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William Brisson
Republican · Representative

William Brisson

Represents District 22 in the House of Representatives.

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Votes with Republicans
98%
on 237 party-line votes · House Republicans median 99%
Cast a vote
91%
Yea or Nay on 726 of 802 roll calls · House median 96%
Their bills that became law
0 of 1
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 2
Roll calls on record
802
2025-2026 Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 5, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 2025-2026 Session.

How William Brisson votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where William Brisson sits in the House

Each dot is one member of the House, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. William Brisson is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

4 of 237 party-line votes.

S50 · Freedom to Carry NC
Nay
Second Reading · 2025-06-11 · Passed 59–48 · most Republicans voted the other way
S763 · Confirm Don van der Vaart/Util. Comm
Nay
Second Reading · 2025-05-21 · Passed 63–47 · most Republicans voted the other way
H305 · Guilford County Sales Tax Distribution Mods
Nay
Second Reading · 2025-05-07 · Failed 54–57 · most Republicans voted the other way
H52 · Protect Those Who Serve & Protect Act of 2025
Yea
A1 Rubin Second Reading · 2025-03-11 · Failed 45–69 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

H305 · Guilford County Sales Tax Distribution Mods
Nay
Second Reading · 2025-05-07 · Failed 54–57
H336 · Town of Maggie Valley/Deannexations
Yea
Second Reading · 2025-06-11 · Passed 56–50
H58 · Various Local Elections
Yea
M11 Concur · 2025-03-26 · Passed 59–52
S257 · 2026 Appropriations Act
Nay
A21 Hawkins Second Reading · 2025-05-21 · Failed 49–57
H214 · Faithful Article V Commissioner Act
Yea
Second Reading · 2025-05-07 · Passed 61–53
Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

Shelly WillinghamDemocrat · District 23 · 228 shared contested votes
54%
Carla CunninghamDemocrat · District 106 · 167 shared contested votes
51%
Charles SmithDemocrat · District 44 · 250 shared contested votes
38%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (76 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2025-01: 3 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 10 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 45 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 150 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2025-05: 183 roll calls, 5 without a Yea or Nay2025-06: 180 roll calls, 43 without a Yea or Nay2025-07: 30 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-09: 12 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2025-10: 14 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 8 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 26 roll calls, 6 without a Yea or Nay2026-06: 109 roll calls, 19 without a Yea or Nay2026-07: 19 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-08: 13 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayJan 2025Aug 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills William Brisson was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced1
Out of committee0
Passed one chamber0
Passed both chambers0
Became law0
Never left committee1

For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 2 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
Agriculture 1Agriculture Dept. 1Disasters & Emergencies 1Economic Development 1Emergency Management 1Funds & Accounts 1
H296 ↗
Corn Farmer Recovery Act – Phase I
Not out of committeeRef to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · 2025-03-06

Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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H147 · 2026-08-05
Various Local Provisions XI (R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur)
Passed · 100-6
Yea
H377 · 2026-08-05
2026 Court Changes (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 61-45
Yea
H268 · 2026-08-05
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 78-28
Yea
S1091 · 2026-08-05
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
Passed · 77-28
Yea
S1092 · 2026-08-04
2026 Senate & House Appointments (Second Reading)
Passed · 70-38
Yea
H116 · 2026-08-04
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 104-5
Yea
H958 · 2026-08-04
Election Law Changes (M11 Concur)
Passed · 62-46
Yea
H199 · 2026-08-04
Authorize Municipal Deannexation (Third Reading)
Passed · 108-1
Yea
H147 · 2026-08-04
Various Local Provisions XI (R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur)
Passed · 104-5
Yea
H834 · 2026-08-04
SBOE Administrative Changes (M11 Concur)
Passed · 73-35
Yea
H562 · 2026-08-04
Budget Technical Corrections Modifications (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 98-11
Yea
S445 · 2026-08-04
Regulatory Reform Act of 2026 (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 81-28
Yea
H268 · 2026-08-04
2026 Budget Technical Corrections – II (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 78-31
Yea
S1089 · 2026-07-02
Appt. Melanie Bush Division of Health Benefit (Second Reading)
Passed · 106-0
Yea
H199 · 2026-07-02
Authorize Municipal Deannexation (Second Reading)
Passed · 95-7
Yea
S1090 · 2026-07-02
APPT John Gajda Utility Commission (Second Reading)
Passed · 103-0
Yea
S1088 · 2026-07-02
Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities (Second Reading)
Passed · 106-0
Yea
H332 · 2026-07-02
Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes (M11 Concur)
Passed · 106-0
Yea
S257 · 2026-07-02
2026 Appropriations Act (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 86-21
Yea
H1094 · 2026-07-02
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 101-5
Yea
H56 · 2026-07-02
2026 Budget Technical Corrections (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 82-21
Yea
H1244 · 2026-07-02
Adjournment Resolution (Second Reading)
Passed · 96-5
Yea
H1220 · 2026-07-02
Various Local Provisions IX (C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 106-1
Yea
H116 · 2026-07-02
Jacksonville Annexation & Conforming Changes (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 105-2
Yea
S474 · 2026-07-01
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 72-40
Yea
H920 · 2026-07-01
Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act (M11 Concur)
Passed · 113-0
Yea
S1074 · 2026-07-01
Eden/Mills River/Guilford Art 46 Local Act (Third Reading)
Passed · 104-7
Yea
S876 · 2026-07-01
Various Local Provisions X (R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 69-42
Yea
H1222 · 2026-07-01
Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick (M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1)
Passed · 112-0
Yea
H1104 · 2026-07-01
Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety (M11 Concur)
Passed · 103-10
Yea
H747 · 2026-07-01
2026 Wildlife Resources Changes (M11 Concur)
Passed · 107-5
Yea
S257 · 2026-07-01
2026 Appropriations Act (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 90-23
Yea
S1074 · 2026-06-30
Eden/Mills River/Guilford Art 46 Local Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 102-7
Yea
S1041 · 2026-06-30
Public Workforce Modernization Act (A1 Loftis Second Reading)
Passed · 108-0
Yea
S1041 · 2026-06-30
Public Workforce Modernization Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 108-0
Yea
H925 · 2026-06-30
Consumers in Crisis Protection Act (A1 Eddins Second Reading)
Passed · 110-0
Yea
H925 · 2026-06-30
Consumers in Crisis Protection Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 69-40
Yea
H133 · 2026-06-30
NC Farmland and Military Protection Act (M11 Concur)
Passed · 109-2
Yea
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A1 Blackwell Second Reading)
Passed · 110-0
Yea
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A2 Blackwell Second Reading)
Passed · 67-44
Yea
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (A3 Dahle Second Reading)
Failed · 45-66
Nay
H958 · 2026-06-30
Election Law Changes (Second Reading)
Passed · 66-45
Yea
H162 · 2026-06-30
Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control (M11 Concur)
Passed · 109-2
Yea
H1126 · 2026-06-30
2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB (M11 Concur)
Passed · 81-29
Yea
S857 · 2026-06-30
GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing (Second Reading)
Passed · 110-0
Yea
S675 · 2026-06-30
Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 111-0
Yea
H1200 · 2026-06-30
Tax-Free Family Essentials Act (A1 Chesser Second Reading)
Passed · 107-3
Yea
H1200 · 2026-06-30
Tax-Free Family Essentials Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 109-0
Yea
H1083 · 2026-06-30
Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act (Second Reading)
Passed · 77-33
Yea
H437 · 2026-06-30
Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping (M11 Concur)
Passed · 71-40
Yea
H1241 · 2026-06-30
Honor Louis Milford Pate Jr (Second Reading)
Passed · 109-0
Yea
H372 · 2026-06-30
Home-Based Business Fairness Act (M11 Concur)
Passed · 109-2
Yea
S355 · 2026-06-30
Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB (Second Reading)
Passed · 111-0
Yea
S474 · 2026-06-30
Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium (R2 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption)
Passed · 66-44
Yea
H1094 · 2026-06-30
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus (M11 Not Concur)
Passed · 110-0
Yea
H356 · 2026-06-30
Various Civil and Insurance Law Changes (M11 Not Concur)
Passed · 111-0
Yea
S1076 · 2026-06-30
Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory (Second Reading)
Passed · 76-34
NV
H308 · 2026-06-30
2026 Criminal Law Changes (M11 Not Concur)
Passed · 109-1
Yea
H377 · 2026-06-30
2026 Court Changes (M11 Not Concur)
Passed · 111-0
Yea
H206 · 2026-06-30
DPS/Other Changes (M11 Concur)
Passed · 108-3
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 802 total roll-call votes this session).
Voting data provided by LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
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Capitol Office
📍Room 405, Legislative Office Building 300 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC 27603
📞919-733-5772
District-Mail Office
📍P.O. Box 531, Dublin, NC 28332
Official Links
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