North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 9 D · 4 R cosponsors

HB 734 — Venus Flytrap Special Registration Plate.

Last action — Passed 2nd Reading

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

This bill died with 2023-2024 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment.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

29 added · 27 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 734 includes a small but significant change: it specifies that proceeds from the sale of the "Home of the Venus Flytrap" license plates will be transferred to the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation to support plant conservation and research. This change matters because it clearly defines how the funds will be used, ensuring that they directly benefit environmental efforts and botanical initiatives in North Carolina.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 734 Short Title:
734 Apr 18, 2023 SESSION 2023 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40364-NEf-22 Short Title:
Representative Buansi.
Representatives Buansi, Iler, Davis, and Clemmons (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A HOME OF THE VENUS FLYTRAP SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 19, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO PRODUCE A HOME OF THE VENUS FLYTRAP SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE.
… () HomeoftheVenus Flytrap.–Issuabletoaregisteredowner ofamotorvehicle in accordance with G.S.
… () HomeoftheVenus Flytrap.–Issuabletoaregisteredownerofamotorvehicle in accordance with G.S.
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF … Home of American Golf – Ex- pired July 1, 2016 Home of the Venus Flytrap $10 $20 0 0 *DRH40364-NEf-22* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 HOMES4NC $10 $20 0 0 …." SECTION 4.
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA CWMTF PRTF … Home of American Golf – Ex- *H734-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 pired July 1, 2016 Home of the Venus Flytrap $10 $20 0 0 HOMES4NC $10 $20 0 0 …." SECTION 4.
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Action History

  1. Passed 2nd Reading

  2. Passed 3rd Reading

  3. Special Message Sent To Senate

  4. Special Message Received From House

  5. Passed 1st Reading

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

  7. Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

  8. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  9. Withdrawn From Com

  10. Placed On Cal For 05/04/2023

  11. Passed 1st Reading

  12. Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (162)

162 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

Second Reading

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 33001
Republican 53004
Unaffiliated 24003
U 2000
Total 112008
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Gill — Yea
Harris — Yea
Rudow — Yea
CharlesSmith — Yea
Staton-Williams — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Cleveland — Yea
Crutchfield — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
Lucas — Not Voting
Fontenot — Not Voting
Lowery — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Not Voting
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Not Voting
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Not Voting
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Not Voting
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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A00R3____pass

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 103004
Republican 9000
Democratic 2000
U 1000
Total 115004
% of votes cast 97%0%0%3%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Edwards, Zeno L. — Yea
Ellis, Sam — Yea
Esposito, Theresa — Yea
Fitch, Jr., Toby — Yea
Fox, Stan — Yea
Gardner, Charlotte — Yea
Gibson, Pryor A. — Yea
Grady, Robert — Yea
Gray, Lyons — Yea
Gulley, Jim — Yea
Hackney, Joe — Yea
Haire, R. Phillip — Yea
Hardaway, Thomas C. — Yea
Hensley, Robert — Yea
Hiatt, Bill — Yea
Hill, Dewey — Yea
Holmes, George M. — Not Voting
Horn, W. James — Yea
Hunter, Howard — Yea
Hurley, Bill — Yea
Insko, Verla C. — Yea
Jarrell, Mary L. — Yea
Jeffus, Margaret M. — Yea
Justus, Larry — Yea
Kinney, Theodore J. — Yea
Kiser, Joe — Yea
Luebke, Paul — Yea
Mcallister, Mary — Yea
Mccomas, Danny — Yea
Mccombs, Gene — Yea
Mccrary, Paul — Yea
Mclawhorn, Marian N. — Yea
Mcmahan, Ed — Yea
Melton, O. Max — Yea
Michaux, Jr., Mickey — Yea
Miner, David — Yea
Mitchell, William F. — Yea
Moore, Richard L. — Yea
Morgan, Richard T. — Not Voting
Morris, Amelia A. H. — Yea
Mosley, Jane H. — Yea
Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. — Yea
Nye, Edd — Yea
Oldham, Warren C. — Yea
Owens, Jr., William C. — Yea
Pope, Art — Yea
Preston, Jean R. — Yea
Ramsey, Liston B. — Yea
Rayfield, John M. — Yea
Redwine, E. David — Yea
Rogers, Richard E. — Yea
Russell, Carolyn B. — Yea
Saunders, Drew P. — Yea
Sexton, Paul W. — Yea
Sherrill, Wilma M. — Yea
Starnes, Edgar V. — Yea
Sutton, Ronnie N. — Yea
Tallent, Timothy N. — Yea
Teague, W. B. — Yea
Thomas, Scott E. — Yea
Thompson, Gregory J. — Yea
Tolson, Joe — Yea
Tucker, Russell E. — Yea
Wainwright, William L. — Yea
Walend, Trudi — Yea
Warner, Alex — Yea
Warwick, Nurham O. — Yea
Wilson, Constance K. — Yea
Wilson, William Eugene — Yea
Womble, Larry W. — Yea
Wood, Stephen W. — Yea
Wright, Thomas E. — Yea
Yongue, Douglas Y. — Yea
Allen, Gordon P. — Yea
Allred, Cary — Yea
Arnold, Gene — Yea
Baddour, Philip A., Jr. — Yea
Baker, Rex — Yea
Barbee, Bobby — Yea
Barefoot, Daniel W. — Yea
Berry, Cherie — Yea
Black, Jim (Speaker) — Yea
Bonner, Donald A. — Yea
Bowie, Joanne — Yea
Braswell, Jerry — Yea
Bridgeman, John — Yea
Brown, John — Yea
Brubaker, Harold J. — Yea
Buchanan, Monroe — Yea
Cansler, Lanier — Yea
Capps, Russell — Yea
Carpenter, Jim — Yea
Church, Walter — Yea
Clary, Debbie — Yea
Cole, E. Nelson — Not Voting
Cox, A. Leslie — Yea
Creech, Billy — Yea
Culp, Arlie — Yea
Culpepper, Bill — Yea
Daughtry, Leo — Not Voting
Decker, Michael P. — Yea
Dedmon, Andrew T. — Yea
Dockham, Jerry — Yea
Earle, Beverly — Yea
Easterling, Ruth — Yea
D. Davis — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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A00R2____pass

Passed 118 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 9000
Unaffiliated 106001
Democratic 2000
U 1000
Total 118001
% of votes cast 99%0%0%1%
How each member voted (119)
Member Party Vote
Allen, Gordon P. — Yea
Allred, Cary — Yea
Arnold, Gene — Yea
Baddour, Philip A., Jr. — Yea
Baker, Rex — Yea
Barbee, Bobby — Yea
Barefoot, Daniel W. — Yea
Berry, Cherie — Yea
Black, Jim (Speaker) — Not Voting
Bonner, Donald A. — Yea
Bowie, Joanne — Yea
Braswell, Jerry — Yea
Bridgeman, John — Yea
Brown, John — Yea
Brubaker, Harold J. — Yea
Buchanan, Monroe — Yea
Cansler, Lanier — Yea
Capps, Russell — Yea
Carpenter, Jim — Yea
Church, Walter — Yea
Clary, Debbie — Yea
Cole, E. Nelson — Yea
Cox, A. Leslie — Yea
Creech, Billy — Yea
Culp, Arlie — Yea
Culpepper, Bill — Yea
Daughtry, Leo — Yea
Decker, Michael P. — Yea
Dedmon, Andrew T. — Yea
Dockham, Jerry — Yea
Earle, Beverly — Yea
Easterling, Ruth — Yea
Edwards, Zeno L. — Yea
Ellis, Sam — Yea
Esposito, Theresa — Yea
Fitch, Jr., Toby — Yea
Fox, Stan — Yea
Gardner, Charlotte — Yea
Gibson, Pryor A. — Yea
Grady, Robert — Yea
Gray, Lyons — Yea
Gulley, Jim — Yea
Hackney, Joe — Yea
Haire, R. Phillip — Yea
Hardaway, Thomas C. — Yea
Hensley, Robert — Yea
Hiatt, Bill — Yea
Hill, Dewey — Yea
Holmes, George M. — Yea
Horn, W. James — Yea
Hunter, Howard — Yea
Hurley, Bill — Yea
Insko, Verla C. — Yea
Jarrell, Mary L. — Yea
Jeffus, Margaret M. — Yea
Justus, Larry — Yea
Kinney, Theodore J. — Yea
Kiser, Joe — Yea
Luebke, Paul — Yea
Mcallister, Mary — Yea
Mccomas, Danny — Yea
Mccombs, Gene — Yea
Mccrary, Paul — Yea
Mclawhorn, Marian N. — Yea
Mcmahan, Ed — Yea
Melton, O. Max — Yea
Michaux, Jr., Mickey — Yea
Miner, David — Yea
Mitchell, William F. — Yea
Moore, Richard L. — Yea
Morgan, Richard T. — Yea
Morris, Amelia A. H. — Yea
Mosley, Jane H. — Yea
Nesbitt, Martin L., Jr. — Yea
Nye, Edd — Yea
Oldham, Warren C. — Yea
Owens, Jr., William C. — Yea
Pope, Art — Yea
Preston, Jean R. — Yea
Ramsey, Liston B. — Yea
Rayfield, John M. — Yea
Redwine, E. David — Yea
Rogers, Richard E. — Yea
Russell, Carolyn B. — Yea
Saunders, Drew P. — Yea
Sexton, Paul W. — Yea
Sherrill, Wilma M. — Yea
Starnes, Edgar V. — Yea
Sutton, Ronnie N. — Yea
Tallent, Timothy N. — Yea
Teague, W. B. — Yea
Thomas, Scott E. — Yea
Thompson, Gregory J. — Yea
Tolson, Joe — Yea
Tucker, Russell E. — Yea
Wainwright, William L. — Yea
Walend, Trudi — Yea
Warner, Alex — Yea
Warwick, Nurham O. — Yea
Wilson, Constance K. — Yea
Wilson, William Eugene — Yea
Womble, Larry W. — Yea
Wood, Stephen W. — Yea
Wright, Thomas E. — Yea
Yongue, Douglas Y. — Yea
D. Davis — Yea
R. Smith — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 734?
HB 734 is sponsored by Allen Buansi (Democratic), Frank Iler (Republican), Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican), Clemmons, Autry, Mary Belk (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Harris, Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Rudow, and Bill Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 734?
This bill died with 2023-2024 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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