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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 471: Food Labeling Transparency Act.

In committee 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 471 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on March 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Food Labeling Transparency Act. Primary sponsor: Karl Gillespie (Republican), Howard Penny (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 8, 2025): Reptd Fav Com Sub 2.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 17

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karl GillespiePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse120
Howard PennyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Donnie LoftisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Jay AdamsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Eric AgerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse114
Jonathan AlmondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
John BlustCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Mark BrodyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Gloristine BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Blair EddinsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse94
Cody HuneycuttCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Keith KidwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Jordan LopezCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse112
Ben MossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Ray PickettCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse93
Dennis RiddellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Paul ScottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Bill WardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Donna WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
Shelly WillinghamCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Matthew WinslowCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse7

“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. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
  2. Re-ref Com On Agriculture and Environment
  3. Reptd Fav Com Substitute
  4. Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development
  5. Passed 1st Reading
  6. Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Agriculture and Environment, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  7. Filed

Sources

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