North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 36 D · 1 I · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1046 — NC Economic Progress and Well-Being.

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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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 23, 2026. 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

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 38 sponsors

    2 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (36 D · 1 I · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

30 added · 29 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 1046 includes several changes aimed at improving the reporting on economic indicators in North Carolina. Notably, the criteria for evaluating education and workforce preparation, as well as community opportunity indicators, have been maintained while clarifying the methodology and data sources to ensure more transparency. These changes matter because they aim to provide a clearer picture of economic conditions and opportunities, which can help lawmakers make more informed decisions to support economic development and address poverty in the state.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 1046 Short Title:
1046 Apr 23, 2026 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40658-MCa-323 Short Title:
Representative Cohn.
Representatives Cohn, R.
Pierce, and Rubin (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 REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PREPARE A BIENNIAL REPORT ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 28, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PREPARE A BIENNIAL REPORT ON ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AFFORDABILITY, AND FAMILY ECONOMIC SECURITY IN NORTH CAROLINA.
(1) Hardship indicators, including the poverty rate, child poverty, deep poverty, and the supplemental poverty rate, if available at the relevant level of analysis.
(1) Hardship indicators, including the poverty rate, child poverty, deep poverty, and the supplemental povertyrate, if available at the relevant level of analysis.
(5) Education and workforce preparation indicators, including the cost of postsecondary education relative to income and the cost of workforce training and credentialing programs relative to income, to the extent practicable.
*H1046-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) Education and workforce preparation indicators, including the cost of postsecondary education relative to income and the cost of workforce training and credentialing programs relative to income, to the extent practicable.
*DRH40658-MCa-323* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (6) Community and regional opportunity indicators, including persistent poverty counties or census tracts, concentrated poverty census tracts, and the number of people living in areas of persistent or concentrated poverty.
(6) Community and regional opportunity indicators, including persistent poverty counties or census tracts, concentrated poverty census tracts, and the number of people living in areas of persistent or concentrated poverty.
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This bill establishes a requirement for the North Carolina Department of Commerce to prepare and publish a biennial report on economic opportunity, affordability, and family economic security.

  • § 143B-434.02

    Biennial report on economic opportunity, affordability, and family economic security. (a) Report. – The Department of Commerce shall prepare and publish a biennial report on economic opportunity, affordability, and family economic security in North Carolina. (b) Purpose. – The report required by this section shall supplement traditional measures of economic activity by providing the General Assembly and the public with information on statewide and county-level economic conditions affecting individuals, families, and communities. (c) Data. – The report shall include data for the State and, to the extent practicable, for each county. In preparing the report, the Department shall use existing federal, State, and other publicly available data to the maximum extent practicable and may consult with institutions of higher education, research organizations, and other relevant entities. (d) Required Metrics. – At a minimum, the report shall include all of the following: (1) Hardship indicators, including the poverty rate, child poverty, deep poverty, and the supplemental poverty rate, if available at the relevant level of analysis. (2) Work and earnings indicators, including labor force participation, employment, unemployment, the share of jobs that pay wages sufficient to meet basic household needs, and the share of jobs that provide employer-sponsored health insurance or other commonly available employment benefits, to the extent that data is available. (3) Household affordability indicators, including the share of household income spent on housing, food, child care, and health care, including premiums and other major out-of-pocket costs to the extent that data is available. (4) Cost-burden indicators, including the percentage of households that are cost-burdened with respect to housing, child care, and health care costs, to the extent that data is available. (5) Education and workforce preparation indicators, including the cost of postsecondary education relative to income and the cost of workforce training and credentialing programs relative to income, to the extent practicable. (6) Community and regional opportunity indicators, including persistent poverty counties or census tracts, concentrated poverty census tracts, and the number of people living in areas of persistent or concentrated poverty. (7) Other county-level indicators of economic opportunity, business formation, or workforce access that the Department determines are appropriate and supported by reliable public data. (e) Methodology. – Each report shall identify the data sources used, describe the methodology applied, and note any material limitations affecting interpretation of the report. (f) Submission. – The Department shall submit the report required by this section to the Joint Legislative Economic Development and Global Engagement Oversight Committee, the Fiscal Research Division, and the General Assembly no later than January 31 of each odd-numbered year. The Department shall also publish the report on its website.

    This creates a new obligation for the Department of Commerce to report on various economic metrics in North Carolina.

  • There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Commerce the sum of two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to implement this act.

    This allocates funding to the Department of Commerce to implement the reporting requirements.

  • This act becomes effective July 1, 2026.

    This sets the effective date for the implementation of the act.

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 141 not signed on

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Not signed on (141)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1046?
HB 1046 is sponsored by James Roberson (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Nasif Majeed (U), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Brandon Lofton (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Abe Jones (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Amanda P. Cook (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1046?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 23, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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