2026 Wildlife Resources Changes.

Added a new 'Wildlife Resources' special registration plate that requires at least 300 applications before development and features a native wildlife species image.

Changed the destination of funds from the sale of 'Wildlife Resources' plates to the Wildlife Conservation Account instead of the Wildlife Resources Fund.

Updated the 'Lifetime Conservationist' plate description to specify it must bear the 'North Carolina Lifetime Conservationist' logo.

Established October 1, 2026, as the effective date for the new license plate provisions.

Added a new section authorizing the Revisor of Statutes to alphabetize and renumber special registration plates for consistency.

The bill version number was updated from H747-v-4 to H747-v-5, and a new adoption date for the Senate Finance Committee Substitute was added (6/23/26).

The short title was updated to reflect '2026 Wildlife Resources Changes' instead of 2025.

A minor spelling correction changed 'e-mail' to 'email' in the list of personal identifying information.

The header was updated to include 'Committee Substitute #3 Favorable 6/24/25', indicating a new revision of the bill text.

The short title line was corrected to remove a stray hyphen and extra spacing.

The line numbering for the act's title and enacting clause was reset to standard legislative format.

In the section authorizing special license plates, the placeholder for the 'Wildlife Resources' plate type was changed from empty parentheses () to the specific number (267).

The footer version identifier was changed from '*H747-v-3*' to '*H747-v-4*'.

Added a new short title and purpose clause authorizing an increase in the state sales and use tax on boats.

Updated the committee substitute version number from 4/29/25 to 5/6/25 and the footer version from v-2 to v-3.

The description of the Wildlife Resources plate was updated to include the full phrase 'Wildlife Resources Commission' and to specify that the plate is not subject to G.S. 20-79.3A or G.S. 20-79.8.

A line number reference in the amendment of G.S. 20-63(b1) was corrected from '()' to '(61)' to match the correct statutory subdivision.

The section regarding special plate fees was corrected to reference G.S. 20-79.7 instead of the incorrect G.S. 20-81.12, and the fee distribution table was restored.

The deletion of the 'Wildlife Resources Plates' provision (requiring 300 applications before development and directing funds to the Wildlife Conservation Account) was reversed, restoring the original requirement.

Added new sponsors (Representatives Moss, Clampitt, and Turner) and clarified the referral process to the Judiciary and Rules committees.

Corrected a formatting error in the boating section where the text '90-day 60-day' was merged into a single line.

Reduced the maximum duration for out-of-state vessels to operate in North Carolina without a local number from 90 days to 60 days under the reciprocity agreement.