County Tier Designation Study Bill.
HB 649 directs the North Carolina Collaboratory to study the state's county tier designation system. The study will examine potential changes to the criteria used for ranking counties, how tier designations are assigned, and the ranking timeframe. It will evaluate the impact of these changes on all 100 counties, programs that use the tier system, and the ease of doing business in the state. The Collaboratory is required to submit a preliminary report by December 2025 and a final report by December 2026.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 1, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill underwent significant formatting and sponsorship updates while maintaining its core policy intent. The primary changes involve adding a second co-sponsor and clarifying the referral process, along with updating the document's presentation format from a draft to the first official edition.
TECHNICAL
Added Representative Reives as a co-sponsor alongside Representative Johnson, expanding the bill's sponsorship base.
Added language directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors, improving transparency.
Updated the bill's presentation from a draft version (DRH10291-NI-48) to the official first edition (H649-v-1) with standardized formatting.
Changed the date reference from April 1, 2025 to April 2, 2025 for the committee referral information.
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 121
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic46
93% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican73
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
1 primary · 25 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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