HB 141 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

The Joe John Remembrance Act.

HB 141, the Joe John Remembrance Act, removes an additional fee for special license plates designated for fire department and rescue squad members in North Carolina. The bill amends state law to formally eliminate the "additional fee" listed for these plates (which was already set to $0 in the current fee schedule), meaning eligible firefighters and rescue personnel will pay only the standard registration fee when obtaining or renewing these special plates. This change applies to plates issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2025. The bill does not create new benefits but codifies an existing fee structure for these specific special plates.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated to reflect a new session date and a revised bill number, while expanding the list of sponsors to include four representatives and directing readers to the official website for a full list. These changes are primarily administrative and procedural, updating the document's metadata to match current legislative records.

TECHNICAL

Updated the header information to reflect the correct session date (February 17, 2025) and bill identifier (H141-v-1).

Expanded the sponsor list to include Representatives Clampitt, White, Wheatley, and Reives as primary sponsors, with a note to check the official website for a complete list.

Added a specific referral date (February 18, 2025) to the committees handling the bill.

Floor votes · House Apr 2, 2025

How they voted

116–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 121

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic46

44 Yea 2

95% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

70 Yea 3

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 38 co-sponsors