North Carolina House introduces dozens of bills, files gubernatorial nominations, approves journal and adjourns

The North Carolina House of Representatives on legislative day 35 introduced a large package of bills spanning firearms, health care, education, labor and state government operations, filed two gubernatorial nominations for confirmation and approved the March journal before adjourning to reconvene Tuesday, April at 11 a.m., subject to Rule 15.1.

The introductions were read into the record by the clerk and included bill titles, primary sponsors and committee referrals. The session also recorded two nomination letters from Gov. Josh Stein: reappointments to the State Board of Education with terms beginning April 1, 2025, and a nomination to the Utilities Commission to fill a vacancy pending confirmation.

House action and context The House approved the journal for March after a representative moved that it be approved “as written.” The motion carried on a voice vote; no individual roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript. Later, Representative Dixon moved to adjourn; Representative Wyden seconded. The motion to adjourn carried on a voice vote and the House recessed to reconvene Tuesday, April at 11 a.m., under the standard stipulation of Rule 15.1.

Gubernatorial nominations filed The clerk read two letters from Gov. Josh Stein dated March 20, 2025. One named reappointments to the North Carolina State Board of Education for terms beginning April 1, 2025 (individuals named in the letter included Reginald Keenan of Duplin County and J. Wendell Hall of Hertford County). The other named Michael Steven Hawkins of Transylvania County to fill the remainder of Kimberly Duffley’s term on the North Carolina Utilities Commission; the letter stated Duffley resigned on Feb. 28, 2025, and described the appointment as interim pending confirmation under the statute noted in the letter.

Introduced bills (selection and referrals) The clerk read a long series of bill introductions. Each entry below lists the bill identifier as read into the record, primary sponsors cited in the reading and committee referral as given in the…