican
- Warren Daniel Republican
Co-sponsors (5)
- Norman W. Sanderson Republican
- Timothy D. Moffitt Republican
- Bobby Hanig Republican
- Jim Burgin Republican
- Paul Newton Republican
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"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 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Bode | — | Yea |
| Marcus | — | Yea |
| Woodard | — | Yea |
| Krawiec | — | Yea |
| Proctor | — | Yea |
| Hunt | — | Not Voting |
| P. Newton | — | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Kandie D. Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa Grafstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Yea |
| Val Applewhite | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Craven, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie D. Settle | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 4 | 25 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 46 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 63 | 37 | 0 | 19 |
| % of votes cast | 53% | 31% | 0% | 16% |
How each member voted (119)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clemmons | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Crutchfield | — | Yea |
| Lowery | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Moore | — | Yea |
| Reeder | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Sasser | — | Yea |
| CarsonSmith | — | Yea |
| Autry | — | Nay |
| Gill | — | Nay |
| Harris | — | Nay |
| Lucas | — | Nay |
| Rudow | — | Nay |
| CharlesSmith | — | Nay |
| Staton-Williams | — | Nay |
| vonHaefen | — | Nay |
| Sossamon | — | Nay |
| Bradford | — | Not Voting |
| Faircloth | — | Not Voting |
| Cleveland | — | Not Voting |
| Elmore | — | Not Voting |
| Fontenot | — | Not Voting |
| F. Jackson | — | Nay |
| K. Baker | — | Yea |
| Abe Jones | Democratic | Nay |
| Allen Buansi | Democratic | Nay |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Nay |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Nay |
| B. Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Nay |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Nay |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Nay |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Nay |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Nay |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gloristine Brown | Democratic | Nay |
| James Roberson | Democratic | Nay |
| Joe John | Democratic | Nay |
| Kanika Brown | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Laura Budd | Democratic | Nay |
| Lindsey Prather | Democratic | Nay |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Nay |
| Maria Cervania | Democratic | Nay |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Nay |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Renée A. Price | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Nay |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Nay |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Nay |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Longest | Democratic | Nay |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Nay |
| Ya Liu | Democratic | Nay |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Not Voting |
| A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Chesser | Republican | Yea |
| Ben T. Moss, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| 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 | Not Voting |
| John Sauls | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pike | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | Nay |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Neal Jackson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | Nay |
| 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 | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 355?
- SB 355 is sponsored by Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), Paul Newton (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), and Warren Daniel (Republican).
- What is the current status of SB 355?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 20, 2025. Enacted.
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