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NC HB 517

enacted

Modify Nonprofit Corporations Act/Charitable Organizations.

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NC HB 517 pass?

Yes. NC HB 517 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-08): Ch. SL 2026-52

What is NC HB 517 about?

NC HB 517 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Modify Nonprofit Corporations Act/Charitable Organizations.”.

Who sponsors NC HB 517?

Chesser, K. Hall, Rhyne are the primary sponsors of NC HB 517, joined by 14 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-25
Latest action
2026-07-08 — Ch. SL 2026-52
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Chesserprimary
  • K. Hallprimary
  • Rhyneprimary
  • von Haefencosponsor
  • Charles Smithcosponsor
  • Rosscosponsor
  • Pickettcosponsor
  • Lowerycosponsor
  • Zengercosponsor
  • Hawkinscosponsor
  • T. Browncosponsor
  • K. Browncosponsor
  • Agercosponsor
  • Loftoncosponsor
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Willinghamcosponsor
  • Wardcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-08

    Ch. SL 2026-52

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-07-02

    Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-07-01

    Ratified

  5. 2026-06-30

    Concurred In S Com Sub

    amendment-passage

  6. 2026-06-30

    Ordered Enrolled

  7. 2026-06-29

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  8. 2026-06-29

    Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026

  9. 2026-06-25

    Regular Message Sent To House

  10. 2026-06-25

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  11. 2026-06-24

    Amend Adopted A1

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-06-24

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  13. 2026-06-24

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2026-06-24

    Engrossed

  15. 2026-06-23

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-06-18

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-06-18

    Com Substitute Adopted

  18. 2026-06-18

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  19. 2026-06-16

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2026-06-16

    Com Substitute Adopted

  21. 2026-06-16

    Re-ref Com On Finance

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-06-11

    Withdrawn From Com

  23. 2026-06-11

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

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-06-26

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  25. 2025-06-26

    Special Message Received From House

  26. 2025-06-26

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  27. 2025-06-26

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-06-25

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-06-25

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  30. 2025-06-25

    Added to Calendar

  31. 2025-06-25

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  32. 2025-06-25

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  33. 2025-06-24

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-06-24

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

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-06-10

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-06-10

    Re-ref Com On Finance

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-03-27

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  38. 2025-03-27

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

    referral-committee

  39. 2025-03-25

    Filed

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Second Reading

    2026-06-24 · pass · 32-10

    Member-level votes (50)
    • Adcock: yes
    • Applewhite: yes
    • Chitlik: yes
    • Garson: yes
    • Grafstein: yes
    • Mayfield: yes
    • Alexander: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Berger: yes
    • Brinson: yes
    • Britt: yes
    • Corbin: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Daniel: yes
    • Ford: yes
    • Galey: yes
    • Hanig: yes
    • Hise: yes
    • Hollo: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Jarvis: yes
    • Jones: yes
    • Lazzara: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • McInnis: yes
    • Measmer: yes
    • B. Newton: yes
    • Overcash: yes
    • Rabon: yes
    • Sanderson: yes
    • Sawrey: yes
    • Settle: yes
    • Blue: no
    • Chaudhuri: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Mohammed: no
    • Murdock: no
    • Robinson: no
    • Salvador: no
    • Smith: no
    • Theodros: no
    • Waddell: no
    • Batch: absent
    • Bradley: absent
    • Fatmi: absent
    • Garrett: absent
    • Burgin: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Moffitt: absent
    • Sawyer: absent

  • M11 Concur

    2026-06-30 · pass · 111-1

    Member-level votes (118)
    • Ager: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Ball: yes
    • Belk: 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
    • Cook: yes
    • Crawford: yes
    • Dahle: yes
    • Dew: yes
    • Greenfield: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hawkins: yes
    • Helfrich: yes
    • F. Jackson: yes
    • Jeffers: yes
    • Johnson-Hostler: yes
    • A. Jones: yes
    • Lofton: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Longest: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Morey: yes
    • G. Pierce: yes
    • R. Pierce: yes
    • Pittman: yes
    • Prather: yes
    • Price: yes
    • Quick: yes
    • Reives: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Rubin: yes
    • CharlesSmith: yes
    • Turner: 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
    • 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
    • Kiger: yes
    • Loftis: yes
    • McNeely: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moss: yes
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Pless: yes
    • Potts: yes
    • Reeder: yes
    • Rhyne: yes
    • Riddell: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Schietzelt: yes
    • Scott: yes
    • Setzer: yes
    • Shepard: yes
    • CarsonSmith: yes
    • Strickland: yes
    • Torbett: yes
    • Tyson: yes
    • Ward: yes
    • Watford: yes
    • Wheatley: yes
    • White: yes
    • Winslow: yes
    • Zenger: yes
    • Kidwell: no
    • Pyrtle: abstain
    • Alston: absent
    • Liu: absent
    • Lambeth: absent
    • JohnLowery: absent
    • Sauls: absent
    • Warren: absent
    • Willis: absent

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H517

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