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HB 864 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Traffic Law Revisions/Collegiate Plates.

House Bill 864 revises several North Carolina traffic laws and updates regulations for collegiate license plates. The bill clarifies that driving slowly in the left lane impedes traffic, increases minimum operating speeds for passenger vehicles on interstates, and restricts large trucks from the leftmost lane on controlled-access highways with six or more lanes. For collegiate plates, it adjusts the required number of applications to create new designs, distinguishes between standard and full-color plate requirements, and allows existing collegiate plates to transition to full-color versions. It also outlines the distribution of funds generated from collegiate plate sales to colleges and universities for academic enhancement.
Issues: ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRevises traffic laws to improve highway flow and safety (e.g., minimum speeds, truck lane restrictions), directly advancing transportation safety and infrastructure management.85% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Apr 30, 2025
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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill revision adds specific minimum speed requirements for different highway zones, clarifies when trucks can use the left lane, and updates the effective dates for various sections of the legislation. The changes expand minimum speed rules to cover additional speed zones and modify the truck lane restriction to include an exception for entering or exiting highways.
Scope change
The bill now applies minimum speed requirements to four specific speed zones (55, 60, 65, and 70 mph) instead of just two, and adds an exception allowing trucks to use the left lane when entering or exiting highways.
REQUIREMENT

Added minimum speed requirements for 65 mph and 70 mph speed zones (55 mph minimum for 65 mph zones, 60 mph minimum for 70 mph zones)

Added exception allowing trucks to operate in the left lane when entering or exiting the highway

Added requirement for Department of Transportation to post replacement signs showing updated minimum speeds where old signs exist

TIMELINE

Changed effective dates: Sections 1-3 now effective December 1, 2025 (previously December 1, 2025 for remainder of act), Section 4 remains effective October 1, 2025

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting changes to bill header, sponsor information, and page numbering

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Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 3 co-sponsors

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