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HB 306 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

HB 306 authorizes the Towns of Blowing Rock and Boone, Watauga County, and the Watauga County Board of Education to construct and provide affordable housing for their employees, including public school teachers. These local government units can build housing on their own property, partner with other entities, or contract with businesses for development. They are permitted to rent or sell these units exclusively to their employees, offering below-market rates, financing, and placing resale restrictions. All housing constructed under this act must comply with applicable building codes and zoning ordinances.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationProvides affordable housing for public school teachers, addressing retention needs and supporting educators directly within education-focused subjects.85% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingBill explicitly authorizes construction of affordable housing for public employees at below-market rates, directly advancing affordable housing access for a specific group.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action May 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill was amended to expand its scope from two towns to include three additional counties. The original version only authorized affordable housing programs for employees of Blowing Rock and Boone in Watauga County. The committee substitute now extends this authority to include Dare, Durham, and Watauga counties, significantly broadening the geographic reach of the legislation.
Scope change
The bill's applicability was expanded from two towns (Blowing Rock and Boone) to include three additional counties (Dare, Durham, and Watauga), allowing more local government units to construct and provide affordable housing for their employees.
SCOPE

Added Counties of Dare, Durham, and Watauga to the list of eligible local government units authorized to construct and provide affordable housing for employees.

Removed the specific reference to Watauga County Board of Education as a separate entity, consolidating the language to refer to counties and towns collectively.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header information to reflect Committee Substitute Favorable version dated 4/17/25 and changed version identifier from H306-v-1 to H306-v-2.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
7
Amendments
1
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Amend Temporarily Displaced A1
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Housing and Development
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Housing and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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