North Carolina HB 331: Adopt Official State Rice Festival.

Status: Regular Message Received From House (as of 2025-04-03)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2025 · Bill: HB 331

Subjects: AGRICULTURE; CULTURAL RESOURCES; FESTIVALS; MUNICIPALITIES; PUBLIC; STATE SYMBOLS; BRUNSWICK

Sponsors: Miller, Lowery

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 331
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/25/25

Short Title: Adopt Official State Rice Festival. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
March 10, 2025
*H331-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DESIGNATE THE NORTH CAROLINA RICE FESTIVAL HELD AT THE 2
BRUNSWICK TOWN STATE HISTORIC SITE IN THE COMMUNITY OF WINNABOW 3
AS THE OFFICIAL RICE FESTIVAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Chapter 145 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 6
section to read: 7
"§ 145-52. State rice festival. 8
The North Carolina Rice Festival held the first weekend in March of every year at the 9
Brunswick Town State Historic Site in the community of Winnabow is adopted as the official 10
rice festival of the State of North Carolina." 11
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 12

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