North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 833 — Restore Down-Zoning Char/Meck and Others.

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 April 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    0 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

8 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 833 clarifies that the legislation applies specifically to Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte. This change reinforces the bill's focus, ensuring that it targets only the intended area for its provisions. This matters because it helps streamline the legislative process and avoids potential confusion about the bill's application in other regions.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 23, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 833 Short Title:
833 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15396-MQ-124 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, AND THE TOWNS OF CORNELIUS, DAVIDSON, AND HUNTERSVILLE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 27, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY, THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE, AND THE TOWNS OF CORNELIUS, DAVIDSON, AND HUNTERSVILLE.
(3) By creating any type of nonconformity on land not in a residential zoning district, including a nonconforming use, nonconforming lot, nonconforming structure, nonconforming improvement, or nonconforming site element." SECTION 2.(a) This act applies only to Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville.
(3) By creating any type of nonconformity on land not in a residential zoning district, including a nonconforming use, nonconforming lot, nonconforming structure, nonconforming improvement, or nonconforming site element." SECTION 2.(a) This act applies onlyto Mecklenburg County, the City of Charlotte, and the Towns of Cornelius, Davidson, and Huntersville.
*DRS15396-MQ-124*
*S833-v-1*
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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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0 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (176)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 833?
SB 833 is sponsored by Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 833?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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