---
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).