North Carolina General Assembly of 2017–18
The North Carolina General Assembly 2017–2018 was the 153rd State legislature that first convened on January 11, 2017. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 7, 2016. This legislature was in session from January 11, 2017, through June 30, 2017. Additional sessions were held on August 3, August 18 to 25, August 28 to 31, and October 4 to 17 in 2017. The 2018 session was held from January 10, 2018, through July 4, 2018.[1][2][3]
| 153rd North Carolina General Assembly 2017–2018 | |||||
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 North Carolina Legislative Building | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | State Legislative Building in Raleigh | ||||
| Term | 2017–2018 | ||||
| Website | House Senate | ||||
| North Carolina Senate | |||||
| Members | 50 Senators | ||||
| President pro tempore | Phil Berger Rep. | ||||
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown Rep. | ||||
| Minority Leader | Dan Blue Dem. | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 120 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Tim Moore Rep. | ||||
| Majority Leader | John R. Bell, IV Rep | ||||
| Minority Leader | Darren Jackson Dem. | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
Legislation
This legislature created 360 Session laws (146 in 2018, 214 in 2017). Some of the Session laws included an act to amend the Constitution of North Carolina to require photo identification in order to vote (H1092), an act to amend the constitution to establish a bipartisan board of ethics and elections enforcement (H4), and several acts dealing with Hurricane Florence recovery.[4]
House of Representatives
House leadership
Speaker Tim Moore
Minority Leader Darren G. Jackson
The General Assembly House of Representatives consisted of representatives from the 120 State districts in North Carolina.[1]
| North Carolina House officers | ||
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| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Sarah Stevens | Republican |
| Majority Leader | John R. Bell, IV[5] | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Leader | Brenden H. Jones | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jon Hardister | Republican |
| Deputy Minority Leader | Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic |
| Minority Whips | Cynthia Ball | Democratic |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | |
| Carla Cunningham | Democratic | |
| Amos Quick | Democratic | |
House members
Rep. Henry Michaux
Rep. Julia Howard
The 120 members of the State House of Representatives for 2017–2018 included 75 Republicans, 45 Democrats, 30 women, 24 African Americans, one Native American (Charles Graham), and 25 new members.[6]
Notes:
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- Resigned 9/15/17.
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- Bob Muller appointed 9/26/17.
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- Resigned 1/26/17.
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- Appointed 2/6/17.
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- Changed party affiliation to Republican 10/25/17.
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- Resigned 1/16/17.
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- Appointed 2/15/17.
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- Resigned 3/30/17.
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- Appointed 4/5/17.
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- Resigned 8/31/18.
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- Appointed 9/21/18.
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- Resigned August 7, 2018.
- Appointed August 15, 2018.Winston-Salem Journal
Senate
Senate leadership
The Senate leadership is as follows, as was shown on the North Carolina Legislature web page in 2017.[7]
| North Carolina Senate officers | ||
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| Position | Name | Party |
| President Pro Tempore | Phil Berger | Republican |
| Deputy President Pro Tempore | Louis Pate | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican |
| Wesley Meredith[8] | Republican | |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Vacant | Republican |
| Joint Majority Caucus Leader | Norman W. Sanderson | Republican |
| Floyd B. McKissick, Jr. | Democratic | |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | |
| Minority Whip | Terry Van Duyn | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Secretary | Ben Clark | Democratic |
| Minority Caucus Co-Chairs | Vacant | Democratic |
| Vacant | Democratic | |
Membership
- ↑: Member was first appointed to office.
Notes:
- Appointed Archived 2018-03-31 at the Wayback Machine to replace Angela Bryant, who resigned in 2018.
References
- "North Carolina General Assembly House Documents, 2017-2018". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "North Carolina General Assembly Senate Documents, 2017-2018". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "General Assembly of North Carolina". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "2017-2018 Legislature Session Laws". NCLeg.gov. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- "Rep. John Bell elected North Carolina House majority leader". witn.com. Associated Press. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- "House of Representatives Demographics" (PDF). NCLeg.gov. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "North Carolina Senate Leadership". Archived from the original on 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2019-09-06.
- Fayetteville Observer
External links
 North Carolina General Assemblies by year convened and order | |
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| List of North Carolina state legislatures Senate President pro tempore of the Senate House of Commons House of Representatives Speakers of the House of Representatives (see Note) |
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| Other | Executive Branch: Governor of North Carolina (List), Lieutenant Governor (since 1868), Cabinets, Council of State, Attorney General |
| Conventions | |
| Provincial Congresses and Constitution | North Carolina Provincial Congress (1774–1776: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th), Constitution of North Carolina (1776, 1835 Convention, 1861 Convention, 1868 redraft, 1875 Convention, Constitution of 1971) |
Notes: Prior to the Constitution of 1868: the lower house of the North Carolina Legislature was known as the House of Commons and the leader of the Senate was called the Speaker of the Senate. | |
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