2025-2026 Regular Session • North Carolina Legislature
H177
Legislative Summary
Reduce Barriers to State Employment
Demographic Impact
Overall analysis of equity impact
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Bill History
2/24/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Passed 1st Reading
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
Ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(2/24/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Commerce and Economic Development(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 28
Democrat: 19
Primary Sponsor

John Bell
Republican
Co-Sponsors (46)
John Sauls
Republican
Karl Gillespie
Republican
Jennifer Balkcom
Republican
Jonathan Almond
Republican
Brian Biggs
Republican
John Blust
Republican
Jerry Branson
Republican
William Brisson
Republican
Cecil Brockman
Democrat
Terry Brown
Democrat
Laura Budd
Democrat
Deb Butler
Democrat
Celeste Cairns
Republican
Maria Cervania
Democrat
Allen Chesser
Republican
Patricia Cotham
Republican
Carla Cunningham
Democrat
Edward Goodwin
Republican
Dudley Greene
Republican
Mary Harrison
Democrat
Beth Helfrich
Democrat
Frances Jackson
Democrat
Neal Jackson
Republican
Ray Jeffers
Democrat
Jake Johnson
Republican
Ya Liu
Democrat
Donnie Loftis
Republican
Brandon Lofton
Democrat
Tim Longest
Democrat
Nasif Majeed
Democrat
Ben Moss
Republican
Joe Pike
Republican
Lindsey Prather
Democrat
Reece Pyrtle
Republican
Amos Quick
Democrat
Timothy Reeder
Republican
Dennis Riddell
Republican
Phil Rubin
Democrat
Paul Scott
Republican
Julie von Haefen
Democrat
Bill Ward
Republican
Diane Wheatley
Republican
Donna White
Republican
Shelly Willingham
Democrat
David Willis
Republican
Matthew Winslow
Republican