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NC HB 597

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Adopt Osprey as State Raptor.

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NC HB 597 pass?

The current status of NC HB 597 is not known from the official record. Latest recorded action (2025-05-08): Special Message Received From House

What is NC HB 597 about?

NC HB 597 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Adopt Osprey as State Raptor.”.

Who sponsors NC HB 597?

Carson Smith, Tyson, Cairns are the primary sponsors of NC HB 597, joined by 10 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-31
Latest action
2025-05-08 — Special Message Received From House
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Carson Smithprimary
  • Tysonprimary
  • Cairnsprimary
  • Ilercosponsor
  • Hawkinscosponsor
  • Harrisoncosponsor
  • Zengercosponsor
  • Butlercosponsor
  • T. Browncosponsor
  • Millercosponsor
  • Cervaniacosponsor
  • Whitecosponsor
  • Turnercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-08

    Special Message Received From House

  2. 2025-05-08

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  3. 2025-05-08

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-05-07

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-07

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  6. 2025-05-07

    Added to Calendar

  7. 2025-05-07

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  8. 2025-05-07

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2025-05-07

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  10. 2025-05-06

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-05-06

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

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-29

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-29

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-04-01

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  15. 2025-04-01

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

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-03-31

    Filed

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Second Reading

    2025-05-07 · pass · 111-0

    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
    • Lofton: yes
    • Logan: yes
    • Longest: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Majeed: yes
    • Morey: yes
    • G. Pierce: yes
    • R. Pierce: yes
    • Pittman: yes
    • Price: 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
    • 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
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: 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
    • Reives: abstain
    • Pickett: abstain
    • Baker: absent
    • Dew: absent
    • Prather: absent
    • Quick: absent
    • Clampitt: absent
    • Huneycutt: absent
    • Moss: absent

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Official source

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H597

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