SB 331 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Make Legislators' Docs Public Records.

SB 331 clarifies that documents created by legislative staff at a lawmaker's request (such as draft bills, analyses, or committee materials) are not public records until specific conditions are met, including being introduced as a bill, distributed at a public committee meeting, or otherwise formally shared through legislative processes. The bill explicitly states that these documents remain confidential until they meet one of these conditions, reversing prior exceptions that allowed broader confidentiality. This change directly affects public access to legislative staff work products by defining clear circumstances under which such materials must become available. It does not require immediate public release but sets concrete criteria for when documents transition from confidential to public records.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025
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Filed Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill update primarily involves formatting and administrative changes to the legislative document rather than substantive policy modifications. The changes include updating the bill number display, adding the first edition designation, and adjusting the referral information to Rules and Operations of the Senate with a specific date. No significant changes were made to the actual legislative text regarding public records access or confidentiality provisions.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification from DRS15154-MC-50 to S331-v-1 and changed page footer from DRS15154-MC-50 to Senate Bill 331-First Edition

Added 'First Edition' designation to indicate this is the first published version of the bill

Changed bill referral from blank to 'Rules and Operations of the Senate' with date March 20, 2025

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Mar 20, 2025
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2025
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0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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