HB 837 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Alternative Methods for Highway Funding/Study.

HB 837 is a study bill requiring North Carolina to examine alternative highway funding methods, primarily to address potential revenue gaps as electric/hybrid vehicle adoption grows. It directs the Legislative Services Officer and Transportation Oversight Committee to hire a consultant to study mileage-based fees (VMT) for electric/hybrid vehicles and a new "Access User Fee" for all non-diesel vehicles (replacing gas taxes). The study must be completed by May 2026, with findings reported to key legislative committees. This bill does not implement new fees but assesses options affecting all vehicle owners, particularly electric/hybrid drivers and non-diesel vehicle registrants. It allocates $125,000 from the Highway Fund for the study, effective July 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 8, 2025 Last action Jul 3, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill's header information was updated to reflect multiple sponsors (Paré, Johnson, Iler, and Tyson) rather than a single sponsor, and the referral information was expanded to include additional committees. The bill identifier was also updated from a draft code to the official version number. These are primarily administrative and procedural changes rather than substantive policy modifications.

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Updated bill identifier from draft code DRH30353-MWa-85A to official version H837-v-1

Changed sponsor listing from single Representative Paré to multiple Representatives (Paré, Johnson, Iler, and Tyson) with primary sponsor designation

Added reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for complete sponsor list

Expanded committee referral information to include Appropriations, Finance, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Committee

Jul 3, 2025

Committee

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

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Jul 3, 2025

Committee

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

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Jul 3, 2025

Committee

Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

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Apr 10, 2025

Committee

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

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Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

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3 primary · 11 co-sponsors