North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted 27 R cosponsors

SB 474 — Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium.

Last action — Ch. SL 2026-47

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 08, 2026.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 82% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 27 sponsors

    2 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (27 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill establishes a moratorium on property reappraisals by counties.

This legislation puts a temporary halt on property reappraisals in counties, affecting how property values are assessed. It aims to provide stability for property taxation during the moratorium period.

What this means for you
  • Families: This means families may benefit from stable property tax assessments without immediate increases due to reappraisals.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 15 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 474, known as the DAVE Act, includes an added requirement for State agencies to provide a detailed description of all positions that have been vacant. This change aims to give lawmakers better insight into staffing issues and the necessity of each agency, which can help inform decisions about funding and resource allocation. Understanding which positions are consistently vacant is crucial for evaluating the effectiveness of state operations.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 474 Regulatory Reform Committee Substitute Adopted 4/2/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 474 Short Title:
Senators Berger, Moffitt, and Jarvis (Primary Sponsors).
March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE DAVE ACT BY CREATING THE DIVISION OF ACCOUNTABILITY, VALUE, AND EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUDITOR, DIRECTING EACH STATE AGENCY TO REPORT TO THE DIVISION ON ITS USE OF PUBLIC MONIES AND THE STATUS OF ITS VACANT POSITIONS, AND DIRECTING THE DIVISION TO ASSESS THE CONTINUED NEED OF EACH STATE AGENCY AND THE VACANT POSITIONS WITHIN EACH STATE AGENCY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE DAVE ACT BY CREATING THE DIVISION OF ACCOUNTABILITY, VALUE, AND EFFICIENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUDITOR, DIRECTING EACH STATE AGENCY TO REPORT TO THE DIVISION ON ITS USE OF PUBLIC MONIES AND THE STATUS OF ITS VACANT POSITIONS, AND DIRECTING THE DIVISION TO ASSESS THE CONTINUED NEED OF EACH STATE AGENCY AND THE VACANT POSITIONS WITHIN EACH STATE AGENCY.
The powers and duties of the Division shall be to effectuate the assessment and recommendations required by this act, and theStateAuditorshall organizeand administertheDivision in such amanneras theStateAuditor may deem necessary to conduct the Division's work accordingly.
The powers and duties of the Division shall be to effectuate the assessment and recommendations required by this act.
It is the intent of the General Assembly to further clarify the organization, powers, and duties of the Division in a future enactment.
*S474-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) Any other factor demonstrating the fiscal soundness or effectiveness of the State agency or lack thereof.
*S474-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) Any other factor demonstrating the fiscal soundness or effectiveness of the State agency or lack thereof.
The Division, in its discretion, may annually require any or all State agencies to submit a report with the information required by Section 3 of this act, and may reassess such information on an annual basis in accordance with Section 4 of this act, and report the results of the assessment to the General Assembly.
This act is effective when it becomes law.
SECTION 7.
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This act is effective when it becomes law and expires December 31, 2028, at which time the Division shall terminate.
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Action History

  1. Ch. SL 2026-47

  2. Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026

  3. Ratified

  4. Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026

  5. Conf Report Adopted 3rd

  6. Conf Report Adopted 3rd

  7. Ordered Enrolled

  8. Conf Report Passed 2nd

  9. Conf Report Adopted 2nd

  10. Conferees Changed

  11. Conf Com Reported

  12. Ruled Material

  13. Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d)

  14. Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026

  15. Conf Com Reported

  16. Conf Held As Material

  17. Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026

  18. Conferees Changed

  19. Conf Com Appointed

  20. Conf Com Appointed

  21. Conferees Changed

  22. Failed Concur In H Com Sub

  23. Withdrawn From Com

  24. Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026

  25. Passed 3rd Reading

  26. Ordered Engrossed

  27. Special Message Sent To Senate

  28. Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

  29. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  30. Passed 2nd Reading

  31. Amend Adopted A1

  32. Ruled Material

  33. Withdrawn From Cal

  34. Placed On Cal For 06/16/2026

  35. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  36. Ruled Material

  37. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  38. Placed On Cal For 06/10/2026

  39. Passed 1st Reading

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

  41. Regular Message Sent To House

  42. Regular Message Received From Senate

  43. Amend Adopted A2

  44. Amend Failed A1

  45. Amend Tabled A3

  46. Amend Tabled A4

  47. Amend Tabled A5

  48. Amend Tabled A6

  49. Passed 2nd Reading

  50. Passed 3rd Reading

  51. Engrossed

  52. Reptd Fav

  53. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  54. Com Substitute Adopted

  55. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  56. Sequential Referral To Appropriations/Base Budget Stricken

  57. Sequential Referral To Rules and Operations of the Senate Added

  58. Withdrawn From Com

  59. Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget

  60. Passed 1st Reading

  61. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  62. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 152 not signed on · 38 voted No

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (25)

Not signed on (152)

152 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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Votes

R3 Ruled Mat'l C RPT Adoption

Passed 74 Yea · 40 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 53702
Republican 63004
Unaffiliated 4300
Total 724006
% of votes cast 61%34%0%5%
How each member voted (118)
Member Party Vote
Campbell — Yea
JohnLowery — Yea
Reeder — Yea
CharlesSmith — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
C. Smith — Yea
F. Jackson — Nay
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Nay
Allen Buansi Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Nay
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Nay
Becky Carney Democratic Nay
Beth Helfrich Democratic Nay
Brandon Lofton Democratic Nay
Brian Turner Democratic Nay
Bryan Cohn Democratic Nay
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Dante Pittman Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Nay
Gloristine Brown Democratic Nay
James Roberson Democratic Nay
Jordan Lopez Democratic Nay
Julia Greenfield Democratic Nay
Kanika Brown Democratic Nay
Laura Budd Democratic Nay
Lindsey Prather Democratic Nay
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Mike Colvin Democratic Nay
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Nay
Phil Rubin Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Nay
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Nay
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Nay
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Tracy Clark Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Not Voting
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Anna Ferguson 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
Dan Kiger Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Not Voting
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
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 Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Not Voting
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 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
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
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

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Second Reading

Passed 44 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14002
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 24003
Total 44006
% of votes cast 88%0%0%12%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Bode — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Hunt — Not Voting
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Not Voting
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bob Brinson Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Not Voting
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Not Voting
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Paul Newton Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 474?
SB 474 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Bill Rabon (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Paul Newton (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Mark Hollo (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Amy S. Galey (Republican), Carl Ford (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Lisa S. Barnes (Republican), W. Ted Alexander (Republican), Steve Jarvis (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Phil Berger (Republican), Brent Jackson (Republican), Todd Johnson (Republican), and Dana Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 474?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 24, 2025. Enacted.
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