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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 597: Adopt Osprey as State Raptor.

Passed one chamber 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 597 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on March 31, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Adopt Osprey as State Raptor. Primary sponsor: Celeste Cairns (Republican), Steve Tyson (Republican), Carson Smith (Republican). It lists 10 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Special Message Received From House.

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): Democratic 6 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Celeste CairnsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Steve TysonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Carson SmithPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Terry BrownCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse92
Deb ButlerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Maria CervaniaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse41
Pricey HarrisonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse61
Zack HawkinsCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse31
Frank IlerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Charlie MillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Brian TurnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse116
Donna WhiteCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse26
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. Special Message Received From House
  2. Passed 1st Reading
  3. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  4. Reptd Fav
  5. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
  6. Added to Calendar
  7. Passed 2nd Reading
  8. Passed 3rd Reading
  9. Special Message Sent To Senate
  10. Reptd Fav
  11. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  12. Reptd Fav

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

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