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H298 • 2025

Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

Housing Taxes
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pickett
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

H298-SMCO-29(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-01): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

What This Bill Does

  • H298-SMCO-29(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-01): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
  • H298-SMCO-34(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-10): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
  • H298-SMCO-44(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-15): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Finance.
  • If favorable, re- refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 1, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
  • Committee: House Housing and Development.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Pickett Prepared by: Ike McRee Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H298-SMCO-34(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 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 298: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Pickett Prepared by: Ike McRee Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H298-SMCO-44(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 298 would allow system development fees for new nonresidential development with an increased flow rate between 325 to 2,500 gallons per day to be paid in installments over a period of up to three years from the time of application for a building permit or the time of application for connection to the service or facilities, whichever is first.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-30 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-15 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025

  8. 2025-04-15 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-10 House

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

  11. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-04-03 House

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

  13. 2025-04-03 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  14. 2025-04-01 House

    Re-ref Com On Finance

  15. 2025-04-01 House

    Reptd Fav

  16. 2025-03-06 House

    Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  17. 2025-03-06 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  18. 2025-03-05 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H298-SMCO-29(e1)-v-3
(2025-04-01): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
H298-SMCO-34(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-10): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.
H298-SMCO-44(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-15): Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 298

Short Title: Local Gov'ts/System Development Fees. (Public)
Sponsors: Representative Pickett.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: State and Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar,
and Operations of the House
March 6, 2025
*H298-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROVIDING THA T SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT FEES FOR CERTAIN 2
NONRESIDENTIAL NEW DEVELOPMENT MAY BE PAID IN INSTALLMENTS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 162A-213 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 162A-213. Time for collection of system development fees. 6
… 7
(b) Other New Development. – For Except as provided in subsection (b1) of this section, 8
for all other new development, the local governmental unit shall collect the system development 9
fee at the earlier of either of the following: 10
… 11
(b1) Nonresidential New Development. – For new nonresidential development with a 12
calculated increased flow rate between 325 and 2 ,500 gallons per day, the local government al 13
unit may collect the system development fee in installments; provided, however, the installment 14
plan established by the local government al unit shall provide that installments shall accrue 15
interest at a rate not greater than that established by the Secretary of Revenue pursuant to 16
G.S. 105-241.21 on the date of connection and shall be spread over a time period of three years 17
or less from the time of application for a building permit or the time of application for connection 18
of the individual unit of development to the service or facilities, whichever comes first. 19
…." 20
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to system 21
development fees imposed on or after that date. 22