HB 623 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

NC Folk Fest and FIFA Funds.

HB 623 allocates $500,000 in state funds to the City of Greensboro for two specific purposes. $250,000 covers security, law enforcement, and transportation for Greensboro’s role as a training camp host for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. The remaining $250,000 supports expenses for the 2025 North Carolina Folk Festival. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, and directly affects Greensboro’s event planning and budgeting for these two events.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Apr 2, 2025
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Filed Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally filed and transitioned to its first edition with updated formatting and sponsor information. The primary change is the addition of more sponsors to the bill, expanding from a single sponsor to multiple representatives, which indicates broader legislative support for the funding request.
TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification numbers and formatting from draft version to official edition

Added additional sponsors (Branson, Quick, and Harrison) to the bill, expanding legislative backing for the NC Folk Fest and FIFA funding request

TIMELINE

Updated filing date from March 31, 2025 to April 2, 2025 for committee referral

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Total actions
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Committee
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Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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