HB 741 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Veterans Registration Plate Modifications.

House Bill 741 authorizes the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles to issue "Military Veteran" special registration plates with a personalized background. The bill modifies the plate's design to specify that the name and insignia of the veteran's branch of service will appear on the left side. This change directly affects U.S. Military Veterans in North Carolina who are eligible for this special license plate. These personalized veteran plates will also be exempt from minimum application requirements typically needed for other special plates.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a filed version to an official first edition. The primary substantive change is the addition of three new co-sponsors (Representatives Wheatley, Shepard, and Iler) to the original sponsor Representative Blackwell, while the bill's content regarding veterans' registration plates and its October 1, 2025 effective date remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added three co-sponsors (Representatives Wheatley, Shepard, and Iler) to the bill's sponsor list, expanding the coalition of legislators supporting the veterans' registration plate modifications.

Changed the bill header from 'FILED' status to 'First Edition' status, indicating the bill has moved from initial filing to an official published version.

Removed the internal tracking number 'DRH40351-NE-1' and replaced it with the official bill number 'H741-v-1' and page formatting consistent with published legislation.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

110–0

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 121

May 6, 2025

D Democratic46

41 Yea 5

89% 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

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Key actions

Committee

May 7, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

May 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Transportation

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 14 co-sponsors