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H153 • 2025

DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Penny, Moss, Harrison, McNeely
Last action
2025-04-09
Official status
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
2025-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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

DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

H153-SMBG-8(CSBG-1)-v-4 (2025-04-09): DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

What This Bill Does

  • H153-SMBG-8(CSBG-1)-v-4 (2025-04-09): DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 153: DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 153: DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.
  • Committee: House Transportation.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Finance.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 House

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

  2. 2025-04-09 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-04-09 House

    Re-ref Com On Finance

  4. 2025-04-09 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  5. 2025-02-21 House

    Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. 2025-02-21 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  7. 2025-02-18 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H153-SMBG-8(CSBG-1)-v-4
(2025-04-09): DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 153
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/9/25

Short Title: DOT/DEQ to Study Safety and Emissions Inspec. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 21, 2025
*H153-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 2
AND THE DEPARTMENT O F ENVIRONMENTAL QUAL ITY TO STUDY THE 3
NORTH CAROLINA SAFETY AND EMISSIONS INSPECTION PROGRAM. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. The Department of Transportation and the Department of 6
Environmental Quality shall jointly study the North Carolina Safety and Emissions Inspection 7
Program, including whether the frequency of vehicle safety and emissions inspections can be 8
decreased or eliminated and potential changes to the program that would add to its efficiency in 9
light of motor vehicle modernization, driver commute trends, and relevant changes to State and 10
federal programs related to motor vehicle safety and emissions inspections. The Departments 11
shall include all of the following in their report: 12
(1) North Carolina Safety and Emissions Inspections Program background. 13
(2) A summary of other state safety and emissions programs, as applicable. 14
(3) A motor vehicle inspection analysis process description. 15
(4) A financial analysis of the program, including the following, at a minimum: 16
a. State safety inspection fees. 17
b. State emissions inspection fees. 18
c. Fee generation and use summaries. 19
d. Program projections or issues related to fee receipts moving forward. 20
(5) Current program statistics and projections. 21
(6) Program projections due to motor vehicle modernization. 22
(7) The Departments shall conduct and summarize results from a motor vehicle 23
safety and emissions inspections station survey. 24
(8) The Departments shall also consider public safety, air quality, savings to 25
vehicle owners, impacts on State revenue trends, and potential effects to motor 26
vehicle inspection station industry within this State. 27
(9) Legislative recommendations, includin g changes to safety and emissions 28
inspections program exceptions and changes to inspection fee amounts and 29
their distribution, as applicable. 30
(10) Any other information, issues, recommendations, or topics the Departments 31
deem relevant. 32
No later than March 1, 2026, the Departments shall jointly submit their report to the 33
North Carolina General Assembly and the Fiscal Research Division and shall jointly report their 34
findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee. 35
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 36