North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

HB 72 — Attorney General/Restrict Challenge to Presidential Executive Orders.

Last action — Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

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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 is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 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.

  • 8 sponsors

    3 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 8 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of House Bill 72 has updated the list of sponsors to include additional representatives, indicating broader support for the bill. It also changed the date of reference from February 10 to February 11, 2025, which could reflect a slight delay in the legislative process. These changes are important as they show that more lawmakers are backing the bill and help clarify the timeline for when it will be considered.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 72 Short Title:
72 Feb 10, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40066-ML-53A Short Title:
Representative Kidwell.
Representatives Kidwell, Gable, Eddins, and Moss (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 LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 11, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PARTICIPATION IN LITIGATION ADVANCING ANY ARGUMENT THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
*DRH40066-ML-53A*
*H72-v-1*
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Action History

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

  2. Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Added

  3. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

  4. Passed 1st Reading

  5. Ref to the Com on Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 72?
HB 72 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Blair Eddins (Republican), Wyatt Gable (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), and Jake Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 72?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 10, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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