North Carolina HB 1: Education Governance Changes.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H Simple
Resolution
Adopted
HOUSE RESOLUTION 1
Adopted 1/8/25

Sponsors: Representative Bell.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Calendar 1/8/2025
January 8, 2025
*H1-v-2*
A HOUSE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TEMPORARY RULES OF THE HOUSE OF 1
REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 2025 REGULAR SESSION. 2
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives: 3
SECTION 1. The temporary rules of the Regular Session of the House of 4
Representatives of the 2025 General Assembly are: 5
TEMPORARY RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE 6
REGULAR SESSION OF THE 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 7
I. Order of Business, 1-5.1 8
II. Conduct of Debate, 6-12 9
III. Motions, 13-19 10
IV. Voting, 20-25 11
V. Committees, 26-30 12
VI. Handling of Bills, 31-44.2 13
VII. Legislative Officers and Employees, 45-49 14
VIII. Privileges of the Hall, 50-53 15
IX. General Rules, 54-62 16
I. Order of Business 17
RULE 1. Convening Hour, Limitation on Legislative Sessions. – The House shall 18
convene each legislative day at the hour fixed by the House. In the event the House adjourns on 19
the preceding legislative day without having fixed an hour for reconvening, the House shall 20
convene on the next legislative day at 2:00 P.M. During January and February of 2025, no 21
sessions may be held on Friday. Without leave of the House, no session shall continue after 10:00 22
P.M. on Monday nor after 9:00 P.M. on any other days, and the Speaker shall adjourn the House 23
without motion at that point, except that a motion may be made as to the time and day of next 24
convening. Except for votes on motions to approve the Journal and to adjourn, no votes may be 25
held on any Sunday. 26
RULE 1.1. Emergencies. – (a) In the event of a disaster, natural or otherwise, that 27
precludes the General Assembly from meeting in the Legislative Building, the members will be 28
notified by the Speaker where and when the House will convene. 29
(b) In the event of a State of Emergency that threatens the health and safety of 30
members, the Speaker may invoke the modifications to these rules contained in and pursuant to 31
Rule 58.1. The Speaker may terminate the use of the modifications upon 24 hours' written notice 32
to the Majority Leader, the Minority Leader, and the Principal Clerk. 33

General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Resolution 1
RULE 2. Opening the Session. – The Sergeant-at-Arms shall clear the House 10 1
minutes before the convening hour. At the convening hour on each legislative day, the Speaker 2
shall call the members to order and shall have the session opened with prayer. At the convening 3
hour, the Speaker, or the Speaker's designee, shall lead the members in the Pledge of Allegiance 4
to the American Flag. 5
RULE 3. Quorum. – (a) A quorum consists of a majority of the qualified members 6
of the House. 7
(b) Should the point of a quorum be raised, the doors shall be closed, and the 8
Clerk shall call the roll of the House, after which the names of those not responding shall again 9
be called. In the absence of a quorum, 15 members are authorized to compel the attendance of 10
absent members and may order that absentees for whom no sufficient excuses are made be taken 11
into custody wherever they may be found by special messenger appointed for that purpose. 12
RULE 4. Approval of Journal. – (a) The Chair of the Standing Committee on Rules, 13
Calendar, and Operations of the House shall cause the Journal of the House to be examined daily 14
before the hour of convening to determine if the proceedings of the previous day have been 15
correctly recorded. 16
(b) Immediately following the Pledge of Allegiance, the Speaker shall call for the 17
Journal report by the Chair of the Standing Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the 18
House, or by a Representative designated by the Chair, as to whether the proceedings of the 19
previous day have been correctly recorded. Without objection, the Speaker shall cause the Journal 20
to stand approved. 21
RULE 5. Order of Business of the Day. – After the approval of the Journal of the 22
preceding day, unless the Speaker varies or alters the order, the House shall proceed to business 23
in the following order: 24
(1) The receiving of petitions, memorials, and papers addressed to the General 25
Assembly or to the House; 26
(2) Messages from the Governor; 27
(3) Ratification of bills; 28
(4) Reports of standing committees; 29
(5) Reports of select committees; 30
(6) First reading and referral to committee of bills and resolutions; 31
(7) Messages from the Senate; 32
(8) Concurrence with Senate amendments or Senate committee substitutes; 33
(9) The unfinished business of the preceding day; 34
(10) Calendar (each category in accordance with Rule 40 – House bills first): 35
a. Resolutions for adoption 36
b. Conference reports for adoption 37
c. Local bills (roll call), thir