HB 1015: General Assembly Appointments. - North Carolina

Ratified → SL 2025-86 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was formally enacted into law as Session Law 2025-86, replacing its previous 'Ratified' status. The substantive content regarding appointments to public offices remains unchanged, with only the official title and version number updated to reflect its passage.

TECHNICAL

The bill's official designation changed from 'Ratified Bill' to 'Session Law 2025-86', indicating it has been officially enacted into law.

The version number of the document was updated from H1015-v-3 to H1015-v-4 to reflect the final enacted version.

Page headers were updated to reflect the new Session Law designation while retaining the House Bill reference for tracking purposes.

A1: ALG-14-V-1 → Edition 1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from an amendment format to a full legislative bill, adding new appointments to various commissions and correcting errors in a previous law. The changes include expanding the number of appointments, adding new commission members, and fixing typos in section references from a prior bill.

Scope change

The bill scope expanded from just Speaker's recommendations to include President Pro Tempore's recommendations and corrections to previous legislation.

TIMELINE

Added new appointment sections for President Pro Tempore's recommendations including NCInnovation, African-American Heritage Commission, and NC Housing Finance Agency appointments

Changed Dr. William Howerton's appointment term from 2029 to 2027

Added effective date section stating the act is effective when it becomes law

REQUIREMENT

Added a new Part III to correct errors in S.L. 2025-29, including repealing certain sections and rewriting others

Added new appointment for William Ellis Boyle to State Property Tax Commission

SCOPE

Added new appointment for Sumit Gupta to the Economic Investment Committee

TECHNICAL

Changed bill format from amendment to full act and updated header information

Filed → A1: ALG-14-V-1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to add new appointments to various public boards and commissions, including community college trustees and state agency members. The amendment also corrected errors in previous legislation by repealing and rewriting specific sections. These changes reflect updated personnel recommendations and administrative corrections to ensure proper governance structures.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional appointments to state boards and commissions not present in the original version, while also incorporating corrections to prior legislative sections.

TIMELINE

Added new appointments for community college trustees and state agency members with specific effective dates and term expirations

CORRECTIONS

Repealed and rewrote multiple sections of previous legislation (S.L. 2025-29) to correct errors in appointments and board compositions

REQUIREMENT

Added new sections for the President Pro Tempore's recommendations including appointments to wildlife commission and professional educator preparation commission

Edition 2 → Ratified · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and ratified after being in draft form. The main substantive change is the addition of new appointments in Part II (President Pro Tempore's recommendations) and Part III (corrections to previous legislation), while the original Speaker's recommendations from Part I remain unchanged. This final version includes corrections to other legislative acts and adds new board appointments that were not in the earlier draft.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include additional public office appointments under the President Pro Tempore's recommendations and to correct errors in previously enacted legislation.

SCOPE

Added Part II containing 9 new appointments recommended by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate to various boards and commissions.

Added Part III with 11 corrections to previous legislative acts (S.L. 2025-29), including rewritten sections and repeals of specific provisions.

TECHNICAL

Changed the document status from 'Second Edition Engrossed' to 'Ratified Bill' with signatures from the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House, indicating final approval.

TIMELINE

Added Part IV establishing the effective date provisions and confirming the bill was ratified on July 30, 2025.

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reorganized and expanded to include additional appointments across various state boards and commissions. Several new appointments were added to the Speaker's Recommendations section, while the President Pro Tempore's Recommendations section was extended with new entries and renumbered. The Corrections section was also updated to reflect changes in referenced legislation, including additional repealed sections and modified appointment details.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from 8 specific appointments to 10 in the Speaker's section and 9 in the President Pro Tempore's section, covering additional state boards and commissions.

TIMELINE

New appointments were added to the Speaker's Recommendations section for the North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners, State Board of Community Colleges, Centennial Authority, North Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority, North Carolina Investment Authority, and State Human Resources.

New appointments were added to the President Pro Tempore's Recommendations section for the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission.

REQUIREMENT

The Corrections section was updated to include additional repealed sections (2.73 and 2.78) and modified references to other sections (2.92 instead of 2.100), indicating changes to previously enacted legislation.

TECHNICAL

Section 1.4 was modified to change the appointment term from June 30, 2027 to June 30, 2029, and a new appointment was added for Vickie L. Barnes to Wilson Community College Board of Trustees.

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