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HB 150 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Expedite Surplus Property.

HB 150 allows certain educational organizations to quickly obtain unused federal equipment and property for educational use. It specifically exempts qualifying nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) groups focused on education) from standard state transfer rules when acquiring such items directly from federal agencies. The bill removes barriers in existing law that previously required these organizations to follow lengthy processes for federal surplus materials. This change applies only to property used for educational purposes, not for resale or other commercial activities. The bill does not alter federal acquisition rules but streamlines the state-level process for eligible schools and nonprofits.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationRemoves bureaucratic barriers for educational orgs to access federal surplus equipment, enhancing resource availability for schools per bill's explicit purpose.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action Jun 9, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

Edition 2 → Edition 3 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was revised to streamline its language by removing references to 'ScholarPath' from the short title and the main purpose statement. The amendment also updated the effective date section to appear earlier in the bill and removed the specific reference to S.L. 2023-134 in the funding section, simplifying the legislative citation.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on allowing educational organizations and state agencies to obtain surplus federal property, but the language was tightened to remove specific program names and simplify statutory references.
TECHNICAL

The short title was changed from 'Expedite Surplus Prop./ScholarPath' to 'Expedite Surplus Property', removing the specific program name.

The bill version number was updated from Edition 2 to Edition 3, and a new 'Committee Substitute #2' date was added.

The effective date section was moved from the end of the bill to after Section 1, and the specific reference to S.L. 2023-134 was removed from the funding allocation section.

Minor formatting changes were made to the section headers and statutory language, including removing the phrase 'to the contrary' from the funding section.

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

114–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 121
May 7, 2025
D Democratic46
43 Yea 3
93% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
69 Yea 4
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
15
Jun 9, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On State and Local Government
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.