HB 811 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Community Colleges Firearm Safety Instruction 18 and Older.

HB 811 requires North Carolina property assessors to send written notices to property owners within 30 days of a property revaluation. These notices must include the current and prior appraised values, the percentage change, appeal instructions, and tax rates from the previous year. The bill also mandates that budget officers publish an estimate of the revenue-neutral tax rate on government websites by May 15 each year a revaluation occurs, updating it by July 15 after the budget is adopted. This transparency measure applies to all counties conducting revaluations effective on or after January 1, 2025, directly affecting property owners and local government budget processes.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 7, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill completely changed from a property tax transparency measure to a firearm safety education program. The original version required assessors to notify property owners about property value changes and tax rates during revaluations, while the new version mandates community colleges to offer comprehensive firearm safety courses to individuals 18 and older.

Scope change

The bill's scope changed entirely from property tax administration to community college firearm safety education programs.

SCOPE

Removed all provisions related to property tax transparency, including requirements for assessors to provide written notice of property value changes and tax rates to property owners.

REQUIREMENT

Added requirements for community colleges to offer comprehensive firearm safety instruction courses to individuals 18 years and older as noncurricular extension courses.

Removed requirements for budget officers to publish revenue-neutral tax rate estimates on government websites.

TIMELINE

Added timeline requiring the State Board of Community Colleges to develop the firearm safety course by August 1, 2025, with courses beginning in the 2025 fall semester.

FISCAL

Added $1,000,000 in recurring annual funding from the General Fund for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to support the firearm safety course development and implementation.

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill title from 'Taxpayer Transparency Act' to 'CC Firearm Safety Instruction 18 and Older' and updated the act purpose statement accordingly.

Floor votes · House Jun 11, 2025

How they voted

105–1

Passed · 15 other

Total votes 121

Jun 11, 2025

D Democratic46

41 Yea 1 Nay 4

89% Yea

I Independent2

1 Yea 1

50% Yea

R Republican73

63 Yea 10

86% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 16, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

Jun 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

lower

Jun 10, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Apr 7, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 5 co-sponsors