What Representatives voted for HB-972?


HB-972 was signed into law on July 11, 2016 and states that Law Enforcement Recordings are not public record.


Below you'll find a breakdown of how each member of the North Carolina House of Representatives voted on the bill. You'll also find easily downloadable PDFs for all that voted Aye and all that were Excused absent / Not cast. Print these out and take them with you to your next election.



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What exactly does HB-972 say?


Read the full bill, as well as all the actions taken to pass the bill into law on July 11, 2016.

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Representatives who voted Yes


Name Party HB-2 Vote District County
Dennis Riddell Republican Yes 64 Alamance
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yes 63 Alamance
Lee Zachary Republican Yes 73 Alexander, Wilkes, Yadkin
Jonathan C. Jordan Republican Yes 93 Ashe, Watauga
Howard J. Hunter III Democrat n/a 5 Bertie, Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank
Brenden H. Jones Republican n/a 46 Bladen, Columbus, Robeson
John Ager Democrat No 115 Buncombe
David Rogers Republican n/a 112 Burke, Rutherford
Linda P. Johnson Republican Yes 83 Cabarrus
Jay Adams Republican Yes 96 Catawba
Kevin Corbin Republican n/a 120 Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon
Tim Moore Republican Yes 111 Cleveland
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yes 110 Cleveland, Gaston
George Graham Democrat Yes 12 Craven, Greene, Lenoir
John R. Bell IV Republican n/a 10 Craven, Greene, Lenoir, Wayne
Elmer Floyd Democrat Yes 43 Cumberland
John Szoka Republican Yes 45 Cumberland
Marvin W. Lucas Democrat No 42 Cumberland
William O. Richardson Democrat Yes 44 Cumberland
Sam Watford Republican Yes 80 Davidson
Larry M. Bell Democrat Yes 21 Duplin, Sampson, Wayne
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yes 4 Duplin, Wayne
Henry M. Michaux, Jr. Democrat No 31 Durham
Shelly Willingham Democrat No 23 Edgecombe, Martin
Donny Lambeth Republican Yes 75 Forsyth
Edward Hanes Jr. Democrat n/a 72 Forsyth
Evelyn Terry Democrat n/a 71 Forsyth
Bobbie Richardson Democrat No 7 Franklin, Nash
Larry Yarborough Republican Yes 2 Granville, Person
Terry E. Garrison Democrat n/a 32 Granville, Vance, Warren
John Faircloth Republican Yes 61 Guilford
John M. Blust Republican Yes 62 Guilford
Jon Hardister Republican Yes 59 Guilford
Michael H. Wray Democrat Yes 27 Halifax, Northampton
David R. Lewis Republican Yes 53 Harnett
John Sauls Republican n/a 51 Harnett, Lee
Mike Clampitt Republican n/a 119 Haywood, Jackson, Swain
Chuck McGrady Republican n/a 117 Henderson
Ken Goodman Democrat Yes 61 Hoke, Montgomery, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland
Garland E. Pierce Democrat Yes 48 Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Scotland
John A. Fraley Republican Yes 95 Iredell
Jason Saine Republican Yes 97 Lincoln
Andy Dulin Republican Yes 104 Mecklenburg
Becky Carney Democrat n/a 102 Mecklenburg
Beverly M. Earle Democrat n/a 101 Mecklenburg
Carla D. Cunningham Democrat No 106 Mecklenburg
John R. Bradford III Republican n/a 98 Mecklenburg
Kelly M. Alexander Jr. Democrat n/a 107 Mecklenburg
Mary Belk Democrat n/a 88 Mecklenburg
Scott Stone Republican n/a 105 Mecklenburg
William Brawley Republican Yes 103 Mecklenburg
Justin P. Burr Republican n/a 67 Montgomery, Stanly
Holly Grange Republican n/a 20 New Hanover
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican n/a 19 New Hanover
Gregory F. Murphy, MD Republican Yes 9 Pitt
Jean Farmer-Butterfield Democrat No 24 Pitt, Wilson
Susan Martin Republican Yes 8 Susan Martin
Charles Graham Democrat Yes 47 Robeson
Sarah Stevens Republican Yes 90 Surry, Wilkes
D. Craig Horn Republican Yes 68 Union
Chris Malone Republican Yes 35 Wake
Cynthia Ball Democrat n/a 49 Wake
Darren G. Jackson Democrat No 39 Wake
Duane Hall Democrat No 11 Wake
Gale Adcock Democrat n/a 41 Wake
Joe John Democrat n/a 40 Wake
Linda Hunt Williams Republican n/a 37 Wake
Nelson Dollar Republican Yes 36 Wake
Rosa U. Gill Democrat No 33 Wake
Yvonne Lewis Holley Democrat No 38 Wake

Representatives who voted No


Name Party HB-2 Vote District County
Jeffrey Elmore Republican Yes 94 Alleghany, Wilkes
Mark Brody Republican Yes 55 Anson, Union
Josh Dobson Republican Yes 85 Avery, McDowell, Mitchell
Michael Speciale Republican Yes 3 Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico
Beverly G. Boswell Republican n/a 6 Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Washington
William D. Brisson Democrat Yes 22 Bladen, Johnston, Sampson
Deb Butler Democrat n/a 18 Brunswick, New Hanover
Susan C. Fisher Democrat n/a 114 Buncombe
Brian Turner Democrat No 116 Buncombe
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yes 86 Burke
Larry G. Pittman Republican Yes 82 Cabarrus
Carl Ford Republican Yes 76 Cabarrus, Rowan
Destin Hall Republican n/a 87 Caldwell
Bob Steinburg Republican Yes 1 Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell
Pat McElraft Republican Yes 13 Carteret, Jones
Bert Jones Republican Yes 65 Caswell, Rockingham
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yes 89 Catawba
Robert T. Reives II Democrat n/a 54 Chatham, Lee
Larry W. Potts Republican n/a 81 Davidson
Julia C. Howard Republican Yes 79 Davie, Forsyth
MaryAnn Black Democrat n/a 29 Durham
Phillip A. Lehman Democrat n/a 30 Durham
Graig R. Meyer Democrat No 50 Durham, Orange
Debra Conrad Republican Yes 74 Forsyth
Jeff Collins Republican Yes 25 Franklin, Nash
Dana Bumgardner Republican Yes 109 Gaston
John A. Torbett Republican Yes 108 Gaston
Cecil Brockman Democrat No 60 Guilford
Pricey Harrison Democrat No 57 Guilford
Amos L. Quick III Democrat n/a 58 Guilford
Michele D. Presnell Republican Yes 118 Haywood, Madison, Yancey
Cody Henson Republican n/a 113 Henderson, Polk, Transylvania
Rena W. Turner Republican Yes 84 Iredell
Larry C. Strickland Republican n/a 28 Johnston
Donna McDowell White Republican n/a 26 Johnston
John Autry Democrat n/a 100 Mecklenburg
Chaz Beasley Democrat n/a 92 Mecklenburg
James L. Boles, Jr Republican n/a 52 Moore
Allen McNeill Republican Yes 78 Moore, Randolph
George G. Cleveland Republican Yes 14 Onslow
Phil Shepard Republican Yes 15 Onslow
Chris Millis Republican Yes 16 Onslow, Pender
Verla Insko Democrat No 56 Orange
Pat B. Hurley Republican Yes 70 Randolph
Kyle Hall Republican Yes 91 Rockingham, Stokes
Harry Warren Republican Yes 77 Rowan
Dean Arp Republican Yes 69 Union
Grier Martin Democrat No 34 Wake

Representatives who were Absent or Did Not Vote


Name Party HB-2 Vote District County
Rodney W. Moore Democrat No 99 Mecklenburg
Frank Iler Republican Yes 17 Brunswick

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