North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina House Bill H371 Compare Versions

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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 1
4-HOUSE BILL 371
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH30166-NE-91
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78 Short Title: DMV Materials in Additional Languages. (Public)
8-Sponsors: Representatives Branson, Clark, Harrison, and Quick (Primary Sponsors).
9-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10-Referred to: Transportation, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules,
11-Calendar, and Operations of the House
12-March 12, 2025
13-*H371 -v-1*
9+Sponsors: Representative Branson.
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH30166 -NE-91*
1413 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1514 AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES OF THE DEPARTMENT 2
1615 OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR LICENSURE IN 3
1716 ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. 4
1817 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
1918 SECTION 1. G.S. 20-7 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 6
2019 "(c2) Provision of Materials in Additional Languages. – The Division shall provide an 7
2120 option for applicants to (i) receive the driver license handbook prepared pursuant to G.S. 20-88.1 8
2221 and (ii) take the written test required for licensure under this section in all of the following 9
2322 languages: 10
2423 (1) Khmer. 11
2524 (2) Each language that is the primary language of at least two percent (2%) of the 12
2625 State's population." 13
2726 SECTION 2. This act becomes effective January 1, 2026. 14
27+H.B. 371
28+Mar 11, 2025
29+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK