North Carolina HB 1015: General Assembly Appointments.

Status: Ratified (as of 2025-07-30)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 1015

Subjects: AGRICULTURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY; AGRICULTURE; AGRICULTURE DEPT.; APPOINTMENTS; AUTHORITIES; BARBERS & COSMETOLOGISTS; BOARDS; BUILDINGS; CENTENNIAL AUTHORITY; CHARTER SCHOOLS; CJE & TRAINING STANDARDS COMN.; COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES; COMMERCE; COMMISSIONS; COMMITTEES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES; COMMUNITY COLLEGES BOARD; CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT; CULTURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT.; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PROPERTY; TEACHERS; UNC; WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.; BARBER EXAMINERS BOARD; CHAPTERED; ECONOMIC INVESTMENT COMM.; BOXING COMN.; AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMN.; COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARDS; CHARTER SCHOOLS REVIEW BOARD; HUMAN RESOURCES COMN.; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR COMN.; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH; PROPERTY TAX COMN.; NCINNOVATION BOARD; INVESTMENT AUTHORITY, STATE BOARD OF; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FISH & WILDLIFE; GENERAL ASSEMBLY; HIGHER EDUCATION; HOUSING; HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY; INVESTMENTS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; LICENSING & CERTIFICATION; MANUFACTURING; MINORITIES; MINORS; OCCUPATIONS; PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN; PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE; PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION; PROPERTY; PUBLIC; PUBLIC INSTRUCTION DEPT.; RATIFIED; REAL ESTATE; RESEARCH; STEM; SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & MATH BOARD; SECONDARY EDUCATION; SESSION LAWS; SPEAKER; SPORTS; STATE EMPLOYEES; STATE TREASURER; TAXATION; TAXES

Sponsors: Bell

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025

SESSION LAW 2025-86
HOUSE BILL 1015

*H1015-v-4*
AN ACT TO APPOINT PERSONS TO VARIOUS PUBLIC OFFICES UPON THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AND THE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE AND TO MAKE
CORRECTIONS TO PREVIOUS APPOINTMENTS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

PART I. SPEAKER'S RECOMMENDATIONS
SECTION 1.1. Reid A. Williams of Johnston County is appointed to the Johnston
Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2026.
SECTION 1.2. Gerald G. McKinney of Swain County is appointed to the
Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
SECTION 1.3. Dr. William Howerton of Granville County is appointed to the
Vance-Granville Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 1.4. Vickie L. Barnes is appointed to Wilson Community College Board
of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 1.5. Effective January 1, 2026, Lesa M. Wingate of Mecklenburg County
and Don A. Beal of Catawba County are appointed to the North Carolina Board of Barber and
Electrolysis Examiners for terms expiring December 31, 2028.
SECTION 1.6. Chris A. Lumsden of Surry County is appointed to the State Board
of Community Colleges for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 1.7. Ronald P. Gibson of Wake County and Charles S. Heilig of Gaston
County are appointed to the Centennial Authority for terms expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 1.8. A. Jeffrey Gragg of Caldwell County is appointed to the North
Carolina Agricultural Finance Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2028.
SECTION 1.9. Mark E. Roberts of Nash County is appointed to the North Carolina
Investment Authority for a term expiring June 30, 2027.
SECTION 1.10. Benton L. Toups of New Hanover County and Karen D. Rosser of
Wake County are appointed to the State Human Resources for terms expiring June 30, 2029.

PART II. PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE'S RECOMMENDATIONS
SECTION 2.1. Effective immediately, Joseph R. Budd of Forsyth County is
appointed to the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for a term expiring June 30,
2027.
SECTION 2.2. Effective immediately, William Ellis Boyle of Wake County is
appointed to the State Property Tax Commission for a term expiring June 30, 2027, to fill the
unexpired term of William Peaslee.
SECTION 2.3. Effective October 1, 2025, the Honorable Deanna Ballard of
Watauga County and Benjamin P. Teague of Henderson County are appointed to NCInnovation
for terms expiring September 30, 2030.

Page 2 Session Law 2025-86 House Bill 1015
SECTION 2.4. Effective January 1, 2026, Tembila Covington of Forsyth County is
appointed to the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., Board of Directors for a term
expiring December 31, 2027.
SECTION 2.5. Effective October 1, 2025, Timothy McKain of Guilford County is
appointed to the African-American Heritage Commission for a term expiring September 30,
2028.
SECTION 2.6. Effective immediately, Julie T. Williams of Wilson County is
appointed to the Wilson Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 2.7. Effective immediately, C. Chase Keller of Caldwell County is
appointed to the Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute Board of Trustees for a
term expiring June 30, 2026, to fill the unexpired term of James Sponenberg, III.
SECTION 2.8. Effective immediately, Dr. David T. Tayloe of Wayne County is
appointed to the Wayne Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029.
SECTION 2.9. Effective September 1, 2025, Alexandra B. Hoskins of Forsyth
County is appointed to the North Carolina Professional Educator Preparation and Standards
Commission for a term expiring August 31, 2027.

PART III. CORRECTIONS
SECTION 3.1. Section 1.13 of S.L. 2025-29 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.13. Jennifer Levy of Montgomery County, Maryland, Fredrick L. Nelson
Fredrick Reese of Henderson County, and Dr. Anthony Negbenebor of Cleveland County are
appointed to the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Board of Trustees for terms
expiring June 30, 2029."
SECTION 3.2. Section 2.36 of S.L. 2025-29 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2.36. Henry N. Stilley Henry Stilley, Jr., of Craven County is appointed to the
Craven Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029."
SECTION 3.3. Section 2.43 of S.L. 2025-29 is repealed.
SECTION 3.4. Section 2.44(a) S.L. 2025-29 is repealed.
SECTION 3.5. Section 2.48 of S.L. 2025-29 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2.48. Tommy G. Williams of Johnston Franklin County is appointed to the
Johnston Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2029."
SECTION 3.6. Section 2.58(a) of S.L. 2025-29 reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2.58.(a) Daniel L. Taylor, Jr., of Pitt Greene County is appointed to the Pitt
Community College Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2026."
SECTION 3.7. Sections 2.73 and 2.78 of S.L. 2025

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