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SR 221 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Confirm Pam Cashwell/Sec. N and CR.

This Senate Resolution (SR 221) asks the North Carolina Senate to consider confirming Governor Josh Stein's appointment of Pamela Brewington Cashwell as Secretary of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The bill directly affects the Governor's nomination process for a cabinet-level position overseeing state parks, historic sites, and cultural programs, and it requires the Senate to formally approve her appointment under state constitutional procedures.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Adopted · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was amended from a resolution to consider a nomination to a resolution that directly confirms the appointment. This change reflects that the Senate has already deliberated and now formally approves Pamela Brewington Cashwell as Secretary of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, removing the conditional language about whether to confirm her.
Scope change
The scope changed from a procedural resolution to consider a nomination to a substantive resolution that confirms the appointment, making the appointment official immediately upon adoption.
REQUIREMENT

The resolution title was changed from relating to appointment, nomination, and confirmation to confirming the appointment, indicating the Senate has completed its review process.

Removed the clause stating the Senate shall consider whether to confirm, as the confirmation is now being granted rather than deliberated.

TIMELINE

Added the adoption date (3/13/25) and changed the version identifier from v-1 to v-2, indicating the bill has been formally adopted.

TECHNICAL

Added 'Simple' and 'Adopted' labels to the resolution header, and updated the version number to reflect the adopted status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 13, 2025

How they voted

42–0
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 51
Mar 13, 2025
D Democratic20
15 Yea 5
75% Yea
R Republican31
27 Yea 4
87% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Select Committee on Nominations
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Committee
Ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Select Committee on Nominations
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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