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H549 • 2025

Clarify Powers of State Auditor.

Clarify Powers of State Auditor.

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Sponsor
B. Jones, Setzer, Torbett, Kidwell, Adams, Johnson, McNeely, Ward, Willis, Winslow
Last action
2025-07-29
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-83
Effective date
2025-07-01

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Filed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-29 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-83

  2. 2025-07-29 Senate

    Veto Overridden

  3. 2025-07-29 Senate

    Placed on Today's Calendar

  4. 2025-07-29 Senate

    Veto Received From House

  5. 2025-07-29 House

    Veto Overridden

  6. 2025-07-03 House

    Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025

  7. 2025-07-02 House

    Received from the Governor

  8. 2025-07-02 North Carolina General Assembly

    Vetoed 07/02/2025

  9. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2025

  10. 2025-06-25 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  11. 2025-06-24 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  12. 2025-06-24 House

    Concurred In S Com Sub

  13. 2025-06-23 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025

  14. 2025-06-19 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  15. 2025-06-19 House

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  16. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Special Message Sent To House

  17. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  20. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  21. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  22. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  23. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  24. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  25. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  26. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  27. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  28. 2025-05-07 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  29. 2025-05-06 House

    Ordered Engrossed

  30. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  31. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  32. 2025-05-06 House

    Amend Failed A2

  33. 2025-05-06 House

    Amend Adopted A1

  34. 2025-05-01 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

  35. 2025-05-01 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  36. 2025-05-01 House

    Reptd Fav

  37. 2025-04-29 House

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

  38. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  39. 2025-04-08 House

    Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  40. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  41. 2025-03-31 House

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

  42. 2025-03-31 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  43. 2025-03-26 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H549-SMBB-75(e4)-v-3
(2025-06-18): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMBB-76(e5)-v-5
(2025-07-14): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMBB-77(rat)-v-2
(2025-07-29): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMRN-31(CSRN-8)-v-4
(2025-04-08): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMRN-48(CSRN-15)-v-2
(2025-04-29): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMRN-53(e3)-v-3
(2025-04-30): Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
H549-SMRN-81(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-11): Part I: Clarify Powers of State Auditor
H549-SMRN-84(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-11): Part II: Other State Auditor Amendments
H549-SMTM-60(sl)-v-12
(2025-09-26): Part III: Department of Revenue Authorization to Force Collect Debts