Key Votes
SB 870 - Making General Statutes Gender Neutral - Key Vote
North Carolina Key Votes
Bev Perdue signed this legislation.
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Stages
- July 10, 2009 Executive Signed
- July 6, 2009 House Motion Agreed
- July 6, 2009 House Bill Passed
- May 11, 2009 Senate Motion Agreed
- May 11, 2009 Senate Bill Passed
- March 25, 2009 Introduced
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Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Signed (Executive) - July 10, 2009
Title: Making General Statutes Gender Neutral
Legislation - Motion Agreed (House) (79-33) - July 6, 2009 (Key vote)
Title: Making General Statutes Gender Neutral
Vote to pass a bill that requires the General Statutes Commission to review all general statutes and the North Carolina Constitution and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding ways of changing the language to be gender neutral.
NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.
NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - July 6, 2009
Legislation - Motion Agreed (Senate) (47-1) - May 11, 2009
NOTE: THIS IS A SECOND READING VOTE TO END DEBATE ON THE BILL AND ADVANCE IT TO THE THIRD READING IN WHICH AN UP-OR-DOWN VOTE FOR PASSAGE WILL OCCUR ONLY IF VOTES CHANGE OR THE THIRD READING OCCURS ON A DIFFERENT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) - May 11, 2009
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - March 25, 2009
Title: Making General Statutes Gender Neutral
Sponsors
- Richard Y. Stevens (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
