North Carolina SenateHB 133
NC Farmland and Military Protection Act.
Passed 42–3Bipartisan
What it does: Bars foreign parties tied to adversarial governments from acquiring or holding interests in agricultural land or land within 50 miles of a military installation. Holdings before April 1, 2027 may continue but must be registered; later acquisitions must be sold within one year. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Second Reading
The tally
Yes 42 · No 3 · Not voting 5
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 15 | 3 | 2 |
| Republicans | 27 | 0 | 3 |
Most Democrats voted yes; most Republicans voted yes. 3 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Gale AdcockD16No
- Jonah GarsonD23No
- Lisa GrafsteinD13No
The full roll (50)
Yes 42
- Amy GaleyR25
- Benton SawreyR10
- Bill RabonR8
- Bob BrinsonR3
- Brad OvercashR43
- Brent JacksonR9
- Buck NewtonR4
- Caleb TheodrosD41
- Carl FordR33
- Chris MeasmerR34
- Dan BlueD14
- Dana JonesR31
- Danny BrittR24
- Dave CravenR29
- DeAndrea SalvadorD39
- Eddie SettleR36
- Gladys RobinsonD28
- Haseeb FatmiD18
- Jay ChaudhuriD15
- Joyce WaddellD40
- Julie MayfieldD49
- Kandie SmithD5
- Kevin CorbinR50
- Lisa BarnesR11
- Mark HolloR45
- Michael GarrettD27
- Michael LazzaraR6
- Michael LeeR7
- Mujtaba MohammedD38
- Natalie MurdockD20
- Norman SandersonR2
- Paul LoweD32
- Phil BergerR26
- Ralph HiseR47
- Steve JarvisR30
- Ted AlexanderR44
- Tom McInnisR21
- Val ApplewhiteD19
- Vickie SawyerR37
- Warren DanielR46
- Woodson BradleyD42
- Former memberR
No 3
Not voting 5
- Jim BurginR12
- Sophia ChitlikD22
- Sydney BatchD17
- Tim MoffittR48
- Todd JohnsonR35
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.