Sign Up
HB 279 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Filling Vacancies/Haywood County Board of Commissioners.

HB 279 addresses how vacancies are filled on the Haywood County Board of Commissioners. The bill states its purpose is to ensure these vacancies are filled in accordance with G.S. 153A-27, which typically involves appointment by the remaining board members. To achieve this, the bill amends G.S. 153A-27.1(h) to
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill underwent minor formatting and metadata updates during its transition from filing to the first edition. The primary changes involve updating the bill identifier, adding a reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for sponsor information, and adjusting the referral details to include specific committee assignments. These changes are administrative and do not alter the substantive policy content of the bill.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifier from 'DRH40178-LUe-20B' to 'H279-v-1' to reflect the official version number.

Added reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

Updated referral information to specify 'Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House' with a date of March 5, 2025.

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

89–25
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 121
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic46
17 Yea 24 Nay 5
52% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican73
71 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
4
Committee
8
May 1, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.