Continuing Budget Operations

• §1.2
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  Section 2A.3(a)(1)a. of S.L. 2025-26 reads as rewritten: "a.

• §1.3.(b)
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  Funds allocated to the Program under this section shall be subject to all requirements of Section 2D.2 of S.L. 2025-2, except for subsection (h) of that section.

• §1.4.(a)
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  A recipient of State funds under Section 1.3 of this Part shall use best efforts and take all reasonable steps to obtain alternative funds that cover the losses or needs for which the State funds are

• §1.4.(b)
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  If a recipient obtains alternative funds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the recipient shall remit the funds to the State agency from which the State funds were received.

• §1.4.(c)
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  Any contract or other instrument entered into by a recipient for receipt of funds under Section 1.3 of this Part shall include the requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

• §1.4.(d)
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  The Governor may not use the funds described in Section 1.3 of this Part to make budget adjustments under G.S. 143C-6-4 or to make reallocations under G.S. 166A-19.40(c).

• §1.4.(e)
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  The Governor shall ensure that funds allocated in Section 1.3 of this Part are expended in a manner that does not adversely affect any person's or entity's eligibility for federal funds that are made

• §1.4.(f)
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  OSBM shall add the appropriations and allocations provided for in Section 1.3 of this Part to the reporting requirements set forth in Section 4.1(g) of S.L. 2025-2.

• §1.4.(g)
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  The Office of the Governor of North Carolina shall continue the reporting requirements set forth in Section 4.2 of S.L. 2025-2 for funds described in Section 1.3 of this Part.

• §2A.1.(a)
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  The allocations made from the Education Lottery Fund for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium are as follows: FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027 Noninstructional Support Personnel $385,914,455 $385,914,455 Prekinderg

• §2A.1.(b)
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  The funds appropriated to the Longleaf Commitment Community College Grant Program (Budget Code 16012) from the Escheat Fund are reduced for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium by the sum of twe

• §2A.1.(c)
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  The funds appropriated to the Children of Wartime Veterans Scholarship (Budget Code 16012) from the Escheat Fund are reduced for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium by the sum of eleven million

• §2A.2.(a)
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  The allocations made from the Indian Gaming Education Revenue Fund for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium are as follows: FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027 Textbooks and Digital Resources $10,000,000 $10,000,000 C

• §2A.3.(a)
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  The allocations made from the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium are as follows: FY 2025-2026 FY 2026-2027 School Technology Fund $18,000,000 $18,000,000 Drivers Educa

• §2A.4
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  The funds appropriated to the Community Colleges System Office for Nursing Faculty Salary Adjustments (Budget Code 16800, Budget Fund 105414) are reduced for each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium

• §2A.8.(a)
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  G.S. 115C-264 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: "(a1) Local boards of education operating school nutrition programs shall provide school meals at no cost to students who qualify for reduc

• §2A.8.(b)
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  Section 7.58 of S.L. 2023-134 is repealed.

• §2A.9
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  Section 7.69 of S.L. 2023-134, as amended by Section 2.8F of S.L. 2024-1, is repealed.

• §2A.10
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  Subsection (b) of Section 7.28 of S.L. 2023-134 is repealed.

• §2A.11
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  The funds appropriated to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina are reduced for the 2025-2026 fiscal year by the sum of three million six hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($3,

• §2B.3.(a)
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  Section 12F.3 of S.L. 2016-94 is repealed.

• §2B.3.(b)
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  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services (DMH/DD/SUS), shall transfer the Mental Health and Substance Use Task For

• §2B.5.(b)
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  During each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, each LME/MCO shall offer at least the same level of service utilization as during the 2024-2025 fiscal year across the LME/MCO's catchment area.

• §2B.7.(a)
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  As used in this section, "Talc Settlement funds" means funds received by the State as a beneficiary of the final consent judgment resolving the case, State of North Carolina, ex rel.

• §2B.8.(a)
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  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), shall transfer the sum of nineteen million three hundred two thousand dollars ($19,302,000) in nonrecurring funds for th

• §2B.11.(a)
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  G.S. 131E-147.5, as enacted by Section 3.2(c) of S.L. 2023-7, reads as rewritten: "§ 131E-147.5.

• §2B.11.(b)
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  This section becomes effective November 21, 2025.

• §2B.12.(a)
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  Article 8B of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 105-228.5C.

• §2B.12.(b)
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  G.S. 108A-147.11 reads as rewritten: Page 10 Session Law 2025-89 House Bill 125 "§ 108A-147.11.

• §2B.12.(c)
  ActiveAutoDivision of Central Management and Support · HHS

  G.S. 143C-9-10 reads as rewritten: "§ 143C-9-10.

• §2B.12.(d)
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  Section 1.6(d) of S.L. 2023-7 expires on June 30, 2025.

• §2B.12.(f)
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  Subsection (b) of this section is effective on the first day of the next assessment quarter after this act becomes law and applies to assessments imposed on or after that date.

• §2B.13.(a)
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  The Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB), receivables reserved at the end of the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years shall, when received, be accounted for as no

• §2B.13.(b)
  ActiveAutoDivision of Central Management and Support · HHS

  For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the Department of Health and Human Services shall deposit from its revenue one hundred seventy-one million four hundred thousand dollars ($171,400,000) with the Departme

• §2C.1.(a)
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  Funds appropriated in this section to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (Department) for the Sunday Opening State Historic Site Pilot Program (Program) shall be used by the Department t

• §2C.1.(b)
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  The Department shall publish, update, or provide notice of the new operating hours pursuant to the Program established in subsection (a) of this section.

• §2C.1.(c)
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  The Department shall submit the following reports to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources: (1) By October 1, 2026, an interim report with (i) act

• §2C.2.(a)
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  Provided the Economic Investment Committee (EIC) awards a Job Development Investment Grant for a qualifying transformative project for an airplane manufacturer in Guilford County, there is appropriate

• §2C.2.(b)
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  On September 1 of each year funds appropriated for the airport remain unexpended until all funds have been expended, the Department shall report on the use of such funds to the House of Representative

• §2E.2.(a)
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  This section shall be known as "The Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency (DAVE) Act."

• §2E.2.(b)
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  The State Auditor shall establish the Division of Accountability, Value, and Efficiency (Division) within the Department of the State Auditor.

• §2E.2.(c)
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  No later than October 1, 2025, every State agency shall report to the Division both of the following: (1) An explanation of how the agency, including each division or office within that agency, utiliz

• §2E.2.(d)
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  The Division shall assess the continued need for each State agency and the vacant positions within each agency.

• §2E.2.(e)
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  No later than December 31, 2025, the Division shall report the results of the assessment conducted pursuant to this section to the General Assembly.

• §2E.2.(f)
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  The Division, in its discretion, may annually require any or all State agencies to submit a report with the information required by this section, may reassess this information on an annual basis in ac

• §2E.2.(g)
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  Subsections (a) through (g) of this section are effective when they become law and expire December 31, 2028, at which time the Division shall terminate.

• §2E.3.(b)
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  G.S. 126-5 reads as rewritten: "§ 126-5.

• §2E.4
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  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Board of Elections the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year for fu

• §2E.5.(b)
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  The State Board of Elections shall develop and issue a request for proposal for the Statewide Elections Information Management System Modernization Project Plan.

• §2F.1.(b)
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  In addition to the funds appropriated in this section, the Department may use existing funds in Personal Services and Purchased Services to fund the positions authorized by this section.

• §2F.2.(b)
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  No later than October 1, 2025, the DMV is directed to execute contracts that provide for the operation of the new DMV offices established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

• §2G.1.(a)
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  By October 1 of each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, State agencies shall eliminate positions that remain vacant at the end of the 2024-2025 fiscal year to achieve the following General Fund bu

• §2G.1.(b)
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  Each State agency with vacant position reductions shall report to the Fiscal Research Division by December 1 of each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium on the actions taken to achieve the budgeted

• §3.2
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  There is transferred from the Insurance Regulatory Fund in the Department of Insurance to the General Fund the sum of three hundred ninety-four thousand two hundred fifty-nine dollars ($394,259) in re

• §3.3
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  Notwithstanding subdivisions (5) and (6) of G.S. 143C-5-4(b), during the period of continuing budget authority that begins July 1, 2025, all of the following apply: (1) State employees subject to G.S.

• §3.4
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  Notwithstanding G.S. 143C-5-4(b)(5), a State agency may implement salary adjustments during the period of continuing budget authority that begins July 1, 2025, within its authorized recurring personal

• §3.5.(a)
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  The Office of State Budget and Management shall ensure that the appropriations made by this act for employee benefits are used only for those purposes.

• §3.5.(b)
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  If the Director of the Budget determines that funds appropriated to a State agency for employee benefits exceed the amount required by that agency for those purposes, the Director may reallocate those

• §3.5.(c)
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  Funds appropriated for employee benefit increases may not be used to adjust the budgeted salaries of vacant positions, to provide salary increases in excess of those required by the General Assembly,

• §3.5.(d)
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  Any funds appropriated for employee benefits in excess of the amounts required to provide for employee benefits shall be credited to the Pay Plan Reserve.

• §3.5.(e)
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  No later than May 1, 2026, the Office of State Budget and Management shall report to the Fiscal Research Division on the expenditure of funds for employee benefits under this Part.

• §3.6.(a)
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  Effective for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, required employer salary-related contributions for employees whose salaries are paid from department, office, institution, or agency receipts shall be paid

• §3.6.(b)
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  Effective July 1, 2025, the State's employer contribution rates budgeted for retirement, health, and related benefits as a percentage of covered salaries for the House Bill 125 Session Law 2025-89 Pag

• §3.6.(c)
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  Effective July 1, 2025, the annual employer contributions for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, payable monthly, by the State to the North Carolina State Health Plan for Teachers and State Employees for each

• §3.6.(d)
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  G.S. 135-151(d) reads as rewritten: "(d) Funding of the QEBA. – The QEBA shall be unfunded within the meaning of federal tax laws.

• §3.6.(e)
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  Effective July 1, 2025, the State contribution to the North Carolina Firefighters' and Rescue Squad Workers' Pension Fund is increased by three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) in recurring f

• §4.1.(a)
  ActiveAutoUNC System · Education

  G.S. 143B-1320(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) Exemptions. – Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the provisions of this Chapter do this Article does not apply to the following entities: the

• §4.1.(a1)
  ActiveAutoOffice of the State Auditor · Gov Ops

  If House Bill 549, 2025 Regular Session, becomes law, G.S. 143B-1320(b), as amended by Section 2 of that act and subsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten: "(b) Exemptions. – Except as otherw

• §4.1.(b)
  ActiveAutoState Bureau of Investigation · JPS

  Section 38.4 of S.L. 2023-134 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 38.4.(a) In accordance with G.S. 143B-1325(c)(13), and notwithstanding any other provision of Article 15 of Chapter 143B of the General Statu

• §4.1.(c)
  ActiveAutoDepartment of Public Safety · JPS

  G.S. 143B-1325(c) reads as rewritten: "(c) Participating Agencies. – The State CIO shall prepare detailed plans to transition each of the participating agencies.

• §4.2.(a)
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  Section 38.10 of S.L. 2021-180, as amended by Section 16.4 of S.L. 2022-6, reads as rewritten: "BROADBAND ACCELERATION … "SECTION 38.10.(b) The Broadband Pole Replacement Program (hereinafter "Program

• §4.2.(b)
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  This section is effective when it becomes law.

• §4.3.(a)
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  G.S. 143B-1373.2 is repealed.

• §4.3.(b)
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  G.S. 143B-1374 is repealed.

• §4.3.(c)
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  The Department of Information Technology shall use funds appropriated for the Growing Rural Economies with Access to Technology program for fixed wireless and satellite broadband grants, established i

• §4.3.(d)
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  For the purposes of subsection (c) of this section, an eligible entity is one of the following: (1) A State agency. (2) A local government entity. (3) A volunteer fire department. (4) An anchor point,

• §4.3.(e)
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  The Department of Information Technology may provide emergency funding to communications service providers to rebuild, repair, or replace broadband infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene, includin

• §4.3.(f)
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  The Department may use up to fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) of the funds available from the Broadband Make Ready Accelerator appropriation in S.L. 2021-180 for the emergency funding described in

• §4.3.(g)
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  Section 38.15 of S.L. 2021-180, as enacted by Section 16.1(a) of S.L. 2022-6, reads as rewritten: "SECTION 38.15.

• §4.4.(a)
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  Section 10.2 of S.L. 2024-55 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 10.2.(a) Definitions. – As used in this section, the following definitions apply: (1) BEAD. – Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment. (2) Br

• §4.4.(b)
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  Section 10.2(p) of S.L. 2024-55 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 10.2.(p) The State Controller shall establish There is established a BEAD Reserve (Reserve) Fund (Fund) in the General Fund to maintain fed

• §4.5
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  Article 3 of Chapter 62 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 62-30.1.

• §5.1.(b)
  ActiveAutoUNC System · Education

  The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall prioritize funds allocated for project code UNC/R&R21 for repairs and renovations pursuant to G.S. 143C-8-13 and, notwithstanding G.S.

• §5.1.(c)
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  For project code R&R21, the provisions of Section 40.1(c) of S.L. 2021-180 shall apply to funds allocated for the project code during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

• §5.2.(a)
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  Section 40.8(a) of S.L. 2023-134, as enacted by Section 9.1(a) of S.L. 2024-1 and amended by Section 7.1(a) of S.L. 2025-4, is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: "(6) The funds for UNC Healt

• §6.1
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  If any provision of this act and G.S. 143C-5-4 are in conflict, the provisions of this act shall prevail.

• §6.2
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  If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect without the invalid provisions or

• §7.1
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  Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective retroactively to July 1, 2025.

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