North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 R · 1 D cosponsors

HB 573 — Remove Testing Requirement for Teacher Licensure.

Last action — Serial Referral To State and Local Government Stricken

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · 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

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 573, a couple of sponsor names were added to clarify who is backing the bill. Additionally, some outdated references to bill identification numbers were removed to streamline the text. These changes matter as they ensure the bill reflects the current legislative support and presents a clearer, more organized structure as it moves through the approval process.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 573 Short Title:
573 Mar 27, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40320-NG-97 Short Title:
Representative Cotham.
Representatives Cotham and Carver (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 REPEAL THE STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER LICENSURE AND TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM ADOPTING RULES OR POLICIES IMPLEMENTING A STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER LICENSURE.
Education - K-12, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 1, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REPEAL THE STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER LICENSURE AND TO PROHIBIT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FROM ADOPTING RULES OR POLICIES IMPLEMENTING A STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENT FOR TEACHER LICENSURE.
The affidavit shall be signed by both the principal and superintendent for the school to which the teacher is currently assigned.
The affidavit shall be signed byboth *H573-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the principal and superintendent for the school to which the teacher is currently assigned.
…." *DRH40320-NG-97* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
…." SECTION 2.
Page 2 DRH40320-NG-97
Page 2 House Bill 573-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Serial Referral To State and Local Government Stricken

  2. Passed 1st Reading

  3. Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (7)

Not signed on (171)

171 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

labor education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 573?
HB 573 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Brian Biggs (Republican), Todd Carver (Republican), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), and Jake Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 573?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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