Benton G. Sawrey
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30
Bills sponsored
this session · 38 all-time
71
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 107 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
1097
Recorded votes
95%
Vote participation
voted in 95% of 1097 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
2025-2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 600 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 600 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
95.2%
based on 600 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
38 billsCurrent session 30 bills
- SB 1080 Lower Taxes for All NC. Signed
- SB 317 Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. In Committee
- SB 336 Interstate Med.l Lic. Comp./Intern'l Phys. In Committee
- SB 369 Medicaid Telehealth Services. Passed
- SB 1040 Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab. In Committee
- SB 1013 2026 Office of the State Auditor Agency Bill.-AB In Committee
- SB 405 Healthcare Investment Act. Passed
- SB 1004 Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. In Committee
- SB 956 Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations. In Committee
- SB 128 Heroes Homestead Act. In Committee
- SB 378 Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law. Passed
- SB 863 Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections. In Committee
- SB 668 NC Genetic Counselors Workforce Act. In Committee
- SB 479 SCRIPT Act. Signed
- SB 410 Hospital Petition/Discharge Incapable Adults. In Committee
- SB 599 State Teacher/Employee Pay and Local LEO Bonus. Passed
- SB 376 Increase Funding to State Auditor. In Committee
- SB 396 Medical Board Licensing Efficiency Act. In Committee
- SB 373 Vaccination Schedule Variance/Minors. In Committee
- SB 694 Remove Barriers to Employment from Court Debt. In Committee
- SB 345 PA Team-Based Practice. Passed
- SB 346 Good Samaritan Law/Immunity. In Committee
- SB 335 Pharmacists/Test and Treat/Influenza and Strep. Passed
- SB 605 IBT Subbasin/TMDL Transport Factor. Passed
- SB 370 Repeal Certificate of Need Laws. Passed
Historical 8 bills
- SB 632 I-95 Toll Prohibition. Died
- SB 228 Private Condemnation/Withdraw Deposit. Died
- SB 182 No Privilege Tax for Certain Professions. Died
- SB 444 Augment Agency Appeal Rights. Died
- SB 324 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact. Died
- SB 111 Repeat Ordinance Violators/Taxi Ordinances. Died
- SB 106 APA Rules Requirements Clarification. Died
- SB 172 ABC Stores/Allow Sale of Gift Cards. Died
Co-sponsored
107 billsCurrent session 71 bills
- SB 1010 FUTURE NC Infrastructure Act. In Committee
- SB 59 Age 21 Hemp-Derived Consumables/Kratom. Passed
- SB 474 Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium. Signed
- SB 1081 Constitutional Right to Farm. In Committee
- SB 1082 NC Right to Work Amendment. Passed
- SB 587 Wake Surfing Safely. Passed
- SB 1041 Public Workforce Modernization Act. Signed
- SB 214 Various Local Provisions VII. Signed
- SB 316 Lower Healthcare Costs. Passed
- SB 986 Workforce Act of 2026. In Committee
- SB 991 Community College Workforce Readiness Act. In Committee
- SB 267 Amend Business Corporations Act. In Committee
- SB 259 School Psychologist Omnibus. In Committee
- SB 227 Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education. Signed
- SB 153 North Carolina Border Protection Act. Signed
- SB 250 Celebrate America's 250th-Let Freedom Ring!. In Committee
- SB 992 Truth in Taxation. Passed
- SB 240 Establish NCSTARS Grant Program. In Committee
- SB 280 Dominique Moody Act. Passed
- SB 63 Board of Motor Vehicles/Authority Study. In Committee
- SB 171 Pract. Transparency/Reagan's Law/Sam's Law. Passed
- SB 81 NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year. In Committee
- SB 600 Improve Health and Human Services. Signed
- SB 554 Farmers Protection Act. Passed
- SB 332 Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act. In Committee
Historical 36 bills
- SB 326 Firefighter Cancer Ins/Alt Crim Rec Check. Died
- SB 308 Guardianship Rights/Modify Firearms Retrieval. Died
- SB 737 Address ESG Factors. Died
- SB 665 Add Homeschools to Opportunity Scholarship. Died
- SB 635 Orphan Roads. Died
- SB 582 North Carolina Farm Act of 2023. Signed
- SB 364 Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Signed
- SB 366 Ban Delta-8 and Delta-9 on School Grounds. Died
- SB 697 Save the State's Coastal Resources. Died
- SB 406 Choose Your School, Choose Your Future. Died
- SB 80 State Auditor Disclosure and Discovery Act. Died
- SB 41 Guarantee 2nd Amend Freedom and Protections. Signed
- SB 160 Transfer on Death Deeds. Died
- SB 144 Common Sense Distribution Licensing. Died
- SB 137 Const. Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test. Died
- SB 631 Minor Gender Trans. Proc./Public Providers. Died
- SB 651 Tax Relief For All. Died
- SB 363 Establish Independent State Fire Marshal. Died
- SB 4 Eliminate Tax on Gov't Retirees. Died
- SB 379 Allow Changes/Resident Districts/Johnston Co. Signed
- SB 658 Water Safety Act of 2023. Died
- SB 603 Confidentiality of Animal Services Records. Died
- SB 11 10th Senatorial District Local Act-1. Died
- SB 322 Permanent Plates for Water and Sewer Authority. Died
- SB 613 Sedimentation Buffer for Trout Waters. Died
Voting record
Current session 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SB 693
Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 493
Land Use Clarification and Changes.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 493
Land Use Clarification and Changes.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 400
Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Teams.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 310
Criminal Law Changes.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 229
College Sports Updates.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
SB 402
Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
SB 402
Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
SB 248
Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
SB 754
School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 30, 2025 |
|
HJR 1007
Adjournment Resolution to Date Certain.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 17, 2025 |
|
SR 760
Confirm Lee Lilley, Sec. of Commerce.
Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | April 17, 2025 |
|
SB 190
Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2025 |
|
SB 131
Temp. Local Sales Tax Changes/Buncombe Co.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | April 15, 2025 |
|
SB 335
Pharmacists/Test and Treat/Influenza and Strep.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
|
SB 335
Pharmacists/Test and Treat/Influenza and Strep.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
|
SB 220
Protect Private Property Rights.-AB
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 10, 2025 |
|
SB 507
Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses.
Second Reading |
Not Voting | pass | April 09, 2025 |
|
SB 205
Swimming Pools/Housing Regulatory Reform.
Second Reading |
Not Voting | pass | April 08, 2025 |
|
SB 171
Pract. Transparency/Reagan's Law/Sam's Law.
Second Reading |
Not Voting | pass | April 08, 2025 |
|
SR 260
Confirm Dr. Devdutta Sangvai/DHHS.
Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | April 03, 2025 |
|
SR 224
Gabriel Esparza/Secretary of DOA.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | April 03, 2025 |
|
SB 321
Accounting Workforce Development Act.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 03, 2025 |
|
SB 101
Protect Tax-Advantaged Accts. and Living Donors.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | April 03, 2025 |
|
SB 316
Lower Healthcare Costs.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
|
SB 117
GSC Uniform Comm. Code/Emerging Technologies.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | March 27, 2025 |
|
SB 122
GSC Unif. Community Prop. Disp. at Death Act.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2025 |
|
SB 121
GSC Conveyances Between Spouses.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | March 26, 2025 |
|
HB 58
Various Local Elections.
Amendment 2 |
Yea | pass | March 20, 2025 |
|
HB 47
Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I.
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | March 19, 2025 |
|
SR 225
Eddie Buffaloe/Secretary of DPS.
Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | March 13, 2025 |
|
SB 223
Expand Academic Trans. Pathways/Sophomore HS.
Second Reading |
Not Voting | pass | March 12, 2025 |
|
SB 58
AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
Amendment 2 |
Not Voting | pass | March 11, 2025 |
|
SR 150
Confirm Joey Hopkins/Sec. of DOT.
Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
|
SR 150
Confirm Joey Hopkins/Sec. of DOT.
Amendment 1 |
Yea | pass | March 05, 2025 |
|
SB 24
Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | February 12, 2025 |
|
SB 24
Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs.
Amendment 2 |
Nay | fail | February 12, 2025 |
|
HJR 1244
Adjournment Resolution.
Motion 11 Veto Override |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2024 |
|
SB 1092
2026 Senate and House Appointments.
Third Reading |
Yea | pass | December 02, 2024 |
|
HB 328
Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2024 |
|
SB 257
2026 Appropriations Act.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2024 |
|
SB 355
Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2024 |
|
HB 1220
Various Local Provisions IX.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | November 20, 2024 |
|
SB 801
Address Confidentiality/Study and DL.
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | October 24, 2024 |
|
SB 801
Address Confidentiality/Study and DL.
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | October 24, 2024 |
|
SB 1041
Public Workforce Modernization Act.
Second Reading |
Yea | pass | October 09, 2024 |
|
SB 1076
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory.
Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt |
Yea | pass | October 09, 2024 |
|
HB 332
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes.
Motion 11 Veto Override |
Yea | pass | September 09, 2024 |
|
HB 169
Haywood/Cherokee/Leland Occupancy Tax Modifications.
Motion 11 Veto Override |
Yea | pass | September 09, 2024 |
|
HJR 1241
Honor Louis Milford Pate Jr.
Motion 11 Veto Override |
Yea | pass | September 09, 2024 |