HB 376 — Water/Wastewater Affordability and Capacity Act.
Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/2/2026
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 02, 2026.
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Current position in the legislative process.
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In plain language
The bill addresses the affordability and capacity of water and wastewater services.
This legislation focuses on ensuring that water and wastewater services remain affordable while also addressing their capacity needs. It aims to support infrastructure improvements for these vital services.
What this means for you
- Consumers: This bill aims to help keep water and wastewater service costs affordable for consumers.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
329 added · 304 removedPlain-language change summary
The amendments to Bill HB 376 clarify the requirements for contractor and inspector certification, particularly for those pursuing grade level II and IV certifications. The changes ensure that applicants for inspector certification must complete specific education and hold certain certifications, creating a clearer path for professionals in the wastewater evaluation field. This matters because it aims to enhance the qualifications of those working in this critical area, potentially increasing the quality of services provided to the community.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 376 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/2/25 Short Title:
Representatives Brody, Zenger, and Riddell (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Housing and Development, if favorable, Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO ON-SITE WASTEWATER PROVISIONSPROVISIONS, AND TO MAKEESTABLISH VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELL PROGRAMTASK ADMINISTRATIONFORCE, AND PERMITTING.TO ALLOW CERTAIN CERTIFIED WELL CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM WELL SITE EVALUATIONS.
78 ON-SITE WASTEWATER BOARD CHANGES SECTION 1.(a) G.S.
(3) For grade level II contractor certification, applicant shall satisfysatisfythe the following conditions:
(3a) Forgradelevel IVcontractorcertification,applicantshallIVcontractorcertification,applicantshallsatisfythefollowing satisfythefollowing conditions:
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(1) Submit an application for renewal on the form prescribed bythe Board, which includes all supporting documents requested on the renewal form.form, and Page 2 House Bill 376-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 proof that the applicant holds sufficient liability coverage pursuant to G.S.
Page 2 House Bill 376-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 a.
andhealth;andA local board of health may not adopt any more stringent modifications or additions unless the local board of health has entered into an agreement with the Department pursuant to G.S.
143-300.8, andtheDepartment has reviewed and approved the modification or addition;
… (c3) The Department shall adopt rules of evidence to determine the validity of proposals from local boards of health seeking modifications or additions to rules established by the Commission based solely on the necessitytonecessity to protect the public health.
TheIn Departmentevaluating shallthe holdvalidity publicof hearingsa andlocal noticehealth thosedepartment's hearingsproposed onmodifications or additions pursuant to subdivision (3) of subsection (c) ofthis section, theDepartment shall hold publichearings and noticethosehearings the Department's webpage upon application for modification or addition of Commission rules by thethelocal local health department.
TheTheDepartment Department shall makemakeits its findings availableavailableto tothepublicbefore the public before approving or denying a proposed modification or addition.
(d) TheDepartment may, uponits ownmotion, upontherequest ofalocal boardofhealthboard ofhealth or upon the request of a citizen of an affected county, review its findings under subsection (c) of this section.
The Department House Bill 376-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 maydeny, suspend, or revoke the approval of local board of health wastewater system rules upon a finding that the local wastewater rules are not as stringent as rules adopted by the Commission, are not sufficient and necessary to safeguard the public health, or are not being enforced.
The Department shall review all approved rules adopted by a local health department pursuant to subsection (c) of this section every four years and shall rescind approval for any rule the Department finds is unnecessary to protect the public health.
The rules shall provide construction requirements, including House Bill 376-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 pretreatment and system control requirements, standards for operation, maintenance, monitoring, reporting, and ownership requirements for each classification of systems of wastewater collection, treatment and disposal in order to prevent, as far as reasonably possible, any contamination of the land, groundwater and surface waters.
Improvement permits for which a plat or site plan is provided shall be valid without expiration.
The period of time for which the permit is valid and a A statement that the permit an Improvement Permit or a Construction Authorization is subject to revocation if the site plan or plat, whichever is applicable,applicable,ortheintended orusechanges therevocation intendedoramendment useiftheintended changesuse,designdaily flow, or site conditions change shall be displayed prominently on both the application form for the permit and the permit.
…(a) (b)Any Theproposed localsite healthfor departmenta shallresidence, issueplace aof constructionbusiness, authorizationor Constructionplace Authorizationof authorizingpublic workassembly toin proceedan andarea thenot installationserved orby repairan ofapproved a wastewater system whenshall itbe hasevaluated determinedby aftereither (i) the local health department in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this Article or (ii) by a fieldprofessional investigationengineer, thatlicensed thesoil systemscientist, canor belicensed installedgeologist andacting operatedwithin inthe complianceengineer's, withsoil thisscientist's, Articleor andgeologist's rulesscope adoptedof work, as applicable, and pursuant to thisthe Article.conditions of the engineered option permit in G.S.
This130A-336.1 constructionor authorization Construction Authorization shall bevalid foraperiodequal to theperiodofvalidity of the improvementAuthorized permitOn-Site andWastewater maybeEvaluator issued at the same time the improvement permit isoption issued.in G.S.
Improvement130A-336.2. Permit.
NoAn person shall commence or assist in the installation, construction, or repair of a wastewater system unless an improvement permit Improvementissued Permitby and a construction authorization Construction Authorization have been obtained from the Department or the local health department unlessshall thatinclude: person is acting in accordance with the conditions and criteria of an engineered option permit pursuant to G.S.
(1) For permits that are valid without expiration, a plat, or, for permits that are valid for five years, A plat or a site plan.
(2) A description of the facility the proposed site is to serve.
(3) The proposed wastewater system and its location.
(4) The design wastewater flow and characteristics.
(5) The conditions for any site modifications.
(6) Any other information required by the rules of the Commission.
Neither the improvement permit nor the construction authorization shall be affected by change of ownership of the site for the wastewater system provided both the site for the wastewater system and the facility the system serves are unchanged and remain under the ownership or control of the person owning the facility.
No person shall commence or assist in the construction, Page 4 House Bill 376-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 location, or relocation of a residence, place of business, or place of public assembly in an area not served by an approved wastewater system unless an improvement permit and a construction authorization are obtained from the local health department unless that person is acting in accordance with the conditions and criteria of an engineered option permit pursuant to G.S.
NoThis improvementrequirementshall permitnot Improvementapplyto Permitamanufacturedresidenceexhibitedforsale or constructionstored authorizationfor Constructionlater Authorizationsale shalland beintended requiredto forbe maintenancelocated ofat aanother wastewatersite system.after sale.
(b) The Departmentlocal health department shall issue a construction authorization authorizing work to proceed and the localinstallation healthor departmentrepair mayof imposea conditionswastewater onsystem when it has determined after a field investigation that the issuancesystem ofcan anbe improvementinstalled permitand Improvementoperated Permitin compliance with this Article and arules constructionadopted authorization.Constructionpursuant Authorization.to this Article.
TheThis Department,construction theauthorization local health department, or the Authorized On-Site Wastewater Evaluator shall verify that the system can be installedvalid andfor operateda accordingperiod equal to rules adopted by the Commissionperiod orof avalidity localof boardthe ofimprovement healthpermit and aremay unchangedbe fromissued theat site conditions found on the Improvementsame Permittime prior to the issuanceimprovement ofpermit ais Constructionissued. Authorization.
TheNo Department,person theshall localcommence healthor department,assist orin the Authorizedinstallation, On-Siteconstruction, Wastewateror Evaluatorrepair shall delay the start of construction of anywastewater system until a verificationwastewater that the system canunless bean installedimprovement permit and operateda accordingconstruction toauthorization ruleshave adoptedbeen byobtained from the CommissionDepartment or the local health department andunless arethat unchangedperson fromis acting in accordance with the conditions foundand oncriteria theof Constructionan Authorization.engineered option permit pursuant to G.S.
Site130A-336.1 verificationsor shallthe beAuthorized documentedOn-Site onWastewater aEvaluator formpermit createdoption bypursuant theto Department.G.S.
Site130A-336.2. verifications shall not be required prior to beginning repair of an existing wastewater system unless the verification is required as a condition of the system's Construction Authorization.
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TheNo verificationimprovement ofpermit siteor conditionsconstruction authorization shall notbe includerequired anfor evaluationmaintenance of thea long-termwastewater acceptancesystem. rate or the requirement of pits.
The ownerDepartment ofand the sitelocal wherehealth andepartment on-site wastewater system is proposed for installation may waiveimpose theconditions righton to a verification visit by submitting a verification waiver form, created by the Department,issuance to the local health department of Authorizedan On-Siteimprovement Wastewaterpermit Evaluator,and asa applicable.construction authorization.
The Department,Department or the Department's Page 4 House Bill 376-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 authorized agents, local health departments,department Authorizedmay On-Sitedelay Wastewaterthe Evaluators,start or contractors certified pursuant to Article 5 of Chapterconstruction 90A of theany Generalsystem Statutesuntil shalla haveverification noshows liabilitythat for site conditionconditions changesare afterunchanged from the issuance of athe Constructionimprovement Authorizationpermit, forexcept anythat Constructionthe Authorizationsverification issuedshall afternot receivinginclude a verificationgeological waiversoil formassessment. from the site owner.
The owner of the proposed wastewater system may accept or decline the findings of a reassessment of the soils on the site.
(a) Nosystem of wastewater collection,treatment and disposal shall becovered orplaced into use by any person until an inspection by the local health department has determined that the system has been installed or repaired in accordance with any conditions of the Improvement Permit, the Construction Authorization, the rules, and this Article.
… (b) Upon determining that the system is properlyinstalled or repaired and that the system is capable of being operated in installation or repair of a wastewater system in accordance with theconditionsoftheImprovementPermit,therules,thisArticleandanyconditionstobeimposed in the operation permit, Permit and the Construction Authorization, including any site House Bill 376-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 modification conditions noted in the Improvement Permit or Construction Authorization, as applicable, applicable, or upon receipt of written verification submitted pursuant to subsection (a1) or (a2) of this section, the local health department shall issue an operation permit authorizing the residence, place of business or place of public assembly to be occupied and for the system to beplacedbe placed into useoruse or reuse.
A local healthdepartmenthealth shalldepartment may not withholdissuancewithhold issuance of an Operationoperation Permitpermit if allthe conditionswastewater specifiedsystem inwas installed or repaired pursuant to the Improvement PermitPermit, Construction Authorization, and Constructionany Authorizationconditions havenoted beenin met,either andpermit at the installationtime compliesof withissuance allunless applicablethe lawswastewater andsystem rules.owner agrees, in writing, to additional conditions in the operation permit.
ConditionsAny addedadditional toconditions in the Operationoperation Permitpermit shallagreed beto consistentby with the applicablewastewater rulessystem andowner areshall enforceablebe asrecorded requirementsin of the operation permit.
…." SECTIONPRIVATE 3.(d)DRINKING ThisWATER sectionWELL isTASK effectiveFORCE whenSECTION it4.(a) becomesThere lawis andestablished appliesthe toPrivate permitsDrinking appliedWater forWell onTask orForce after(Task thatForce). date.
PRIVATEThe DRINKINGTask WATERForce WELLshall PROGRAMconsist CHANGESof SECTIONseven 4.(a)members, G.S.as follows:
87-96(1) readsA asrepresentative rewritten:of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section.
"§(2) 87-96.A representative of the Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources, Groundwater Resources Section.
Conflict(3) withA otherrepresentative laws.of the North Carolina Environmental Health Supervisors Association.
(a)(4) TheA provisionsperson ofrecommended anyby law, rule, or local ordinance which establish standards affording greater protection to groundwater resources or public health, safety, or welfare shall prevail, within the jurisdictionNorth toCarolina whichOn-Site theyWastewater apply,Contractors over the provisions of this Article and rulesInspectors adoptedCertification pursuantBoard. to this Article.
House(5) BillA 376-Secondperson Editionrecommended Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Rules relating to public health, wells, or groundwater adopted by the CommissionWell forContractors PublicCertification HealthCommission shall prevail over this Article, Article and rulesactively adoptedconducting pursuantbusiness toconstructing thisprivate Article,wells. and rules adopted by a local board of health pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Article.(6) A representative of the North Carolina Groundwater Association who currently holds a Level A certification.
This(7) ArticleA shallrepresentative notof bethe construedNorth toCarolina repealGroundwater anyAssociation lawwho orcurrently ruleholds ina effectLevel asC ofcertification. July 1, 1989.
(c)SECTION A4.(b) localThe boardfirst meeting of health may adopt by reference rules adopted by the EnvironmentalTask ManagementForce Commissionshall pursuantbe toheld thisno Article,later andthan mayJune adopt1, more2025. stringent rules when necessary to protect the public health." SECTION 4.(b) G.S.
The Task Force member from the Department of Health and Human Services shall chair the first meeting of the Task Force.
The permanent chair of the Task Force shall be elected by a majority of the members of the Task Force present and voting at the first meeting.
A majority of the Task Force members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
No action may be taken except by a majority vote at a meeting at which a quorum is present.
SECTION 4.(c) The Task Force shall conduct a study and issue a report to recommend streamlining private drinking water well rules to the Environmental Management Commission.
In conducting this study, the Task Force may collaborate with any stakeholders it deems appropriate.
The report must make recommendations for all of the following:
(1) Streamlining existing regulations for the installation, construction, maintenance, and repair of private drinking water wells.
(2) Whethertoeliminatelocaldrinkingwaterwellprograms,infavorofauniform statewide program.
(3) Whether to consolidate authorityand oversight of drinking water wells within one rulemaking body or agency.
(4) Whether to allow certified well contractors to install interior well filtration units when also constructing a private water well on site, providing that certified well contractors shall not hold themselves out as licensed plumbers when conducting this installation.
(5) Any other recommendations the Task Force considers relevant to this section.
Page 6 House Bill 376-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 4.(d) The Task Force shall transmit its report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Environmental Review Commission, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Environmental Management Commission no later than December 31, 2025.
The Task Force will terminate on the earlier of the date it transmits its report or December 31, 2025.
7 PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELL PROGRAM SECTION 5.
G.S.
(a)… Mandatory(d) Local Well Programs.Site Evaluation.
Authority.– The local health department or a person certified both as a well contractor pursuant to Article 7A of this Chapter and as either a Level IV contractor, inspector, or Authorized On-Site Wastewater Evaluator pursuant to Article 5 of Chapter 90A of the General Statutes shall conduct a field investigation to evaluate the site on which a private drinking water well is proposed to be located before issuing a permit pursuant to this section.
–The Eachwell county,contractor throughof therecord localfor healtha departmentproposed thatwell servessite thecannot county,perform shall implement a the privatefield drinkinginvestigation waterrequired wellby permitting,this inspection,subsection. and testing program.
programThe establishedfield investigation shall determine whether there is any abandoned well located on the site, and adoptedif byso, the Environmentalconstruction Managementpermit Commission.shall be conditioned upon the proper closure of all abandoned wells located on the site in accordance with the requirements of this Article and rules adopted pursuant to this Article.
TheIf locala healthprivate departmentdrinking shallwater well is proposed to be thelocated exclusiveon authoritya forsite on which a wastewater system subject to the permittingrequirements of wellsArticle and11 wellof systemsChapter 130A of the General Statutes is located or proposed to be located, the application for a construction permit shall be accompanied by a plat or site plan, as describeddefined in G.S.
143-138(b17)(2).130A-334.
LocalIf healththe departmentswell shalllocation administermarked on the map submitted with an application to a local well program andis enforcealso marked with a stake or similar marker on the minimumproperty, then the local well construction,program permitting,may inspection,not repair,require andthe testingcontractor requirementsto setbe outon insite thisduring Articlethe andon-site rulespredrill adoptedinspection, pursuantas long as the contractor is available by telephone to thisanswer Article.questions.
NoThe personDepartment, shallthe undulyDepartment's delayauthorized oragents, refuse to permit a well that can be constructed or repairedlocal andhealth operateddepartments inshall compliancehave withno theliability requirementsfor setsite outevaluations inperformed thisby Articlea andcertified ruleswell adoptedcontractor pursuant to this Article.subsection.
……." (e)EFFECTIVE IssuanceDATE ofSECTION Permit.6.
– In accordance with G.S.
87-97.1 and G.S.
87-97.2, within 30 days of receipt of an application to construct or repair a well, a local health department shall make a determination whether the proposed private drinking water well can be constructed or repaired and operated in compliance with this Article and rules adopted pursuant to this Article and shall issue a permit or denial accordingly.
If a local health department fails to act within 30 days, the permit shall automatically be issued, and the local health department may challenge issuance of the permit as provided in Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.
If an application to construct or repair a well is submitted by the applicant to the local health department and accompanied by a copy of a Notice of Intent to Construct, as described in G.S.
130A-336.1 and G.S.
130A-336.2, the local health department shall make a determination on the permit application within 10 business days of receipt of the application.
If the local health department does not issue the permit within 10 business days and the Notice of Intent includes a proposed well area, the local health department shall accept the proposed well area in their permit and the permit shall automatically be issued.
The local health department may shall impose any conditions on the issuance of a construction permit or repair permit that it determines to be are necessary to ensure compliance with this Article and rules adopted pursuant to this Article.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no permit for a well that is in compliance with this Article and the rules adopted pursuant to this Article shall be denied on the basis of a local government policy or ordinance that discourages or prohibits the drilling of new wells.
…." SECTION 4.(c) G.S.
130A-39 reads as rewritten:
"§ 130A-39.
Powers and duties of a local board of health.
… (b) A local board of health may adopt a more stringent rule in an area regulated by the Commission for Public Health or the Environmental Management Commission where, in the opinion of the local board of health, a more stringent rule is required to protect the public health;
otherwise, the rules of the Commission for Public Health or the rules of the Environmental Management Commission shall prevail over local board of health rules.
However, a local board of health may not adopt a rule concerning the grading, operating, and permitting of food and lodging facilities as listed in Part 6 of Article 8 of this Chapter and as defined in G.S.
130A-247(1), or a rule concerning the permitting of private water wells, as defined in Page 6 House Bill 376-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 G.S.
87-85, and a local board of health may adopt rules concerning wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems which are not designed to discharge effluent to the land surface or surface waters only in accordance with G.S.
130A-335(c).
…." EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 5.
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Action History
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Signed by Gov. 7/2/2026
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Ch. SL 2026-32
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Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2026
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Sponsors
- Dennis Riddell · Cosponsor
- Jeff Zenger · Primary
- Mark Brody · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →2 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 38 voted No
Sponsors (2)
- Jeff Zenger Republican
- Mark Brody Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Dennis Riddell Republican
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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 |
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| Democratic | 6 | 37 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 77 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 65% | 33% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (118)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| CharlesSmith | — | Yea |
| Campbell | — | Yea |
| JohnLowery | — | Yea |
| Reeder | — | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Nay |
| B. Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Nay |
| Beth Helfrich | Democratic | Nay |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Nay |
| Brian Turner | Democratic | Nay |
| Bryan Cohn | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Nay |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Nay |
| Dante Pittman | Democratic | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| Monika Johnson-Hostler | Democratic | Nay |
| Phil Rubin | Democratic | Nay |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Nay |
| Renée A. Price | Democratic | Nay |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Nay |
| Rodney D. Pierce | Democratic | Nay |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Nay |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Nay |
| Tim Longest | Democratic | Nay |
| Tracy Clark | Democratic | Yea |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Nay |
| Ya Liu | Democratic | Nay |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Chesser | Republican | Not Voting |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
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| Caleb Theodros | Democratic | Yea |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Haseeb Fatmi | Democratic | Yea |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Yea |
| Jonah Garson | Democratic | Yea |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Kandie D. Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa Grafstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Yea |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sophia Chitlik | Democratic | Yea |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Yea |
| Val Applewhite | Democratic | Yea |
| Woodson Bradley | Democratic | Yea |
| Amy S. Galey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Benton G. Sawrey | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Brinson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Overcash | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Measmer | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Jones | Republican | Not Voting |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Craven, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie D. Settle | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Burgin | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa S. Barnes | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Hollo | Republican | Yea |
| Michael A. Lazzara | Republican | Yea |
| 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 |
| Todd Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 376?
- HB 376 is sponsored by Dennis Riddell (Republican), Jeff Zenger (Republican), and Mark Brody (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 376?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 376?
- Track HB 376 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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