Restoring Rivalries Act.
HB 469, the "Restoring Rivalries Act," mandates that UNC Chapel Hill and NC State University (the two largest UNC system institutions) regularly compete against each other in football, basketball, baseball, and softball. Specifically, the bill requires each school to play at least one home or away game annually against the other in football and basketball (low-game count sports), and a series of at least three home or away games annually in baseball and softball (high-game count sports). This requirement applies starting with the 2026-2027 academic year and aims to preserve historic athletic rivalries within North Carolina.
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Introduction
Mar 2025
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Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Last action Mar 24, 2025
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The bill was updated from a filed draft to its first official edition, primarily changing formatting and sponsorship information while keeping the core policy requirements intact. The main substantive change is the addition of multiple co-sponsors to the bill, expanding the legislative coalition behind the Restoring Rivalries Act. No changes were made to the actual requirements for high-enrollment institutions regarding sports competition.
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Added co-sponsors K. Hall, McNeely, and Schietzelt to the bill, expanding the legislative support for the Restoring Rivalries Act.
Updated bill identifier from DRH30218-MTa-99 to H469-v-1 and changed page footer from draft notation to official House Bill 469-First Edition.
Removed draft-specific formatting markers and preliminary house clerk notation that was present in the filed version.
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Mar 24, 2025
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Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Mar 20, 2025
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3 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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