HB 144 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Elect State Board of Education/Superintendent as State Board of Education Chair.

HB 144 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how North Carolina's State Board of Education is structured. It requires voters to elect all board members (except the Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer, who are Council of State members) from districts established by the General Assembly, with terms of four years. The Superintendent of Public Instruction would automatically serve as the board's chair (ex officio member) without needing separate election. This amendment must be approved by voters in the 2026 election and would take effect for terms beginning January 1, 2029. It does not change the current composition of the board but alters how members are selected and who serves as chair.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Last action May 19, 2026

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was revised to update its version number and reorganize the header information by removing specific sponsor names and the committee referral details. The most significant substantive change is the shift in the effective date of the proposed constitutional amendment from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028, meaning the new election rules for the State Board of Education would not take effect until two years later.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the implementation timeline of the constitutional amendment has been extended by two years.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the constitutional amendment changed from January 1, 2026, to January 1, 2028, delaying when the new election rules for the State Board of Education begin.

The date terms of office begin under the new amendment changed from January 1, 2027, to January 1, 2029.

TECHNICAL

Removed specific sponsor names and the Rules Committee referral date from the header, while adding a 'Committee Substitute' designation.

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Committee

May 19, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

May 14, 2026

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 18, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 15 co-sponsors