HB 146 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military.

House Bill 146 amends North Carolina's driver's license renewal process. It allows active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces, or reserve components serving on active duty and stationed outside North Carolina, to renew their driver's licenses remotely multiple times in a row. Currently, a remote renewal requires the previous renewal to have been done in person, but this bill removes that restriction for eligible military personnel. This change aims to make it easier for these individuals to maintain their licenses while serving away from the state. The act becomes effective October 1, 2025, applying to licenses renewed on or after that date.
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 2 Edition 3 · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill was updated to expand eligibility for remote driver's license renewals to include spouses and dependent children of active duty military members stationed outside North Carolina, in addition to the service members themselves. This change ensures that families can also handle their licensing needs remotely while serving in the military, reducing the administrative burden on dependents who previously had to visit DMV offices in person.
Scope change
The scope of the bill was expanded from applying only to active duty military members to also covering their spouses and dependent children.
ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility for remote license renewal was extended to include the spouse and dependent children of active duty military members stationed outside the state.

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
17
Key actions
4
Committee
6
Amendments
1
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 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amend Adopted A1
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 70 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Grant Campbell
Grant Campbell
RRepublican
NC
83
Co
Photo of Alan Branson
Alan Branson
RRepublican
NC
59
Co
Photo of Allen Buansi
Allen Buansi
DDemocratic
NC
56
Co
Photo of Allen Chesser
Allen Chesser
RRepublican
NC
25
Co
Photo of Amos Quick
Amos Quick
DDemocratic
NC
58
Co
Photo of Becky Carney
Becky Carney
DDemocratic
NC
102
Co
Photo of Ben Moss
Ben Moss
RRepublican
NC
52
Co
Photo of Bill Ward
Bill Ward
RRepublican
NC
5
Co
Photo of Blair Eddins
Blair Eddins
RRepublican
NC
94
Co
Photo of Brian Biggs
Brian Biggs
RRepublican
NC
70
Co
Photo of Bryan Cohn
Bryan Cohn
DDemocratic
NC
32