SB 364 · 2023-2024 · Senate

Nondiscrim & Dignity in State Work.

Misleading 4/5signed

What It Actually Does

The bill restricts what can be discussed in state workplace diversity training and prohibits asking job applicants about their views on social or political issues.

The bill prohibits state employers from asking job applicants to express opinions on contemporary political or social issues, and bans state workplace training programs from promoting 13 specific concepts related to race, sex, and systemic issues. These concepts include ideas that one race/sex is superior to another, that meritocracy is inherently racist/sexist, and that the rule of law doesn't exist but is just power struggles between groups.

Why the name is misleading

The title 'Nondiscrimination & Dignity in State Work' suggests the bill protects against discrimination, when it actually restricts discussions about discrimination and systemic issues. The bill limits rather than expands nondiscrimination efforts.

Status

Signed into law

Governor action:signed

Votes

5/2/2023 5:11 PM · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Second Reading · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 34–14

30 to override

R Yea (30)D Yea (4)D Nay (14)

✓ 34 votes, crossed 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

30/30 (100%)

4/20 (20%)

5/31/2023 4:05 PM · Nondiscrimination and Dignity in State Work. Second Reading · House

House Vote · Failed 72–46

72 to override

R Yea (72)D Yea (0)D Nay (46)

✓ 72 votes, crossed 72-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

72/72 (100%)

0/48 (0%)

6/20/2023 5:19 PM · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Motion 11 Veto Override · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 30–18

30 to override

R Yea (30)D Yea (0)D Nay (18)

✓ 30 votes, crossed 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

30/30 (100%)

0/20 (0%)

6/27/2023 2:03 PM · Nondiscrimination and Dignity in State Work. Veto Override · House

House Vote · Failed 72–47

72 to override

R Yea (72)D Yea (0)D Nay (47)

✓ 72 votes, crossed 72-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

72/72 (100%)

0/48 (0%)

6/6/2023 4:26 PM · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Motion 9 To Concur · Senate

Senate Vote · Failed 30–15

30 to override

R Yea (27)D Yea (3)D Nay (15)

✓ 30 votes, crossed 30-vote threshold

Party Breakdown

27/30 (90%)

3/20 (15%)

Roll Call

How They Voted

Senate · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Second Reading · 5/2/2023 5:11 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	-	Yea
Blue	D	-	Nay
Bode	D	-	Yea
Chaudhuri	D	-	Nay
Garrett	D	-	Nay
Grafstein	D	-	Excused Absence
Hunt	D	-	Yea
Lowe	D	-	Nay
Marcus	D	-	Nay
Mayfield	D	-	Nay
Meyer	D	-	Nay
Mohammed	D	-	Nay
Murdock	D	-	Excused Absence
Robinson	D	-	Nay
Salvador	D	-	Nay
Smith	D	-	Yea
Waddell	D	-	Nay
Woodard	D	-	Nay

Highlighted rows indicate crossover votes.

House · Nondiscrimination and Dignity in State Work. Second Reading · 5/31/2023 4:05 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	-	Excused Absence
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 · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Motion 11 Veto Override · 6/20/2023 5:19 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	-	Excused Absence
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	-	Excused Absence
Robinson	D	-	Nay
Salvador	D	-	Nay
Smith	D	-	Nay
Waddell	D	-	Nay
Woodard	D	-	Nay

House · Nondiscrimination and Dignity in State Work. Veto Override · 6/27/2023 2:03 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	-	Excused Absence
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 · Nondiscrim and Dignity in State Work. Motion 9 To Concur · 6/6/2023 4:26 PM

50 legislators · Senate

Name ↕	Party ↑	District ↕	Vote ↕
Alexander	R	-	Yea
B. Newton	R	-	Yea
Barnes	R	-	Yea
Berger (Chair)	R	-	Yea
Britt	R	-	Excused Absence
Burgin	R	-	Yea
Corbin	R	-	Yea
Craven	R	-	Excused Absence
Daniel	R	-	Yea
Ford	R	-	Yea
Galey	R	-	Yea
Hanig	R	-	Excused Absence
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	-	Yea
Blue	D	-	Nay
Bode	D	-	Yea
Chaudhuri	D	-	Nay
Garrett	D	-	Excused Absence
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	-	Excused Absence
Smith	D	-	Yea
Waddell	D	-	Nay
Woodard	D	-	Nay

Highlighted rows indicate crossover votes.

Sources

Bill page on ncleg.gov →