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North Carolina House approves awareness, flag and local de‑annexation measures; sends several bills to Senate
Summary
On April 7, 2025, the North Carolina House passed a set of largely noncontroversial measures including a SUDEP awareness bill, a “made in USA” flags bill and several local de‑annexations, recording unanimous or strong majorities on recorded votes and sending multiple bills to the Senate.
Riding a largely noncontroversial calendar on April 7, 2025, the North Carolina House of Representatives approved several bills on second and third reading and referred dozens more to committee, including a measure to raise awareness of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and a requirement that flags bought by the state and localities be made in the United States.
Why it matters: The House moved several technical and ceremonial measures toward final passage while advancing many bills to committee. The actions affect local governments (de‑annexations and an occupancy tax), state purchasing preferences, and public health awareness efforts.
Representative Gillespie of Macon told colleagues that House Bill 160, titled in the reading as the Joel H. Chris Sutton SUDEP Awareness Act, is intended to raise awareness of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). The House recorded 113 affirmative votes and none opposed on the bill’s second reading; clerks later reported the bill passed third reading and was ordered sent to the Senate.
Representative Goodwin defended House Bill 227, a measure the clerk read as…
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