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HB 161 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Restore Down-Zoning Authority/Randolph County.

HB 161 restores local government authority to initiate down-zoning in Randolph County and its municipalities without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. The bill amends state law to allow counties or towns to change zoning to reduce development density, limit permitted land uses, or address nonconforming properties - without needing individual property owner approval. This directly affects property owners whose land might be subject to down-zoning changes under Randolph County or municipal zoning rules. The law applies retroactively to December 11, 2024, and takes effect upon passage.
Issues: ✗ HousingOpposes HousingEnables down-zoning to reduce development density and limit land uses, directly restricting housing supply and development, opposing affordable housing goals.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Last action Feb 24, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
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The bill's header information was updated with new formatting and session details, while the sponsor attribution was changed to direct users to the official website for a complete list. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
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The bill header was reformatted with updated session information and bill number formatting from DRH40115-MQ-44 to H161-v-1.

Sponsor information was changed from listing Representative Biggs to directing users to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Committee referral information was added, directing the bill to Judiciary 3, Housing and Development, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

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Committee
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Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 3, if favorable, Housing and Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
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0 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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