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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 171: Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).

Passed both chambers Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 171 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Primary sponsor: Brenden Jones (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), John Lowery (Republican). It lists 45 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 24, 2026): Veto Overridden.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 46

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Brenden JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse46
Neal JacksonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse78
John LoweryPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse47
Jonathan AlmondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Jennifer BalkcomCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse117
Brian BiggsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse70
Hugh BlackwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Alan BransonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse59
William BrissonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Celeste CairnsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Grant CampbellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Todd CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
ClampittCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ted DavisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Jimmy DixonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Brian EchevarriaCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Blair EddinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Kyle HallCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse91
Kelly HastingsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse110
Chris HumphreyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse12
Cody HuneycuttCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Keith KidwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Donnie LoftisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Jeff McNeelyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Charlie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Ben MossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Howard PennyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Ray PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Larry PottsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse81
Reece PyrtleCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse65
Heather RhyneCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse97
Dennis RiddellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
John SaulsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Paul ScottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Mitchell SetzerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse89
Carson SmithCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Larry StricklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse28
John TorbettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse108
Steve TysonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Bill WardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Harry WarrenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Sam WatfordCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse80
Diane WheatleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Donna WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
David WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Matthew WinslowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7
Jeff ZengerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse74

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Veto Overridden
  2. Veto Received from House
  3. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  4. Withdrawn From Cal
  5. Placed On Cal For 04/21/2026
  6. Withdrawn From Cal
  7. Placed On Cal For 04/06/2026
  8. Withdrawn From Cal
  9. Placed On Cal For 03/09/2026
  10. Withdrawn From Cal
  11. Placed On Cal For 02/09/2026
  12. Withdrawn From Cal

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source