North Carolina HB 599: Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase.

Status: Passed 1st Reading (as of 2025-04-01)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 599

Subjects: APPROPRIATIONS; BUDGETING; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FORESTRY; PERSONNEL; PUBLIC; SALARIES & BENEFITS; FOREST SERVICE

Sponsors: Ager, Prather, R. Pierce, Baker, Ball, Belk, Carney, Cervania, Cohn, Crawford, G. Pierce, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, Jeffers, K. Brown, Logan, Majeed, Morey, Moss, Price, Roberson, Turner, von Haefen

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 599

Short Title: Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives R. Pierce, Ager, Prather, and Turner (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 1, 2025
*H599-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AWARDING A LEGISLATIVE SALARY INCREASE TO EMPLOYEES OF THE 2
NORTH CAROLINA FOREST SERVICE AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT 3
PURPOSE. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Appropriation. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the 6
North Carolina Forest Service (NCFS) the sum of: 7
(1) Two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) in recurring funds for 8
the 2025-2026 fiscal year to provide an across-the-board salary increase of 9
seven and one-half percent (7.5%) to NCFS employees, effective July 1, 2025. 10
(2) Five million two hundred thousand dollars ($5,200,000) in recurring funds for 11
the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide an additional across-the-board salary 12
increase of seven and one-half percent (7.5%) to NCFS employees, effective 13
July 1, 2026. 14
SECTION 2. Effective Date. – This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 15

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