North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 23 R · 6 D cosponsors

HB 12 — Observe Standard Time All Year.

Last action — Withdrawn From Com

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 29, 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.

  • 30 sponsors

    3 primary, 27 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (23 R · 6 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

10 added · 9 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill, originally titled "Observe Standard Time All Year," has been updated to clarify its intent and the list of sponsors. It now includes additional representatives as sponsors, which reflects broader support for the proposal. These changes are important because they highlight a collective effort to potentially adopt permanent standard time, which could have implications for how time is observed throughout the year in North Carolina.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 12 Short Title:
12 Jan 29, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40007-MW-5 Short Title:Observe Standard Time All Year.
Observe Standard Time All Year.
Representative Warren.
Representatives Warren, Bell, Campbell, and Willis (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT FOR THE STATE TO OBSERVE STANDARD TIME THE WHOLE YEAR.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House January 30, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT FOR THE STATE TO OBSERVE STANDARD TIME THE WHOLE YEAR.
*DRH40007-MW-5*
*H12-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

  2. Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 27 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (27)

Not signed on (149)

149 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 12?
HB 12 is sponsored by Matthew Winslow (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Paul Scott (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Brenden H. Jones (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Kyle Hall (Republican), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Blair Eddins (Republican), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Brian Biggs (Republican), Mary Belk (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), Eric Ager (Democratic), David Willis (Republican), Campbell, John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), and Jake Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 12?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 29, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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