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SB 777

General Assembly Appointments.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Warren Daniel

SB 777 fills four unexpired board terms (two for College of The Albemarle, one Acupuncture Licensing Board, one Eastern NC School for the Deaf) effective now.

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Bill Summary · SB 777

SB 777 — General Assembly Appointments (Session Law 2025-96)

Overview / Purpose

SB 777 is a short, administrative statute enacted to make specific appointments to several public boards and to correct a prior statutory provision. The appointments are made by the General Assembly on the recommendations of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House. The bill does not create new programs, appropriate funds, or change substantive policy; it fills vacancies and adjusts prior statutory language.

Key provisions

  • Makes four specified appointments to state and local boards/trusteeships to fill unexpired terms.
  • Repeals Section 2.2 of S.L. 2025-90 as a technical correction.
  • Establishes that appointments are effective immediately and that the appointees’ terms begin upon the act’s effective date.

Appointments made (names, positions, counties, term expirations)

  • President Pro Tempore recommendations:

    • Renee Dowdy (Currituck County) — appointed to the College of The Albemarle Board of Trustees, term expiring June 30, 2026 (to fill the unexpired term of Dr. Andrea Williams).
    • Linda Tolentino (Chatham County) — appointed to the Acupuncture Licensing Board, term expiring June 30, 2028.

  • Speaker recommendations:

    • Kathy G. Lauten (Perquimans County) — appointed to the College of The Albemarle Board of Trustees, term expiring June 30, 2027 (to fill the unexpired term of Edward Thornton).
    • Kevin W. Earp (Johnston County) — appointed to the Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Board of Trustees, term expiring June 30, 2026 (to fill the unexpired term of Patrick Miller).

Corrections

  • The bill repeals Section 2.2 of S.L. 2025-90 to correct or remove a previously enacted provision (text of that provision is not reproduced in SB 777).

Effective date & procedural status

  • The act states it is effective when it becomes law; terms begin on the effective date.
  • Legislative history shows the bill was enacted and ratified by the General Assembly (ratified October 23, 2025) and is recorded as Session Law 2025-96.

Who is affected / likely impact

  • Directly affects the named appointees and the boards to which they are appointed:
    • College of The Albemarle Board of Trustees (local community college governance)
    • North Carolina Acupuncture Licensing Board (licensure and oversight of acupuncturists)
    • Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf Board of Trustees (oversight of that residential school)
  • Impact is administrative and governance-focused; no new regulatory authorities or state spending are created by this bill.

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

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