HB 685 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Rural NC Reinvestment Act.

HB 685, the Rural NC Reinvestment Act, allocates $605 million in nonrecurring state funds for rural North Carolina communities during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. It provides grants for water/sewer infrastructure ($200M), law enforcement/fire equipment ($10M), economic development land ($20M), rural school construction ($200M), broadband expansion ($50M), early childhood education ($100M), and physician placement ($5M). Local governments, schools, emergency services, and healthcare providers in rural areas directly receive these funds, with allocations prioritized based on need, efficiency, and community impact. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, focusing on tangible infrastructure and service improvements without creating new regulations.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 1, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and renumbered from a draft version to the official first edition. The primary substantive change is the addition of two new co-sponsors (Representatives Reives and Cohn) to the list of primary sponsors, while Representative Pittman remains a primary sponsor. The bill's core policy provisions, funding amounts, and legislative text remain unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Bill identifier changed from draft number DRH40368-MCa-160A to official edition number H685-v-1, indicating the bill has been formally filed and is now in its first official edition.

Draft version metadata and formatting markers were removed to create the clean, official first edition text for public distribution.

SCOPE

Two additional representatives (Reives and Cohn) were added to the list of primary sponsors, expanding the coalition of legislators supporting the Rural NC Reinvestment Act.

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Committee

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 1, 2025

Introduced

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3 primary · 29 co-sponsors