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H1006 • 2025

Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills.

Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Blust, Belk, Butler, Harrison, Kidwell, Morey, Turner, Ward, White
Last action
2025-04-14
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

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Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills.

Const.

What This Bill Does

  • Const.
  • Amend.
  • Single Subject Bills.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-14 House

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

  2. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1006

Short Title: Const. Amend. Single Subject Bills. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Blust.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H1006-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE TO PROVIDE THA T ALL 2
ACTS SHALL HAVE ONE SUBJECT. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. Section 21 of Article II of the North Carolina Constitution reads as 5
rewritten: 6
"Sec. 21. Style and content of the acts. 7
The style of the acts shall be: "The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:". Each act 8
shall contain but one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title, except general 9
appropriation acts, revenue acts, and acts containing only technical corrections." 10
SECTION 2. The amendment set out in Section 1 of this act shall be submitted to 11
the qualified voters of the State at the statewide general election to be held on November 3, 2026, 12
which election shall be conducted in accordance with the laws governing elections at that time. 13
The question to be used in the voting systems and ballots shall be: 14
"[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST 15
Constitutional amendment limiting the number of subjects that can be in a bill to one, 16
except for appropriations bills, tax bills, and technical corrections bills." 17
SECTION 3. The State Board of Elections shall certify the results of the referendum 18
conducted under Section 2 of this act. If a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor o f 19
the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the Secretary of State shall enroll the amendment 20
among the permanent records of that office. If a majority of votes cast on the question are against 21
the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act, the amendment shall have no effect. 22
SECTION 4. If the certification from the State Board of Elections under Section 3 23
of this act reflects that a majority of votes cast on the question are in favor of the amendment set 24
out in Section 1 of this act, the amendment set out in Section 1 of this act is effective upon 25
certification. 26
SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes 27
law. 28