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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 496: Patriotic Youth Group Access.

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 496 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on March 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Patriotic Youth Group Access. Primary sponsor: Stephen Ross (Republican), John Bell (Republican), Steve Tyson (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 19, 2026): Reptd Fav Com Substitute.

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 8

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Stephen RossPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
John BellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10
Steve TysonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Celeste CairnsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Ben MossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Bill WardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Donna WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
David WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“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 Substitute
  2. Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1
  3. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
  4. Withdrawn From Com
  5. Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  6. Passed 1st Reading
  7. Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  8. Filed

Sources

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