HB 43 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Designate State Balloon Rally.

HB 43 designates the Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville as North Carolina's official state balloon rally. The bill amends state law to formally recognize this annual October event, which has been held since 1974 and features hot air balloon activities, entertainment, and community fundraising. This designation is ceremonial and does not create new regulations or funding, simply granting the festival official status under state statute.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 4, 2025 Last action Mar 12, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was updated from its initial filing to Edition 1, primarily adding co-sponsors and updating the referral information. The bill's substantive policy content regarding the designation of the State Balloon Rally remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added three additional sponsors (Representatives Setzer, McNeely, and Ross) to the list of primary sponsors, expanding the bill's bipartisan or multi-party support.

Updated the referral information to include additional committees (Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) and changed the date from February 4, 2025 to February 5, 2025.

Changed the bill identifier from DRH10024-LG-14 to H43-v-1 to reflect the new edition number.

Floor votes · House Mar 11, 2025

How they voted

115–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 121

Mar 11, 2025

D Democratic46

44 Yea 2

95% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

69 Yea 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 8 co-sponsors