Bill

SR 225

Eddie Buffaloe/Secretary of DPS.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Woodson Bradley and 4 co-sponsors

Senate confirms Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety, enabling leadership continuity; a resolution with no new laws or funds.

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Bill Summary · SR 225

Summary — SR 225 (2025): Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. — Secretary of the Department of Public Safety

What this resolution does (short)

SR 225 is a Senate simple resolution that considers and confirms Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS). The resolution implements the Senate’s advice-and-consent function required by state law and the North Carolina Constitution and is effective upon adoption.

Purpose and intent

To provide the Senate’s formal consideration and approval (confirmation) of the Governor’s appointment of Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.
To fulfill the notice and confirmation process required by G.S. 143B‑9(a) and Article III, Section 5(8) of the North Carolina Constitution.

Key provisions

Section 1: The Senate will consider whether to confirm Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. as Secretary of DPS.
Section 2: Specifies that the resolution is effective upon adoption.

This is a simple (non‑statutory) resolution: it confirms an executive appointment but does not change law, appropriate funds, or create new programs.

Who is affected

Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr.: formal Senate confirmation enables him to serve as Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.
North Carolina Department of Public Safety: leadership and organizational continuity will be affected by the confirmed appointment.
Governor’s Office and the General Assembly: completes the constitutionally required appointment process.
Public safety stakeholders (state law enforcement, corrections, emergency management, and the public) may be indirectly affected by any leadership or policy priorities set by the confirmed secretary.

Procedural timeline and status

Filed: March 3, 2025
Referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate: March 4, 2025
Committee consideration, favorable reports, and referrals occurred in early March 2025
Read & adopted / Vote recorded: March 6, 2025
Adopted (final simple resolution confirming appointment): March 13, 2025 (effective upon adoption)
Additional administrative actions: reported enrolled and received by Secretary of the Senate March 6, 2025; later placed on Resolutions Consent Calendar and co‑sponsored by all senators (April 10–11, 2025)

Legal effect and notes

SR 225 is a confirmation resolution (simple resolution). Its legal effect is to record the Senate’s advice and consent for the appointment; it does not amend statutes, appropriate funds, or create regulatory obligations.
Once adopted, Eddie M. Buffaloe, Jr. is confirmed to serve as Secretary of the Department of Public Safety under existing statutory and constitutional authority.

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