North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 6 R · 4 D cosponsors

HB 333 — Local Option Sales Tax Flexibility.

Last action — Regular Message Received From House

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    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.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

119 added · 118 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 333 adds a new provision specifying that any local sales and use tax collected must be at the applicable rate, clearly stated in both words and as a percentage, and is designated specifically for public education funding. This change clarifies how counties can levy the tax if approved by voters in a referendum. It is important because it ensures transparency in the tax rate and guarantees that the revenue generated is earmarked solely for enhancing public education.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 333 Short Title:
333 Mar 13, 2017 SESSION 2017 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30138-SVx-6 (02/21) Short Title:
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO GIVE COUNTIES ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO THE LOCAL OPTION SALES AND USE TAX WITHOUT INCREASING THE EXISTING MAXIMUM TAX RATE.
Finance March 14, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO GIVE COUNTIES ADDITIONAL FLEXIBILITY WITH REGARD TO THE LOCAL OPTION SALES AND USE TAX WITHOUT INCREASING THE EXISTING MAXIMUM TAX RATE.
"[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST Local sales and use tax at [the applicable rate stated in both words and as a percentage] in addition to the current local sales and use taxes, to be used only for public education." *DRH30138-SVx-6* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (c) Authority.
"[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST *H333-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 Local sales and use tax at [the applicable rate stated in both words and as a percentage] in addition to the current local sales and use taxes, to be used only for public education." (c) Authority.
This Article is the One-Quarter Cent (1/4¢) or One-Half Cent (1/2¢) County Sales and Use Tax Act.
Page 2 House Bill 333-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 This Article is the One-Quarter Cent (1/4¢) or One-Half Cent (1/2¢) County Sales and Use Tax Act.
Page 2 DRH30138-SVx-6 [v.8] (02/17) General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "§ 105-536.
"§ 105-536.
plus the The sum of the rates of the local sales and use taxes authorized for every county in this State by Subchapter VIII Article 39 of this Chapter or Chapter 1096 of the 1967 Session Laws, Article 40 of this DRH30138-SVx-6 [v.8] (02/17) Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 Chapter, and Article 42 of this Chapter for every county in this State.Chapter.
plus the The sum of the rates of the local sales and use taxes authorized for every county in this State by Subchapter VIII Article 39 of this House Bill 333-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 Chapter or Chapter 1096 of the 1967 Session Laws, Article 40 of this Chapter, and Article 42 of this Chapter for every county in this State.Chapter.
Page 4 DRH30138-SVx-6 [v.8] (02/17)
Page 4 House Bill 333-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Received From House

  2. Passed 1st Reading

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

  4. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. Passed 3rd Reading

  6. Withdrawn From Com

  7. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  8. Placed On Cal For 05/30/2017

  9. Passed 2nd Reading

  10. Placed On Cal For 06/01/2017

  11. Withdrawn From Cal

  12. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. Reptd Fav

  14. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  15. Passed 1st Reading

  16. Ref To Com On Finance

  17. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 26 co-sponsors · 150 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (150)

150 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

Third Reading

Passed 103 Yea · 11 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 64705
Democratic 14100
Republican 25300
U 0001
Total 1031106
% of votes cast 86%9%0%5%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Lucas — Yea
McElraft — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Nay
Presnell — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Not Voting
Yarborough — Not Voting
Zachary — Yea
Autry — Yea
Black — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Nay
Conrad — Nay
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
C.Graham — Yea
G.Graham — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Earle — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
J.Bell — 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
BertJones — Nay
DuaneHall — Not Voting
Bradford — Yea
Bumgardner — Nay
Cleveland — Nay
Collins — Nay
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
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Williams — Yea
R.Moore — Not Voting
Burr — Not Voting
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey 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 Nay
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 Nay
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Nay
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 Not Voting

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Second Reading

Passed 100 Yea · 9 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 63706
Democratic 14001
Republican 22204
U 1000
Total 1009011
% of votes cast 83%8%0%9%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
McElraft — Yea
Michaux — Yea
Millis — Nay
Presnell — Yea
Szoka — Yea
Williams — Yea
Yarborough — Yea
Zachary — Yea
Beasley — Yea
Black — Yea
Boles — Yea
Boswell — Nay
Burr — Yea
Conrad — Nay
Dollar — Yea
Dulin — Yea
Fisher — Yea
Floyd — Not Voting
Fraley — Yea
Garrison — Yea
Gill — Yea
Henson — Yea
G.Adcock — Yea
L.Bell — Yea
DuaneHall — Yea
C.Graham — Yea
Jackson — Yea
G.Martin — Yea
Autry — Yea
Earle — Yea
Farmer-Butterfield — Yea
Goodman — Yea
Hanes — Yea
Holley — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Insko — Yea
B.Richardson — Yea
W.Richardson — Yea
B.Turner — Yea
J.Bell — Yea
Brawley — Yea
DestinHall — Yea
K.Hall — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Malone — Yea
S.Martin — Yea
T.Moore(Speaker) — Yea
Stone — Yea
R.Turner — Yea
BertJones — Nay
Bumgardner — Nay
Cleveland — Nay
Collins — Nay
Dobson — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Grange — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Horn — Yea
Hurley — Yea
Jordan — Yea
Lewis — Yea
McGrady — Yea
McNeill — Yea
Murphy — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Saine — Yea
Speciale — Yea
Steinburg — Yea
Terry — Yea
Wray — Yea
G.Graham — Not Voting
R.Moore — Not Voting
BrendenJones — Not Voting
Bradford — Not Voting
Lucas — Not Voting
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
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Not Voting
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Nay
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 Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Not Voting
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 333?
HB 333 is sponsored by Zachary, Wray, Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Williams, Sam Watford (Republican), Szoka, Steinburg, Saine, Larry W. Potts (Republican), McGrady, McElraft, Lucas, Insko, Frank Iler (Republican), Hunter, Holley, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Gill, Floyd, Fisher, Dobson, Kevin Corbin (Republican), B. Richardson, G. Adcock, S. Martin, John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Becky Carney (Democratic), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 333?
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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