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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 840: Teacher Licensure Modifications.

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 840 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on April 27, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Teacher Licensure Modifications. Primary sponsor: Tom McInnis (Republican), Michael Lee (Republican). It lists 13 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 29, 2026): Reptd Fav Com Substitute.

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 5 · Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Tom McInnisPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Michael LeePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Woodson BradleyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Jim BurginCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Jay ChaudhuriCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kevin CorbinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Dave CravenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Steve JarvisCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Tim MoffittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
Gladys RobinsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate28
DeAndrea SalvadorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Norman SandersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Vickie SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37
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. Reptd Fav Com Substitute
  2. Com Substitute Adopted
  3. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
  4. Passed 1st Reading
  5. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  6. Withdrawn From Com
  7. Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget
  8. Filed

Sources

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