HB 16 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

General Assembly: In God We Trust - Display.

HB 16 requires the North Carolina General Assembly to display the national motto "In God We Trust" directly above and behind the dais for the Speaker of the House and President of the Senate, aligning with the U.S. House of Representatives' display. The bill mandates the Legislative Services Officer to implement this, first using private gifts or donations for costs, and if none are provided within 90 days, using state funds. It becomes effective July 1, 2025. This is a procedural bill affecting legislative chamber decor, not a substantive policy change.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 29, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and updated with new sponsor information, but no substantive policy changes were made to the legislative content itself. The primary changes involve administrative updates including expanded sponsor listings and version number modifications.

TECHNICAL

Bill version number changed from DRH30017-MCa-21 to H16-v-1

Additional sponsors (Kidwell, Ward, and Pike) were added to the sponsor list with a note directing to the General Assembly website for complete information

Referred to section was updated to include Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House with a specific date of January 30, 2025

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

101–17

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 121

Mar 25, 2025

D Democratic46

27 Yea 17 Nay 2

58% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

72 Yea 1

98% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Mar 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Jan 29, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 35 co-sponsors