Certify Reading of NC Constitution.
HB 997 requires members of the North Carolina General Assembly to certify whether they have reviewed the U.S. Constitution and the North Carolina Constitution. This certification must be submitted to the Principal Clerk of their respective house before they take their oath of office. The review of the Constitutions must have occurred within the two years prior to taking the oath. This act is scheduled to become effective on January 1, 2027.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025
Last action May 8, 2025
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Filed
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Edition 1
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4 edits
MODERATE
The bill underwent a procedural update from its initial filing to Edition 1, primarily adding co-sponsors and updating the bill number format. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements during this revision.
TECHNICAL
Added Representatives Turner, Scott, and Brody as co-sponsors alongside the original sponsor Representative Riddell
Updated bill reference from DRH40485-ST-31 to H997-v-1 to reflect the new edition number
Added reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors
Updated the date reference from April 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
104–5
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 121
May 7, 2025
D
Democratic46
82% Yea
I
Independent2
50% Nay
R
Republican73
89% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
May 8, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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