House Roll-Call Votes
HB 558 _ Soil and Water Districts Refunds: Allows for sales tax refunds for soil and water conservation districts for purchases of tangible personal property and services, other than electricity, telecommunications service, and ancillary service. Introduced by Rep. Chris Whitmire, R-Transylvania.
Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 124 _ Shoot Gun Inside/Incite Fear (House Version): Makes the discharge a firearm within an enclosure with the intent to incite fear a Class E felony. Introduced by Sen. Peter Brunstetter, R-Forsyth.
Adopted 110-4. Returned to the Senate for consideration.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 129 _ Limit State Facilities Finance Debt: Prohibits issuance of debt under the State Capital Facilities Finance Act. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union.
Adopted 115-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 137 _ Co‑pay Waiver/Medicaid Providers (House Version): Prohibits the regular business practice of waiving required medicaid and health choice recipient co-payments by certain providers. Introduced by Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-Randolph.
Adopted 112-2. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 200 _ Forensic Accreditation (House Version): Extends the time for local forensic science labs to obtain accreditation until July 1, 2015. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson.
Adopted 114-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 210 _ Authorize Chief Magistrates: Provides for the appointment of chief magistrates. Introduced by Sen. Earline Parmon, D-Forsyth.
Adopted 116-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 222 _ Controlled Substance Reporting: Revises the North Carolina Controlled Substances Reporting System act include new report deadlines for all Schedule II through V controlled substances. Introduced by Sen. Austin Allran, R-Catawba.
Adopted 115-1. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 252 _ Increase Penalties/Controlled Substance Crimes: Makes it a Class G felony for violating certain portions of the Controlled Substances Act. Introduced by Sen. Jim Davis, R-Macon.
Adopted 115-1. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 306 _ Capital Punishment/Amendments (House Version): Excludes the administration of a lethal injection from the practice of medicine and codifies the law that prohibits regulatory boards from sanctioning health care professionals for assisting in the execution process; requires the setting of an execution dates; and eliminates the process by which a defendant may use statistics to have a sentence of death reduced to life in prison without parole. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.
Adopted 77-39. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 387 _ Rename Division of Forest Resources: Makes technical and conforming changes pertaining to the renaming of the North Carolina Forest Service and makes other changes in the forest service statutes. Introduced by Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake.
Adopted 116-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 411 _ Ethics Requirements for MPOs/RPOs (House Version): Provides that the transportation advisory committees of metropolitan planning organizations and rural transportation planning organizations are subject to standard ethics provisions. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.
Adopted 97-18. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 433 _ Prevent Pay for Weight Exceeding Allowance: Prevents certain property‑carrying vehicles from paying for a declared weight that exceeds the statutory allowance. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.
Adopted 115-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 443 _ Disposition of Abandoned Firearms (House Version): Authorizes the sale of abandoned firearms to persons licensed as firearms collectors, importers or manufacturers. Introduced by Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.
Adopted 98-16. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 452 _ Jurisdictional Amounts, Arbitration and Small Claims Court (House Version): Increases the jurisdictional amounts in the general court of justice, makes arbitration mandatory in certain civil cases, and provides guidance to the court for the assessment of court costs and attorneys' fees in small claims matters when an arbitrator's decision in favor of the appellee is affirmed on appeal. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.
Adopted 113-1. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 468 _ Align Inspections with Installer Licensing (House Version): Specifies that when appliance installers are licensed to perform all aspects of an installation, just one permit and inspection will be required. Introduced by Sen. Clark Jenkins, D-Edgecombe.
Adopted 113-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 486 _ Pertussis Education and Awareness (House Version): Requires hospitals to provide parents of newborns with educational information about pertussis disease and available vaccine protections in order to better protect newborns against the disease. Introduced by Sen. Jeff Tarte, R-Mecklenburg.
Adopted 115-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 489 _ Amend Consumer Finance Act (House Version): Modifies the maximum interest rate allowed and makes various amendments to the North Carolina Consumer Finance Act to ensure continued access to credit. Introduced by Sen. Rick Gunn, R-Alamance.
Adopted 69-44. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 520 _ Record Industrial Commission Hearings (House Version): Requires that hearings of the N.C. Industrial Commission are recorded. Introduced by Sen. Warren Daniel, R-Burke.
Adopted 115-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 530 _ No E-Cigarette Sales to Minors (House Version): Prohibits the distribution of tobacco‑derived products and vapor products to minors. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.
Adopted 114-1. Returned to the Senate for consideration.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 539 _ Jury List/Date of Birth Notice (House Version): Authorizes the Administrative Office of the Courts to obtain access to date of birth information for purposes of adding a unique identifier that can be used to remove duplicate juror records when preparing the master jury list. Introduced by Sen. Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg.
Adopted 115-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 542 _ Drug Testing for Long-Term Care Facilities Applicants and Employees (House Version): Requires applicants for employment and certain employees of long-term care facilities to submit to drug testing for controlled substances. Introduced by Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort.
Adopted 115-0. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 583 _ Metal Theft Statute: Amends the statutes that regulate secondary metals recyclers by requiring photo identification capture for cash payments and changes the description of copper that is being recycled. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union.
Adopted 114-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 584 _ Amend False Liens Law: Expands the protection against false liens to include the immediate family of a public officer or public employee. Introduced by Sen. Tommy Tucker, R-Union.
Adopted 114-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 603 _ Issuance of Plates/Certificates: Clarifies that registration plates, registration certificates and certificates of titles can be issued directly by the Division of Motor Vehicles offices located in the counties of Wake, Cumberland and Mecklenburg. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.
Adopted 115-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 630 _ Evidence and DNA Expunction Laws (House Version): Amends the laws regarding disposition of blood evidence, admissibility of reports after notice and demand and expunction of DNA samples taken upon arrest. Introduced by Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson.
Adopted 113-1. Returned to the Senate for concurrence.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
SB 634 _ Modify Penalties for Utilities Theft: Increases the criminal penalties for interference with gas, water or electric lines. Introduced by Sen. Buck Newton, R-Wilson.
Adopted 114-1. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
Dana Bumgardner, Kelly Hastings, John Torbett
Senate Roll-Call Votes
HB 24 _ Domestic Violence Abuser Treatment Program Notifications (Senate Version): Provides that the district attorney is to be notified if a person on supervised or unsupervised probation is discharged from a domestic violence abuser treatment program for failure to comply with the program or its rules. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland.
Adopted 47-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 25 _ Amend Felony Breaking or Entering: Changes the felony offense of breaking or entering so that any person who breaks or enters any building with intent to terrorize or injure an occupant of the building is guilty of a Class H felony. Introduced by Rep. Tim Moore, R-Cleveland.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 32 _ Increase Year's Allowance: Increases the amount of the year's allowance to $30,000 for a surviving spouse. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Randolph.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 114 _ Social Security Number/Absolute Divorce: Deletes the require that a complaint or judgment for absolute divorce contain the social security number of a party. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 125 _ Public Agency Computer Code: Clarifies that certain types of proprietary computer code are not a public record. Introduced by Rep. Debra Conrad, R-Forsyth.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 142 _ Campus Police Records: Provides for public access to certain information maintained by campus police agencies affiliated with private, nonprofit institutions of higher education. Introduced by Rep. Leo Daughtry, R-Johnston.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 279 _ Transfer Environmental Permits (Senate Version): Authorizes the Department of Environment and Natural resources to transfer certain environmental permits associated with property development when the original property owner is unwilling or unable to agree to the permit transfer. Introduced by Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender.
Adopted 47-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 315 _ Plastics Labeling: Requires that degradable plastic products be clearly labeled to prevent contamination of of recycled plastic feedstocks. Introduced by Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 317 _ Deaf Education (Senate Version): Requires the State Board of Education to develop assessment procedures and implement strategies to improve the educational outcomes for North Carolina children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Introduced by Rep. Hugh Blackwell, R-Burke.
Adopted 47-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 383 _ Grain Dealer Licensing: Amends the Grain Dealer Licensing Act to increase the bonding amount that must accompany license applications and specifies additional grounds for license refusal or revocation. Introduced by Rep. John Bell, R-Wayne.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 384 _ Property Classifications/Equitable Distribution: Amends the definition of marital property to provide that entireties property is subject to the same burden of proof in rebutting the presumption as all property classified as marital property and amends the definition of divisible property to clarify that increases and decreases in marital debt means passive increases and passive decreases in marital debt under the laws pertaining to equitable distribution. Introduced by Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 407 _ Trustee and Attorney Fees for Foreclosures: Authorizes clerks of superior court to determine the reasonableness of counsel fees paid to an attorney serving as a trustee in a power of sale foreclosure proceeding. Introduced by Rep. Rena Turner, R-Iredell.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 410 _ Manufactured Homes Title: Allows the Division of Motor Vehicles to cancel a certificate of title to a manufactured home when the person requesting cancellation does not have the certificate of title. Introduced by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, R-Ashe.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 480 _ Environmental Permitting Reform: Provides regulatory certainty for North Carolina by requiring the development of minimum design criteria for stormwater permits to guide the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in permit issuance and reforms the permitting process to allow a fast‑track permitting process for applications certified by a qualified professional to be in compliance with the minimum design criteria. Introduced by Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 532 _ No Drinking in EMS and Law Enforcement Vehicles: Makes it a crime to operate an ambulance, EMS vehicle, firefighting vehicle or law enforcement vehicle upon any highway, street or public vehicular area within the state while consuming alcohol or while alcohol remains in the person's body. Introduced by Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval,
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 581 _ Trophy Wildlife Sale Permit: Directs the Wildlife Resources Commission to adopt rules to implement the trophy wildlife sale permit. Introduced by Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes.
Adopted 45-2. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 610 _ Modify In-Stand Beer Sales: Reduces the seating capacity requirement and eliminates the population requirement for in‑stand sales of malt beverages and directs the ABC Commission to adopt rules for the suspension of the sale of alcholic beverages during professional sporting events. Introduced by Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford.
Adopted 42-5. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 687 _ Homeless Shelters/Remove Age Limits: Requires the Building Code Council to amend the N.C. Building Code to allow occupants younger than age 18 in temporary overflow emergency shelters for the homeless.
Introduced by Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 688 _ Continuing Education Requirements for Well Contractors (Senate Version): Amends the continuing education requirements for certified well contractors who have faced disciplinary action. Introduced by Rep. Jon Hardister, R-Guilford.
Adopted 42-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 707 _ Safe Navigation Channels (Senate Version): Directs the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to pursue various strategies to ensure that the state's shallow draft navigation channels are safe and navigable. Introduced by Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender.
Adopted 42-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 774 _ Building Code Exclusions: Exempts certain primitive structures from the building code. Introduced by Rep. Jonathan Jordan, R-Ashe.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 789 _ Brownfields Eligibility: Clarifies that the presence of a substance released from an underground storage tank does not disqualify a property from participation in the North Carolina Brownfields Program. Introduced by Rep. Rick Catlin, R-New Hanover.
Adopted 46-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 813 _ Ban Synthetic Cannabinoids: Makes the manufacture, possession, sale, use and delivery of all synthetic cannabinoids unlawful. Introduced by Rep. Craig Horn, R-Union.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 829 _ Sale of Growlers by Certain ABC Permit Holders: Allows certain ABC permit holders to sell malt beverages in certain containers for consumption off the permitted premises. Introduced by Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson.
Adopted 45-2. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
HB 903 _ UNC and Community College Credit Transfers: Requires all constituent institutions of the University of North Carolina to fully adhere to the comprehensive articulation agreement with the North Carolina Community College System regarding the transfer of courses and academic credits between the two systems and the admission of transfer students. Introduced by Rep. Linda Johnson, R-Cabarrus.
Adopted 47-0. Sent to the governor for approval.
YES
David Curtis, Kathy Harrington
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