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S31 • 2025

The Wells Act.

The Wells Act.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Burgin, Brinson, Jones, Ford, Hanig, McInnis, Moffitt, P. Newton, Sawrey, Sawyer
Last action
2025-02-11
Official status
Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

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The Wells Act.

The Wells Act.

What This Bill Does

  • The Wells Act.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-11 Senate

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

  2. 2025-02-11 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  4. 2025-02-03 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-01-30 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

The Wells Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 31

Short Title: The Wells Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Burgin, Brinson, and Jones (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
February 3, 2025
*S31-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ELIMINATION OF NONRESPONSIVE BOARDS , 2
COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. The Legislative Library is directed to send a request for documentation 5
and confirmation of activity to all boards, committees, and commissions that have not expired or 6
been repealed. The documentation required by this section includes the current membership, last 7
reported minutes, current bylaws, and a listing of the entities to which reports are to be submitted. 8
For any board, committee, or commission that either (i) fails to respond within 120 days to the 9
request required by this section or (ii) respon ds but has not met within the previous 12 months, 10
the Legislative Library will add the board, committee, or commission to a list and will submit 11
the final compiled list to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee. 12
The Committee is directed to recommend legislation to repeal the boards and commissions on 13
the list required by and submitted pursuant to this section. 14
SECTION 2. The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee 15
is directed to recommend legislation to the 2026 Regular Session of the 2025 General Assembly 16
upon its convening to repeal the boards and commissions on the list required by, and submitted 17
to it pursuant to, Section 1 of this act. 18
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 19