North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 31 D cosponsors

HB 175 — Constitutional Amendment/Marriage Equality.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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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 is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 31 sponsors

    3 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (31 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Bill HB 175, additional sponsors have been included, expanding the support for the legislation. The amendment will still take effect on January 1, 2027, but now features a more diverse group backing it, which can enhance its credibility and chances of passing. This change matters because more sponsors often indicate broader agreement on the bill's importance and objectives.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 175 Short Title:
175 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Feb 21, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40129-NJy-26 Short Title:
Representative Butler.
Representatives Butler, Rubin, Lopez, and Belk (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 AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION AND REPEAL A CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION THAT RECOGNIZES MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT IS VALID OR RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION AND REPEAL A CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION THAT RECOGNIZES MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT IS VALID OR RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE.
Ifamajorityofvotescastonthequestionareinfavoroftheamendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the State Board of Elections shall certify the amendment to the Secretary of State, and the amendment becomes effective January 1, 2027.
Ifamajorityofvotescastonthequestionareinfavoroftheamendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the State Board of Elections shall certify the amendment to the Secretaryof State, and the amendment becomes effective January1, 2027.
The Secretary of State shall enroll the amendment so certified among the permanent records of that office.
The Secretaryof State shall enroll the amendment so certified among the permanent records of that office.
*DRH40129-NJy-26*
*H175-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (148)

148 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 175?
HB 175 is sponsored by Brian Turner (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Aisha O. Dew (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Cecil Brockman (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 175?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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