HB 125 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Continuing Budget Operations.

HB 125 establishes budget operations for North Carolina's 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, primarily allocating $142 million in one-time funds for agricultural disaster relief related to 2024 crop losses. It requires recipients to first seek insurance or federal aid before using state funds, and to return state funds if alternative sources are secured. The bill directly affects farmers, institutions of higher education, and other entities receiving disaster aid, mandating transparency through reporting to the State Auditor. Crucially, it prohibits the Governor from using these disaster funds for general budget adjustments or reallocations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jul 2025
Senate Passage
Jul 2025
Signed into Law
Aug 2025
Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Signed Aug 6, 2025
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What changed between versions

Ratified SL 2025-89 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally enacted into law as Session Law 2025-89, replacing the 'Ratified Bill' status. The document version number was updated from H125-v-4 to H125-v-5. The substantive policy content, including budget allocations and funding directives, remains unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the legal status and versioning were updated to reflect its enactment.
TECHNICAL

The bill's title was updated from 'Ratified Bill' to 'Session Law 2025-89' to indicate it has been officially enacted into law.

The document version number was updated from 'H125-v-4' to 'H125-v-5' to reflect the final enacted version.

The page header was updated to reflect the new Session Law number while retaining the original House Bill 125 reference for identification.

Floor votes · Senate Jul 29, 2025 · House Jul 30, 2025

How they voted

482
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Jul 29, 2025
D Democratic20
17 Yea 2 Nay 1
85% Yea
R Republican31
31 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
52
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Amendments
7
Aug 6, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Gov. 8/6/2025
executive
Jul 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
lower
Jul 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Conf Report Adopted
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Amend Tabled A7
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Amend Tabled A6
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Amend Tabled A5
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Introduced
Amend Tabled A4
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A3
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A2
upper
Jun 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Committee
Sequential Referral To Rules and Operations of the Senate Stricken
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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