North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

HB 849 — Utility Forced Relocation Expenses.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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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 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    3 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

67 added · 64 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of House Bill 849 now specifies that when a city requires the removal or relocation of communication service facilities, it must reimburse the facility's owner or operator for any associated costs. This amendment potentially provides financial protection for service providers when they have to move their infrastructure due to city projects. Additionally, the bill clarifies that this requirement does not apply to small cities with populations under 5,000 unless the relocation is part of a federally funded project. This change is important because it helps ensure that service providers are not financially burdened by municipal actions, promoting better collaboration between cities and utility services.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 849 Short Title:
849 Apr 9, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40434-MW-87 Short Title:Utility Forced Relocation Expenses.
Utility Forced Relocation Expenses.
Representative Miller.
Representatives Miller, Pyrtle, Setzer, and Huneycutt (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 MAKE THE STATE, CITY, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY REQUIRING THE RELOCATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF RELOCATION.
Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 10, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE THE STATE, CITY, OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY REQUIRING THE RELOCATION OF UTILITY FACILITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF RELOCATION.
136-19.5(c),G.S.
136-19.5(c), G.S.
136-19.5(c)or G.S.
136-19.5(c) or G.S.
§ 645.105, is necessitated by the construction of a project on the federal-aid interstate system, including extensions thereof within urban areas, and the cost of the project is eligible and approved for reimbursement by the federal government under the Federal-Aid Highway Act, or any amendment thereof, then in that event the owner or operator of the facilities shall perform any necessary work upon notice from the Department of Transportation, and the State shall pay the entire expense properly attributable to such work after deducting therefrom any increase in the value of the new facility and any salvage value derived from the old facility." SECTION 3.
§ 645.105, is necessitated by the construction of a project on the federal-aid interstate system, including extensions thereof within urban areas, and the cost of the project is eligible and approved for reimbursement by the federal government under the Federal-Aid Highway Act, or any amendment thereof, then in that event the owner or operator of the facilities shall perform any necessary work upon notice from the Department of Transportation, and the State shall pay the entire expense properly attributable to such work after deducting therefrom anyincrease in the value of the new facilityand anysalvage value derived from the old facility." *H849-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
*DRH40434-MW-87* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Whenever a city requires ordirects the removalorrelocationof facilitiesinstalledor operated in the city's rights-of-way by an owner or operator of broadband services, video programming services pursuant to a franchise issued by the Secretary of State, telephone or telegraph lines, or a wireless facility, as defined in G.S.
Whenever a cityrequires ordirects the removalorrelocationof facilitiesinstalledor operated in the city's rights-of-way by an owner or operator of broadband services, video programming services pursuant to a franchise issued by the Secretary of State, telephone or telegraph lines, or a wireless facility, as defined in G.S.
…." SECTION 7.
…." Page 2 House Bill 849-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 7.
Page 2 DRH40434-MW-87
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

  2. Ref to the Com on Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  3. Filed

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3 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 849?
HB 849 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Frank Iler (Republican), Cody Huneycutt (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), and Charles W. Miller (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 849?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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