Key Votes
SB 1988 - Outlaws Burning Crosses and Hanging Nooses - Key Vote
North Carolina Key Votes
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Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (House) - July 3, 2008
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (47-3) - July 2, 2008 (Key vote)
Title: Outlaws Burning Crosses and Hanging Nooses
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that makes it a class H felony to burn crosses or hang nooses for the purpose of intimidating others because of race, color, religion, nationality, or country of origin.
Note:
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.
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) - May 27, 2008
Title: Outlaws Burning Crosses and Hanging Nooses
Sponsors
- Douglas Earl 'Doug' Berger (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Albertson (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Cole 'Bob' Atwater (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Stanley Walker 'Stan' Bingham (NC - R)
- Julia Catherine Boseman (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Janet Cowell (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Walter H. Dalton (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Charlie Smith Dannelly (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Katie G. Dorsett (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Don Weldon East (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anthony Emanuel 'Tony' Foriest (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Malcolm Graham (NC - D)
- Fletcher L. 'Fletch' Hartsell Jr. (NC - R)
- David William Hoyle Sr. (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Clark 'Clark' Jenkins (NC - D)
- Edward 'Ed' Jones (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Eleanor G. 'Ellie' Kinnaird (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon 'Vern' Malone (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Floyd B. McKissick Jr. (NC - D)
- Martin Luther Nesbitt Jr. (NC - D)
- William R. 'Bill' Purcell (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Shaw (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Joyner Snow Jr. (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Alvin B. 'A.B.' Swindell IV (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- David F. Weinstein (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
