SB 168 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Durham/Reduce Speed Limits.

SB 168 reduces the speed limit to 25 miles per hour on residential streets in Durham City experiencing congestion, as determined by Durham's Transportation Department. It directly affects drivers operating vehicles on those specific residential streets within Durham. The bill establishes this new speed limit as the legal standard, overriding previous limits under state law for those designated streets. The law applies only to Durham and takes effect December 1, 2025, for offenses occurring on or after that date.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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This bill's formatting and metadata were updated as it moved from initial filing to the first edition. The document now includes a formal bill number (S168-v-1) and shows the bill was referred to the Senate Rules and Operations committee on February 26, 2025. No substantive policy changes to the speed limit reduction provisions were made in this version.

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Bill number changed from DRS35080-NE-28 to S168-v-1, indicating formal assignment of the official Senate bill identifier.

Added page number (1) and committee referral information showing the bill was sent to Rules and Operations of the Senate on February 26, 2025.

Removed the original filing date of February 25, 2025 from the header section.

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Feb 26, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Feb 25, 2025

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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor