HB 330 — Controlled Substances Act - Updates.
Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
3Passed House
-
4Passed Senate
-
5To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.
Odds of enactment
Moderate chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.
Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.
A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.
Prognosis
-
Passed House
Current position in the legislative process.
-
13 sponsors
3 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.
-
Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 3 parties (10 R · 1 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
-
Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
248 added · 247 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent amendment to bill HB 330 adds a list of specific substances related to fentanyl derivatives. The change clarifies which compounds are considered controlled substances, likely to address concerns about synthetic opioids that can be harmful. This update matters because it aims to enhance public safety by providing clearer regulations on dangerous drugs.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 330 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/18/25 Short Title:
Representatives Huneycutt, Miller, Pyrtle, and Rhyne (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 10, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO UPDATE THE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT.
*H330-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 rrrr.
*H330-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 ssss.
N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinyl]-butanamide (also known as 4-fluorobutyryl fentanyl, 4-FBF).(also known as para-fluorobutyryl4-fluorobutyryl fentanyl)." SECTION 1.(c) G.S.
– The N-substituted benzimidazole structural class, including any of the following derivatives, their salts, isomers, or salts of isomers unless specifically utilized as part of the manufacturing process by a commercial industry of a substance or material not intended for human ingestion or consumption, as a prescription administered under medical supervision, orforresearchat a recognizedinstitution, wheneverthe existence of these salts, isomers, or salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemicaldesignationorunlessspecificallyexceptedorlistedinthisoranother schedule, structurally derived from benzimidazole by substitution at the Page 2 House Bill 330-Second330-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 schedule, structurally derived from benzimidazole by substitution at the 1-position nitrogen with an ethylamine group, and by substitution at the 2-position carbon with a benzyl group, whether or not the compound is further modified in any of the following ways:
The following substances are examples of House Bill 330-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 synthetic cannabinoids and are not intended to be inclusive of the substances included in this Schedule:
House Bill 330-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … l.
Page 4 House Bill 330-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 whether or not the compound is further modified to any extent in the following ways:
(i) substitution to the indazole ring to any extent, (ii) substitution to the phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, adamantyl, cyclopropyl, Page 4 House Bill 330-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 or propionaldehyde group to any extent, (iii) a nitrogen heterocyclic analog of the indazole ring, or (iv) a nitrogen heterocyclic analog of the phenyl, benzyl, naphthyl, adamantyl, or cyclopropyl ring.
At the nitrogen atom of the indole ring by an alkyl, haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl,1-(N-methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl,2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, 1-(N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl, 1-(N-methyl-3-morpholinyl)methyl, tetrahydropyranylmethyl, benzyl, or halo benzyl group;
House Bill 330-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 1.
Atthenitrogenatomoftheindazoleringbyanalkyl,haloalkyl, cyanoalkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkylmethyl, cycloalkylethyl, 1-(N-methyl-2-piperidinyl)methyl, 2-(4-morpholinyl)ethyl, 1-(N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl, House Bill 330-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 1-(N-methyl-3-morpholinyl)methyl, tetrahydropyranylmethyl, benzyl, or halo benzyl group;
Page 6 House Bill 330-Second330-First Edition
Action History
-
Regular Message Sent To Senate
-
Regular Message Received From House
-
Passed 1st Reading
-
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
-
Passed 2nd Reading
-
Passed 3rd Reading
-
Reptd Fav
-
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
-
Placed On Cal For 03/25/2025
-
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
-
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
-
Passed 1st Reading
-
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
-
Filed
Sponsors
- Shelly Willingham · Cosponsor
- Donna McDowell White · Cosponsor
- Bill Ward · Cosponsor
- Paul Scott · Cosponsor
- Reeder · Cosponsor
- Jeffrey C. McNeely · Cosponsor
- Carla D. Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Tricia Ann Cotham · Cosponsor
- Brian Biggs · Cosponsor
- Heather H. Rhyne · Cosponsor
- Jr. A. Reece Pyrtle · Primary
- Charles W. Miller · Primary
- Cody Huneycutt · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 166 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican
- Charles W. Miller Republican
- Cody Huneycutt Republican
Co-sponsors (10)
- Shelly Willingham Democratic
- Donna McDowell White Republican
- Bill Ward Republican
- Paul Scott Republican
- Reeder
- Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican
- Carla D. Cunningham U
- Tricia Ann Cotham Republican
- Brian Biggs Republican
- Heather H. Rhyne Republican
Not signed on (166)
166 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 166 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 117 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| Reeder | — | Yea |
| CharlesSmith | — | Not Voting |
| C. Smith | — | Yea |
| F. Jackson | — | Yea |
| Abe Jones | Democratic | Yea |
| Aisha O. Dew | Democratic | Yea |
| Allen Buansi | Democratic | Yea |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Yea |
| B. Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Beth Helfrich | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Yea |
| Brian Turner | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan Cohn | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Yea |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Yea |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gloristine Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| James Roberson | Democratic | Yea |
| Jordan Lopez | Democratic | Yea |
| Julia Greenfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Kanika Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Laura Budd | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey Prather | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Cervania | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Yea |
| Mike Colvin | Democratic | Yea |
| Monika Johnson-Hostler | Democratic | Yea |
| Phil Rubin | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Yea |
| Renée A. Price | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Yea |
| Rodney D. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Longest | Democratic | Yea |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Yea |
| Ya Liu | Democratic | Yea |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Chesser | Republican | Yea |
| Ben T. Moss, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Blair Eddins | Republican | Yea |
| Brenden H. Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Biggs | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Echevarria | Republican | Yea |
| Celeste C. Cairns | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| Cody Huneycutt | Republican | Yea |
| David Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Wheatley | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Loftis | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Dudley Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Erin Paré | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Heather H. Rhyne | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Penny, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jarrod Lowery | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Zenger | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey C. McNeely | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | Yea |
| Jerry "Alan" Branson | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Yea |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John M. Blust | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Bell, IV | Republican | Yea |
| John Sauls | Republican | Yea |
| Jonathan L. Almond | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karl E. Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pless | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Schietzelt | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Neal Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Scott | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Carver | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Wyatt Gable | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 330?
- HB 330 is sponsored by Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Paul Scott (Republican), Reeder, Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), and Cody Huneycutt (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 330?
- This bill has passed the House. Introduced March 06, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
- Where can I track HB 330?
- Track HB 330 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on HB 330
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of HB 330
Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →