North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 10 R · 5 D cosponsors

HB 2 — Provide Certain Property Tax Relief.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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95 added · 125 removed

Plain-language change summary

In this update to House Bill 2, the date on which the bill was originally referred has been changed from January 25, 2017, to January 26, 2017. This minor adjustment does not affect the content or purpose of the bill, but it clarifies the timeline of its legislative review process. Properly dating legislative documents is important for maintaining accurate records and ensuring transparency in the legislative procedure.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 2 HOUSE BILL 2 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/8/17 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 2 Short Title:
Representatives Dollar, Saine, Hardister, and R.
Turner (Primary Sponsors).
January 26, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION, TO REIMBURSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR THEIR RESULTING REVENUE LOSS, AND TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION FOR THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF QUALIFYING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
State and Local Government II, if favorable, Finance January 26, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION AND TO PROVIDE A PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION FOR THE SURVIVING SPOUSE OF QUALIFYING EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.
105-277.1C reads as rewritten:
105-277.1C(a) reads as rewritten:
"§ 105-277.1C.
"(a) Classification.
Disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion.
(a) Classification.
A qualifying owner who receives an exclusion under this section may not receive other property tax relief.
A qualifying owner who receives an exclusion under this section may not receive other property tax relief." SECTION 2.(a) Article 12 of Subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
(b) Definitions.
– The following definitions apply in this section:
...
(2a) Hold harmless amount.
– The assessed value over forty-five thousand dollars ($45,000) of a property excluded from taxation under subsection (a) of this section, multiplied by the applicable local tax rate.
...
(8) Total hold harmless amount.
– The sum of the following:
a.
The hold harmless amount for all property excluded from taxation under subsection (a) of this section in the county.
b.
The hold harmless amount for all property excluded from taxation under subsection (a) of this section in the cities located in the county.
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(g) Reimbursement.
– On or before September 1 of each year, each county tax collector shall notify the Secretary of Revenue, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, of the county's total hold harmless amount.
A county that fails to notify the Secretary of Revenue of its total hold harmless amount by the due date is barred from receiving a reimbursement under this subsection for that taxable year.
On or before December 31 of each year, the Secretary of Revenue shall distribute to each county its respective total hold harmless amount.
Any funds received by a county that are attributable to a city within the county must be distributed to that respective city.
Any funds received by a county or city because the county or city was collecting taxes for another unit of government or special district must be credited to the funds of that other unit or district in accordance with regulations issued by the Local Government Commission.
*H2-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 In order to pay for the reimbursement under this section and the cost to the Department of Revenue of administering the reimbursement, the Secretary of Revenue shall draw from collections received under Part 2 of Article 4 of this Chapter an amount equal to the reimbursement and the cost of administration." SECTION 2.(a) Article 12 of Subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
(d) Other Multiple Owners.
*H2-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) Other Multiple Owners.
105-282.1." SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
105-282.1" SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
Page 2 House Bill 2-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "(a) Application.
"(a) Application.
c.
Page 2 House Bill 2-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 c.
House Bill 2-Second Edition Page 3
House Bill 2-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Amend Adopted A1

  6. Passed 2nd Reading

  7. Passed 3rd Reading

  8. Ordered Engrossed

  9. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  10. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  11. Added to Calendar

  12. Withdrawn From Cal

  13. Placed On Cal For 03/29/2017

  14. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. Re-ref Com On Finance

  16. Passed 1st Reading

  17. Ref to the Com on State and Local Government II, if favorable, Finance

  18. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

  • Saine
  • Hardister
  • Dollar

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

A1 Dollar Second Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 71006
Republican 28000
Democratic 13001
U 1000
Total 113007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lewis — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Yea
Collins — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Henson — Yea
G.Adcock — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
DuaneHall — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
BertJones — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lehman — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Yea
Brawley — Yea
BrendenJones — Yea
DestinHall — Yea
K.Hall — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
Stone — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Not Voting
Saine(Chair) — Not Voting
Jackson — Not Voting
R.Moore — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Burr — Not Voting
Cleveland — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Dulin — Yea
Earle — Not Voting
Elmore — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McElraft — Yea
McGrady — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Williams — Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Not Voting
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 116 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 73004
Republican 28000
Democratic 14000
U 1000
Total 116004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
McElraft — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Yea
Presnell — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Yea
Collins — Yea
Conrad — Yea
Dobson — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Yea
Fraley — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Henson — Yea
G.Adcock — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
DuaneHall — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Earle — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
Lehman — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
BertJones — Yea
Brawley — Yea
BrendenJones — Yea
DestinHall — Yea
K.Hall — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
Stone — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
Saine(Chair) — Not Voting
Jackson — Not Voting
R.Moore — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Yea
Burr — Not Voting
Cleveland — Yea
Dollar — Yea
Dulin — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2?
HB 2 is sponsored by Williams, Larry C. Strickland (Republican), John Sauls (Republican), Saine, Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), McNeill, Frank Iler (Republican), Hurley, Holley, Henson, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Hardister, Grange, Fisher, Dollar, Jimmy Dixon (Republican), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Burr, Bradford, Stone, S. Martin, G. Adcock, Brian Turner (Democratic), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Brenden H. Jones (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 2?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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