Benton Sawrey

Benton Sawrey

RepublicanSenator · District 10

benton.sawrey@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

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

62
Bills Sponsored
39
Bills Cosponsored
691
Votes Cast
100%
Party Unity Score

Sponsored Bills (62)

S177Engrossed

Continuing Budget Adjustments

This bill makes various spending adjustments to North Carolina's state budget for fiscal years 2025-2027. It appropriates $500 million for Medicaid, funds for State Auditor and State Board of Elections positions, $713 million for capital improvement projects across state agencies and universities, adjusts state employee benefit contribution rates, and allocates $162 million in disaster relief funding for agricultural losses and waterway restoration.

Senate2026-08-06
S488Engrossed

Clarify Disp. Place Analysis/IOLTA

This bill makes two main changes to North Carolina law: it requires courts to document in writing their reasoning when placing children in out-of-home care, particularly regarding community placement decisions and efforts to prevent placement; and it freezes NC IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts) funds from being used for grants during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, limiting their use to administrative costs only.

Senate2026-08-06
S863Introduced

Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections

This bill allows adult care homes to use passing inspection results from the state's Adult Care Licensure Section to satisfy similar routine inspections by other state or local departments, rather than requiring separate inspections. The bill includes exceptions for complaint-based investigations, abuse allegations, and inspections prompted by specific safety concerns, and provides $100,000 in funding to implement the streamlined process.

Senate2026-06-17

Cosponsored Bills (39)

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

Voting Record (691)

691
Votes Cast
637
Yea
23
Nay
96%
Participation
  • Yea
    H87SenatePassed

    Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    S558SenatePassed

    Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    S50SenatePassed

    Freedom to Carry NC

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    S55SenatePassed

    Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    H125SenatePassed

    Continuing Budget Operations

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    S254SenatePassed

    Charter School Changes

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    H87SenatePassed

    Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    S227SenatePassed

    Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    H318SenatePassed

    The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act

    2025-07-29
  • Yea
    H549SenatePassed

    Clarify Powers of State Auditor

    2025-07-29
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