HB 599 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase.

HB 599 provides a 7.5% across-the-board salary increase for all North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) employees, directly affecting approximately 500+ state workers. The bill appropriates $2.6 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (effective July 1, 2025) and an additional $5.2 million for 2026-2027 (effective July 1, 2026) from the state general fund. These increases are funded through recurring annual appropriations, meaning the funding is guaranteed each year. The bill requires no new policy changes but allocates specific state budget resources to adjust employee compensation.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and updated with new sponsor information. The primary substantive change is the addition of additional sponsors (Representatives Ager, Prather, and Turner) to the original sponsor Representative R. Pierce, along with a note directing readers to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list. The bill's core purpose of awarding a salary increase to NC Forest Service employees remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Added additional sponsors (Representatives Ager, Prather, and Turner) to the bill and included a reference to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Updated bill identification numbers and formatting from the original filing version to Edition 1.

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Committee

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 31, 2025

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3 primary · 21 co-sponsors