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SR 766 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Confirm Secretary of DEQ.

This Senate Resolution (SR 766) formally asks the North Carolina Senate to confirm D. Reid Wilson's appointment as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). It follows state law requiring Senate confirmation for heads of state departments, directly affecting DEQ's leadership structure. The resolution does not create new policy but initiates the confirmation process for Wilson, who was appointed by the Governor pending Senate action.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 12, 2025 Last action Jun 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Adopted · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to reflect that the Senate has already confirmed D. Reid Wilson as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, rather than just considering whether to confirm him. The resolution was also updated to show it was adopted on June 26, 2025, and reclassified from a simple resolution to an adopted resolution.
Scope change
The resolution's scope changed from a pending consideration of confirmation to an actual confirmation of the appointment.
TIMELINE

The resolution text was changed from considering confirmation to confirming D. Reid Wilson as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.

TECHNICAL

The resolution was marked as 'Adopted' with a date of June 26, 2025, indicating it has been formally passed.

The resolution version number was updated from v-1 to v-2 to reflect the changes made during the adoption process.

Floor votes · Senate Jun 26, 2025

How they voted

43–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 51
Jun 26, 2025
D Democratic20
19 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican31
24 Yea 7
77% 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
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Jun 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Select Committee on Nominations
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
May 13, 2025
Committee
Ref to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment. If fav, re-ref to Select Committee on Nominations
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.