Adjournment Resolution.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
RATIFIED BILL

RESOLUTION 2026-5
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1244

*H1244-v-2*
A JOINT RESOLUTION A DJOURNING THE 2025 R EGULAR SESSION OF TH E
GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO A DATE CERTAIN AND P ROVIDING FOR THE
MATTERS THAT MAY BE CONSIDERED UPON RECONVENING.

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

SECTION 1.(a) When the House of Representatives and the Senate adjourn on
Thursday, July 2, 2026, they stand adjourned to reconvene on Monday, July 27, 2026, at 12:00
noon.
SECTION 1.(b) During the regular session that reconvenes on Monday, July 27,
2026, only the following matters may be considered:
(1) Bills directly and primarily affecting the State budget, including (i) the budget
of an occupational licensing board for fiscal year 2026 -2027 and (ii) bills
authorizing a fee for a unit of State government or political subdivision of the
State, provided that the bill must be submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of
the Legislative Services Office no later than 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 13,
2026, and must be introduced in the House of Representatives or filed for
introduction in the Senate no later than 4:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30, 2026.
(2) Bills:
a. Proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina
Constitution and containing no other matter.
b. Proposing an amendment or amendments to the North Carolina
Constitution and containing no other matter other than statutory
conforming changes to implement such bills.
c. Solely making statutory and transitional changes to implement bills
under sub-subdivision a. of this subdivision.
(3) Bills and resolutions introduced in 2025 (i) that passed third reading in 2025
in the house in which introduced, were received in the other house in
accordance with Senate Rule 41 or House Rule 31.1(e), as appropriate, and
not disposed of in the other house by tabling, unfavorable comm ittee report,
indefinite postponement, or failure to pass any reading, and which do not
violate the rules of the receiving house or (ii) not subject to the deadline set
forth in Senate Rule 41 or House Rule 31.1(e), as appropriate.
(4) Bills and resolutions implementing the recommendations of:
a. Study commissions, authorities, and statutory commissions authorized
or directed to report to the 2025 Regular Session.
b. The General Statutes Commission, the Courts Commission, or any
commission created under Chapter 120 of the General Statutes that is
authorized or directed to report to the General Assembly.
c. The House Ethics Committee.

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d. Select committees.
e. The Joint Legislative Ethics Committee or its Advisory
Subcommittee.
A bill authorized by this subdiv ision must be submitted to the Bill Drafting
Division of the Legislative Services Office no later than 4:00 P.M. Monday,
April 13, 2026, and must be filed for introduction in the Senate or introduced
in the House of Representatives no later than 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 29,
2026.
(5) Any local bill that has been submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the
Legislative Services Office by 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 13, 2026, and is
introduced in the House of Representatives or filed for introduction in the
Senate by 4:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
(6) Bills providing for the selection, appointment, or confirmation as required by
law, including the filling of vacancies of positions for which the appointees
were elected by the General Assembly upon recommendati on of the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the President Pro
Tempore of the Senate, or a minority leader of a chamber of the General
Assembly.
(7) Bills providing for action on gubernatorial nominations or appointments.
(8) Any matter authorized by joint resolution passed by a two -thirds majority of
the members of the House of Representatives present and voting and by a
two-thirds majority of the members of the Senate present and voting. A bill or
resolution filed in eit her house under the provisions of this subdivision shall
have a copy of the ratified enabling resolution attached to the jacket before
filing for introduction in the Senate or introduction in the House of
Representatives.
(9) A joint resolution authorizing the introduction of a bill pursuant to subdivision
(8) of this subsection.
(10) Any bills primarily affecting any State or local pension or retirement system,
provided that the bill has been submitted to the Bill Drafting Division of the
Legislative Services Office no later than 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 13, 2026,
and is introduced in the House of Representatives or filed for introduction in
the Senate no later than 4:00 P.M. Thursday, April 30, 2026.
(11) Joint resolutions and simple resolutions authorized for introduction under
Senate Rule 40.1 or House Rule 31.
(12) Bills returned by the Governor with objections under Section 22 of Article II
of the North Carolina Constitution, but solely for the purpose of considering
overriding of the veto upon reconsideration of the bill.
(13) Bills responding to actions related to litigation challenging the legality of
legislative enactments.
(14) Any bills relating to election laws, including bills concerning the districts for
Congressional, State House, State Senate, judicial, municipal, county, and
other elected officials.
(15) Bills to disapprove rules under G.S. 150B-21.3.
(16) Bills providing for impeachment pursuant to Article IV of the North Carolina
Constitution or Chapter 123 of the General Statutes.
(17) Adoption of conference reports for bills.
(18) Bills returned to the house in which the bill originated for concurrence.
(19) Bills that were introduced during the regular session that reconvened Tuesday,
April 21, 2026.

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(20) A joint resolution further adjourni ng the 2025 Regular Session, amending a
joint resolution adjourning the 2025 Regular Session, or adjourning the 2025
Regular Session, sine die.
SECTION 2. This resolution is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 2nd day of July, 2026.

s/ Phil Berger
President Pro Tempore of the Senate

s/ John R. Bell, IV
Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives