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HB 268 NC
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Additional Capital Appropriations.

NC · session 2025 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Mar 3, 2025

Latest action (Jul 29, 2026) Filed

Summary

The bill appropriates over $1 billion in capital and infrastructure funds for state projects in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, distributed across state agencies and universities through specific project codes. Within this allocation, $100 million is earmarked specifically for repairs and renovations at North Carolina Central University, with restrictions on how these funds can be used and reallocated. The bill also appropriates $5 million to the State Bureau of Investigation for equipment including radio units, replacement vehicles, and a new case management system. The appropriations take effect retroactively beginning July 1, 2025.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
33 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (42)
  1. Jul 29, 2026 Conf Report Adopted 3rd · upper
  2. Jul 28, 2026 Conf Report Passed 2nd · upper
  3. Jul 27, 2026 Placed On Cal For 07/28/2026 · upper
  4. Jul 27, 2026 Held As Material · upper
  5. Jul 27, 2026 Conf Com Reported · upper
  6. Jul 27, 2026 Placed On Cal For 08/04/2026 · lower
  7. Jul 27, 2026 Cal Pursuant Rule 44(d) · lower
  8. Jul 27, 2026 Ruled Material · lower
  9. Jul 27, 2026 Conf Com Reported · lower
  10. Jul 27, 2026 Conf Com Appointed · upper
  11. Jul 27, 2026 Conferees Changed · lower
  12. Jul 1, 2026 Conf Com Appointed · lower
  13. Apr 21, 2026 Failed Concur In S Com Sub · lower
  14. Apr 21, 2026 Added to Calendar · lower
  15. Apr 21, 2026 Withdrawn From Com · lower
  16. Apr 21, 2026 Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken · lower
  17. Sep 22, 2025 Re-ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · lower
  18. Sep 22, 2025 Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub · lower
  19. Sep 22, 2025 Special Message Sent To House · upper
  20. Sep 22, 2025 Passed 3rd Reading · upper
  21. Sep 22, 2025 Passed 2nd Reading · upper
  22. Sep 22, 2025 Placed on Today's Calendar · upper
  23. Sep 22, 2025 Com Substitute Adopted · upper
  24. Sep 22, 2025 Reptd Fav Com Substitute · upper
  25. Sep 22, 2025 Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget · upper
  26. Sep 22, 2025 Withdrawn From Com · upper
  27. Apr 3, 2025 Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate · upper
  28. Apr 3, 2025 Passed 1st Reading · upper
  29. Apr 3, 2025 Regular Message Received From House · upper
  30. Apr 2, 2025 Regular Message Sent To Senate · lower
  31. Apr 1, 2025 Passed 3rd Reading · lower
  32. Mar 26, 2025 Placed On Cal For 04/01/2025 · lower
  33. Mar 26, 2025 Withdrawn From Cal · lower
  34. Mar 26, 2025 Passed 2nd Reading · lower
  35. Mar 24, 2025 Placed On Cal For 03/26/2025 · lower
  36. Mar 24, 2025 Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b) · lower
  37. Mar 24, 2025 Reptd Fav · lower
  38. Mar 19, 2025 Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · lower
  39. Mar 19, 2025 Reptd Fav · lower
  40. Mar 5, 2025 Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House · lower
  41. Mar 5, 2025 Passed 1st Reading · lower
  42. Mar 3, 2025 Filed · lower
Subjects
APPROPRIATIONS; BOARDS; BUDGET & MANAGEMENT OFFICE; BUDGETING; BUILDINGS; CAPITAL SPENDING; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COUNTIES; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; FUNDS & ACCOUNTS; HIGHER EDUCATION; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INFRASTRUCTURE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MOTOR VEHICLES; MUNICIPALITIES; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; SBI; STEM; SESSION LAWS; STATE BUILDINGS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TITLE CHANGE; UNC; UNC BOARD OF GOVERNORS; DURHAM COUNTY; NEW HANOVER COUNTY; CHAPEL HILL; ORANGE COUNTY; WILMINGTON; DURHAM; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT; PROPERTY-STATE GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.; MOTOR FLEET; CAPITAL & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Edition 2 · PDF
  • Edition 1 · PDF
  • Filed · PDF

Full text

Full text imported from www.ncleg.gov

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H

2 HOUSE BILL 268 Senate Appropriations/Base Budget Committee Substitute Adopted 9/22/25

Short Title:

Additional Capital Appropriations.

(Public)

Sponsors: Referred to: March 5, 2025 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THE STATE CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND AND THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. CAPITAL PROJECTS CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING SECTION 1.1.(a) Section 5.1 of S.L. 2025-89 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 5.1.(a) There is appropriated from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management the sum of eight hundred twenty-three million five hundred sixty-five thousand eight hundred ninety-seven one billion sixty-six million seven hundred thousand five hundred sixteen dollars ($823,565,897) ($1,066,700,516) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to the following project codes in the following amounts: (1) DACS21-2 $1,500,000 (2) DACS21-4 1,500,000 (3) DEQ21-1 17,075,000 (4) DNCR21-13 86,800,000 (5) DNCR23-7 7,000,000 (6) DOA23-2 800,000 (7) NCGA21-3 65,250,000 (8) NCGA23-1 26,000,000 (9) UNC/BOG21-1 3,750,000 (10) DOI21-1 22,000,000 (11) DPS21-9 19,793,242 (12) DPS21-6 2,658,750 (12a) DPS23-3 40,566,000 (12b) DPS23-7 57,404,100 (13) DPS23-9 2,024,414 (14) DPS23-11 5,927,250 (15) NG23-1 6,000,000 (16) NG23-2 5,750,000 (17) NG23-3 2,250,000 (18) TRAN23-1 60,000,000 (19) UNC/ASU21-1 12,500,000

*H268-v-2*

General Assembly Of North Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

Session 2025

(20) UNC/ASU22-1 12,300,000 (21) UNC/ECS21-4 9,172,727 (22) UNC/ECS23-1 17,172,727 (23) UNC/ECU21-1 60,000,000 (24) UNC/FSU21-2 6,573,912 (25) UNC/NCS20-1 22,224,823 (26) UNC/NCS23-1 27,000,000 (27) UNC/NCS23-2 24,000,000 (27a) UNC/NCS23-4 35,000,000 (28) UNC/SSM23-2 3,000,000 (29) UNC/CH20-2 17,693,052 (30) UNC/PEM21-1 30,500,000 (31) UNC/SA23-1 22,950,000 (32) UNC/WSS21-1 22,400,000 (33) R&R21 100,000,000 (34) UNC/R&R21 100,000,000200,000,000 (35) UNC/A&T23-2 5,335,000 (36) UNC/NCC23-1 4,829,519 "SECTION 5.1.(b) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina shall prioritize funds allocated for project code UNC/R&R21 for repairs and renovations pursuant to G.S. 143C-8-13 and, notwithstanding G.S. 143C-8-13(a), for projects listed in Section 40.1(d) of S.L. 2021-180. 2021-180; provided, however, the sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year shall be used exclusively for repairs and renovations projects at North Carolina Central University. The Board of Governors shall not negatively weight repairs and renovations project funding allocations against North Carolina Central University with respect to the additional funding described in this subsection, and the funds described in this subsection are in addition to and shall not supplant any funds currently earmarked or projected to be allocated to North Carolina Central University for repairs and renovations during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The cost for any single repair and renovation project other than (i) those specifically listed in Section 40.1(d) of S.L. 2021-180 and (ii) the additional funding to North Carolina Central University described in this subsection shall not exceed fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000). The Board of Governors may reallocate funds in accordance with G.S. 143C-8-13(b) or to projects listed in Section 40.1(d) of S.L. 2021-180; provided, however, reallocation of funds intended for a project located at a particular constituent institution may only be reallocated for repairs and renovations projects at that particular constituent institution. The provisions of G.S. 143C-8-13(b)(4) shall not apply to the projects listed in Section 40.1(d) of S.L. 2021-180. The Board of Governors shall report to the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations in accordance with G.S. 143C-8-13(b)." SECTION 1.1.(b) Section 40.1(b) of S.L. 2023-134 reads as rewritten: "SECTION 40.1.(b) This subsection authorizes the following capital projects in the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium based upon projected cash flow needs for the authorized projects. The authorizations provided in this subsection represent the maximum amount of funding from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund that may be expended on each project and do not reflect authorizations from other non-State Capital and Infrastructure Fund sources. An additional action by the General Assembly is required to increase the maximum authorization for any of the projects listed: Capital Improvements– State Capital and Previous New/Updated Infrastructure Fund Project Authorization Project Authorization …

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House Bill 268-Second Edition

General Assembly Of North Carolina 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Session 2025

DPS23-3 N/A 35,000,00053,466,000 DPS23-4 N/A 194,000,000 DPS23-5 N/A 886,000 DPS23-6 N/A 690,000 DPS23-7 N/A 43,336,78572,571,979 …." SECTION 1.1.(c) Section 5.1 of S.L. 2025-89 is amended by adding two new subsections to read: "SECTION 5.1.(g) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the State Bureau of Investigation the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for the following purposes: (1) One million dollars ($1,000,000) to be used for up to 125 Viper radios. (2) One million dollars ($1,000,000) to be used for up to 14 replacement cars. "SECTION 5.1.(h) There is appropriated from the IT Reserve to the State Bureau of Investigation the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be used for a case management system." PARTI II. MISCELLANEOUS AND EFFECTIVE DATE STATE BUDGET ACT APPLICABILITY SECTION 2.1. If any provision of this act and G.S. 143C-5-4 are in conflict, the provisions of this act shall prevail. The appropriations and the authorizations to allocate and spend funds which are set out in this act shall remain in effect until the Current Operations Appropriations Act for the applicable fiscal year becomes law, at which time that act shall become effective and shall govern appropriations and expenditures. When the Current Operations Appropriations Act for that fiscal year becomes law, the Director of the Budget shall adjust allotments to give effect to that act from July 1 of the fiscal year. EFFECTIVE DATE SECTION 2.2. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective retroactively to July 1, 2025.

House Bill 268-Second Edition

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