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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 227: Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 227 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on March 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education. Primary sponsor: Phil Berger (Republican), Michael Lee (Republican). It lists 28 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2026): Veto Overridden.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 25

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Phil BergerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate26
Michael LeePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Ted AlexanderCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate44
Lisa BarnesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Bob BrinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Danny BrittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate24
Jim BurginCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Kevin CorbinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Dave CravenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Warren DanielCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Carl FordCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Amy GaleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
HanigCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ralph HiseCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Mark HolloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate45
JacksonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Steve JarvisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michael LazzaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Tom McInnisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Tim MoffittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Buck NewtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate4
P. NewtonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brad OvercashCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate43
Bill RabonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Norman SandersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Benton SawreyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Vickie SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
Eddie SettleCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate36

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Veto Overridden
  2. Ch. SL 2026-20
  3. Withdrawn From Cal
  4. Placed On Cal For 04/21/2026
  5. Withdrawn From Cal
  6. Placed On Cal For 04/06/2026
  7. Withdrawn From Cal
  8. Placed On Cal For 03/09/2026
  9. Withdrawn From Cal
  10. Placed On Cal For 02/09/2026
  11. Withdrawn From Cal
  12. Placed On Cal For 01/12/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source