HB 112 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Increase Permissible Interstate Speed Limit.

HB 112 raises the maximum allowable speed limit on North Carolina's interstate highways and controlled-access roads from 70 mph to 75 mph, as determined by the Department of Transportation after engineering studies. This directly affects drivers traveling on these roads, as the new 75 mph limit replaces the previous 70 mph cap where the DOT deems it safe. The bill also updates related penalties: speeding over 85 mph on roads with a 75 mph limit becomes a Class 3 misdemeanor, and license suspension rules for excessive speeding (e.g., over 85 mph on 75 mph zones) are adjusted accordingly. The changes apply only to offenses occurring on or after December 1, 2025, and do not affect cases before that date.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

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The bill text was reformatted to update the header information, including the session year and bill number, and expanded the list of sponsors to include three representatives. The substantive legal content regarding speed limits and license suspensions remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The bill header was updated to reflect the 2025 session and changed the bill identifier from a draft code to the final version number.

The list of bill sponsors was expanded to explicitly name Representatives Lowery, Biggs, and Chesser as primary sponsors.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 12, 2025

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lower

2 primary · 8 co-sponsors