State Sen. Dana Jones introduced a bill in the North Carolina Senate that seeks to update the state auditor’s duties, with aims of increasing oversight for agency financial reporting and contracting, records from the North Carolina State Senate show.
Filed as SB 1013 on April 30 in the 2025 regular session, the measure carries the short title: ‘2026 Office of the State Auditor Agency Bill.-AB’
The following analysis is derived from the actual bill text, with some language clarified for ease of understanding.
This bill modifies the duties, cost recovery measures, and contracting rights for the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor. It would require state agencies receiving financial audits to submit financial reports and supplemental documents in a format designated by the auditor within 60 days after their reporting deadline. The measure permits the auditor to invoice state agencies along with federal and other governmental entities for actual audit costs. Additionally, the auditor’s responsibilities in reviewing the state’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report are specified, while new limits prevent agencies from signing specific outside audit contracts without prior written approval, and the auditor may authorize contracts for prosecutors, SBI agents, and Medicaid audit professionals. The new rules in Section 1 become effective Oct. 1, 2026, Section 2 on July 1, 2026, and the remainder is effective once enacted.
Among the bill’s two sponsors, Benton G. Sawrey introduced the most bills—61—during the 2025 regular session.
In North Carolina, legislation follows a multi-step path before becoming effective. A legislator begins by filing a bill. The bill is then referred to a committee and subject to three required readings in both chambers. If either chamber amends the measure after it passes in the other, both must ultimately approve an identical bill. Upon receiving final passage, it is sent to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if lawmakers are out of session) to sign, reject, or allow the measure to become law without signature.
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Jones holds a BA from High Point University, earned in 1993.
Jones was elected as a Republican in 2025 to the North Carolina State Senate to serve the 31st Senate district, succeeding former Sen. Joyce Krawiec.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Jones and Benton G. Sawrey | SB 1013 | 04/30/2026 | 2026 Office of the State Auditor Agency Bill.-AB |
| Dana Jones, Benton G. Sawrey, and Lisa S. Barnes | SB 1004 | 04/30/2026 | Family Support for Those Who Serve Act. |
| Dana Jones, Kevin Corbin, and Michael V. Lee | SB 1006 | 04/30/2026 | K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act. |
| Dana Jones, Sophia Chitlik, and Todd Johnson | SB 983 | 04/30/2026 | TIPs Tax Deduction. |
| Dana Jones and Vickie Sawyer | SB 905 | 04/29/2026 | Foster Care Motor Vehicle Insurance. |
| Dana Jones | SB 864 | 04/28/2026 | Safe and Responsible AI in Schools Act. |
| Dana Jones and Eddie D. Settle | SB 845 | 04/27/2026 | Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care. |
| Dana Jones, Michael V. Lee, and Tom McInnis | SB 508 | 03/25/2025 | LL to CPL/Apprenticeship Program. |
| Dana Jones and Michael V. Lee | SB 580 | 03/25/2025 | Competency-Based Education Grant Program. |
| Dana Jones, David W. Craven, Jr., and Steve Jarvis | SB 690 | 03/25/2025 | Modify Licensing Real Est. Appraisers. |
| Dana Jones and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 759 | 03/25/2025 | Minors Health Protection Act. |
| Dana Jones, Carl Ford, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 414 | 03/24/2025 | Pharmacists/Test and Treat. |
| Dana Jones, Bobby Hanig, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 415 | 03/24/2025 | Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy. |
| Dana Jones, Benton G. Sawrey, and Michael A. Lazzara | SB 346 | 03/19/2025 | Good Samaritan Law/Immunity. |
| Dana Jones, Benton G. Sawrey, and Michael A. Lazzara | SB 328 | 03/18/2025 | Underground Safety Revisions. |
| Dana Jones, Bobby Hanig, and Ralph Hise | SB 302 | 03/17/2025 | The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act. |
| Dana Jones, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., and David W. Craven, Jr. | SB 312 | 03/17/2025 | The Stars and Stripes Commitment Act. |
| Dana Jones and Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | SB 241 | 03/05/2025 | Funds for Smith Reynolds Airport MRO Hangar. |
| Dana Jones and Bobby Hanig | SB 162 | 02/25/2025 | Shared Parenting. |
| Dana Jones, Kevin Corbin, and Michael V. Lee | SB 125 | 02/21/2025 | Various Education Changes. |
| Dana Jones, Michael V. Lee, and Paul Newton | SB 101 | 02/13/2025 | Protect Tax-Advantaged Accts. & Living Donors. |
| Dana Jones, Amy S. Galey, and Brent Jackson | SB 59 | 02/05/2025 | Revise Voluntary Ag. District Laws. |
| Dana Jones, Bob Brinson, and Jim Burgin | SB 31 | 01/30/2025 | The Wells Act. |
| Dana Jones and Amy S. Galey | SB 39 | 01/30/2025 | GSC Add Member from High Point Law School. |
| Dana Jones | SB 6 | 01/29/2025 | 31st Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
