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Summary — Senate Resolution 766 (SR 766): Confirm Secretary of DEQ

  • Bill number: SR 766
  • Title: Confirm Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
  • Sponsor: Senator Harry Brown Rabon (Sen. Rabon listed as primary sponsor)
  • Type: Simple Senate Resolution (confirmation)
  • Filed: May 12, 2025
  • Adopted: June 26, 2025 (Amendment A1 adopted; engrossed)

Purpose and intent

SR 766 is a Senate confirmation resolution that considers and, ultimately, confirms D. Reid Wilson as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. It implements the Senate’s constitutional and statutory role in providing advice and consent for principal department heads after the Governor’s nomination.

Key provisions

  • Directs the North Carolina Senate to consider the confirmation of D. Reid Wilson as Secretary of DEQ (initial version).
  • Final adopted text: the Senate, “having given due consideration,” confirms D. Reid Wilson as Secretary of DEQ.
  • States that the resolution is effective upon adoption.

The resolution cites G.S. 143B-9(a) (requirement that the Governor notify the President of the Senate of department head nominations) and Section 5(8) of Article III of the North Carolina Constitution (senatorial advice and consent requirement).

Who is affected

  • D. Reid Wilson — confirmed to serve as Secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.
  • Department of Environmental Quality — will be led by the confirmed secretary, who assumes the responsibilities, authorities, and duties of that cabinet-level position.
  • Executive and legislative branches — represents completion of the Governor’s appointment process through legislative confirmation.

This resolution does not amend statutory law, create new programs, or appropriate funds. Its practical effect is personnel: authorizing Wilson to serve as DEQ Secretary with the authority associated with that office.

Procedural timeline and actions

  • 2025-05-12: SR 766 filed.
  • 2025-05-13: Referred to Agriculture, Energy, and Environment; passed first reading. (If favorable, re-referred to Select Committee on Nominations.)
  • 2025-06-18: Re-referred and reported favorably by Select Committee on Nominations.
  • 2025-06-25: Reported favorably.
  • 2025-06-26: Amendment A1 adopted, resolution adopted, and engrossed. Effective upon adoption (6/26/2025).

Legislative effect

SR 766 is a confirmation action by the Senate rather than a statute. By adopting the resolution, the Senate exercises constitutional advice-and-consent authority and confirms D. Reid Wilson as the Secretary of DEQ; no policy, budgetary, or regulatory provisions are changed within this document.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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