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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2025."
+description: "Regulatory Reform Act of 2025."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
+legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "HB 926"
+citation: "North Carolina HB 926 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ADMIN. HEARINGS OFFICE; ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; ADMINISTRATIVE RULES; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTORNEYS; BANKING COMN.; BANKS; BOARDS; BUILDING CODE COUNCIL; BUILDING CODES; COASTAL RESOURCES; COMMERCE; COMMERCE DEPT.; COMMISSIONS; CONSTITUTION", "NC; CONSTRUCTION; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNCILS; COUNTIES; DEQ; DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES; DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; ELECTIONS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICES; EMINENT DOMAIN; ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENT; ETHICS; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FISHERIES; FISHERIES PRODUCTS; FOREST PRODUCTS; FORESTRY; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; GENERAL CONTRACTORS BOARD; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; INSURANCE; INSURANCE DEPT.; INVESTMENTS; LANDOWNERS; LICENSES & PERMITS; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MASSAGE THERAPY; MASSAGE THERAPY BOARD; MEDIATION & ARBITRATION; MEMBERSHIP; MINORS; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY BOARD; PRESENTED; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RACING; RATIFIED; REPORTING; SAFETY; STEM; SECURITIES; SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS & AUDIOLOGISTS; SPORTS; STATE EMPLOYEES; STUDENTS; TEACHERS; TIMBER; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UTILITIES; WATER & SEWER SYSTEMS; ORANGE COUNTY; SPEECH PATHOLOGIST & AUDIOLOGIST BOARD; CHAPTERED; INSURANCE COMMISSIONER; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; HEARING AID DEALERS BOARD; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMN.; ABC COMN.; CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER; COMMISSIONER OF BANKS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPT.; STATE FIRE MARSHAL; STUDENT ATHLETES; SCHOOL STAFF; SIDEWALKS & PEDESTRIAN PATHS"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Riddell", "Zenger"]
+version_count: 16
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-04-10"
+last_action: "2025-10-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e07bf125-d5c6-4e9e-971c-edef6ca6f845"
+source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H926"
+source_hash: "49eb195ca7b969c986148a50ec5b40780ecf771f1370f07c432aa4f90cf5a064"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
+---
+
+# North Carolina HB 926 (2025) — Regulatory Reform Act of 2025.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v0.pdf)
+2. **A1: ABR-49-V-9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6913/0/H926-ABR-49-V-9)
+3. **A2: ATQ-71-V-1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6918/0/H926-ATQ-71-V-1)
+4. **A3: ARI-76-V-3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6919/0/H926-ARI-76-V-3)
+5. **A3: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/7504/0/H926-A-NBC-16917)
+6. **A4: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6917/0/H926-A-NBC-16682)
+7. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v1.pdf)
+8. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v2.pdf)
+9. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v3.pdf)
+10. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v4.pdf)
+11. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v5.pdf)
+12. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v6.pdf)
+13. **Edition 7** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v7.pdf)
+14. **Edition 8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v8.pdf)
+15. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v9.pdf)
+16. **SL 2025-94** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H926v10.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Second Reading — **31–17** (pass) · upper
+- M11 Concur — **72–37** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Riddell — primary (person)
+- Zenger — primary (person)
+- Chesser — cosponsor (person)
+- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
+- Ward — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-10-06** Ch. SL 2025-94 `became-law`
+- **2025-10-06** Became Law W/o Signature `became-law`
+- **2025-09-25** Pres. To Gov. 9/25/2025 `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-09-24** Ratified
+- **2025-09-23** Ordered Enrolled
+- **2025-09-23** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-09-22** Placed On Cal For 09/23/2025
+- **2025-09-22** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
+- **2025-09-22** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
+- **2025-09-22** Special Message Sent To House
+- **2025-09-22** Engrossed
+- **2025-09-22** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-09-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-09-22** Amend Failed A2 `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-09-22** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-09-22** Amend Tabled A1
+- **2025-09-22** Placed on Today's Calendar
+- **2025-09-22** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-09-22** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2025-09-22** Com Substitute Adopted
+- **2025-09-22** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-09-22** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2025-09-22** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2025-07-29** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2025-07-29** Com Substitute Adopted
+- **2025-07-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-07-24** Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2025-07-24** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2025-06-25** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-25** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-06-25** Special Message Received From House
+- **2025-06-25** Special Message Sent To Senate
+- **2025-06-24** Ordered Engrossed
+- **2025-06-24** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-06-24** Amend Failed A5 `amendment-failure`
+- **2025-06-24** Amend Adopted A4 `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-06-24** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-06-24** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-06-24** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-06-18** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025
+- **2025-06-18** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-06-18** Added to Calendar
+- **2025-06-18** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
+- **2025-06-18** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-17** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-17** Ruled Material
+- **2025-06-17** Reptd Fav Com Sub 3 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-06-05** Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-06-05** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2025-05-06** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-06** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-05** Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-05** Withdrawn From Com
+- **2025-04-29** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-29** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-14** Ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-14** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-10** Filed `introduction`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e07bf125-d5c6-4e9e-971c-edef6ca6f845`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
+