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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 997: Certify Reading of NC Constitution.

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 997 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on April 10, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Certify Reading of NC Constitution. Primary sponsor: Dennis Riddell (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Paul Scott (Republican). It lists 7 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 2 · Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Dennis RiddellPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Brian TurnerPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse116
Paul ScottPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse111
Mark BrodyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Celeste CairnsCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Jimmy DixonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse4
JohnsonCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Keith KidwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse79
Phil RubinCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse40
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
  11. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  12. Passed 1st Reading

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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