North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 8 R cosponsors

SB 126 — Zero-Based Budgeting.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 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 · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 126 has clarified the language regarding the start date for certain fiscal measures, specifically noting that these will begin in the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025, and will occur in each even-numbered year. This change is important because it provides clear and specific guidance about when the new financial regulations will take effect, which helps ensure proper planning and implementation by state agencies and the public.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Feb 21, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 126 Short Title:
126 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35064-LUa-31A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTTOREQUIRETHEUSEOFZERO-BASEDBUDGETINGFORSTATEAGENCIES ON A ROTATING BASIS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 24, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTTOREQUIRETHEUSEOFZERO-BASEDBUDGETINGFORSTATEAGENCIES ON A ROTATING BASIS.
(a) Commencing with thefiscal yearbeginning July 1, 2025, in each even-numberedyear each State agency of the executive branch designated in a scheduled year, as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall prepare and submit to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) a zero-based budget plan for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1 of the following fiscal year.
(a) Commencingwith thefiscal yearbeginning July1, 2025, in each even-numbered year each State agency of the executive branch designated in a scheduled year, as described in subsection (e) of this section, shall prepare and submit to the Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) a zero-based budget plan for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1 of the following fiscal year.
*DRS35064-LUa-31A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) OSBM shall submit the zero-based budget plans for those State agencies required to prepare plans pursuant to the schedule set forth in subsection (e) of this section no later than when the Governor presents budget recommendations to the General Assembly under G.S.
*S126-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) OSBM shall submit the zero-based budget plans for those State agencies required to prepare plans pursuant to the schedule set forth in subsection (e) of this section no later than when the Governor presents budget recommendations to the General Assembly under G.S.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 7 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (171)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 126?
SB 126 is sponsored by Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), and Todd Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 126?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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