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H150 • 2025

Expedite Surplus Property.

Expedite Surplus Property.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Johnson, Humphrey, Loftis, McNeely, Moss, Pike, Rhyne, Ward, White, Willingham, Willis, Zenger
Last action
2025-06-09
Official status
Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to 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.

Expedite Surplus Property.

H150-SMCW-14(e1)-v-3 (2025-03-25): Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs.

What This Bill Does

  • H150-SMCW-14(e1)-v-3 (2025-03-25): Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs.
  • H150-SMCW-30(CSCW-10)-v-7 (2025-04-15): Expedite Surplus Prop./ScholarPath.
  • H150-SMCW-41(CSCW-13)-v-4 (2025-05-06): Expedite Surplus Property.
  • H150-SMCW-49(e3)-v-2 (2025-05-07): Expedite Surplus Property.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 150: Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 150: Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Johnson Prepared by: Michael Whitfield Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H150-SMCW-14(e1)-v-3* 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 150: Expedite Surplus Prop./ScholarPath.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 150: Expedite Surplus Prop./ScholarPath.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Johnson Prepared by: Michael Whitfield Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: PCS to First Edition H150-CSCW-10 Kara McCraw Director *H150-SMCW-30(CSCW-10)-v-7* 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 150: Expedite Surplus Property.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 150: Expedite Surplus Property.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 6, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Johnson Prepared by: Michael Whitfield Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: PCS to Second Edition H150-CSCW-13 Kara McCraw Director *H150-SMCW-41(CSCW-13)-v-4* 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 150: Expedite Surplus Property.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 150: Expedite Surplus Property.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 7, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Johnson Prepared by: Michael Whitfield Staff Attorney Analysis of: Third Edition Kara McCraw Director *H150-SMCW-49(e3)-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 150 would allow educational organizations to obtain surplus and decommissioned federal material and property for educational purposes and allow State agencies to obtain surplus and decommissioned federal material and property to promote public safety.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Special Message Received From House

  6. 2025-05-07 House

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  7. 2025-05-07 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2025-05-07 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2025-05-07 House

    Added to Calendar

  10. 2025-05-07 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  11. 2025-05-07 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-05-06 House

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

  13. 2025-05-06 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  14. 2025-04-30 House

    Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-04-30 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  16. 2025-04-17 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  17. 2025-04-17 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  18. 2025-04-15 House

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

  19. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  20. 2025-03-31 House

    Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  21. 2025-03-31 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  22. 2025-03-25 House

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

  23. 2025-03-25 House

    Reptd Fav

  24. 2025-03-04 House

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  25. 2025-03-04 House

    Reptd Fav

  26. 2025-02-21 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  27. 2025-02-21 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  28. 2025-02-17 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H150-SMCW-14(e1)-v-3
(2025-03-25): Expedite Surplus Prop./Educational Orgs.
H150-SMCW-30(CSCW-10)-v-7
(2025-04-15): Expedite Surplus Prop./ScholarPath.
H150-SMCW-41(CSCW-13)-v-4
(2025-05-06): Expedite Surplus Property.
H150-SMCW-49(e3)-v-2
(2025-05-07): Expedite Surplus Property.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 150
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/15/25
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 5/6/25

Short Title: Expedite Surplus Property. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 21, 2025
*H150-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ALLOW CERT AIN EDUCATIONAL ORGA NIZATIONS AND STATE 2
AGENCIES TO EXPEDITE THE PROCESS TO OBTA IN SURPLUS AND 3
DECOMMISSIONED FEDERAL MATERIAL AND PROPERTY. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Part 2 of Article 3A of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended 6
by adding the following new sections to read: 7
"§ 143-64.5A. Certain educational institutions exempt. 8
Notwithstanding any provisions or limitations of this Part, a n educational organi zation is 9
authorized and empowered to obtain decommissioned and surplus material and property under 10
contracts and agreements with the federal government or any of its departments or agencies 11
provided that the material and property is intended to be used fo r educational purposes. For the 12
purposes of this section, the term "educational organization " means an organization that has 13
education as its pr imary purpose and that is a nonprofit organization, a not -for-profit 14
organization, or an organization that has tax-exempt status under 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). 15
"§ 143-64.5B. Public safety exemption. 16
Notwithstanding any provisions or limitations of this Part, any State agency is authorized and 17
empowered to obta in decommissioned and surplus material and property under contracts and 18
agreements with the federal government or any of its departments or agencies provided that the 19
material and property is intended to promote public safety. For the purposes of this sect ion, the 20
term "State agency" means any board, bureau, commission, department, institution, or agency of 21
the State." 22
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 23