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HB 386 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Increase Vehicle Registration Fee/State Highway Patrol Pay.

HB 386 increases the annual vehicle registration fee for private passenger vehicles in North Carolina by $6.25, with the additional revenue directly funding salary raises for State Highway Patrol officers. Starting July 2025, this will support pay increases that raise starting salaries to $56,000 and top pay to $105,000 annually for experienced officers. The bill appropriates $40.4 million yearly from the General Fund to implement these salary changes. It affects all owners of private passenger vehicles registered in North Carolina.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesIncreases vehicle registration tax to fund Highway Patrol salary raises ($40.4M/year), directly allocating revenue to public safety personnel through budget appropriation.95% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationFunds Highway Patrol salary increases ($40.4M/year) via vehicle registration fees, directly enhancing transportation safety enforcement per bill's explicit purpose.90% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a filed version to its first edition, with minor text adjustments in the header and footer. The substantive policy content regarding vehicle registration fees and State Highway Patrol salary increases remains unchanged. No new provisions, exemptions, or funding amounts were added or removed.
TECHNICAL

Header and footer formatting was updated to reflect the first edition status, including changes to bill number display and page numbering.

Sponsor information was updated to direct readers to the General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors.

Committee referral information was added to specify Transportation, Appropriations, Finance, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House committees.

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Total actions
3
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Committee
1
Mar 13, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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