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H959 • 2025

Various Education Changes.

Various Education Changes.

Education
Enacted

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Sponsor
Blackwell, K. Hall, Biggs, Dixon, Pike
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-38
Effective date
2025-07-01

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-38

  2. 2025-07-01 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025

  3. 2025-06-27 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2025

  4. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-25 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Conf Report Adopted

  7. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Conf Com Reported

  8. 2025-06-24 House

    Conf Report Adopted

  9. 2025-06-24 House

    Added to Calendar

  10. 2025-06-24 House

    Conf Com Reported

  11. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Conf Com Appointed

  12. 2025-06-18 House

    Conf Com Appointed

  13. 2025-06-11 House

    Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  14. 2025-06-05 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/11/2025

  15. 2025-06-05 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  16. 2025-06-04 House

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  17. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  18. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  19. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  20. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Amend Tabled A3

  21. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Amend Tabled A2

  22. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Amend Tabled A1

  23. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  24. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  25. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  26. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  27. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  28. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  29. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  30. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  31. 2025-05-08 Senate

    Special Message Received From House

  32. 2025-05-08 House

    Special Message Sent To Senate

  33. 2025-05-07 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  34. 2025-05-07 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  35. 2025-05-07 House

    Added to Calendar

  36. 2025-05-07 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  37. 2025-05-07 House

    Reptd Fav

  38. 2025-05-06 House

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

  39. 2025-05-06 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  40. 2025-04-14 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  41. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  42. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H959-SMBE-39(e2)-v-3
(2025-05-21): Social Media Literacy in Schools.
H959-SMBE-41(e3)-v-2
(2025-05-22): Protecting Students in a Digital Age.
H959-SMBE-47(CCSBE-2)-v-3
(2025-06-24): Various Education Changes.
H959-SMBE-55(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-23): Sec. 1: Internet Safety Policy
H959-SMBE-56(sl)-v-7
(2025-10-03): Sec. 4: Residency Licenses for Certain Nonpublic Exceptional Children's Teachers
H959-SMBN-54(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-23): Sec. 3: Regulation of Wireless Communication Devices
H959-SMCH-23(CSCH-15)-v-3
(2025-05-06): Social Media Literacy in Schools.
H959-SMCH-25(e2)-v-2
(2025-05-07): Social Media Literacy in Schools.
H959-SMRQ-78(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-23): Sec. 2: Social Media and Mental Health
H959-SMRQ-79(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-23): Sec. 5: Allow Certain Schools to Apply for Re-Accreditation by the Criminal Justice Education and Trainings Standards Commission