North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 17 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 641 — Transportation for the Future Act.

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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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 19 sponsors

    3 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (17 D · 1 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

180 added · 178 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of House Bill 641 adds specific language regarding state funding for public transportation projects that serve more than one county or municipality, including commuter and light rail. These changes clarify that the state will not cover costs that exceed a predetermined limit. This matters because it establishes financial boundaries for state involvement in transportation projects, likely aiming to promote more efficient funding and management of regional public transit systems.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 641 Short Title:
641 Apr 1, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40362-MWf-51 Short Title:
Representative Buansi.
Representatives Buansi, G.
Brown, T.
Brown, and Clark (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 MODERNIZE NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION SPENDING TO PUT TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO EFFECTIVE USE AND TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITIES THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO CREATE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 2, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODERNIZE NORTH CAROLINA TRANSPORTATION SPENDING TO PUT TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO EFFECTIVE USE AND TO GIVE OUR COMMUNITIES THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO CREATE SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS FOR THE FUTURE.
Public transportation service that spans two or more counties and that serves morethanonemunicipality.
Public transportation service that spans two or more counties and that serves morethanonemunicipality.Programmedfunds pursuant to this sub-subdivision shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of any distribution region allocation.
Programmedfunds pursuant to this sub-subdivision shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of any distribution region allocation.
Total State funding for a commuter rail or light rail project shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the distribution region allocation or ten percent (10%) of the estimated total project costs used during the prioritization *DRH40362-MWf-51* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 scoring process.
Total State funding for a commuter rail or light rail project shall not exceed the lesser of ten percent (10%) of the distribution region allocation or ten percent *H641-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (10%) of the estimated total project costs used duringthe prioritization scoring process.
… Page 2 DRH40362-MWf-51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (d) Transportation Investment Strategy Formula.
Page 2 House Bill 641-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … (d) Transportation Investment Strategy Formula.
Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or military installations.
Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or militaryinstallations.
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Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or military installations.
Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or militaryinstallations.
Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or military installations.
Accessibility and connectivity to employment centers, essential services, tourist destinations, or militaryinstallations.
Page 4 DRH40362-MWf-51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 3.
Page 4 House Bill 641-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 3.
DRH40362-MWf-51 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
House Bill 641-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 c.
– State funding may not beexpended for a light rail project until a written agreement is provided to the Department establishing that all non-State funding necessary to construct the project has been committed.
– State fundingmaynot be expended for a light rail project until a written agreement is provided to the Department establishing that all non-State funding necessary to construct the project has been committed.
– The Department, in obligating funds in accordance with this section, shall ensure that the percentage amount obligated to Statewide Strategic Mobility Projects, Regional Impact Projects, and Division Need Projects does not vary by more than fifteen percent (15%) ten percent (10%) over any five-year period and ten percent (10%) five percent (5%) over any 10-year period from the percentage required to be allocated to each of those categories by this section.
– The Department, in obligating funds in accordance with this section, shall ensure that the percentage amount obligated to Statewide Strategic MobilityProjects, Regional Impact Projects, and Division Need Projects does not vary by more than fifteen percent (15%) ten percent (10%) over anyfive-year period and ten percent (10%) five percent (5%) over any 10-year period from the percentage required to be allocated to each of those categories by this section.
If the toll project is located in one or more Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Page 6 DRH40362-MWf-51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Organization boundaries, based on the boundaries in existence at the time of letting of the project construction contract, the bonus allocation shall be distributed proportionately to lane miles of new capacity within the Organization's boundaries.
If the toll project is located in one or more Metropolitan Planning Organization or Rural Transportation Planning Page 6 House Bill 641-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Organization boundaries, based on the boundaries in existence at the time of letting of the project construction contract, the bonus allocation shall be distributed proportionately to lane miles of new capacity within the Organization's boundaries.
StatewideStrategicMobility Projects category.
StatewideStrategicMobilityProjects category.
– Thebonus allocation shall apply over the five-year period in the State Transportation Improvement Program in the cycle following the contractual obligation.
–Thebonus allocation shall apply over the five-year period in the State Transportation Improvement Program in the cycle following the contractual obligation.
All funds received by the city DRH40362-MWf-51 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 pursuant to this subdivision shall be used only for development of roads, transportation facilities, including design, land acquisition, and construction.
All funds received bythe city House Bill 641-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 pursuant to this subdivision shall be used only for development of roads, transportation facilities, including design, land acquisition, and construction.
(3) A regulation adopted by a county may provide that in lieu of required street transportation facility construction,adevelopermayprovidefundsto acounty to be used for the development of roads transportation facilities to serve the occupants, residents, or invitees of the subdivision or development.
(3) A regulation adopted by a county may provide that in lieu of required street transportation facilityconstruction,adevelopermayprovide fundsto acounty to be used for the development of roads transportation facilities to serve the occupants, residents, or invitees of the subdivision or development.
(4) Any formula adopted by a local government to determine the amount of funds the developer is to pay in lieu of required street transportation facility construction shall be based on the trips generated from the subdivision or development.
(4) Anyformula adopted by a local government to determine the amount of funds the developer is to pay in lieu of required street transportation facility construction shall be based on the trips generated from the subdivision or development.
Where appropriate, a zoning regulation may include requirements that street transportation facility and utility rights-of-way bededicatedto thepublic, that provision be madeof recreational Page 8 DRH40362-MWf-51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 space and facilities, and that performance guarantees be provided, all to the same extent and with the same limitations as provided for in G.S.
Where appropriate, a zoning regulation may include requirements that street transportation facilityand utilityrights-of-waybededicatedto thepublic,thatprovision be madeof recreational Page 8 House Bill 641-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 space and facilities, and that performance guarantees be provided, all to the same extent and with the same limitations as provided for in G.S.
Any modifications approved apply only to those properties whose owners apply for the modification.
Any modifications approved applyonlyto those properties whose owners apply for the modification.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 641?
HB 641 is sponsored by James Roberson (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 641?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 01, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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