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HR 563 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

House Permanent Rules.

HR 563 adopts the permanent rules for the North Carolina House of Representatives during the 2025 Regular Session. These rules establish procedural guidelines including session hours (e.g., no Friday sessions in January and February, adjournment by 10:00 PM on Mondays and 9:00 PM on other days), quorum requirements, and the order of business for legislative proceedings.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action Apr 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Edition 2 → Adopted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was formally adopted and renumbered from version 2 to version 3. The most substantive change is the reorganization of Rule 1, which moved the prayer and Pledge of Allegiance requirements from Rule 2 to Rule 1, and added a provision allowing these elements to be delayed during pro forma sessions. The document also includes minor formatting adjustments and spacing changes throughout.
REQUIREMENT

Reorganized Rule 1 to include prayer and Pledge of Allegiance requirements that were previously in Rule 2, clarifying when these can be delayed during pro forma sessions.

TECHNICAL

Added version number change from H563-v-2 to H563-v-3 and updated adoption date to 4/1/25.

Minor formatting and spacing adjustments throughout the document, including indentation and line breaks.

Floor votes · House Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

99–17
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 121
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic46
29 Yea 16 Nay 1
63% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
68 Yea 1 Nay 4
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
4
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
Amend Failed A4
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
Amend Failed A3
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
Amend Failed A2
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
Amend Failed A1
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 16 co-sponsors

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