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H189 • 2025

Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Paré, Penny, Pike, Wheatley
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.

Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

H189-SMBG-3(e1)-v-4 (2025-03-12): Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

What This Bill Does

  • H189-SMBG-3(e1)-v-4 (2025-03-12): Red Light Camera Delay Interval.
  • H189-SMCE-12(e1)-v-2 (2025-03-25): Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 189: Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 189: Red Light Camera Delay Interval.
  • Committee: House Transportation.
  • 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: Rep.
Filed

Plain English: 2025 -2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 189: Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

  • 2025 -2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 189: Red Light Camera Delay Interval.
  • Committee: House Judiciary 1.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Paré Prepared by: Robert Ryan Committee Co -Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H189-SMCE-12(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 do es not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.

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. 2025-02-26 House

    Ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-02-26 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2025-02-24 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H189-SMBG-3(e1)-v-4
(2025-03-12): Red Light Camera Delay Interval.
H189-SMCE-12(e1)-v-2
(2025-03-25): Red Light Camera Delay Interval.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 189

Short Title: Red Light Camera Delay Interval. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Paré.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
February 26, 2025
*H189-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE RED LIGHT CAMERA DELAY INTERVAL. 2
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 3
SECTION 1. G.S. 20-158 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 4
"(f) The following requirements apply to a traffic control photographic system used to 5
enforce this section: 6
(1) A violation detected by a traffic control photographic system is defined as 7
when a vehicle enters and proceeds into the intersection after the onset of the 8
signal display of a steady circular red or steady red arrow controlling traffic 9
approaching the intersection and the applicable red clearance interval has 10
expired. All signals with traffic control photographic systems must be 11
designed with an appropriate red clearance interval. 12
(2) The duration of the yellow light change interval and the red clearance interval 13
at intersections where traffic control photographic systems are in use shall be 14
no less than the yellow light change interval and the red clearance interval 15
durations specified on the traffic signal plan of record signed and sealed by a 16
professional engineer, licensed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 17
89C of the General Statutes, and shall comply with the provisions of the most 18
recently adopted Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices." 19
SECTION 2. This act is effective 60 days after it becomes law and applies to any 20
enforcement of G.S. 20-158 by a traffic control photographic system, including by any 21
municipality authorized under G.S. 160A-300.1, and S.L. 2001-286, as amended. 22