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House Bill 184 (Promote North Carolina Sawmills): The House passed the committee substitute to HB 184 on second and third readings. The bill would allow inspected and state-certified lumber from North Carolina sawmills to be used in code-approved residential construction and authorizes the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forestry Extension and North Carolina Forest Service to develop a lumber grading certification and training program. Second-reading recorded vote: 114–1 in favor. The bill was read a third time and ordered sent to the Senate.

House Bill 186 (Stars and Stripes Commitment Act): The House passed the committee substitute to HB 186, which would require the federally recognized text of the Pledge of Allegiance to be used at state and local boards of education and in public schools. Second-reading recorded vote: 113–2 in favor. The bill was read a third time and ordered sent to the Senate.

House Bill 198 (Notice of ABC Violation): The House passed the committee substitute to HB 198, which requires the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission to send written notice to a license holder within five days after receiving a report of a violation from ALE or other law enforcement. Second-reading recorded vote: 115–0 in favor. The bill was read a third time and ordered sent to the Senate.

Additional floor actions and referrals: The House noted numerous new bills and committee referrals during the session and received a special message from the Senate that the Senate adopted the conference report for House Bill 47 (appropriations and regulatory flexibility for communities impacted by Hurricane Helene); HB 47 was ordered enrolled and sent to the governor by special message.","mediaType","Audio","parentTitle","House Chamber Session 03/19/2025 - Audio","oneSentenceSummary","On March 19 the North Carolina House passed multiple measures, including bills to promote local sawmills (HB184), require the federal pledge wording in schools (HB186), and require ABC notice to permittees (HB198); the chamber also ordered House Bill 47 enrolled and sent to the governor.","taxTitle","2025 Legislature North Carolina, North Carolina","taxId",77692,"location","North Carolina","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":50,"_51":82,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6107251,"House honors Greensboro police officer Michael Horan; delegation reads representative statement",2877,335000,3212000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2777138-73ee3858bada06b5730173cdfff743a5&start=335&end=3212","/articles/6107251/North-Carolina/House-honors-Greensboro-police-officer-Michael-Horan-delegation-reads-representative-statement","Members of the North Carolina House of Representatives paused their calendar on March 19 to honor Greensboro Police Officer Michael Horan, who was killed in the line of duty in December 2024. The Guilford County delegation submitted a representative statement that was read and entered into the House journal; family members and law-enforcement leaders were recognized in the gallery.

Representative Jerry Allen Branson read remarks noting Officer Horan’s service to the Greensboro Police Department since September 2017 and his prior service in the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve. Branson described Horan’s assignments to the department’s violent-crime-reduction team, crimes-against-persons unit and special events team, and said Horan served as an instructor for rapid-deployment and active-shooter training.

Other members of the Guilford delegation shared condolences and described meeting Horan’s family. Representative Amos Quick and Representative Tracy Clark both said they had met with the officer’s family; Clark noted the delegation donated $1,000 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in Horan’s memory. Representative Pricey Harrison and others described statewide law-enforcement tributes that followed the officer’s death. The House chair extended the courtesies of the gallery to members of Horan’s family, including his wife Courtney Horan and his parents, and to Police Chief John Thompson of the Greensboro Police Department.

Later in the session the clerk read a formal representative statement into the record that detailed Horan’s birth date, military and law-enforcement honors, and survivors. The statement was ordered spread across the journal.

The House adjourned the session “in honor and memory of Officer Michael Horan,” and members were asked to remain in their seats during that motion.","Members of the North Carolina House offered condolences and recognized the family of Greensboro Police Officer Michael Horan during a representative statement and gallery recognition on March 19.",{"_33":86,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":87,"_41":88,"_43":89,"_45":90,"_47":91,"_49":50,"_51":92,"_53":-5,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":93,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":94,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6107252,"House passes bill making threats against elected officials a felony",790,863000,1653000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2777138-73ee3858bada06b5730173cdfff743a5&start=863&end=1653","/articles/6107252/North-Carolina/House-passes-bill-making-threats-against-elected-officials-a-felony","The North Carolina House of Representatives passed House Bill 95 on March 19, upgrading the criminal penalty for threatening any state, county or local elected official from a misdemeanor in some cases to a felony. The House committee substitute passed its third reading and was ordered sent to the Senate after a recorded vote of 113 to 2 on second reading and an aye voice vote on third reading.

Sponsor Representative Kidwell told the chamber the bill grew out of an incident during early voting in which a man threatened to shoot him and others. Kidwell said the man had been released on a $1,000 bond (which he characterized as effectively a $100 payment) before a restraining warrant could be obtained, and that local elected officials sometimes face threats they believe the existing law treats as lesser crimes. \"If you threaten any elected official at any level in the state of North Carolina, it would make it a felony,\" Kidwell said while urging members to support the measure.

Supporters said local officials are more accessible to the public and therefore vulnerable to threats at grocery stores, town meetings and elsewhere. Representative Brown Rice described two separate stalking incidents she experienced and said those episodes informed her decision to support the bill.

Opponents urged caution over sentencing changes. A member of the House floor questioned whether the Sentencing Policy Advisory Commission had been consulted about upgrading the penalty classifications and argued the bill would create disparities in punishment compared with protections currently given to law enforcement, probation and parole officers and National Guard members. That member said the proposal raises those threatened for their public role to higher felony classifications than other public-safety personnel, and urged lawmakers to seek parity before enacting enhanced sentences.

Members asked follow-up questions about whether the proposed protections would cover tribal governments, special districts and other local elected bodies; Kidwell stated his understanding that the bill was intended to cover elected officials across the state. Other lawmakers urged the sponsor to work with the Senate on sentencing parity if needed.

The bill, identified in the session as the house committee substitute to House Bill 95, was read and advanced to the Senate after the chamber recorded its vote on second reading (113–2) and approved it on third reading. The measure will now be considered by the Senate, where any changes to sentencing language could be made.","The North Carolina House on March 19 passed House Bill 95, a measure sponsored by Representative Kidwell that would raise the penalty for threatening any elected official in the state to felony level; the measure passed on third reading and now goes to the Senate.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: House sends several bills to the Senate; sawmills, flag pledge and ABC notice measures pass

House honors Greensboro police officer Michael Horan; delegation reads representative statement

House passes bill making threats against elected officials a felony