NC · Officeholder
RState Senator · District 48
On the ballot Nov 3, 2026: North Carolina Senate District 48
Tim Moffitt is a Republican member of the North Carolina State Senate who has represented District 48 since January 2023 and is on the ballot for re-election on November 3, 2026.[1][2] He owns a management consulting firm and previously served in the North Carolina House of Representatives.[1]
Tim Moffitt's professional experience includes owning a management consulting firm called Moffitt International, according to Ballotpedia.[1]
Moffitt served in the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 116 from 2011 to 2015 and for District 117 from 2020 to 2023.[1] He assumed office in the State Senate on January 1, 2023, succeeding Chuck Edwards.[1] For 2025-2026, Ballotpedia lists his committee assignments as Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural and Economic Resources, Commerce and Insurance, Finance, Health Care, and Transportation.[1]
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Tim Moffitt is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for North Carolina Senate District 48 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Republicans voted. How topics are assigned
Most contested
Apr 16, 2025 · Passed 28–19 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs.
Makes state rules costing $20 million or more over five years take effect only if a General Assembly bill approves them. Requires two-thirds board votes for rules costing $1 million or more, and unanimity at $10 million or more.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed 26–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
2025 Omnibus Labor Amendments.-AB
Limits when Labor Department staff can be compelled to testify about workplace safety inspections, exempts rules identical to federal safety standards from notice-and-hearing steps, allows prehearing discovery, renames the elevator division a bureau, and revises employer notice posting.
Jun 10, 2025 · Passed 26–17 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Realign Congressional Districts 2025.
Changes the boundaries of North Carolina's congressional Districts 1 and 3, redrawing part of the state's U.S. House district map.
Oct 20, 2025 · Passed 25–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Jun 11, 2025: Lets U.S. citizens 18 or older who are not otherwise prohibited carry a concealed handgun without a permit, raises line-of-duty death payments to $150,000, and increases penalties for firearm assaults on law enforcement and other first responders.
Mar 20, 2025 · Passed 26–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
On the version voted Sep 23, 2025: Tightens pretrial release rules for people charged with violent offenses or with significant criminal histories, requires mental health evaluations for some defendants before release, and makes other changes to criminal and court procedures.
Sep 22, 2025 · Passed 28–19 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency.
Directs the state Medicaid agency to disenroll Planned Parenthood Federation of America and associated entities as providers and engage others. Requires hospitals and surgical facilities to give written good-faith estimates for scheduled services on request, capping final bills at 5% above the estimate.
Sep 22, 2025 · Passed 28–20 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs.
Requires any bill adding a health insurance mandate, including coverage, cost-sharing or prior-approval rules, to repeal at least as many existing mandates and fund its cost unless an actuarial note shows savings, and applies mandates effective July 1, 2025, or later to the State Health Plan.
Feb 12, 2025 · Failed 18–27 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Changes the State Board of Dental Examiners from dentists elected by dentists to appointees of the Governor, legislative leaders and the Labor Commissioner, sets a 10-member board of six dentists, two hygienists and two public members, and limits service to two three-year terms.
Apr 30, 2025 · Passed 27–19 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed.
On the version voted Jul 29, 2025: Bars public colleges and universities from endorsing or compelling belief in listed "divisive concepts" about race and sex, keeping diversity, equity and inclusion offices, or treating people differently based on federally protected traits, with exceptions for protected speech, research and legally required policies.
Apr 9, 2025 · Passed 28–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education.
On the version voted Jul 29, 2025: Bars public schools from promoting or compelling belief in listed "divisive concepts" about race and sex, teaching them except neutrally under state standards, keeping diversity, equity and inclusion offices, or treating people differently by federally protected traits, and bars state-backed teacher training on those concepts.
Mar 11, 2025 · Passed 28–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA).
Opts North Carolina into the federal tax credit for donations to scholarship granting organizations, and directs the State Education Assistance Authority to list qualifying organizations and carry out the state's participation.
Jun 3, 2026 · Passed 30–19 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Revenue/Advisory.
Limits Rocky Mount's transfers of electric and natural gas revenue to other city funds, creates a nine-member public utilities advisory committee there, limits Louisburg's transfers of electric revenue, and repeals a 2021 law on Louisburg's use of electric rates for economic development.
Jul 1, 2026 · Passed 29–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Expand CEPS/Nuclear and Hydro.
Counts all nuclear and fusion power plants, including those placed in service before 2007, as "new clean energy facilities" under the state's clean energy portfolio standard, and drops the 10-megawatt size limit for hydroelectric plants to count as renewable energy facilities.
May 7, 2025 · Passed 29–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Removes the interim carbon reduction target for electric utilities, allows alternative recovery of financing costs for baseload plants under construction, changes fuel-cost and performance-based ratemaking rules, and authorizes securitization of coal plant retirement costs.
Jul 29, 2025 · Passed 30–18 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Robocall Solicitation Modifications.
Applies state telephone solicitation rules to robocalls and text messages, requires prior express written consent for solicitations, bans impersonating government officials in them, and counts civil penalties per violation within a single solicitation.
Jun 17, 2026 · Passed 31–16 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
GSC Uniform Comm. Code/Emerging Technologies.
Updates the state's commercial code, as recommended by the General Statutes Commission, adding rules for transferring and controlling electronic records and electronic money and for using them as loan collateral, effective October 1, 2025.
Mar 27, 2025 · Passed 45–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Protecting Students in a Digital Age.
On the version voted Jun 11, 2025: Requires school boards to adopt internet policies blocking student social media and TikTok on school devices, adds required lessons on social media's health effects, and requires schools to bar student phone use during instructional time, with exceptions.
Jun 3, 2025 · Passed 44–1 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Land Use Clarification and Changes.
Requires commercial zoning to permit public school buildings by right or special use, phases out cities' extraterritorial planning jurisdiction by county population starting October 1, 2026, and clarifies that existing use rights survive approval of added uses.
May 6, 2025 · Passed 33–12 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Makes filing a knowingly false deed a felony, requires photo ID from most people recording property documents, lets registers of deeds refuse suspicious documents, lets property owners sue over fraudulent filings, and requires tax collector certification before deeds are recorded.
Jun 19, 2025 · Failed 1–39 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Most contested
Jun 26, 2025 · Passed 39–3 · with most RepublicansOfficial record ↗
Voted against most of their party on 1 of 209 party-divided votes on file.
Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation.
What it does: Extends to the Catawba Indian Nation state laws now applying to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, including full faith and credit for tribal court orders and tribal police authority on trust lands.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 5–13, Republicans 24–5
May 7, 2025Official record ↗
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
Realign Congressional Districts 2025.
With most of their party · Passed 25–20 · Yes 25–No 20 · Democrats 0–20, Republicans 25–0
Oct 20, 2025Official record ↗
Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency.
With most of their party · Passed 28–20 · Yes 28–No 20 · Democrats 0–20, Republicans 28–0
Sep 22, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 28–21 · Yes 28–No 21 · Democrats 0–20, Republicans 28–1
Apr 22, 2026Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 26–18 · Yes 26–No 18 · Democrats 0–18, Republicans 26–0
Mar 20, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 28–19 · Yes 28–No 19 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 28–0
Sep 22, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 28–19 · Yes 28–No 19 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 28–0
Apr 16, 2025Official record ↗
Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs.
With most of their party · Failed 18–27 · Yes 18–No 27 · Democrats 18–0, Republicans 0–27
Feb 12, 2025Official record ↗
With most of their party · Passed 29–19 · Yes 29–No 19 · Democrats 0–19, Republicans 29–0
Jul 29, 2025Official record ↗
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
Motion: Conference Rpt Third Reading
On the version voted Aug 5, 2026: Makes technical, clarifying and other changes to the 2026 state budget law, including adjustments to Hurricane Helene recovery grants and programs, budget procedure rules, and several local and board appointment provisions.
Motion: Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt
Adjusts the 2026 budget act: redirects several directed grants, moves authorization of the America's Semiquincentennial license plate into GS 20-63, delays an insurance regulatory charge change to 2027, and appropriates $225,000 for State Fire Marshal and $300,000 for Labor Department positions.
Motion: Conference Rpt Motion 8 To Adopt
Changes court laws, including when juvenile records may be disclosed, giving any attorney of record access to the trial file in indigent appeals, assigning superior court judges to districts with a county over 1 million people, and Judicial Standards Commission definitions.
Motion: Conference Rpt Second Reading
On the version voted Aug 5, 2026: Makes technical, clarifying and other changes to the 2026 state budget law, including adjustments to Hurricane Helene recovery grants and programs, budget procedure rules, and several local and board appointment provisions.
Motion: Second Reading
On the version voted Aug 4, 2026: Appoints people to boards and commissions, including community college trustees and a Special Superior Court judge, on the recommendation of the Senate leader and House Speaker, and corrects earlier appointments.
Motion: Amendment 1
Changes election law, including shortening early voting for primaries and runoffs, requiring county boards to remove deceased voters within a week of receiving federal lists, and making other-state voter data non-public.
Motion: Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table
Changes election law, including shortening early voting for primaries and runoffs, requiring county boards to remove deceased voters within a week of receiving federal lists, and making other-state voter data non-public.
Motion: Amendment 3 Motion 1 To Table
Changes election law, including shortening early voting for primaries and runoffs, requiring county boards to remove deceased voters within a week of receiving federal lists, and making other-state voter data non-public.
Motion: Amendment 5
Changes election law, including shortening early voting for primaries and runoffs, requiring county boards to remove deceased voters within a week of receiving federal lists, and making other-state voter data non-public.
Motion: Amendment 6 Motion 1 To Table
Changes election law, including shortening early voting for primaries and runoffs, requiring county boards to remove deceased voters within a week of receiving federal lists, and making other-state voter data non-public.
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