---
type: "Bill"
title: "Confirm Theresa Stephenson/Bd of Review."
description: "Confirm Theresa Stephenson/Bd of Review."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SJR 221"
citation: "North Carolina SJR 221 (2023)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["APPOINTMENTS", "BOARD OF REVIEW", "BOARDS", "CHAPTERED", "COMMERCE DEPT.", "CONFIRMATION", "EMPLOYMENT", "GENERAL ASSEMBLY", "GOVERNOR", "INSURANCE", "JOINT", "PUBLIC OFFICIALS", "RATIFIED", "RESOLUTIONS", "UNEMPLOYMENT", "UNEMPLOYMENT"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-05-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e703612-acf1-4ffe-85c3-27768df042d9"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S221"
source_hash: "ff22cfb35f02cd2c922469887127389e7cc43051b58a83f5a20f9515d2d8b37b"
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 221 (2023) — Confirm Theresa Stephenson/Bd of Review.

## Version chain

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

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S221v0.pdf)
2. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S221v1.pdf)
3. **Resolution 2023-7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/Senate/PDF/S221v2.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Rabon — cosponsor (person)
- Sanderson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-25** Ch. Res 2023-7 `became-law`
- **2023-05-25** Ratified
- **2023-05-24** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-05-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-23** Placed On Cal For 05/24/2023
- **2023-05-23** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-05-23** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Received From Senate
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Sent To House
- **2023-03-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Re-ref Com On Select Committee on Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-09** Re-ref to Commerce and Insurance. If fav, re-ref to Select Committee on Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-03-08** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-08** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e703612-acf1-4ffe-85c3-27768df042d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).