North Carolina 2025-2026 Session Status: Introduced

HB 279 — Filling Vacancies/Haywood County Bd. of Comm.

Last action — Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action)

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

This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

Filling Vacancies/Haywood County Bd. of Comm.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (Senate action)

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (179)

179 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passed 87 Yea · 26 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 172405
U 1100
Republican 65002
Unaffiliated 4100
Total 872607
% of votes cast 73%22%0%6%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Campbell — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Reeder — Yea
F. Jackson — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Not Voting
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Beth Helfrich Democratic Nay
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Bryan Cohn Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Nay
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Charles Smith Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Not Voting
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Not Voting
Gloristine Brown Democratic Nay
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Jordan Lopez Democratic Nay
Julia Greenfield Democratic Nay
Julie von Haefen Democratic Yea
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
Mike Colvin Democratic Not Voting
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Nay
Phil Rubin Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Nay
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Nay
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Brian Echevarria Republican Yea
Carson Smith Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Cody Huneycutt Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
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 Yea
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 Clampitt Republican Yea
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Paul Scott Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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What does HB 279 do?
Filling Vacancies/Haywood County Bd. of Comm.
What is the current status of HB 279?
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced May 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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