[10] Brawley sponsored a bill that would make it more difficult for towns to inspect residential properties for unsafe conditions.

[11][12] In 2017, Brawley sponsored a bill that would establish a committee to analyze the impact of breaking up large school districts.

[13] The committee found that breaking up the district would cause resegregation, disrupt bus routes, and cause legal issues.

[16][17] This bill was criticized by the North Carolina NAACP President, Anthony Spearman, saying this was an attempt to create "Jim Crow independent school districts".

[21] In 2017, Brawley voted to cut funding from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, days after the GenX story broke.