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HB 185 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Transylvania Rural Development Authority.

HB 185 establishes the Transylvania Rural Development Authority as an independent body corporate and politic. This authority is tasked with rural development specifically within Transylvania County and operates separately from the county's board of commissioners. It will be governed by a nine-member board, with members who are residents of Transylvania County appointed by the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House. The bill outlines the authority's organization, staffing, and conflict-of-interest rules, and limits liability for other governmental entities regarding environmental issues on projects undertaken with the Authority.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 2 → Edition 3 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill revision fundamentally changes how the Transylvania Rural Development Authority is governed by shifting appointment power from elected officials to a private organization. The Authority's nine members will now be appointed by the Transylvania Economic Alliance instead of the Governor and General Assembly, eliminating direct political oversight. This change centralizes control within a single private entity rather than distributing appointments across multiple government branches.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains limited to Transylvania County, but the governance structure has shifted from a mixed public-private appointment system to a single appointing authority (Transylvania Economic Alliance).
ELIGIBILITY

Appointment authority changed from Governor and General Assembly to Transylvania Economic Alliance for all nine board members

REQUIREMENT

Removed specific requirements for appointing members to serve staggered terms of 2, 3, and 5 years, replacing with general five-year terms

Added provision requiring Authority to delegate powers to members, agents, or employees to carry out duties

ENFORCEMENT

Changed removal authority from original appointing authorities (Governor and General Assembly) to the appointing authority (Transylvania Economic Alliance)

Floor votes · House May 7, 2025

How they voted

114–1
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 121
May 7, 2025
D Democratic46
42 Yea 1 Nay 3
91% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
70 Yea 3
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
7
May 7, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On State and Local Government
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.