North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House 20 R cosponsors

HB 2 — Entry Fees for Interscholastic Sports Events.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 22 sponsors

    2 primary, 20 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (20 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

25 added · 24 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 2 has been updated to reflect changes in its title and administrative details. Specifically, it now includes a note about where to find a complete list of sponsors and has revised the date of introduction. These adjustments are important because they help clarify the bill's background and ensure that lawmakers and the public can easily access information about its supporters.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 2 Committee Substitute Favorable 2/25/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 2 Short Title:
Entry Fees for Interscholastic Sports Events.
Entry Fees for HS Interscholastic Events.
Representative Pyrtle.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
January 30, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE ACCEPTANCE OF CASH FOR ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House January 30, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE ACCEPTANCE OF CASH AND SENIOR TAR HEEL CARDS FOR ADMISSION TO HIGH SCHOOL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
115C-407.65 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
115C-407.55 reads as rewritten:
"(c) Public school units shall accept cash as a form of payment for admissions at the time of the event for any interscholastic athletic activity where a fee is charged for admission.
"§ 115C-407.55.
Notwithstanding G.S.
Rules for high school interscholastic athletic activities.
115C-445, the governing body of a public school unit may adopt a policy allowing any cash accepted pursuant to this subsection to be deposited on the next business day.
The State Board of Education shall adopt rules governing high school interscholastic athletic activities conducted by public school units that include the following:
The policy shall include procedures for handling the cash prior to deposit." SECTION 2.
… (10) Entry rules.
G.S.
– These rules shall establish requirements related to fees charged to any student or member of the public to attend any interscholastic athletic activity.
115C-407.70(c) reads as rewritten:
As a minimum, the rules shall require the following:
"(c) All public school units with schools that participate in middle school interscholastic athletics shall conduct do all of the following:
a.
(1) Conduct middle school interscholastic athletic activities in accordance with the rules adopted by the State Board of Education and as administered and enforced by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
When an admission fee is charged to an interscholastic athletic activity, cash shall be accepted as a form of payment for admissions at the time of the event.
(2) Accept cash as a form of payment for admissions as provided in G.S.
b.
115C-407.65(c)." SECTION 3.
An individual issued a Tar Heel Card for senior citizens by the Department of Health and Human Services shall receive free admission to any interscholastic athletic activity upon display of that card to the admissions staff for the activity." SECTION 2.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 03/05/2025

  10. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  11. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  12. Withdrawn From Com

  13. Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 20 co-sponsors · 157 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (20)

Not signed on (157)

157 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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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 111 Yea · 1 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 41102
U 2000
Unaffiliated 5001
Republican 63005
Total 111108
% of votes cast 93%1%0%7%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Reeder — Yea
C. Smith — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Not Voting
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Beth Helfrich Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Bryan Cohn Democratic Nay
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Not Voting
Jordan Lopez Democratic Yea
Julia Greenfield Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Mike Colvin Democratic Yea
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Yea
Phil Rubin Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Not Voting
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Brian Echevarria Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Cody Huneycutt Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Not Voting
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Not Voting
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jarrod Lowery Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Yea
Jerry "Alan" Branson Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Paul Scott Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Todd Carver Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Wyatt Gable Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 2?
HB 2 is sponsored by Donna McDowell White (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Reeder, Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Dudley Greene (Republican), Karl E. Gillespie (Republican), Brian Echevarria (Republican), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Campbell, Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Jennifer Balkcom (Republican), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), David Willis (Republican), and A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 2?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced January 29, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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