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H306 • 2025

Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Pickett, Alston, T. Brown, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Majeed, Miller, Prather
Last action
2025-05-06
Official status
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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.

Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

H306-SMCO-28(e1)-v-5 (2025-04-01): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

What This Bill Does

  • H306-SMCO-28(e1)-v-5 (2025-04-01): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
  • H306-SMCO-45(CSCOx-9)-v-4 (2025-04-16): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
  • H306-SMCO-53(e2)-v-2 (2025-04-29): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Housing and Development.
  • 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 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
  • Committee: House Housing and Development.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 16, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Pickett Prepared by: Ike McRee Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: PCS to First Edition H306-CSCOx-9 Kara McCraw Director *H306-SMCO-45(CSCO-9)-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 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 306: Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Rep.
  • Pickett Prepared by: Ike McRee Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H306-SMCO-53(e2)-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 306 would authorize the Towns of Blowing Rock and Boone and the Counties of Dare, Durham, and Watauga to construct and provide affordable housing for town and county employees.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-06 House

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

  2. 2025-05-06 House

    Withdrawn From Cal

  3. 2025-05-01 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

  4. 2025-05-01 House

    Withdrawn From Cal

  5. 2025-05-01 House

    Amend Temporarily Displaced A1

  6. 2025-04-30 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025

  7. 2025-04-30 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  8. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav

  9. 2025-04-17 House

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

  10. 2025-04-17 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  11. 2025-04-01 House

    Re-ref Com On Housing and Development

  12. 2025-04-01 House

    Reptd Fav

  13. 2025-03-06 House

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

  14. 2025-03-06 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  15. 2025-03-05 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H306-SMCO-28(e1)-v-5
(2025-04-01): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
H306-SMCO-45(CSCOx-9)-v-4
(2025-04-16): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.
H306-SMCO-53(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-29): Affordable Housing for Local Employees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 306
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/17/25

Short Title: Affordable Housing for Local Employees. (Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 6, 2025
*H306-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE TOWNS OF BLOWING ROCK AND BOONE AND T HE 2
COUNTIES OF DARE, DURHAM, AND WATAUGA TO CONSTRUCT AND PROVIDE 3
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR TOWN AND COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding G.S. 66-58, G.S. 115C-518, Article 12 of Chapter 6
160A of the General Statutes, or any other provision of law, the Towns of Blowing Rock and 7
Boone and the Counties of Dare, Durham, and Watauga (hereinafter "local government unit") 8
are authorized to do all of the following: 9
(1) Either separately or through a partnership, joint venture, land trust, or other 10
similar entity, construct and provide affordable housing for local government 11
unit employees on property owned by the unit. 12
(2) Convey property owned by the local government unit to a partnership, joint 13
venture, land trust, or similar entity for the purpose of constructing, providing, 14
or maintaining affordable housing for unit employees. A unit shall not convey 15
to a partnership, joint venture, land trust, or any other entity any property that 16
was acquired through the exercise of eminent domain on or after the date this 17
act becomes law. 18
(3) Contract with any person, partnership, corporation, or other business entity to 19
finance, construct, or maintain affordable housing for local government unit 20
employees. 21
(4) Rent or sell affordable housing units for residential use exclusively to local 22
government unit employees. A unit may establish reasonable rents or sales 23
prices, charge below -market rates, offer below-market financing, and place 24
reasonable restrictions and buyback provisions on the resale of the affordable 25
housing units. 26
SECTION 2. Any affordable housing units constructed pursuant to the provisions of 27
this act shall comply with all applica ble building codes, zoning ordinances, and any other State 28
and local regulations related to the construction of residential homes. 29
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 30