North Carolina · Current officeholder
Joyce Waddell
Democratic North Carolina Senate, District 40
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Sponsored legislation
365 bills in the current data (4 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 177 | Continuing Budget Adjustments. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | August 6, 2026 |
| SB 675 | Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | July 1, 2026 |
| SB 808 | Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 30, 2026 |
| SB 842 | CARDINAL Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| SB 779 | Medicaid Rebase. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2026 |
| SB 1055 | Carolina Housing Promise Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2026 |
| SB 1054 | No Child Left Unfed. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2026 |
| SB 1053 | Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2026 |
| SB 988 | Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 987 | Lower Healthcare Costs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 981 | AI in Ed Task Force and Standards. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 980 | Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 975 | State Digital Asset Payments Study Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1072 | Constitutional Amendments - Cannabis. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1068 | Supporting Small Farmers for NC's Future Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1061 | Protect Moms Who Serve. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1060 | Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1059 | Military Family Food Security and Readiness Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1058 | Critical Funds for Mecklenburg County. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1056 | NC Small Business Capital and Jobs Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1052 | Amend Child Care Definitions/FFN Providers. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1051 | Don't Zone Out Child Care. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1034 | Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1033 | NC Children's Safe Screens Act/Funds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1030 | Community Scale Weatherization + Health. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1029 | Tax Relief on Essentials for Working Families. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1028 | NC Airport Security Continuity. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1027 | Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1020 | Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 1015 | Child Care Omnibus. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 997 | Nursing Fellows and Curric. Support Funds/WSSU. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 964 | Expanded Acc. to Doulas and Midwives/BC Lic. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 959 | Study Student Loan Forgiveness Program/SEAA. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 958 | Safe Parks Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 954 | Learning and Enrichment in Afterschool Programs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 950 | School Meals for Every Child. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 949 | Fully Fund School Psychologists and Counselors. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 1016 | Fair Share for Public Schools Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 1004 | Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 945 | Safe Camps Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 944 | Keep Families Fed Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 943 | Kids Over Corporations Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 942 | Reenact EITC. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 935 | Increase Number of Magistrates/Mecklenburg. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 924 | Reenact the Earned Income Tax Credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 922 | Fund International Black Theatre Festival. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 917 | MELT Act: Support Immigrant Legal Defense. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 915 | 2026 Governor's Budget. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 912 | Menopause Omnibus. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 910 | Expanding Insurance Coverage/Fertility Care. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 909 | The BUMP Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 908 | Janell Green Smith Maternal Health Acc. Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 907 | The Ciji Graham Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 906 | MOMnibus 3.5. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 904 | Save SNAP Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 903 | Public Employees Deserve A Voice Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 900 | Small Business Investment Grant. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 899 | School Mental Health Support Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 898 | Citizens' Tax Relief Circuit Breaker Mods. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 897 | NC CROWN Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 895 | Nonprofit Hospitals Tax Exemption. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 30, 2026 |
| SB 891 | Small Business Investment Grant. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 890 | Keep Immigrant Talent in NC. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 888 | Immigration Data Privacy. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 887 | Compensation for Wrongfully Detained Persons. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 882 | Reenact EITC. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 875 | No Firearm Possession After DV Misdemeanors. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 871 | Community Emergency Response Training. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 870 | Funds for Veterans/HBOT. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 868 | Medicaid Innovations Waiver Slot Expansion. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 867 | Increased Admin Fund for Medicaid. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 865 | Restore Benefits to Educators/State Employees. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 856 | Const Amend: Legislative Terms/Compensation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 853 | Create Dept. of Housing and Comm. Development. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 850 | Pay Teachers What They're Worth Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 840 | Teacher Licensure Modifications. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2026 |
| SB 849 | Real Tickets, Real Fans Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 845 | Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 838 | The Frontline Mental Health Support Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 836 | Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 827 | Hate Crimes Prevention Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 825 | School-Based Complaint/SROs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 822 | Every School Has Resources Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 820 | Safe Schools and Educational Access Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 805 | Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 802 | Agency Vacant Property. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 799 | Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 793 | Right to IVF. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 792 | Kayla's Act: Protecting Dom. Violence Victims. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 791 | Enhanced Penalty/Dom. Violence Strangulation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 789 | Homes for Heroes. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 788 | Guarding Freedoms and Public Safety Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 787 | AI Ethics and Literacy Across Education. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 786 | Protect NC Prosperity and Health. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 785 | Opt-In to Student Health. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 784 | Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 783 | School Mental Health Support Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 782 | Safe Schools Transparency Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 780 | Modernize Medicaid Primary Care Rates. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SB 804 | Fair Maps Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 798 | Elderly Prop. Tax Appreciation Exclusion. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 797 | Hands Free NC. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 794 | NC Victims of Crime Assistance Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 790 | Small Business Capital Improvement Account. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 781 | Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 378 | Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | October 23, 2025 |
| SB 77 | School Contracted Health Services. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| SB 124 | State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | July 1, 2025 |
| SB 402 | Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 24, 2025 |
| SB 89 | AEDs and CPR in Schools. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 1, 2025 |
| SB 369 | Medicaid Telehealth Services. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 28, 2025 |
| SR 760 | Confirm Lee Lilley, Sec. of Commerce. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2025 |
| SR 372 | Confirm McKinley Wooten, Sec. of Rev. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2025 |
| SB 507 | Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 14, 2025 |
| SB 508 | LL to CPL/Apprenticeship Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| SB 584 | Local Govt Transportation System Financing. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| SB 145 | Mecklenburg Transportation Referendum. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| SR 260 | Confirm Dr. Devdutta Sangvai/DHHS. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 3, 2025 |
| SB 97 | Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| SB 580 | Competency-Based Education Grant Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| SB 361 | Protecting First Responders Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| SB 753 | NC Highway Patrol Retention Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 752 | Needle Free Epinephrine for Schoolchildren. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 750 | Restore the American Dream. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 749 | Work Training/Delinquent Child Support. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 747 | AI Learning Agenda. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 746 | Study Automation and the Workforce. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 745 | Child Care Center Capacity Amendment Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 744 | Voucher School Accountability Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 743 | Funds for Davidson Emergency Services. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 742 | Funds for CW Williams Comm. Health Center. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 741 | Funds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 740 | Funds for Council for Children's Rights. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 738 | Digital Content Provenance Initiative/Funds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 736 | Foundation Act: Building NC's Housing Future. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 735 | AI Innovation Trust Fund. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 732 | NC Economic Progress and Well Being. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 731 | County Service Districts/Research and URSD. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 729 | Opt-In to Student Health. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 725 | NC Foster Care and Education Council. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 722 | Children's Online Safety Act/Funds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 721 | Modify Public-Initiated Criminal Processes. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 720 | North Carolina Consumer Protection Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 719 | NC Victims of Crime Assistance Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 718 | Fair Procurement and Ownership Reform Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 717 | Enhanced Penalty/Dom. Violence Strangulation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 716 | Fair Competition Study Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 715 | Student Voter ID Grant Program/CCs. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 714 | Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 712 | Caring for Our Caregivers Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 708 | Working Families Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 707 | 25-Year LEO Retirement With Full Benefits. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 698 | Fair Districts Stronger Democracy Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 696 | Limit No-Knock Warrant/Quick-Knock Entry. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 694 | Remove Barriers to Employment from Court Debt. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 692 | Reduce Parent Copays/Subsidized Child Care. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 691 | In-State Tuition Equity. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 686 | The Fair Sentencing Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 684 | Put Money to Work in Communities Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 683 | Keeping Kids and Parents Together Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 682 | Funds for Charlotte Nature Museum. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 681 | The Prison Resources Repurposing Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 680 | Comprehensive Capital for Childcare Expansion. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 679 | The Women's Care Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 678 | Onsite Childcare for State Employees Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 677 | SOS (State Owned Structures) Childcare Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 676 | The North Carolina Survivors' Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 674 | Lic. Mental Health Reciprocity/Recognition. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 667 | Government Modernization. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 663 | End Menstrual Poverty Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 662 | Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 661 | Protect Moms Who Serve. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 660 | Honoring Sacrifice: NC Veterans Relief Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 659 | Investing in North Carolina Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 656 | Cosmetic Art Deregulation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 653 | Polluter Pays. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 652 | Voter Fraud Prevention Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 651 | The Hustle Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 650 | Coerced Debt Relief Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 649 | Restore Master's Pay for Teachers and ISP. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 647 | The Child Promise Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 646 | Make NC Insurrection-Free. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 645 | The Protect Our Schools Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 644 | Green Schools Save Money. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 643 | Expand and Enhance the Teaching Fellows Program. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 642 | SAVE Students Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 641 | Reenact Child Tax Credit. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 640 | AI Ethics and Literacy Across Education. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 637 | Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 636 | School Psychologist Omnibus. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 635 | Healthy Families and Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 634 | Kayla's Act: Protecting Dom. Violence Victims. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 633 | Guarding Freedoms and Public Safety Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 632 | Homes for Heroes. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 631 | Juvenile Justice Workforce Fix/Funds. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 630 | School Mental Health Support Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 629 | Ride Safe, Insure Smart Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 628 | Safe Schools Transparency Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 627 | Small Business Capital Improvement Account. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| SB 626 | Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
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