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NC HB 171

enacted

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NC HB 171 pass?

Yes. NC HB 171 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Veto Overridden

What is NC HB 171 about?

NC HB 171 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).”.

Who sponsors NC HB 171?

Lowery, N. Jackson, B. Jones are the primary sponsors of NC HB 171, joined by 45 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-21
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Veto Overridden
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Loweryprimary
  • N. Jacksonprimary
  • B. Jonesprimary
  • Warrencosponsor
  • Wardcosponsor
  • Tysoncosponsor
  • Torbettcosponsor
  • Stricklandcosponsor
  • Carson Smithcosponsor
  • Setzercosponsor
  • Scottcosponsor
  • Saulscosponsor
  • Riddellcosponsor
  • Rhynecosponsor
  • Pyrtlecosponsor
  • Pottscosponsor
  • Pickettcosponsor
  • Pennycosponsor
  • Mosscosponsor
  • Millercosponsor
  • McNeelycosponsor
  • Loftiscosponsor
  • Kidwellcosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Huneycuttcosponsor
  • Humphreycosponsor
  • Hastingscosponsor
  • K. Hallcosponsor
  • Echevarriacosponsor
  • Dixoncosponsor
  • Daviscosponsor
  • Clampittcosponsor
  • Carvercosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Cairnscosponsor
  • Brissoncosponsor
  • Bransoncosponsor
  • Blackwellcosponsor
  • Biggscosponsor
  • Balkcomcosponsor
  • Almondcosponsor
  • Eddinscosponsor
  • Zengercosponsor
  • Winslowcosponsor
  • Whitecosponsor
  • Williscosponsor
  • Wheatleycosponsor
  • Watfordcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Veto Overridden

    veto-override-passage

  2. 2026-06-24

    Veto Received from House

  3. 2026-06-24

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-04-06

    Withdrawn From Cal

  5. 2026-04-06

    Placed On Cal For 04/21/2026

  6. 2026-03-09

    Withdrawn From Cal

  7. 2026-03-09

    Placed On Cal For 04/06/2026

  8. 2026-02-09

    Withdrawn From Cal

  9. 2026-02-09

    Placed On Cal For 03/09/2026

  10. 2026-01-12

    Withdrawn From Cal

  11. 2026-01-12

    Placed On Cal For 02/09/2026

  12. 2025-12-15

    Withdrawn From Cal

  13. 2025-12-15

    Placed On Cal For 01/12/2026

  14. 2025-11-17

    Withdrawn From Cal

  15. 2025-11-17

    Placed On Cal For 12/15/2025

  16. 2025-10-22

    Withdrawn From Cal

  17. 2025-10-22

    Placed On Cal For 11/17/2025

  18. 2025-10-20

    Withdrawn From Cal

  19. 2025-10-20

    Placed On Cal For 10/21/2025

  20. 2025-09-25

    Withdrawn From Com

  21. 2025-09-25

    Placed On Cal For 10/20/2025

  22. 2025-09-22

    Withdrawn From Cal

  23. 2025-09-22

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-08-26

    Withdrawn From Cal

  25. 2025-08-26

    Placed On Cal For 09/22/2025

  26. 2025-07-30

    Withdrawn From Cal

  27. 2025-07-30

    Placed On Cal For 08/26/2025

  28. 2025-07-03

    Vetoed 07/03/2025

    executive-veto

  29. 2025-07-03

    Received from the Governor

  30. 2025-07-03

    Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025

  31. 2025-07-01

    Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2025

    executive-receipt

  32. 2025-06-30

    Ratified

  33. 2025-06-26

    Concurred In S Com Sub

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-06-26

    Ordered Enrolled

  35. 2025-06-25

    Amend Adopted A1

    amendment-passage

  36. 2025-06-25

    Amend Adopted A3

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-06-25

    Amend Failed A2

    amendment-failure

  38. 2025-06-25

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  39. 2025-06-25

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  40. 2025-06-25

    Engrossed

  41. 2025-06-25

    Special Message Sent To House

  42. 2025-06-25

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  43. 2025-06-25

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  44. 2025-06-25

    Placed On Cal For 06/26/2025

  45. 2025-06-24

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-06-19

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  47. 2025-06-19

    Com Substitute Adopted

  48. 2025-06-19

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  49. 2025-06-16

    Withdrawn From Com

  50. 2025-06-16

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-05-01

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  52. 2025-05-01

    Regular Message Received From House

  53. 2025-05-01

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  54. 2025-05-01

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  55. 2025-04-30

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  56. 2025-04-30

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  57. 2025-04-28

    Withdrawn From Com

  58. 2025-04-28

    Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025

  59. 2025-04-15

    Withdrawn From Cal

  60. 2025-04-15

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  61. 2025-04-10

    Withdrawn From Cal

  62. 2025-04-10

    Placed On Cal For 04/16/2025

  63. 2025-04-09

    Withdrawn From Cal

  64. 2025-04-09

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  65. 2025-04-08

    Withdrawn From Cal

  66. 2025-04-08

    Placed On Cal For 04/09/2025

  67. 2025-04-03

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  68. 2025-04-03

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  69. 2025-04-03

    Placed On Cal For 04/08/2025

  70. 2025-04-01

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  71. 2025-04-01

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  72. 2025-03-18

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  73. 2025-03-18

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

    referral-committee

  74. 2025-02-24

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  75. 2025-02-24

    Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  76. 2025-02-21

    Filed

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Veto Override M4 Previous Question

    2026-06-24 · pass · 71-47

    Member-level votes (118)
    • Adams: yes
    • Almond: yes
    • Arp: yes
    • Balkcom: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Biggs: yes
    • Blackwell: yes
    • Blust: yes
    • Branson: yes
    • Brisson: yes
    • Brody: yes
    • Cairns: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Chesser: yes
    • Cotham: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Echevarria: yes
    • Eddins: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Gable: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • D. Hall: yes
    • K. Hall: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Huneycutt: yes
    • Iler: yes
    • N. Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • B. Jones: yes
    • Kidwell: yes
    • Kiger: yes
    • Lambeth: yes
    • Loftis: yes
    • JohnLowery: yes
    • McNeely: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moss: yes
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Pless: yes
    • Potts: yes
    • Pyrtle: yes
    • Reeder: yes
    • Rhyne: yes
    • Riddell: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Sauls: yes
    • Schietzelt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Setzer: yes
    • Shepard: yes
    • CarsonSmith: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Torbett: yes
    • Tyson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Warren: yes
    • Watford: yes
    • Wheatley: yes
    • White: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Winslow: yes
    • Zenger: yes
    • Ager: no
    • Alston: no
    • Baker: no
    • Ball: no
    • Belk: no
    • G. Brown: no
    • K. Brown: no
    • T. Brown: no
    • Buansi: no
    • Budd: no
    • Butler: no
    • Carney: no
    • Cervania: no
    • Clark: no
    • Cohn: no
    • Colvin: no
    • Cook: no
    • Crawford: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Dew: no
    • Greenfield: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hawkins: no
    • Helfrich: no
    • F. Jackson: no
    • Jeffers: no
    • Johnson-Hostler: no
    • A. Jones: no
    • Liu: no
    • Lofton: no
    • Logan: no
    • Longest: no
    • Lopez: no
    • Morey: no
    • G. Pierce: no
    • R. Pierce: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Prather: no
    • Price: no
    • Quick: no
    • Reives: no
    • Roberson: no
    • Rubin: no
    • CharlesSmith: no
    • Turner: no
    • vonHaefen: no
    • Willingham: abstain

  • Veto Override

    2026-06-24 · pass · 71-47

    Member-level votes (118)
    • Adams: yes
    • Almond: yes
    • Arp: yes
    • Balkcom: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Biggs: yes
    • Blackwell: yes
    • Blust: yes
    • Branson: yes
    • Brisson: yes
    • Brody: yes
    • Cairns: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Chesser: yes
    • Cotham: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Echevarria: yes
    • Eddins: yes
    • Ferguson: yes
    • Gable: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • D. Hall: yes
    • K. Hall: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Huneycutt: yes
    • Iler: yes
    • N. Jackson: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • B. Jones: yes
    • Kidwell: yes
    • Kiger: yes
    • Lambeth: yes
    • Loftis: yes
    • JohnLowery: yes
    • McNeely: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moss: yes
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Pless: yes
    • Potts: yes
    • Pyrtle: yes
    • Reeder: yes
    • Rhyne: yes
    • Riddell: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Sauls: yes
    • Schietzelt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Setzer: yes
    • Shepard: yes
    • CarsonSmith: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Torbett: yes
    • Tyson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Warren: yes
    • Watford: yes
    • Wheatley: yes
    • White: yes
    • Willis: yes
    • Winslow: yes
    • Zenger: yes
    • Ager: no
    • Alston: no
    • Baker: no
    • Ball: no
    • Belk: no
    • G. Brown: no
    • K. Brown: no
    • T. Brown: no
    • Buansi: no
    • Budd: no
    • Butler: no
    • Carney: no
    • Cervania: no
    • Clark: no
    • Cohn: no
    • Colvin: no
    • Cook: no
    • Crawford: no
    • Dahle: no
    • Dew: no
    • Greenfield: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hawkins: no
    • Helfrich: no
    • F. Jackson: no
    • Jeffers: no
    • Johnson-Hostler: no
    • A. Jones: no
    • Liu: no
    • Lofton: no
    • Logan: no
    • Longest: no
    • Lopez: no
    • Morey: no
    • G. Pierce: no
    • R. Pierce: no
    • Pittman: no
    • Prather: no
    • Price: no
    • Quick: no
    • Reives: no
    • Roberson: no
    • Rubin: no
    • CharlesSmith: no
    • Turner: no
    • vonHaefen: no
    • Willingham: abstain

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H171

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