NC HB 4
Status unknownSam's Law.
North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did NC HB 4 pass?
The current status of NC HB 4 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-05-07): Passed 2nd Reading
What is NC HB 4 about?
NC HB 4 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Sam's Law.”.
Who sponsors NC HB 4?
Biggs, Cairns, Kidwell are the primary sponsors of NC HB 4, joined by 23 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-29
- Latest action
- 2025-05-07 — Passed 2nd Reading
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; APPROPRIATIONS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS; EDUCATION; EDUCATION BOARDS; EDUCATION
- STATE BOARD OF; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; KINDERGARTEN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PRIVATE SCHOOLS; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STATE EMPLOYEES; STUDENTS; TEACHERS; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; NAMED LAWS; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; SCHOOL STAFF
Sponsors
- Biggsprimary
- Cairnsprimary
- Kidwellprimary
- Charles Smithcosponsor
- Setzercosponsor
- Riddellcosponsor
- Reedercosponsor
- Pyrtlecosponsor
- Pottscosponsor
- Mosscosponsor
- McNeelycosponsor
- Liucosponsor
- N. Jacksoncosponsor
- Zengercosponsor
- Greenecosponsor
- Echevarriacosponsor
- Cothamcosponsor
- Cohncosponsor
- Clampittcosponsor
- Balkcomcosponsor
- Bakercosponsor
- Almondcosponsor
- Parécosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Williscosponsor
- Whitecosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-07
Passed 2nd Reading
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2025-05-07
Passed 3rd Reading
passage,reading-3
2025-05-07
Special Message Sent To Senate
2025-05-07
Special Message Received From House
2025-05-07
Passed 1st Reading
reading-1
2025-05-07
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Withdrawn From Com
2025-05-06
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Reptd Fav
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-06
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-05-06
Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
2025-04-15
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Re-ref Com On Appropriations
referral-committee
2025-04-01
Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
2025-04-01
Serial Referral To Appropriations Added
2025-04-01
Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
2025-04-01
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
Re-ref Com On Health
referral-committee
2025-02-03
Withdrawn From Com
2025-02-03
Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
referral-committee
2025-01-30
Passed 1st Reading
reading-1
2025-01-30
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
referral-committee
2025-01-29
Filed
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
Second Reading
2025-05-07 · pass · 112-0
Member-level votes (120)
- Ager: yes
- Alston: yes
- Ball: yes
- Belk: yes
- Brockman: yes
- G. Brown: yes
- K. Brown: yes
- T. Brown: yes
- Buansi: yes
- Budd: yes
- Butler: yes
- Carney: yes
- Cervania: yes
- Clark: yes
- Cohn: yes
- Colvin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Helfrich: yes
- F. Jackson: yes
- Jeffers: yes
- Johnson-Hostler: yes
- A. Jones: yes
- Liu: yes
- Logan: yes
- Longest: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Majeed: yes
- Morey: yes
- G. Pierce: yes
- R. Pierce: yes
- Pittman: yes
- Price: yes
- Quick: yes
- Reives: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rubin: yes
- CharlesSmith: yes
- vonHaefen: yes
- Willingham: yes
- Adams: yes
- Almond: yes
- Arp: yes
- Balkcom: yes
- Bell: yes
- Biggs: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Blust: yes
- Branson: yes
- Brisson: yes
- Brody: yes
- Cairns: yes
- Carver: yes
- Chesser: yes
- Cotham: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Echevarria: yes
- Eddins: yes
- Gable: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Greene: yes
- D. Hall: yes
- K. Hall: yes
- Hastings: yes
- Howard: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Iler: yes
- N. Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- B. Jones: yes
- Kidwell: yes
- Lambeth: yes
- Loftis: yes
- Lowery: 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
- Stevens: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Torbett: yes
- Tyson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Warren: yes
- Watford: yes
- Wheatley: yes
- White: yes
- Willis: yes
- Winslow: yes
- Zenger: yes
- Baker: absent
- Dew: absent
- Lofton: absent
- Prather: absent
- Turner: absent
- Campbell: absent
- Clampitt: absent
- Huneycutt: absent
Related bills
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