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H15 • 2025

Support Private Property Rights.

Support Private Property Rights.

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Hastings, Paré, Zenger, Scott, Balkcom, Biggs, Cairns, Clampitt, Cotham, Dixon, Humphrey, Johnson, Loftis, Potts, Ross
Last action
2025-04-03
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Support Private Property Rights.

H15-SMBG-2(e1)-v-3 (2025-03-12): Support Private Property Rights.

What This Bill Does

  • H15-SMBG-2(e1)-v-3 (2025-03-12): Support Private Property Rights.
  • H15-SMRN-16(e1)-v-2 (2025-03-25): Support Private Property Rights.
  • H15-SMRN-20(e1)-v-2 (2025-03-31): Support Private Property Rights.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.
  • Committee: House Housing and Development.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Judiciary 1.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 12, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.
  • Committee: House Judiciary 1.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Hastings, Paré, Zenger, Scott Prepared by: Brad Krehely Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H15-SMRN-16(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 15: Support Private Property Rights.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 31, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Hastings, Paré, Zenger, Scott Prepared by: Brad Krehely Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H15-SMRN-20(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 15 would clarify that inclusion of real property in a Comprehensive Transportation Plan (CTP) that is not financially constrained is not a material fact and does not need to be disclosed in a real estate transaction.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-03 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-02 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-02 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-03-31 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/02/2025

  8. 2025-03-31 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-03-31 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-03-25 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-03-25 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-03-12 House

    Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1

  13. 2025-03-12 House

    Reptd Fav

  14. 2025-02-03 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Housing and Development, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-02-03 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  16. 2025-01-30 House

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

  17. 2025-01-30 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  18. 2025-01-29 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H15-SMBG-2(e1)-v-3
(2025-03-12): Support Private Property Rights.
H15-SMRN-16(e1)-v-2
(2025-03-25): Support Private Property Rights.
H15-SMRN-20(e1)-v-2
(2025-03-31): Support Private Property Rights.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 15

Short Title: Support Private Property Rights. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Hastings, Paré, Zenger, and Scott (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
January 30, 2025
*H15-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CLARIFY TH AT THE INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY ON A 2
COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN IS NOT A REQUIRED DISCLOSURE 3
OR A MATERIAL FACT FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISCLOSURE FOR REAL ESTATE 4
TRANSACTIONS. 5
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 6
SECTION 1. Article 9 of Chapter 39 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 7
a new section to read: 8
"§ 39-51. Inclusion of real property in a comprehensive transportation plan not a material 9
fact. 10
(a) For purposes of this section, the term "financially constrained" is as defined in 23 11
C.F.R. § 450.104. 12
(b) The mere fact that real property, or any portion thereof, is included in a 13
comprehensive transportation plan that is not financially constrained adopted pursuant to 14
G.S. 136-66.2 or G.S. 136-212, or in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 134 or 135, shall not, standing 15
alone, be deemed material. This subsection shall apply to all of the following: 16
(1) Offering real property for conveyance, lease, or exchange. 17
(2) Any other real estate transaction, including those listed in G.S. 47E-1(1) 18
through (4). 19
A party to the conveyance, lease, exchange, or transaction, or an agent of any said party, shall 20
not knowingly make a false statement regarding the property 's inclusion on any transportation 21
plan." 22
SECTION 2. G.S. 47E-4 reads as rewritten: 23
"§ 47E-4. Required disclosures. 24
… 25
(b3) The inclusion of real property in a comprehensive transportation plan that is not 26
financially constrained adopted pursuant to G.S. 136-66.2 or G.S. 136-212, or in accordance with 27
23 U.S.C. § 134 or 135, shall not be considered a required disclosure as provided in this section, 28
provided, however, that no person subject to this Chapter, or an agent of a person subject to this 29
Chapter, shall knowingly make a false statement regarding any such fact . For purposes of this 30
subsection, the term "financially constrained" is as defined in 23 C.F.R. § 450.104. 31
…." 32
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025, and applies to claims for 33
relief filed on or after that date. 34