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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 686: The Fair Sentencing Act.

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 686 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on March 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: The Fair Sentencing Act. Primary sponsor: Smith. It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 26, 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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
SmithPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
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