HB 371 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

DMV Materials in Additional Languages.

HB 371 requires North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles to provide driver's license handbooks and written tests in Khmer and any language spoken by at least 2% of the state's population. This directly affects applicants who speak these languages by offering materials in their preferred language during the licensing process. The key provision mandates the DMV to add these language options to its standard services, moving beyond English-only requirements. The law takes effect on January 1, 2026.

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 11, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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This bill update primarily involves administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The main differences include updated sponsorship information, revised committee referral details, and changes to the bill's internal identification numbers and dates.

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Bill identification number changed from DRH30166-NE-91 to H371-v-1

Filing date updated from March 11, 2025 to March 12, 2025

Additional sponsors added: Representatives Clark, Harrison, and Quick to the original sponsor Representative Branson

Committee referral information expanded to include additional committees and added a reference to the General Assembly website for complete sponsor list

Page header formatting changed with new page number placement

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Mar 12, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 11, 2025

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3 primary · 19 co-sponsors