North Carolina HB 1023: National Black Theatre Festival/Funds.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1023

Short Title: Divine Nine Special Registration Plate Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Roberson, Hawkins, and Dahle (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 22, 2026
*H1023-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT ENACTING THE DIVINE NINE SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATE ACT BY 2
ESTABLISHING A SIGMA GAMMA RHO SORORITY SPECIAL REGISTRATION 3
PLATE AND ADJUSTING THE FEES AND DISTRIBUTION OF FEES FOR VARIOUS 4
OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION PLATES RELATED TO DIVINE NINE 5
FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1. This act shall be known as the "Divine Nine Special Registration Plate 8
Act." 9
SECTION 2. G.S. 20-79.4(b) reads as rewritten: 10
"(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates: 11
... 12
() Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. – Issuable to a registered owner of a motor 13
vehicle. The plate shall bear the sorority's symbol and name and the phrase 14
"Greater Service, Greater Progress." 15
...." 16
SECTION 3. G.S. 20-79.7 reads as rewritten: 17
"§ 20-79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees. 18
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(a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle 20
registration fee in G.S. 20-87 or G.S. 20-88 plus an additional fee in the following amount: 21
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Special Plate Additional Fee Amount 23
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $20.00 24
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $30.00 25
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Expired July 1, 2016 27
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $20.00 28
El Pueblo Expired July 1, 2016 29
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In God We Trust $30.00 31
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $20.00 32
Keeping the Lights On $30.00 33
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Personalized $30.00 35

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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $20.00 1
Pilot Mountain State Park $30.00 2
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Share the Road $30.00 4
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $20.00 5
S.T.A.R. Expired July 1, 2016 6
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(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and 8
Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must 9
credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this 10
section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural 11
Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF) which 12
is established under G.S. 143B-135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is 13
established under G.S. 143B-135.56, as follows: 14
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Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF 16
AIDS Awareness – Expired 17
July 1, 2016 18
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority $10 $10 0 0 19
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity $10 $20 0 0 20
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Daughters of the American 22
Revolution – Expired July 1, 23
2016 24
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority $10 $10 0 0 25
Donate Life $10 $10 0 0 26
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Kappa Alpha Order – Expired 28
July 1, 2016 29
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 30
Keeping The Lights On $10 $20 0 0 31
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Pisgah Conservancy $10 $20 0 0 33
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity $10 $10 0 0 34
POW/MIA Bring Them Home $10 $10 0 0 35
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Share the Road $10 $20 0 0 37
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority $10 $20 0 0 38
Sneads Ferry Shrimp Festival – 39
Expired July 1, 2016 40
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SECTION 4. G.S. 20-81.12 is amended by adding the following new subsections to 42
read: 43
"() Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 44
Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Alpha Kappa Alpha 45
Sorority plates to the Alpha Kappa Alpha Educational Advancement Foundation, Inc. 46
() Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 47
Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Delta Sigma Theta 48
Sorority plates to the Delta Research and Educational Foundation. 49

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() Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 1
Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Kappa Alpha Psi 2
Fraternity plates to the Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation. 3
() Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 4
Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Phi Beta Sigma 5
Fraternity plates to The Sigmas of North Carolina, Inc. 6
() Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority. – The Division shall transfer quarterly the money in the 7
Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of the Sigma Gamma Rho 8
Sorority plates to the Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority National Education Fund, Inc." 9
SECTION 5. The Revisor of S