House introduces dozens of bills, approves March 19 journal and adjourns to March 24

Raleigh — The North Carolina House of Representatives convened for legislative day 30 on March 20, 2025, approved the journal for March 19, acknowledged a Senate message on UNC Board of Governors appointments, recognized visiting students and pages, and heard the clerk read dozens of newly introduced bills and their committee referrals.

Representative Ahlman moved that the journal for March 19 be approved as written; the ayes were recorded and the journal was approved. Later in the session, Representative Amman moved and Representative Clampett seconded a motion that the House adjourn to reconvene Monday, March 24 at 1 p.m., subject to the standards and stipulations in Rule 15.1. The ayes prevailed and the House stood adjourned.

The clerk read a large number of bill introductions and committee referrals. A nonexhaustive list of House bills and a joint resolution announced on the floor includes: House Bill 439 (allow concealed carry of knife) referred to Judiciary 2 and Rules; House Bill 440 (Healthy Food, Healthy Bodies) referred to Rules; House Bill 441 (Loggerhead turtle, state saltwater reptile) referred to Wildlife Resources, State and Local Government, Rules; House Bill 442 (restore flounder, red snapper season) referred to Wildlife Resources, State and Local, Rules; House Bill 443 (constitutional amendment: council of state vacancies) referred to Judiciary 1, State and Local Government, Rules; House Bill 444 (homeowners association reform) referred to Housing and Commerce and Development, Judiciary 1, Rules; House Bill 445 (fairness and transparency in education salaries) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 446 (prohibition on disclosing booking photographs) referred to Rules; House Bill 447 (Kernersville event center funds) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 448 (safe firearm storage sales tax exemption) referred to Finance, Rules; House Bill 449 (crimes against minors, revised law) referred to Judiciary 2, Rules; House Bill 450 (Bridal Property Rights Act) referred to Judiciary 2, Wildlife Resources, Rules; House Bill 451 (diabetes education for parents) referred to Education K-12, Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 452 (revised law obstruction of health facility) referred to Rules; House Bill 453 (increase Medicaid personal care services and private duty nursing rates) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 454 (review of federal acts, rules, regulations) referred to Rules; House Bill 455 (repeal certificate of need laws) referred to Rules; House Bill 456 (No Surprises for Ambulance Services Act) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 457 (increase small county funding) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 458 (improve enforcement, migrant housing) referred to Rules; House Bill 459 (income tax rate reduction trigger modifications) referred to Rules; House Bill 460 (medical equipment Right to Repair Act) referred to Rules; House Joint Resolution 461 (urging support for Washington, D.C., statehood) referred to Rules; House Bill 462 (personal data privacy and social media safety) referred to Judiciary, Commerce and Economic Development, Rules; House Bill 463 (First Responders Mental Health Plan Act) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 464 (Healthy Students: a nurse in every school) referred to Appropriations, Rules; House Bill 465 (waive renewal fee for military driver's licenses) referred to Finance, Rules.

The clerk also reported subsequent committee actions and referral adjustments later in the session: committee reports related to House Bill 481 (restrict vehicle telematics) and referral changes for House Bill 412 (childcare regulatory reforms), House Bill 373 (UNC tuition discounts for certain students), House Bill 389 (childcare workforce pilot program funds), House Bill 8 (reduce and better manage single-use waste disposal), House Bill 7 (NC REACH Act), House Bill 271 (partisan municipal elections, Cabarrus County), and House Bill 430 (protect youth from harms of vaping and nicotine). The transcript records the clerk and House staff performing the readings and referral notations; no floor debates on the merits of those bills are recorded in the provided excerpt.

The House also extended the courtesies of the gallery to the Coast of Mountains Preparatory Academy of Wake County and recognized pages and page coordinators. Representative Lambeth submitted a representative statement celebrating Forsyth Technical Community College’s anniversary; the House ordered the statement read upon adjournment and spread across the journal.

No final passage votes on the introduced bills were recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; the bills were read into the record and assigned to committees as noted.

Votes at a glance: the House approved the March 19 journal (moved by Representative Ahlman; outcome: approved) and adopted a motion to adjourn to Monday, March 24 at 1 p.m. (moved by Representative Amman, seconded by Representative Clampett; outcome: approved).