---
type: "Bill"
title: "Confirm Andrew Heath/Special Superior Ct."
description: "Confirm Andrew Heath/Special Superior Ct."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2015E4"
identifier: "SJR 6"
citation: "North Carolina SJR 6 (2015E4)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "COURTS", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "JUDGES", "RATIFIED", "RESOLUTIONS", "JOINT", "SUPERIOR COURT", "CHAPTERED", "CONFIRMATION"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2016-12-14"
last_action: "2016-12-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4dbe8338-f173-463d-97e3-5327b86585bd"
source_url: "http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015E4&BillID=S6&votesToView=all"
source_hash: "c9844d3a1e3f3f114447d3ae8bdb2e59b048343eff31a2d5c0e9fb22d622d19d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina SJR 6 (2015E4) — Confirm Andrew Heath/Special Superior Ct.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S6v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S6v1.pdf)
3. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S6v2.pdf)
4. **Resolution 2016-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2015E4/Bills/Senate/PDF/S6v3.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **71–34** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **35–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rucho — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-12-16** Ch. Res 2016-25 `became-law`
- **2016-12-16** Ratified
- **2016-12-15** Ordered Enrolled
- **2016-12-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-12-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-12-15** Added to Calendar
- **2016-12-15** Special Message Received From Senate
- **2016-12-15** Special Message Sent To House
- **2016-12-15** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2016-12-15** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2016-12-15** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2016-12-15** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2016-12-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2016-12-14** Ref To Com On Select Committee on Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2016-12-14** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4dbe8338-f173-463d-97e3-5327b86585bd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).