SB 20 · 2023-2024 · Senate

Care for Women, Children, and Families Act.

Misleading 4/5signed

What It Actually Does

This bill primarily restricts abortion access by reducing the legal limit from 20 weeks to 12 weeks, adding extensive procedural requirements, and creating new criminal penalties.

The bill's main focus is significantly restricting abortion access in North Carolina by changing the legal limit from 20 weeks to 12 weeks, requiring 72-hour waiting periods, mandating in-person consultations, creating new reporting requirements, and establishing criminal penalties for violations. While it does include some support programs like paid parental leave and childcare funding, the core purpose is abortion restriction.

Why the name is misleading

The title 'Care for Women, Children, and Families Act' suggests a supportive, pro-family bill focused on care and assistance, when the primary effect is to restrict women's reproductive healthcare access through significant new limitations and requirements.

Status

Signed into law

Governor action:signed

Votes

2/9/2023 11:28 AM · Safe Surrender Infants. Second Reading · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 44–0

30 to override

R Yea (28)D Yea (16)

✓ 44 votes, crossed 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

28/30 (93%)

16/20 (80%)

4/4/2023 5:38 PM · Safe Surrender Infants. Second Reading · House

House Vote · Failed 115–0

72 to override

R Yea (69)D Yea (46)

✓ 115 votes, crossed 72-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

69/72 (96%)

46/48 (96%)

5/16/2023 5:18 PM · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Motion 11 Veto Override · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 30–20

30 to override

R Yea (30)D Yea (0)D Nay (20)

✓ 30 votes, crossed 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

30/30 (100%)

0/20 (0%)

5/16/2023 8:39 PM · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Veto Override · House

House Vote · Failed 72–48

72 to override

R Yea (72)D Yea (0)D Nay (48)

✓ 72 votes, crossed 72-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

72/72 (100%)

0/48 (0%)

5/2/2023 4:25 PM · Safe Surrender Infants. Motion 9 To Concur · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 16–32

30 to override

R Yea (0)D Yea (16)R Nay (30)D Nay (2)

✗ 16 votes, fell short of 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

0/30 (0%)

16/20 (80%)

5/3/2023 9:49 PM · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. C RPT Adoption · House

House Vote · Failed 71–46

72 to override

R Yea (71)D Yea (0)D Nay (46)

✗ 71 votes, fell short of 72-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

71/72 (99%)

0/48 (0%)

5/4/2023 4:58 PM · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 29–20

30 to override

R Yea (29)D Yea (0)D Nay (20)

✗ 29 votes, fell short of 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

29/30 (97%)

0/20 (0%)

Roll Call

How They Voted

Senate · Safe Surrender Infants. Second Reading · 2/9/2023 11:28 AM

50 legislators · Senate

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Alexander	R	-	Yea
B. Newton	R	-	Yea
Barnes	R	-	Yea
Berger (Chair)	R	-	Yea
Britt	R	-	Yea
Burgin	R	-	Yea
Corbin	R	-	Yea
Craven	R	-	Yea
Daniel	R	-	Yea
Ford	R	-	Yea
Galey	R	-	Yea
Hanig	R	-	Yea
Hise	R	-	Yea
Jackson	R	-	Yea
Jarvis	R	-	Yea
Johnson	R	-	Yea
Krawiec	R	-	Excused Absence
Lazzara	R	-	Yea
Lee	R	-	Yea
McInnis	R	-	Excused Absence
Moffitt	R	-	Yea
Overcash	R	-	Yea
P. Newton	R	-	Yea
Perry	R	-	Yea
Proctor	R	-	Yea
Rabon	R	-	Yea
Sanderson	R	-	Yea
Sawrey	R	-	Yea
Sawyer	R	-	Yea
Settle	R	-	Yea
Adcock	D	-	Yea
Applewhite	D	-	Yea
Batch	D	-	Yea
Blue	D	-	Yea
Bode	D	-	Yea
Chaudhuri	D	-	Excused Absence
Garrett	D	-	Excused Absence
Grafstein	D	-	Yea
Hunt	D	-	Yea
Lowe	D	-	Yea
Marcus	D	-	Yea
Mayfield	D	-	Yea
Meyer	D	-	Excused Absence
Mohammed	D	-	Yea
Murdock	D	-	Yea
Robinson	D	-	Yea
Salvador	D	-	Excused Absence
Smith	D	-	Yea
Waddell	D	-	Yea
Woodard	D	-	Yea

Highlighted rows indicate crossover votes.

House · Safe Surrender Infants. Second Reading · 4/4/2023 5:38 PM

120 legislators · House

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Adams	R	-	Yea
Arp	R	-	Yea
B. Jones	R	-	Excused Absence
Balkcom	R	-	Yea
Bell	R	-	Yea
Biggs	R	-	Yea
Blackwell	R	-	Yea
Bradford	R	-	Yea
Brisson	R	-	Yea
Brody	R	-	Yea
Cairns	R	-	Yea
Carson Smith	R	-	Yea
Chesser	R	-	Yea
Clampitt	R	-	Yea
Cleveland	R	-	Yea
Cotham	R	-	Yea
Crutchfield	R	-	Yea
D. Hall	R	-	Yea
Davis	R	-	Yea
Dixon	R	-	Yea
Elmore	R	-	Yea
Faircloth	R	-	Yea
Fontenot	R	-	Yea
Gillespie	R	-	Yea
Goodwin	R	-	Yea
Greene	R	-	Yea
Hardister	R	-	Yea
Hastings	R	-	Yea
Howard	R	-	Yea
Humphrey	R	-	Yea
Iler	R	-	Excused Absence
Johnson	R	-	Yea
K. Baker	R	-	Yea
K. Hall	R	-	Yea
Kidwell	R	-	Yea
Lambeth	R	-	Yea
Loftis	R	-	Yea
Lowery	R	-	Yea
McNeely	R	-	Yea
Miller	R	-	Yea
Mills	R	-	Yea
Moore (Speaker)	R	-	Yea
Moss	R	-	Yea
N. Jackson	R	-	Yea
Paré	R	-	Yea
Penny	R	-	Yea
Pickett	R	-	Yea
Pike	R	-	Yea
Pless	R	-	Yea
Potts	R	-	Yea
Pyrtle	R	-	Yea
Reeder	R	-	Yea
Riddell	R	-	Yea
Ross	R	-	Yea
Saine	R	-	Yea
Sasser	R	-	Yea
Sauls	R	-	Yea
Setzer	R	-	Excused Absence
Shepard	R	-	Yea
Sossamon	R	-	Yea
Stevens	R	-	Yea
Strickland	R	-	Yea
Torbett	R	-	Yea
Tyson	R	-	Yea
Ward	R	-	Yea
Warren	R	-	Yea
Watford	R	-	Yea
Wheatley	R	-	Yea
White	R	-	Yea
Willis	R	-	Yea
Winslow	R	-	Yea
Zenger	R	-	Yea
A. Baker	D	-	Yea
A. Jones	D	-	Yea
Ager	D	-	Yea
Alexander	D	-	Yea
Alston	D	-	Yea
Autry	D	-	Yea
Ball	D	-	Yea
Belk	D	-	Yea
Brockman	D	-	Yea
Buansi	D	-	Yea
Budd	D	-	Yea
Butler	D	-	Yea
Carney	D	-	Yea
Cervania	D	-	Yea
Charles Smith	D	-	Yea
Clemmons	D	-	Yea
Crawford	D	-	Yea
Cunningham	D	-	Yea
Dahle	D	-	Yea
Everitt	D	-	Yea
F. Jackson	D	-	Yea
G. Brown	D	-	Yea
Gill	D	-	Yea
Harris	D	-	Yea
Harrison	D	-	Yea
Hawkins	D	-	Yea
Jeffers	D	-	Yea
John	D	-	Yea
K. Brown	D	-	Yea
Liu	D	-	Yea
Lofton	D	-	Yea
Logan	D	-	Yea
Longest	D	-	Yea
Lucas	D	-	Excused Absence
Majeed	D	-	Yea
Morey	D	-	Yea
Pierce	D	-	Yea
Prather	D	-	Yea
Price	D	-	Yea
Quick	D	-	Yea
Reives	D	-	Excused Absence
Roberson	D	-	Yea
Rudow	D	-	Yea
Staton-Williams	D	-	Yea
T. Brown	D	-	Yea
von Haefen	D	-	Yea
Willingham	D	-	Yea
Wray	D	-	Yea

Highlighted rows indicate crossover votes.

Senate · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Motion 11 Veto Override · 5/16/2023 5:18 PM

50 legislators · Senate

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Alexander	R	-	Yea
B. Newton	R	-	Yea
Barnes	R	-	Yea
Berger (Chair)	R	-	Yea
Britt	R	-	Yea
Burgin	R	-	Yea
Corbin	R	-	Yea
Craven	R	-	Yea
Daniel	R	-	Yea
Ford	R	-	Yea
Galey	R	-	Yea
Hanig	R	-	Yea
Hise	R	-	Yea
Jackson	R	-	Yea
Jarvis	R	-	Yea
Johnson	R	-	Yea
Krawiec	R	-	Yea
Lazzara	R	-	Yea
Lee	R	-	Yea
McInnis	R	-	Yea
Moffitt	R	-	Yea
Overcash	R	-	Yea
P. Newton	R	-	Yea
Perry	R	-	Yea
Proctor	R	-	Yea
Rabon	R	-	Yea
Sanderson	R	-	Yea
Sawrey	R	-	Yea
Sawyer	R	-	Yea
Settle	R	-	Yea
Adcock	D	-	Nay
Applewhite	D	-	Nay
Batch	D	-	Nay
Blue	D	-	Nay
Bode	D	-	Nay
Chaudhuri	D	-	Nay
Garrett	D	-	Nay
Grafstein	D	-	Nay
Hunt	D	-	Nay
Lowe	D	-	Nay
Marcus	D	-	Nay
Mayfield	D	-	Nay
Meyer	D	-	Nay
Mohammed	D	-	Nay
Murdock	D	-	Nay
Robinson	D	-	Nay
Salvador	D	-	Nay
Smith	D	-	Nay
Waddell	D	-	Nay
Woodard	D	-	Nay

House · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Veto Override · 5/16/2023 8:39 PM

120 legislators · House

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Adams	R	-	Yea
Arp	R	-	Yea
B. Jones	R	-	Yea
Balkcom	R	-	Yea
Bell	R	-	Yea
Biggs	R	-	Yea
Blackwell	R	-	Yea
Bradford	R	-	Yea
Brisson	R	-	Yea
Brody	R	-	Yea
Cairns	R	-	Yea
Carson Smith	R	-	Yea
Chesser	R	-	Yea
Clampitt	R	-	Yea
Cleveland	R	-	Yea
Cotham	R	-	Yea
Crutchfield	R	-	Yea
D. Hall	R	-	Yea
Davis	R	-	Yea
Dixon	R	-	Yea
Elmore	R	-	Yea
Faircloth	R	-	Yea
Fontenot	R	-	Yea
Gillespie	R	-	Yea
Goodwin	R	-	Yea
Greene	R	-	Yea
Hardister	R	-	Yea
Hastings	R	-	Yea
Howard	R	-	Yea
Humphrey	R	-	Yea
Iler	R	-	Yea
Johnson	R	-	Yea
K. Baker	R	-	Yea
K. Hall	R	-	Yea
Kidwell	R	-	Yea
Lambeth	R	-	Yea
Loftis	R	-	Yea
Lowery	R	-	Yea
McNeely	R	-	Yea
Miller	R	-	Yea
Mills	R	-	Yea
Moore (Speaker)	R	-	Yea
Moss	R	-	Yea
N. Jackson	R	-	Yea
Paré	R	-	Yea
Penny	R	-	Yea
Pickett	R	-	Yea
Pike	R	-	Yea
Pless	R	-	Yea
Potts	R	-	Yea
Pyrtle	R	-	Yea
Reeder	R	-	Yea
Riddell	R	-	Yea
Ross	R	-	Yea
Saine	R	-	Yea
Sasser	R	-	Yea
Sauls	R	-	Yea
Setzer	R	-	Yea
Shepard	R	-	Yea
Sossamon	R	-	Yea
Stevens	R	-	Yea
Strickland	R	-	Yea
Torbett	R	-	Yea
Tyson	R	-	Yea
Ward	R	-	Yea
Warren	R	-	Yea
Watford	R	-	Yea
Wheatley	R	-	Yea
White	R	-	Yea
Willis	R	-	Yea
Winslow	R	-	Yea
Zenger	R	-	Yea
A. Baker	D	-	Nay
A. Jones	D	-	Nay
Ager	D	-	Nay
Alexander	D	-	Nay
Alston	D	-	Nay
Autry	D	-	Nay
Ball	D	-	Nay
Belk	D	-	Nay
Brockman	D	-	Nay
Buansi	D	-	Nay
Budd	D	-	Nay
Butler	D	-	Nay
Carney	D	-	Nay
Cervania	D	-	Nay
Charles Smith	D	-	Nay
Clemmons	D	-	Nay
Crawford	D	-	Nay
Cunningham	D	-	Nay
Dahle	D	-	Nay
Everitt	D	-	Nay
F. Jackson	D	-	Nay
G. Brown	D	-	Nay
Gill	D	-	Nay
Harris	D	-	Nay
Harrison	D	-	Nay
Hawkins	D	-	Nay
Jeffers	D	-	Nay
John	D	-	Nay
K. Brown	D	-	Nay
Liu	D	-	Nay
Lofton	D	-	Nay
Logan	D	-	Nay
Longest	D	-	Nay
Lucas	D	-	Nay
Majeed	D	-	Nay
Morey	D	-	Nay
Pierce	D	-	Nay
Prather	D	-	Nay
Price	D	-	Nay
Quick	D	-	Nay
Reives	D	-	Nay
Roberson	D	-	Nay
Rudow	D	-	Nay
Staton-Williams	D	-	Nay
T. Brown	D	-	Nay
von Haefen	D	-	Nay
Willingham	D	-	Nay
Wray	D	-	Nay

Senate · Safe Surrender Infants. Motion 9 To Concur · 5/2/2023 4:25 PM

50 legislators · Senate

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Alexander	R	-	Nay
B. Newton	R	-	Nay
Barnes	R	-	Nay
Berger (Chair)	R	-	Nay
Britt	R	-	Nay
Burgin	R	-	Nay
Corbin	R	-	Nay
Craven	R	-	Nay
Daniel	R	-	Nay
Ford	R	-	Nay
Galey	R	-	Nay
Hanig	R	-	Nay
Hise	R	-	Nay
Jackson	R	-	Nay
Jarvis	R	-	Nay
Johnson	R	-	Nay
Krawiec	R	-	Nay
Lazzara	R	-	Nay
Lee	R	-	Nay
McInnis	R	-	Nay
Moffitt	R	-	Nay
Overcash	R	-	Nay
P. Newton	R	-	Nay
Perry	R	-	Nay
Proctor	R	-	Nay
Rabon	R	-	Nay
Sanderson	R	-	Nay
Sawrey	R	-	Nay
Sawyer	R	-	Nay
Settle	R	-	Nay
Adcock	D	-	Yea
Applewhite	D	-	Yea
Batch	D	-	Yea
Blue	D	-	Yea
Bode	D	-	Yea
Chaudhuri	D	-	Yea
Garrett	D	-	Yea
Grafstein	D	-	Excused Absence
Hunt	D	-	Yea
Lowe	D	-	Nay
Marcus	D	-	Yea
Mayfield	D	-	Yea
Meyer	D	-	Yea
Mohammed	D	-	Yea
Murdock	D	-	Excused Absence
Robinson	D	-	Yea
Salvador	D	-	Yea
Smith	D	-	Yea
Waddell	D	-	Yea
Woodard	D	-	Nay

Highlighted rows indicate crossover votes.

House · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. C RPT Adoption · 5/3/2023 9:49 PM

120 legislators · House

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Adams	R	-	Yea
Arp	R	-	Yea
B. Jones	R	-	Yea
Balkcom	R	-	Yea
Bell	R	-	Yea
Biggs	R	-	Yea
Blackwell	R	-	Yea
Bradford	R	-	Yea
Brisson	R	-	Yea
Brody	R	-	Yea
Cairns	R	-	Yea
Carson Smith	R	-	Yea
Chesser	R	-	Yea
Clampitt	R	-	Yea
Cleveland	R	-	Yea
Cotham	R	-	Yea
Crutchfield	R	-	Yea
D. Hall	R	-	Yea
Davis	R	-	Excused Absence
Dixon	R	-	Yea
Elmore	R	-	Yea
Faircloth	R	-	Yea
Fontenot	R	-	Yea
Gillespie	R	-	Yea
Goodwin	R	-	Yea
Greene	R	-	Yea
Hardister	R	-	Yea
Hastings	R	-	Yea
Howard	R	-	Yea
Humphrey	R	-	Yea
Iler	R	-	Yea
Johnson	R	-	Yea
K. Baker	R	-	Yea
K. Hall	R	-	Yea
Kidwell	R	-	Yea
Lambeth	R	-	Yea
Loftis	R	-	Yea
Lowery	R	-	Yea
McNeely	R	-	Yea
Miller	R	-	Yea
Mills	R	-	Yea
Moore (Speaker)	R	-	Yea
Moss	R	-	Yea
N. Jackson	R	-	Yea
Paré	R	-	Yea
Penny	R	-	Yea
Pickett	R	-	Yea
Pike	R	-	Yea
Pless	R	-	Yea
Potts	R	-	Yea
Pyrtle	R	-	Yea
Reeder	R	-	Yea
Riddell	R	-	Yea
Ross	R	-	Yea
Saine	R	-	Yea
Sasser	R	-	Yea
Sauls	R	-	Yea
Setzer	R	-	Yea
Shepard	R	-	Yea
Sossamon	R	-	Yea
Stevens	R	-	Yea
Strickland	R	-	Yea
Torbett	R	-	Yea
Tyson	R	-	Yea
Ward	R	-	Yea
Warren	R	-	Yea
Watford	R	-	Yea
Wheatley	R	-	Yea
White	R	-	Yea
Willis	R	-	Yea
Winslow	R	-	Yea
Zenger	R	-	Yea
A. Baker	D	-	Excused Absence
A. Jones	D	-	Nay
Ager	D	-	Nay
Alexander	D	-	Nay
Alston	D	-	Nay
Autry	D	-	Nay
Ball	D	-	Nay
Belk	D	-	Nay
Brockman	D	-	Nay
Buansi	D	-	Nay
Budd	D	-	Nay
Butler	D	-	Nay
Carney	D	-	Nay
Cervania	D	-	Nay
Charles Smith	D	-	Nay
Clemmons	D	-	Nay
Crawford	D	-	Nay
Cunningham	D	-	Nay
Dahle	D	-	Nay
Everitt	D	-	Nay
F. Jackson	D	-	Nay
G. Brown	D	-	Nay
Gill	D	-	Nay
Harris	D	-	Nay
Harrison	D	-	Nay
Hawkins	D	-	Nay
Jeffers	D	-	Nay
John	D	-	Nay
K. Brown	D	-	Nay
Liu	D	-	Nay
Lofton	D	-	Nay
Logan	D	-	Nay
Longest	D	-	Nay
Lucas	D	-	Excused Absence
Majeed	D	-	Nay
Morey	D	-	Nay
Pierce	D	-	Nay
Prather	D	-	Nay
Price	D	-	Nay
Quick	D	-	Nay
Reives	D	-	Nay
Roberson	D	-	Nay
Rudow	D	-	Nay
Staton-Williams	D	-	Nay
T. Brown	D	-	Nay
von Haefen	D	-	Nay
Willingham	D	-	Nay
Wray	D	-	Nay

Senate · Care for Women, Children, and Families Act. Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt · 5/4/2023 4:58 PM

50 legislators · Senate

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Alexander	R	-	Yea
B. Newton	R	-	Yea
Barnes	R	-	Yea
Berger (Chair)	R	-	Yea
Britt	R	-	Yea
Burgin	R	-	Yea
Corbin	R	-	Yea
Craven	R	-	Yea
Daniel	R	-	Yea
Ford	R	-	Yea
Galey	R	-	Yea
Hanig	R	-	Yea
Hise	R	-	Yea
Jackson	R	-	Yea
Jarvis	R	-	Yea
Johnson	R	-	Excused Absence
Krawiec	R	-	Yea
Lazzara	R	-	Yea
Lee	R	-	Yea
McInnis	R	-	Yea
Moffitt	R	-	Yea
Overcash	R	-	Yea
P. Newton	R	-	Yea
Perry	R	-	Yea
Proctor	R	-	Yea
Rabon	R	-	Yea
Sanderson	R	-	Yea
Sawrey	R	-	Yea
Sawyer	R	-	Yea
Settle	R	-	Yea
Adcock	D	-	Nay
Applewhite	D	-	Nay
Batch	D	-	Nay
Blue	D	-	Nay
Bode	D	-	Nay
Chaudhuri	D	-	Nay
Garrett	D	-	Nay
Grafstein	D	-	Nay
Hunt	D	-	Nay
Lowe	D	-	Nay
Marcus	D	-	Nay
Mayfield	D	-	Nay
Meyer	D	-	Nay
Mohammed	D	-	Nay
Murdock	D	-	Nay
Robinson	D	-	Nay
Salvador	D	-	Nay
Smith	D	-	Nay
Waddell	D	-	Nay
Woodard	D	-	Nay

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