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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 476: Allow Widow/Widower To Hyphenate Name.

In committee 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 476 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Allow Widow/Widower To Hyphenate Name. It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2025): Passed 1st Reading.

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): Democratic 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Michael GarrettCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Mujtaba MohammedCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate38
Natalie MurdockCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Joyce WaddellCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“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. Passed 1st Reading
  2. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  3. Filed

Sources

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