North Carolina Senate

Vickie Sawyer

RepublicanSenator · District 37

Running for Reelection · November 2026

Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov

North Carolina Senate

Vickie Sawyer

RepublicanSenator · District 37

Running for Reelection · November 2026

Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov

Bills Sponsored

Bills Cosponsored

691

Votes Cast

100%

Party Unity Score

Sponsored Bills (30)

S401Passed

NC Farm Act of 2025-2026

This comprehensive agricultural law makes multiple changes to North Carolina's farming and aquaculture regulations. The bill addresses water management planning for farms, creates a feral swine control program, adjusts penalties for agricultural crimes, streamlines shellfish aquaculture regulations, and modernizes various agricultural licensing and assessment procedures.

Senate2026-06-22

S503Engrossed

A More Efficient Office of Vital Records

This bill requires the North Carolina Office of Vital Records and local registers of deeds to process requests for birth and death certificate amendments within 30 calendar days. It also prohibits Office of Vital Records employees from teleworking unless the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines it necessary during declared disasters or emergencies.

Senate2026-06-08

S905Introduced

Foster Care Motor Vehicle Insurance

This bill clarifies motor vehicle insurance rules for foster children and establishes a financial assistance program to help pay for their car insurance. It allows foster parents to exclude foster children from their insurance policies if they're covered elsewhere, requires insurance companies to offer named driver exclusion endorsements, and creates a state program that reimburses premiums and deductibles for eligible foster youth who have completed driver's education.

Senate2026-05-06

S902Introduced

Ferry Division Performance Audit

This bill directs North Carolina's State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the Ferry Division within the Department of Transportation. The audit will examine the division's finances, operations, routes, and revenue options, with a report due to the legislature by October 1, 2026.

Senate2026-04-30

S945Introduced

Safe Camps Act

The Safe Camps Act establishes a statewide permitting and safety program for youth camps in North Carolina. It creates minimum health and safety requirements for youth camps, generally prohibits cabins in floodplains with limited exceptions, requires comprehensive emergency planning and warning systems, and mandates regular inspections. The bill also applies similar floodplain and emergency planning requirements to campgrounds.

Senate2026-04-30

S862Introduced

STIP Grant Anticipation Notes

This bill allows local governments in North Carolina to borrow money through grant anticipation notes to speed up transportation projects that are scheduled to receive state funding through the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The borrowed money would be repaid once the state grants are received, and the bill sets specific rules and oversight requirements for these borrowing arrangements.

Senate2026-04-29

S849Introduced

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

This bill prohibits the use of bots to purchase tickets, bans the sale of speculative tickets (those not yet owned by the seller), and requires ticket sellers to clearly disclose total prices and seat locations. It also prevents deceptive marketing practices like using entertainer names or logos without permission, and establishes enforcement through the Attorney General with civil penalties up to $15,000 per day of violation.

Senate2026-04-28

S378Engrossed

Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law

This bill directs North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to terminate Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its associated entities, and to arrange for other Medicaid providers to deliver services that Planned Parenthood currently provides.

Senate2025-10-23

S118Passed

Military and Veteran Support Act

This bill makes multiple changes to support military service members and veterans in North Carolina, including reducing concealed handgun permit fees for honorably discharged veterans, allowing military families more time to provide proof of residency for school enrollment, prohibiting universities from discriminating against applicants based on military service, providing in-state tuition to qualifying veterans, regulating compensation for veterans' benefits services, allowing remote driver's license renewals for active duty military stationed out-of-state, adjusting scholarship awards for children of wartime veterans, and authorizing sheriffs to send concealed handgun permit expiration notices by email.

Senate2025-07-09

Cosponsored Bills (38)

S474Passed

Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium

This bill adjusts which counties must delay using updated property values from 2026 reappraisals for tax purposes. For the 2026-2027 tax year, affected counties must use older property values instead of the new ones. The bill also prevents public service company property values from decreasing in these counties during the moratorium period.

Senate2026-07-08

S1041Passed

Public Workforce Modernization Act

This bill replaces North Carolina's current human resources system (Chapter 126) with a new modernized system (Chapter 126A) that applies to state employees in the executive branch, judicial branch, and legislative branch. The new system aims to simplify hiring, compensation, and personnel management by decentralizing some authority to individual agencies while maintaining standards for employee protections, leave benefits, and nondiscrimination policies.

Senate2026-07-07

S992Engrossed

Truth in Taxation

This bill requires local governments to follow specific notification and public hearing procedures before adopting a property tax rate that exceeds the 'revenue-neutral rate' (the rate that would generate the same total revenue as the previous year despite property reappraisals) during reappraisal years. The bill also increases the late reinstatement fee for real estate appraiser trainees and clarifies that tax refunds can be issued when governments fail to follow these procedures.

Senate2026-07-01

S153Passed

North Carolina Border Protection Act

This bill requires North Carolina state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, restricts state-funded benefits and housing assistance to legally authorized residents, verifies immigration status for unemployment benefits, removes liability protections for local governments that adopt sanctuary policies, and prohibits UNC universities from limiting immigration law enforcement on campus.

Senate2026-06-24

S227Passed

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

This bill prohibits North Carolina public schools from teaching, promoting, or requiring professional development related to what it defines as "divisive concepts" — including ideas that individuals should feel guilt based on race or sex, that meritocracy is inherently racist or sexist, or that character traits should be ascribed to people based on race or sex. Schools must certify annual compliance and cannot maintain offices or employ staff whose primary duties involve promoting these concepts or discriminatory practices.

Senate2026-06-24

S889Passed

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

This bill delays the use of new property values from 2026 reappraisals in counties with populations over 15,000 for the 2026-2027 tax year, requiring them to use the previous schedule of values instead. Starting in 2027-2028, counties will use the 2026 reappraisal values going forward. The bill also requires county assessors to pay a $20 examination fee to the Department of Revenue.

Senate2026-06-19

S587Engrossed

Wake Surfing Safely

This bill prohibits wake surfing within 200 feet of shorelines, structures, moored vessels, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and swimmers. Violators would face a Class 1 misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $100. The law would take effect December 1, 2026.

Senate2026-06-17

S1083Passed

Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)

This is a Senate resolution that confirms Daniel Johnson's appointment as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Senate confirmation is required for this cabinet-level position, and the resolution officially approves his nomination.

Senate2026-06-09

S1084Introduced

Reduce Early Voting Period

This bill reduces the early voting period for North Carolina elections from the current period (beginning the third Thursday before an election) to a shorter period (beginning the second Thursday before an election). It also standardizes early voting periods for special elections and municipal elections to 10 consecutive days.

Senate2026-05-22

Voting Record (691)

691

Votes Cast

600

Yea

Nay

90%

Participation

Absent
H517SenatePassed
Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org
2026-06-24
Absent
S992SenatePassed
Truth in Taxation
2026-06-24
Absent
H437SenatePassed
Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping
2026-06-24
Absent
S992SenatePassed
Truth in Taxation
2026-06-24
Absent
H437SenatePassed
Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping
2026-06-24
Absent
H1094SenatePassed
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus
2026-06-24
Absent
H1094SenatePassed
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus
2026-06-24
Absent
S811SenatePassed
Various Local Provisions VIII
2026-06-24
Absent
S1057SenatePassed
Required Disclosures/Proxy Advisory Services
2026-06-24
Absent
H437SenatePassed
Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping
2026-06-24

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Vickie Sawyer

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Sponsored Bills (30)

NC Farm Act of 2025-2026

A More Efficient Office of Vital Records

Foster Care Motor Vehicle Insurance

Ferry Division Performance Audit

Safe Camps Act

STIP Grant Anticipation Notes

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law

Military and Veteran Support Act

Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws

School Contracted Health Services

DOT Omnibus

Lake Norman Marine Commission

Transforming the High School Experience

Local Govt Transportation System Financing

Board of Motor Vehicles/Authority Study

Mecklenburg Transportation Referendum

Women's Safety and Protection Act

Change to Low-Performing Schools Designation

Revise Dam Safety Requirements

Novel Opioid Control Act of 2025

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

Celebrate America's 250th-Let Freedom Ring!

State Surplus Property/Third-Party Auctions

STIP Grant Anticipation Notes

Restore Down-Zoning/Union & Iredell Cos

Removal of Squatters from Private Property

School Financial Flexibility Pilot Program

37th Senatorial District Local Act-1

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year

Cosponsored Bills (38)

Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium

Public Workforce Modernization Act

Truth in Taxation

North Carolina Border Protection Act

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

Wake Surfing Safely

Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)

Reduce Early Voting Period

Lower Taxes for All NC

NC Right to Work Amendment

Constitutional Right to Farm

FUTURE NC Infrastructure Act

Community College Workforce Readiness Act

Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Military Counties

Workforce Act of 2026

Grid Utilization

Drivers Education Modifications

Teacher Licensure Modifications

America's Semiquincentennial License Plate

Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More

Nonprofit Fundraising Sales Tax Exemption

Safe and Responsible AI in Schools Act

Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care

Tyler's Law

Restore Down-Zoning Char/Meck & Others

Drivers License Reciprocity/Taiwan

Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex

Hands Free NC

Freedom to Carry NC

SCRIPT Act

School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative

Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

NC REINS Act

Zero-Based Budgeting

The Wells Act

Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All

Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test

Voting Record (691)