North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 386 — Increase Vehicle Registration Fee/State Highway Patrol Pay.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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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 March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • In Committee

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  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

58 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 386 includes a provision that requires a monthly transfer of revenue from an additional vehicle registration fee specifically to fund salaries for the State Highway Patrol. Additionally, it clarifies that veterans who receive a vehicle from the federal government due to war-related disabilities will only pay a reduced fee of $1.30 for registration, as long as they continue to own the vehicle. These changes are significant as they aim to enhance financial support for law enforcement and acknowledge the sacrifices made by veterans, ensuring they are not burdened by high registration costs for these vehicles.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 386 Short Title:
386 Mar 12, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40238-NEfa-55A Short Title:
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT INCREASING VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES FOR PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLES TO FUND STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SALARIES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.
Transportation, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT INCREASING VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES FOR PRIVATE PASSENGER VEHICLES TO FUND STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SALARIES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL.
43.25 An additional fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) is imposed on each private passenger vehicle registered under this subdivision in addition to thebase fee.
43.25 An additional fee of six dollars and twenty-five cents ($6.25) is imposed on each private passenger vehicle registered under this subdivision in addition to *H386-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 thebase fee.
The Commissionershall,on amonthly basis, transfer therevenue from the additional fee to the Department of Public Safety.
The Commissionershall,on amonthlybasis, transfertherevenue from the additional fee to the Department of Public Safety.
The funds *DRH40238-NEfa-55A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 transferred pursuant to this subdivision shall, in addition to any other funds appropriated for this purpose, be used to fund State Highway Patrol salaries.
The funds transferred pursuant to this subdivision shall, in addition to any other funds appropriated for this purpose, be used to fund State Highway Patrol salaries.
APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SECTION 2.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases to provide pay raises for the State Highway Patrol the sum of forty million four hundred thousand dollars ($40,400,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to establish the pay scales set forth in this section.
APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SECTION 2.(a) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Reserve for Compensation Increases to provide payraises for the State HighwayPatrol the sum of forty million four hundred thousand dollars ($40,400,000) in recurring funds for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to establish the pay scales set forth in this section.
SECTION 2.(b) Effective July 1, 2025, the law enforcement officers of the State Highway Patrol shall be paid based upon the following experience-based annual salary schedule:
SECTION 2.(b) Effective July 1, 2025, the law enforcement officers of the State HighwayPatrol shall be paid based upon the following experience-based annual salaryschedule:
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (178)

178 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Who sponsors HB 386?
HB 386 is sponsored by Mike Clampitt (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 386?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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