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H243 • 2025

Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Jeffers, Alston, Budd, Cohn, Dahle, Hawkins, Morey
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

What This Bill Does

  • Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 House

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

  2. 2025-03-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-02-26 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 243

Short Title: Durham/Electronic Notices for Public Hearings. (Local)
Sponsors: Representative Jeffers.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 3, 2025
*H243-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE CITY OF DURHAM AN D DURHAM COUNTY TO U SE 2
ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC NOTIC E FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC 3
HEARINGS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. The governing body of a city or county may adopt ordinances 6
providing that notice of public hearings required under Chapter 160D of the General Statutes 7
may be given by a joint planning board created pursuant to Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A 8
of th e General Statutes through electronic means, including, but not limited to, the city's or 9
county's website. Ordinances adopted pursuant to this act shall not supersede any State law that 10
requires notice by mail to certain classes of people or the posting of signs on certain property and 11
shall not alter the publication schedule for any public notice. 12
SECTION 2. This act applies only to the City of Durham and Durham County. 13
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 14