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NC SB 442

enacted

Parents Protection Act.

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did NC SB 442 pass?

Yes. NC SB 442 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-03): Signed by Gov. 7/3/2025

What is NC SB 442 about?

NC SB 442 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Parents Protection Act.”.

Who sponsors NC SB 442?

Galey, Burgin are the primary sponsors of NC SB 442, joined by 7 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-24
Latest action
2025-07-03 — Signed by Gov. 7/3/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Galeyprimary
  • Burginprimary
  • B. Newtoncosponsor
  • Moffittcosponsor
  • Hisecosponsor
  • Danielcosponsor
  • Sawreycosponsor
  • Jonescosponsor
  • Sandersoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-03

    Signed by Gov. 7/3/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-07-03

    Ch. SL 2025-59

    became-law

  3. 2025-06-25

    Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-24

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-23

    Concurred In H Amend S442v2

    amendment-passage

  6. 2025-06-23

    Ordered Enrolled

  7. 2025-06-20

    Withdrawn From Com

  8. 2025-06-20

    Placed On Cal For 06/23/2025

  9. 2025-06-18

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-06-18

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  11. 2025-06-18

    Added to Calendar

  12. 2025-06-18

    Amend Adopted A1

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-06-18

    Amend Failed A2

    amendment-failure

  14. 2025-06-18

    Amend Failed A3

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  15. 2025-06-18

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  16. 2025-06-18

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  17. 2025-06-18

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  18. 2025-06-18

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Amend

  19. 2025-06-18

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  20. 2025-06-17

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-06-17

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-06-10

    Withdrawn From Com

  23. 2025-06-10

    Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-08

    Special Message Sent To House

  25. 2025-05-08

    Special Message Received From Senate

  26. 2025-05-08

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  27. 2025-05-08

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-07

    Amend Adopted A1

    amendment-passage

  29. 2025-05-07

    Amend Adopted A3

    amendment-passage

  30. 2025-05-07

    Amend Failed A2

    amendment-failure

  31. 2025-05-07

    Amend Adopted A5

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-05-07

    Amend Failed A4

    amendment-failure

  33. 2025-05-07

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-07

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  35. 2025-05-07

    Engrossed

  36. 2025-05-06

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-06

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  38. 2025-05-06

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-05-01

    Withdrawn From Com

  40. 2025-05-01

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  41. 2025-03-25

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  42. 2025-03-25

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-03-24

    Filed

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Second Reading

    2025-06-18 · pass · 74-36

    Member-level votes (120)
    • Brockman: yes
    • Colvin: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • F. Jackson: yes
    • Majeed: yes
    • G. Pierce: yes
    • Pittman: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Willingham: yes
    • Almond: yes
    • Arp: yes
    • Balkcom: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Biggs: yes
    • Blackwell: yes
    • Branson: yes
    • Brisson: yes
    • Brody: yes
    • Cairns: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Chesser: yes
    • Clampitt: yes
    • Cotham: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Echevarria: yes
    • Eddins: yes
    • Gable: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • D. Hall: yes
    • K. Hall: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Huneycutt: yes
    • Iler: yes
    • N. Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • B. Jones: yes
    • Kidwell: yes
    • Lambeth: yes
    • Loftis: yes
    • McNeely: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moss: yes
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Pless: yes
    • Potts: yes
    • Pyrtle: yes
    • Reeder: yes
    • Rhyne: yes
    • Riddell: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Schietzelt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Setzer: yes
    • Shepard: yes
    • CarsonSmith: yes
    • Stevens: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Torbett: yes
    • Tyson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Warren: yes
    • Watford: yes
    • Wheatley: yes
    • White: yes
    • Winslow: yes
    • Zenger: yes
    • Ager: no
    • Alston: no
    • Baker: no
    • Ball: no
    • Belk: no
    • G. Brown: no
    • K. Brown: no
    • T. Brown: no
    • Buansi: no
    • Budd: no
    • Butler: no
    • Carney: no
    • Cervania: no
    • Clark: no
    • Crawford: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Dew: no
    • Greenfield: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hawkins: no
    • Helfrich: no
    • Jeffers: no
    • Johnson-Hostler: no
    • A. Jones: no
    • Liu: no
    • Lofton: no
    • Longest: no
    • Lopez: no
    • Morey: no
    • R. Pierce: no
    • Prather: no
    • Price: no
    • Reives: no
    • Roberson: no
    • Rubin: no
    • vonHaefen: no
    • Goodwin: abstain
    • Cohn: absent
    • Logan: absent
    • CharlesSmith: absent
    • Turner: absent
    • Adams: absent
    • Blust: absent
    • Lowery: absent
    • Sauls: absent
    • Willis: absent

  • Motion 9 To Concur House Amend

    2025-06-23 · pass · 28-19

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Alexander: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Brinson: yes
    • Britt: yes
    • Burgin: yes
    • Corbin: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Daniel: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Galey: yes
    • Hanig: yes
    • Hise: yes
    • Hollo: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Lazzara: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • McInnis: yes
    • Measmer: yes
    • B. Newton: yes
    • Overcash: yes
    • Rabon: yes
    • Sanderson: yes
    • Sawrey: yes
    • Sawyer: yes
    • Settle: yes
    • Adcock: no
    • Applewhite: no
    • Batch: no
    • Blue: no
    • Bradley: no
    • Chaudhuri: no
    • Chitlik: no
    • Everitt: no
    • Garrett: no
    • Grafstein: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Mayfield: no
    • Meyer: no
    • Mohammed: no
    • Murdock: no
    • Robinson: no
    • Smith: no
    • Theodros: no
    • Waddell: no
    • Salvador: absent
    • Barnes: absent
    • Moffitt: absent

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S442

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