HB 962 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

ECU Engineering/Funds.

HB 962 allocates $25 million in one-time funds to East Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology for building improvements and equipment upgrades, and $4 million annually during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to expand faculty positions. The bill directly affects ECU's engineering programs by providing resources to modernize facilities and hire additional staff. These funds are designated for specific uses - infrastructure and equipment for the first allocation, and personnel expansion for the second - without specifying outcomes. The bill takes effect on July 1, 2025, and is currently pending in the House Appropriations Committee.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a filed version to an official edition, adding co-sponsors and updating the bill number. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or funding provisions.

TECHNICAL

Added co-sponsors Representatives Reeder and G. Brown to the sponsor list, expanding the primary sponsor group.

Updated bill identifier from DRH40508-MTa-78 to H962-v-1 to reflect the official edition number.

Changed the filing date reference from April 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025 for the referral information.

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Committee

Apr 14, 2025

Committee

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

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Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors