HB 53 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Increase Accident Thresholds/Safe Driver Plan.

HB 53 would increase property damage thresholds for classifying at-fault car accidents under North Carolina's Safe Driver Incentive Plan. It raises the "major" accident threshold from $3,850 to $5,975, the "intermediate" range from $2,300-$3,850 to $3,570-$5,975, and sets a new "minor" threshold at $3,570 or less. This change would reduce surcharges for drivers involved in property damage accidents below these higher thresholds. The bill would take effect October 1, 2025, if passed.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted and updated with new sponsor information and a revised bill identifier. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, as the diff shows only formatting adjustments and administrative updates rather than legislative amendments.

TECHNICAL

Bill identifier changed from DRH40050-NE-7 to H53-v-1

Date updated from February 4, 2025 to February 5, 2025

Additional sponsors Humphrey and Scott added to the sponsor list

Reference to North Carolina General Assembly website for complete sponsor list

Committee referral formatting adjusted with additional committees listed

Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2025

How they voted

113–1

Passed · 7 other

Total votes 121

Apr 9, 2025

D Democratic46

44 Yea 1 Nay 1

95% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

67 Yea 6

91% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Finance

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Insurance

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Insurance, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

lower

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Stricken

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Insurance, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

2 primary · 11 co-sponsors