HB 283 is sponsored by James Roberson (Democratic), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Tim Longest (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Aisha O. Dew (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), B. Ray Jeffers (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Charles Smith (Democratic), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).

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North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 34 D · 4 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 283 — Small Business Investment Grant Program.

Last action May 07, 2025 — Passed 2nd Reading

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Introduced
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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 has passed the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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Passed House

Current position in the legislative process.
39 sponsors

3 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 3 parties (34 D · 4 R · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
Cleared a recorded vote

Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

52 added · 50 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to House Bill 283 added a new section that establishes a special account called the Small Business Research and Technology Account, which is intended to support North Carolina's SBIR/STTR Incentive and Matching Funds Programs. Additionally, it clarified the existing Small Business Investment Grant Account, ensuring it will provide competitive grants to small businesses for setting up or expanding facilities in the state. This change matters because it aims to bolster small businesses in North Carolina, helping to stimulate economic growth and innovation in the region.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA ~~H.B.~~SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 283 Short Title:

~~283 Mar 4, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10100-NIf-12 Short Title:~~

~~Representative~~Representatives ~~Reives.~~Reives, Bell, Ross, and T.

Brown (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Commerceand EconomicDevelopment, iffavorable,Finance,if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 5, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RENAME THE ONE NORTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNT THE SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT AND TO CREATEASMALLBUSINESS INVESTMENTGRANTPROGRAMWITHINTHEONE NORTH CAROLINA FUND.

Moneys may be allocated to (i) local governments for use in connection with ~~securingcommitmentsfortherecruitment,expansion,orretentionofnewandexisting~~securingcommitmentsfortherecruitment,expansion,orretentionofnewandexistingbusinesses ~~businesses~~ and to businesses, (ii) the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000).

*H283-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Small Business Research and Technology Account.

– There is created in the One North Carolina Fund a special account, the One North Carolina Small Business Account, Small Business Research and Technology Account, to be used for the North Carolina SBIR/STTR ~~*DRH10100-NIf-12*~~ ~~General~~ ~~Assembly~~ Of ~~North~~ ~~Carolina~~ ~~Session~~ ~~2025~~ Incentive Program and the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program, as specified in Part 2I of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.

Grants to a recipient under this subsection ~~may~~maynot ~~not~~ exceed (i) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in any single calendar year, (ii) two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) total, and (iii) a term of distribution greater than five years.

– There is established the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Incentive Program to be administered bybythe ~~theNorth~~North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

The Department of Commerce shall publish a report on the use of funds in the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account on ~~September1ofeachyearuntilallfundshavebeenexpended.Thereportshallcontaininformation~~September1ofeach yearuntilallfundshavebeenexpended.Thereportshallcontaininformation on the disbursement and use of funds allocated under the One North Carolina Small Business Program.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA ~~H.B.~~

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 283 Short Title:

~~283 Mar 4, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10100-NIf-12 Short Title:~~

~~Representative~~ ~~Reives.~~

Representatives Reives, Bell, Ross, and T.

Brown (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 RENAME THE ONE NORTH CAROLINA SMALL BUSINESS ACCOUNT THE SMALL BUSINESS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY ACCOUNT AND TO CREATEASMALLBUSINESS INVESTMENTGRANTPROGRAMWITHINTHEONE NORTH CAROLINA FUND.

Moneys may be allocated to (i) local governments for use in connection with ~~securingcommitmentsfortherecruitment,expansion,orretentionofnewandexisting~~ ~~businesses~~ and to businesses, (ii) the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000).

Moneys may be allocated to (i) local governments for use in connection with securingcommitmentsfortherecruitment,expansion,orretentionofnewandexistingbusinesses and to businesses, (ii) the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account created pursuant to subsection (c) of this section in an amount not to exceed three million dollars ($3,000,000).

*H283-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Small Business Research and Technology Account.

– There is created in the One North Carolina Fund a special account, the One North Carolina Small Business Account, Small Business Research and Technology Account, to be used for the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Incentive Program and the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program, as specified in Part 2I of Article 10 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.

Grants to a recipient under this subsection ~~may~~ ~~not~~ exceed (i) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in any single calendar year, (ii) two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) total, and (iii) a term of distribution greater than five years.

Grants to a recipient under this subsection maynot exceed (i) five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in any single calendar year, (ii) two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) total, and (iii) a term of distribution greater than five years.

– There is established the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Incentive Program to be administered by ~~theNorth~~ Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

– There is established the North Carolina SBIR/STTR Incentive Program to be administered bythe North Carolina Board of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

The Department of Commerce shall publish a report on the use of funds in the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account on ~~September1ofeachyearuntilallfundshavebeenexpended.Thereportshallcontaininformation~~ on the disbursement and use of funds allocated under the One North Carolina Small Business Program.

The Department of Commerce shall publish a report on the use of funds in the One North Carolina Small Business Account Small Business Research and Technology Account on September1ofeach yearuntilallfundshavebeenexpended.Thereportshallcontaininformation on the disbursement and use of funds allocated under the One North Carolina Small Business Program.

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Action History

May 07, 2025
Passed 2nd Reading
May 07, 2025
Passed 3rd Reading
May 07, 2025
Special Message Sent To Senate
May 07, 2025
Special Message Received From House
May 07, 2025
Passed 1st Reading
May 07, 2025
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
May 06, 2025
Reptd Fav
May 06, 2025
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
May 06, 2025
Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
April 17, 2025
Withdrawn From Com
April 17, 2025
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 25, 2025
Reptd Fav
March 25, 2025
Re-ref Com On Finance
March 05, 2025
Passed 1st Reading
March 05, 2025
Ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 04, 2025
Filed

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 140 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Stephen M. Ross Republican
John R. Bell, IV Republican
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic

Not signed on (140)

140 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Second Reading

April 27, 2023

Passed 114 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other

Party	Yea	Nay	Present	Not Voting
Democratic	33	0	0	1
Unaffiliated	25	0	0	2
U	2	0	0	0
Republican	54	0	0	3
Total	114	0	0	6
% of votes cast	95%	0%	0%	5%

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
Fontenot	—	Yea
Hardister	—	Yea
Lowery	—	Yea
Mills	—	Yea
Moore	—	Yea
Saine	—	Yea
Sasser	—	Yea
CarsonSmith	—	Yea
Sossamon	—	Yea
Lucas	—	Not Voting
Reeder	—	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	Not Voting
Cynthia Ball	Democratic	Yea
Deb Butler	Democratic	Yea
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	Not Voting
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	Yea
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	Yea
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	Yea
W. Ted Alexander	Republican	Not Voting
William D. Brisson	Republican	Yea
Carla D. Cunningham	U	Yea
Nasif Majeed	U	Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 283?: HB 283 is sponsored by James Roberson (Democratic), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Tim Longest (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Aisha O. Dew (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), B. Ray Jeffers (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Charles Smith (Democratic), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 283?: This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 04, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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Identifier: HB 283
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Session: 2025 Session
Type: Bill
Introduced: March 04, 2025
Status: Passed House
Prime sponsor: Stephen M. Ross

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