HB 557 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

The Andy Griffith Show as State TV Show.

This bill designates "The Andy Griffith Show" as the official television show of the State of North Carolina. This symbolic act recognizes the cultural impact of the show and its connection to the state.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent significant formatting and sponsorship updates while maintaining the same core purpose of adopting 'The Andy Griffith Show' as North Carolina's official state TV show. The primary changes involve updating sponsor information to include additional representatives and improving the document's presentation format.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the core policy remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill number from DRH40308-LG-142 to H557-v-1 and changed the edition identifier to 'First Edition' for proper legislative tracking.

Added additional sponsors (Biggs, Stevens, and K. Hall) to the bill and included a reference directing readers to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Reformatted the header information to align with standard legislative document formatting conventions.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

97–14

Passed · 10 other

Total votes 121

Apr 16, 2025

D Democratic46

28 Yea 13 Nay 5

60% Yea

I Independent2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

R Republican73

68 Yea 5

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 23 co-sponsors