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At a glance: key votes the North Carolina House passed April 30, 2025
Summary
The House passed a slate of bills including measures on digital assets (HB 92), restrictions on DEI programs (HB 171), and a range of agency and policy bills on health care, licensing, and public safety. This roundup lists outcomes and vote tallies for notable items.
The North Carolina House completed a packed calendar and ordered a number of bills to the Senate. Listed below are selected measures, their outcomes on the floor and the recorded tallies where available.
- House Bill 279 (Haywood County vacancies): Passed on second reading (87–26); passed third reading and ordered to the Senate.
- House Bill 92 (NC Digital Assets Investment Act): House committee substitute passed (second reading recorded 71–44); passed third reading and ordered to the Senate.
- House Bill 140 (Authorized Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail): Passed (second reading recorded 114–1); ordered to the Senate.
- House Bill 146 (Remote license renewal for active duty military): Amendment adopted to add spouses/dependents; substitute passed (115–0); ordered to the Senate.
- House Bill 156 (Increase access for small employers insurance): Passed (114–0); ordered to the Senate.
- House Bill 171 (Equality in State Agencies — DEI restrictions): Committee substitute passed second reading (68–45) and passed third reading; ordered to the Senate.
- Additional bills passed and ordered to the Senate included measures on perpetual care of certain cemeteries (HB 210), Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day (HB 254), criminal law revisions (HB 307), on‑site wastewater provisions (HB 376), prior authorization reform for health care (HB 434), organ‑donor designation via tax returns (HB 565), and a range of licensing and consumer‑protection bills. Many of those passed by wide margins; specific tallies are recorded in the House roll calls.
Next steps: Bills approved by the House are now before the North Carolina Senate. Where votes were close or the bills include implementation tasks (studies, reports, or agency rulemaking), expect follow‑up coverage as Senate action and administrative guidance develop.
