North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 520 — Commuter Rail Study/Piedmont Triad.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 520 includes an added provision specifying that a study will focus on eight population centers in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad. This change is important because it clarifies the scope of the study, ensuring that specific areas are examined, which can lead to more targeted and effective policy recommendations for those communities.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 3, 2023 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 S 1 SENATE BILL 520 Short Title:
520 SESSION 2023 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15177-MWa-75 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STUDY THE COST AND FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE LINKING DENSE POPULATION CENTERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT TRIAD.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 4, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STUDY THE COST AND FEASIBILITY OF A COMMUTER RAIL SERVICE LINKING DENSE POPULATION CENTERS IN THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT TRIAD.
This study shall incorporate population and development growth projections through the year 2050.
This studyshall incorporate population and development growth projections through the year 2050.
*DRS15177-MWa-75*
*S520-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Withdrawn From Com

  4. Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Filed

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 520?
SB 520 is sponsored by Michael Garrett (Democratic), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), and Joyce Waddell (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 520?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Session. It reached “In Committee” 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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