Bill Commons

NC HB 959

enacted

Various Education Changes.

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did NC HB 959 pass?

Yes. NC HB 959 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-07-01): Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025

What is NC HB 959 about?

NC HB 959 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Various Education Changes.”.

Who sponsors NC HB 959?

K. Hall, Blackwell are the primary sponsors of NC HB 959, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-10
Latest action
2025-07-01 — Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • K. Hallprimary
  • Blackwellprimary
  • Pikecosponsor
  • Dixoncosponsor
  • Biggscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-07-01

    Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025

    executive-signature

  2. 2025-07-01

    Ch. SL 2025-38

    became-law

  3. 2025-06-27

    Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2025

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-26

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-25

    Conf Report Adopted

  6. 2025-06-25

    Ordered Enrolled

  7. 2025-06-24

    Conf Com Reported

  8. 2025-06-24

    Added to Calendar

  9. 2025-06-24

    Conf Report Adopted

  10. 2025-06-24

    Conf Com Reported

  11. 2025-06-19

    Conf Com Appointed

  12. 2025-06-18

    Conf Com Appointed

  13. 2025-06-11

    Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  14. 2025-06-05

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  15. 2025-06-05

    Placed On Cal For 06/11/2025

  16. 2025-06-04

    Regular Message Sent To House

  17. 2025-06-04

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  18. 2025-06-03

    Amend Tabled A1

  19. 2025-06-03

    Amend Tabled A2

  20. 2025-06-03

    Amend Tabled A3

  21. 2025-06-03

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  22. 2025-06-03

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  23. 2025-06-02

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-05-21

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-05-21

    Com Substitute Adopted

  26. 2025-05-21

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-05-19

    Withdrawn From Com

  28. 2025-05-19

    Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-08

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  30. 2025-05-08

    Special Message Received From House

  31. 2025-05-08

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  32. 2025-05-08

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-07

    Reptd Fav

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-05-07

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  35. 2025-05-07

    Added to Calendar

  36. 2025-05-07

    Passed 2nd Reading

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-07

    Passed 3rd Reading

    passage,reading-3

  38. 2025-05-06

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-05-06

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

    referral-committee

  40. 2025-04-14

    Passed 1st Reading

    reading-1

  41. 2025-04-14

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-04-10

    Filed

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • C RPT Adoption

    2025-06-24 · pass · 111-0

    Member-level votes (120)
    • Ager: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Baker: 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
    • Dew: 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
    • 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
    • Branson: yes
    • Brody: yes
    • Cairns: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Carver: yes
    • Chesser: yes
    • Clampitt: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Dixon: yes
    • Echevarria: yes
    • Eddins: yes
    • Gable: yes
    • Gillespie: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Greene: yes
    • K. Hall: yes
    • Hastings: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Humphrey: yes
    • Huneycutt: yes
    • Iler: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kidwell: yes
    • Lambeth: yes
    • Loftis: yes
    • Lowery: yes
    • McNeely: yes
    • Miller: yes
    • Moss: yes
    • Paré: yes
    • Penny: yes
    • Pickett: yes
    • Pless: yes
    • Potts: yes
    • Pyrtle: yes
    • Reeder: yes
    • Rhyne: yes
    • Riddell: yes
    • Ross: 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
    • Zenger: yes
    • D. Hall: abstain
    • Blust: absent
    • Brisson: absent
    • Cotham: absent
    • N. Jackson: absent
    • B. Jones: absent
    • Pike: absent
    • Sauls: absent
    • Winslow: absent

  • Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt

    2025-06-25 · pass · 45-1

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

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H959

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