SB 980 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song.

This bill designates Petey Pablo's song "Raise Up" as the official hip-hop song of North Carolina to honor the state's significant role in hip-hop culture. It also allocates $6.5 million over two years to fund a tourism and heritage initiative that promotes North Carolina's music scene through festivals, advertising, and a digital app. The funds are specifically intended to support events and partnerships in major cities like Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham, as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill underwent a transition from its initial filing status to its first official edition, resulting in the removal of the 'Filed' header and the addition of the General Assembly session details and bill number. The referral to the Senate Rules and Operations Committee is now explicitly dated May 4, 2026, while the bill's core content regarding the adoption of 'Raise Up' as the official hip-hop song remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Filed' header and the original filing date of April 30, 2026, as the bill has moved to its first edition.

Added the official session header, bill number (S 980), and the specific referral date of May 4, 2026, to the Rules and Operations Committee.

Updated the document identifier from 'DRS45474-NSa-10A' to 'S980-v-1' to reflect the new edition status.

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Committee

May 5, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

upper

May 4, 2026

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors