SARAH STEVENS: Stevens voted for a bill which lets utilities charge financing costs for new plants before construction is complete. Sponsors claim early cost recovery ultimately lowers costs and gives utilities leeway to build reliable energy capacity for surging demand. Critics argued that the law also shifted some costs from industrial and commercial customers onto residential customers.

SARAH STEVENS: In the General Assembly, Stevens led a bill to ban abortion after 12 weeks, with limited exceptions for medical emergencies, rape, incest, and fatal fetal conditions. She has indicated that she supports cutting off state funds to organizations that provide abortions. Stevens is endorsed by NC Values Coalition, which supports abortion bans.

SARAH STEVENS: Stevens has voted for legislation that funded private school vouchers and decreased public school funding. Proponents of school voucher programs say giving parents the option to choose where the child is educated leads to better educational outcomes for students, while critics argue they divert money from public schools, which educate most of the state’s students.

SARAH STEVENS: Stevens voted in favor of a 2011 bill that covered a budget gap by requiring some current and retired teachers and state employees to pay healthcare premiums. Critics say this bill broke a promise of premium-free retiree coverage. Supporters framed it as a fiscal necessity during a budget shortfall, and the state has since argued the current plan is of “same or greater value.”

SARAH STEVENS: Stevens co-chaired the committee that oversaw North Carolina's 2025 congressional redistricting, which ultimately produced redrawn maps that favor Republicans.