North Carolina SenateHB 959
Protecting Students in a Digital Age.
Passed 44–1Bipartisan
What it does: 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. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Second Reading
The tally
Yes 44 · No 1 · Not voting 5
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| Republicans | 27 | 1 | 2 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 1 member voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Ralph HiseR47No
The full roll (50)
Yes 44
- Amy GaleyR25
- Benton SawreyR10
- Bill RabonR8
- Brad OvercashR43
- Brent JacksonR9
- Buck NewtonR4
- Caleb TheodrosD41
- Carl FordR33
- Chris MeasmerR34
- Dan BlueD14
- Dana JonesR31
- Danny BrittR24
- Dave CravenR29
- Eddie SettleR36
- Gale AdcockD16
- Gladys RobinsonD28
- Jay ChaudhuriD15
- Jim BurginR12
- Joyce WaddellD40
- Julie MayfieldD49
- Kandie SmithD5
- Kevin CorbinR50
- Lisa GrafsteinD13
- Mark HolloR45
- Michael GarrettD27
- Michael LazzaraR6
- Michael LeeR7
- Natalie MurdockD20
- Norman SandersonR2
- Paul LoweD32
- Phil BergerR26
- Sophia ChitlikD22
- Steve JarvisR30
- Sydney BatchD17
- Ted AlexanderR44
- Tim MoffittR48
- Todd JohnsonR35
- Tom McInnisR21
- Val ApplewhiteD19
- Vickie SawyerR37
- Warren DanielR46
- Woodson BradleyD42
- Former memberR
- Former memberD
No 1
- Ralph HiseR47
Not voting 5
- Bob BrinsonR3
- DeAndrea SalvadorD39
- Lisa BarnesR11
- Mujtaba MohammedD38
- Former memberD
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.