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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 854: Require Licensure of Educational Interpreters.

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 854 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on April 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Require Licensure of Educational Interpreters. Primary sponsor: Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Erin Paré (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 8, 2025): Special Message Sent To Senate.

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 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Hugh BlackwellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Diane WheatleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Erin ParéPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Mike SchietzeltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Brian TurnerCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse116
Bill WardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse5

“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 Sent To Senate
  2. Special Message Received From House
  3. Passed 1st Reading
  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  5. Reptd Fav
  6. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
  7. Added to Calendar
  8. Passed 2nd Reading
  9. Passed 3rd Reading
  10. Reptd Fav Com Substitute
  11. Re-ref Com On Regulatory Reform
  12. Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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