In additional serious Senate business, Sen. (and country musician) Charlie Albertson, D-Duplin, handles in the Senate House Bill 588, “Adopt Official North Carolina Potato Festival.” Sen. Albertson clarifies that this is for Irish potatoes. New, sweet, and fingerlings are apparently not festival-worthy. The bill passes 45-3 with Sen. Clark Jenkins, D-Edgecombe, Sen. Richard Stevens, R-Wake, and Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson, voting no.