Legislative Tally

How Triangle members of the state legislature voted last week on bills of note

HOUSE

* SEX OFFENDER GPS: (House Bill 29) Clarifies the procedure for satellite-based monitoring of sex offenders and makes other changes to the sex-offender laws. Introduced by Rep. Karen Ray, R-Cabarrus.

Adopted 112-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

VOTING YES: Lucy Allen (D-Franklin, Halifax, Nash), Marilyn Avila (R-Wake), Dan Blue (D-Wake), Linda Coleman (D-Wake), Nelson Dollar (R-Wake), Bill Faison (D-Orange, Caswell), Larry Hall (D-Durham), Ty Harrell (D-Wake), Verla Insko (D-Orange), James Langdon Jr. (R-Johnston, Sampson), Deborah Ross (D-Wake), Paul Stam (R-Wake), Jennifer Weiss (D-Wake), W.A. "Winkie" Wilkins (D-Durham, Person)

DID NOT VOTE: Leo Daughtry (D-Johnston), Joe Hackney (D-Orange, Chatham, Moore), Mickey Michaux (D-Durham),

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Paul Luebke (D-Durham), Grier Martin (D-Wake)

* HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: (House Bill 36) Improves the oversight of hazardous waste facilities by requiring additional reports on the materials stored at the facilities, as recommended by the governor's Hazardous Materials Task Force. Introduced by Rep. Jennifer Weiss, D-Wake.

Adopted 113-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

VOTING YES: Allen, Avila, Blue, Coleman, Daughtry, Dollar, Faison, Hall, Harrell, Insko, Langdon, Martin, Michaux, Ross, Stam, Weiss, Wilkins

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Luebke, Martin

* SMOKING IN PUBLIC AND WORK PLACES: (House Bill 259) Prohibits smoking in food and lodging establishments and state government buildings and allows local governments to prohibit smoking in public places and places of employment. Introduced by Rep. Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson.

Failed on second reading 55-61.

VOTING YES: Allen, Blue, Coleman, Dollar, Faison, Hall, Insko, Martin, Ross, Weiss, Wilkins

VOTING NO: Avila, Daughtry, Langdon, Michaux, Stam

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Harrell, Luebke

* PISTOL PERMITS: (House Bill 259) Provides that denial of a license or permit to purchase a pistol shall be reported to the State Bureau of Investigation by entry into an appropriate computerized database that is accessible to sheriffs statewide. Introduced by Rep. Ronnie Sutton, D-Robeson.

Adopted 81-34. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

VOTING YES: Allen, Blue, Daughtry, Dollar, Faison, Hall, Insko, Langdon, Martin, Michaux, Ross, Stam, Weiss, Wilkins

VOTING NO: Avila, Coleman

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Harrell, Luebke

* EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION REFORMS: (House Bill 1625) Enacts the Eyewitness Identification Reform Act for the purpose of solving crimes, convicting the guilty and exonerating the innocent in criminal proceedings by improving procedures for eyewitness identification of suspects. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland.

Adopted 116-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

VOTING YES: Allen, Avila, Blue, Coleman, Daughtry, Dollar, Faison, Hall, Harrell, Insko, Langdon, Martin, Michaux, Ross, Stam, Weiss, Wilkins

DID NOT VOTE: Hackney

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Luebke, Martin

SENATE

* FINGERPRINTING FOR DWI/DWLR: (Senate Bill 1211) Fingerprinting for DWI/DWLR: Requires fingerprinting of any person arrested for any offenses involving impaired driving or for driving while license revoked. Introduced by Sen. Tony Rand, D-Cumberland.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

VOTING YES: Robert Atwater (D-Durham, Chatham, Lee), Doug Berger (D-Franklin, Granville, Vance, Warren), Janet Cowell (D-Wake), Neal Hunt (R-Wake),Vernon Malone (D-Wake), Floyd McKissick Jr. (D-Durham), Fred Smith (R-Johnston, Wayne), Richard Stevens (R-Wake).

EXCUSED ABSENCE: Ellie Kinnaird (D-Orange, Person)

* MODIFY REQUIREMENTS/ TEACHER LICENSE RENEWAL: (Senate Bill 1292) Directs the State Board of Education to adopt a policy requiring teachers to take credits in their academic subject area as part of the licensure renewal process. Introduced by Sen. A.B. Swindell, D-Nash.

Adopted 44-4. Sent to the House for consideration.

VOTING YES: Atwater, Berger, Cowell, Hunt, Kinnaird, Malone, McKissick, Smith, Stevens