HB 574 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Workforce Development Pilot Project.

HB 574 establishes a Workforce Development Pilot Project in North Carolina. This bill provides funds to the Office of State Budget and Management to be allocated to the North Carolina Workforce Development Coalition (NCWDC). The NCWDC will then provide grants to eligible North Carolina-based employers, with 20 to 1,500 employees, to support employer-sponsored training programs. These grants aim to increase job creation, reduce employee turnover, improve wages, and upgrade worker skills, especially in industries with identified training gaps. Employers can receive up to 50% of eligible training costs or $2,000 per trainee, with a maximum of $40,000 annually per employer.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025

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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered and formatted for the official legislative record, while the substantive policy text regarding workforce development grants remained unchanged. The primary addition is a more detailed list of sponsors, clarifying who introduced the legislation.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text describing the pilot project, grant amounts, and eligibility criteria is identical in both versions.

TECHNICAL

Added a comprehensive list of primary sponsors (Representatives Huneycutt, K. Hall, Chesser, and Rhyne) and a reference to the full sponsor list on the General Assembly website.

Updated the bill identifier from 'DRH10249-MC-43' to 'H574-v-1' and adjusted the session header formatting.

Removed the original filing date and preliminary header information associated with the 'Filed' version.

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

105–5

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 121

Apr 16, 2025

D Democratic46

37 Yea 5 Nay 4

80% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

66 Yea 7

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 28, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 24 co-sponsors