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H801 • 2025

LRC Study Paper Towns.

LRC Study Paper Towns.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Stevens, Ross, Eddins, Loftis, Ward
Last action
2025-05-01
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.

LRC Study Paper Towns.

H801-SMCJ-39(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-29): LRC Study Paper Towns.

What This Bill Does

  • H801-SMCJ-39(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-29): LRC Study Paper Towns.
  • H801-SMCJ-46(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-30): LRC Study Paper Towns.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 801: LRC Study Paper Towns.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 801: LRC Study Paper Towns.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Stevens, Ross Prepared by: Karyl Smith Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H801-SMCJ-39(e1)-v-3* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 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 801: LRC Study Paper Towns.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 801: LRC Study Paper Towns.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Stevens, Ross Prepared by: Karyl Smith Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H801-SMCJ-46(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-301-1976 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 801 would authorize the Legislative Research Commission to study paper towns in North Carolina.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-05-01 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-05-01 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-30 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-29 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025

  8. 2025-04-29 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-29 House

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

  11. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-04-08 House

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

  13. 2025-04-08 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  14. 2025-04-07 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H801-SMCJ-39(e1)-v-3
(2025-04-29): LRC Study Paper Towns.
H801-SMCJ-46(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-30): LRC Study Paper Towns.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 801

Short Title: LRC Study Paper Towns. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Stevens and Ross (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the
House
April 8, 2025
*H801-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AUTHORIZING T HE LEGISLATIVE RESEA RCH COMMISSION TO ST UDY 2
PAPER TOWNS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1.(a) The Legislative Research Commission (LRC) shall study the 5
current status of "paper towns" in North Carolina. For purposes of this act, the term "paper town" 6
means a town that exists in fact but does not provide adequate services, as required by law, to its 7
residents. As part of the study, the LRC shall do the following: 8
(1) Determine whether towns incorporated by the General Assembly since 1995 9
are currently providing the services proposed by the petitioners in the petition 10
to incorporate submitted to the then existing Joint Legislative Commission on 11
Municipal Incorporation. 12
(2) Determine whether the services currently being provided by each town are 13
sufficient to sustain the incorporation for purposes of continued taxation, 14
zoning, and regulation of the right to control private property. 15
(3) Determine whether the General Assembly should take action regarding any of 16
the towns studied, including suspension or revocation of the charter, due to 17
the failure of the town to provide critical services sufficient to sustain the 18
incorporation. 19
(4) Review the statutory criteria for incorporation as provided in Part 2 of Article 20
20 of Chapter 120 of the General Statutes to determine what, if any, changes 21
should be made to ensure that towns continue to provide a sufficient level of 22
services after being incorporated, including those proposed in the petition to 23
incorporate, to justify continued incorporation of the town. 24
SECTION 1.(b) The LRC shall make a final report on its study, including any 25
proposed legislation, to the 2026 Regular Session of the 2025 General Assembly upon its 26
convening. 27
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 28