HB 140 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Authorize Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail.

HB 140 authorizes the addition of the Gullah Geechee Greenway/Blueway Heritage Trail to North Carolina's State Trails System. This bill adds a 21-mile multiuse trail in Brunswick County, designed for pedestrian and bicycle use, which connects various historical sites significant to Gullah Geechee culture. It directs the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to support and promote the trail's establishment and allows the State to acquire necessary land through donations or existing funds, waiving the usual appropriation requirement for new additions.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 Edition 2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was revised to change its title from adding a trail to the 'State Parks System' to simply 'authorizing' the trail in Brunswick County. This shift removes the requirement to add the trail to the State Parks System and eliminates the mandate for specific appropriations for land acquisition, allowing the State to use existing funds or donations instead.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed from adding the trail to the official State Parks System to a general authorization for the trail's establishment, removing the specific legal status of the trail within the parks system.
SCOPE

The bill title and Section 1 were modified to change the action from 'adding the trail to the State Parks System' to 'authorizing the trail,' removing the specific requirement to include it in the State Parks System.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for 'adequate appropriations' for land acquisition, development, and operations was removed, allowing the State to use existing funds or accept donations instead.

DEFINITION

The definition of the trail's legal status was changed by removing the phrase 'to the State Parks System as a State trail,' altering how the trail is officially classified.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes were made to the header, including updating the version number from 'First Edition' to 'Second Edition' and removing specific sponsor names and committee referral details.

Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

1160
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 121
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic46
43 Yea 3
93% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
71 Yea 2
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 1, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 26 co-sponsors

Sponsors