North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 23 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 259 — Brown-Morgan Science Olympiad Grant.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  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 03, 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.

  • 25 sponsors

    2 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (23 D · 1 I · 1 R) — 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

11 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of House Bill 259 now includes additional sponsors, specifically Representatives Hawkins and Johnson-Hostler, indicating broader support for the bill. Additionally, the date of the bill's introduction was updated from March 3 to March 4, 2025. These changes matter because they reflect increased collaboration among lawmakers, which can enhance the bill's chances of passing and addressing the needs of students in academic competitions more effectively.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 259 Short Title:
259 Mar 3, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30119-NHa-6 Short Title:
Representative Roberson.
Representatives Roberson, Hawkins, and Johnson-Hostler (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 ESTABLISH A GRANT PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE INCREASED PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 4, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A GRANT PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE INCREASED PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT PARTICIPATION IN SCIENCE OLYMPIAD.
The purpose of the Program is to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by providing students the opportunitytocompeteinarigorousacademicinterscholasticcompetitionthatconsistsofaseries of team events for which students prepare throughout the year.
The purpose of the Program is to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education by providing students the opportunitytocompetein arigorousacademicinterscholasticcompetitionthatconsistsofaseries of team events for which students prepare throughout the year.
*DRH30119-NHa-6* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
*H259-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
Page 2 DRH30119-NHa-6
Page 2 House Bill 259-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 154 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (154)

154 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 259?
HB 259 is sponsored by Renée A. Price (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), James Roberson (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 259?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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