---
type: "Bill"
title: "Various General Statutes Commission Recommendations."
description: "Various General Statutes Commission Recommendations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "North Carolina HB 40 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADMINISTRATION DEPT.; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; APPOINTMENTS; AUTHORITIES; AWARDS", "HEALTH; INTERNSHIPS; INTERSTATE COOPERATION; KINDERGARTEN; LAKES & RIVERS; LGERS; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LT. GOVERNOR; MARRIAGE & CIVIL UNIONS; MEDICAL BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; MINORS; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PHYSICIANS; POLITICAL PARTIES; POLLUTION; PRESENTED; PRINCIPAL FELLOWS COMN.; PRINCIPALS; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OFFICIALS; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; REPORTING; RESCUE SQUADS; RETIREMENT; SAFETY; SALARIES & BENEFITS; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SESSION LAWS; SOCIAL SERVICES; STATE EMPLOYEES; STORAGE SYSTEMS; STORAGE TANKS; TEACHERS; TITLE CHANGE; TSERS; TSERS BOARD; WEAPONS; WHISTLEBLOWERS; WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.; WILLS; RECORDS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ROWAN COUNTY; DAVIDSON COUNTY; CHAPTERED; SMUGGLING & TRAFFICKING; LGERS BOARD; CIVIL ACTIONS; FIREMENS PENSION FUND; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; PENSION & RETIREMENT FUNDS; REMEDIATION & CLEANUP; REVISOR OF STATUTES; LAKE NORMAN; FAMILY ISSUES; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EXAMINERS BOARD; HIGH ROCK LAKE; SEIZED & FORFEITED PROPERTY; EXPUNCTIONS", "HONORS & MEMORIALS; BOARDS; BUDGETING; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CUSTODY; COMMISSIONS; COMPACTS; COUNCIL OF STATE; COUNTIES; COURTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL PROCEDURE; CRIMINAL RECORDS; DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS; DEATH & DYING; DEBTOR & CREDITOR; DEEDS; DEFINITIONS; DEQ; DHHS; DIVORCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION; EDUCATION ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY; EDUCATION BOARDS; ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS BOARDS; ELEMENTARY EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ESTATES; FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; FINES & PENALTIES; FIREFIGHTERS & FIREFIGHTING; FISH & WILDLIFE; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; GENERAL STATUTES; GEOLOGISTS BOARD; GEOLOGY; GOVERNOR; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSURANCE; INSURANCE DEPT.; INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 34
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cc60328-ce7c-4672-822d-83d1702cfff9"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H40"
source_hash: "74ae04ad8fd97882ec2d6a48ff319aae283e3cc7a2e6c8683ad1dcf025b58b86"
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 40 (2025) — Various General Statutes Commission Recommendations.

## 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/H40v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/912/0/H40-A-NBC-14931)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v2.pdf)
5. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v3.pdf)
6. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v4.pdf)
7. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v5.pdf)
8. **SL 2025-25** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H40v6.pdf)

## Votes

- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- M11 Concur — **111–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Davis — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2025-06-26** Ch. SL 2025-25 `became-law`
- **2025-06-26** Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-19** Ratified
- **2025-06-18** Ordered Enrolled
- **2025-06-18** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-17** Placed On Cal For 06/18/2025
- **2025-06-17** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2025-06-17** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2025-06-17** Special Message Sent To House
- **2025-06-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-06-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-10** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-10** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2025-06-10** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27** Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** Withdrawn From Com
- **2025-02-27** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27** Regular Message Received From House
- **2025-02-27** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2025-02-26** Ordered Engrossed
- **2025-02-26** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-26** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-26** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-24** Placed On Cal For 02/26/2025
- **2025-02-24** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2025-02-24** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-11** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-05** Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-05** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cc60328-ce7c-4672-822d-83d1702cfff9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).