North Carolina 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Carolina Senate Bill S263 Compare Versions

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1	1		GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
2	2		SESSION 2025
3		-	S 1
4		-	SENATE BILL 263
	3	+	S D
	4	+	SENATE BILL DRS55008-NEa-86D
	5	+
5	6
6	7
7	8		Short Title: 2025 Appropriations Act. (Public)
8	9		Sponsors: Senators Hise, Jackson, and Lee (Primary Sponsors).
9		-	Referred to: ~~Rules and Operations of the Senate~~
10		-	~~March 11, 2025~~
11		-	~~S263 -v-1~~
	10	+	Referred to:
	11	+
	12	+	DRS55008 -NEa-86D
12	13		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
13	14		AN ACT TO MAKE BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS 2
14	15		OF STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTITUTIONS. 3
15	16		The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
16	17		5
17	18		PART I. TITLE AND INTRODUCTION 6
18	19		7
19	20		TITLE OF ACT 8
20	21		SECTION 1.1. This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations 9
21	22		Act of 2025." 10
22	23		11
23	24		INTRODUCTION 12
24	25		SECTION 1.2. The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts 13
25	26		necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget in 14
26	27		accordance with the State Budget Act. Savings shall be effected where the total amounts 15
27	28		appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes, and the 16
28	29		savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year, except as otherwise 17
29	30		provided by law. 18
30	31		19
31	32		PART II. CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND 20
32	33		21
33	34		GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS 22
34	35		SECTION 2. Appropriations from the General Fund for the budgets of the State 23
35	36		departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are made for each 24
36	37		fiscal year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act. 25
37	38		26
38	39		PART III. HIGHWAY FUND AND HIGHWAY TRUST FUND 27
39	40		28
40	41		CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/HIGHWAY FUND 29
41	42		SECTION 3.1. Appropriations from the State Highway Fund for the maintenance 30
42	43		and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are 31
43	44		made for each fiscal year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of 32
44	45		this act. 33
45	46		34
46		-	HIGHWAY TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
47		-	Page 2 Senate Bill 263-First Edition
	47	+	HIGHWAY TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS 35
	48	+	FILED SENATE
	49	+	Mar 10, 2025
	50	+	S.B. 263
	51	+	PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
	52	+	Page 2 DRS55008-NEa-86D
48	53		SECTION 3.2. Appropriations from the State Highway Trust Fund for the 1
49	54		maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as 2
50	55		enumerated are made for each fiscal year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, in accordance with 3
51	56		the provisions of this act. 4
52	57		5
53	58		PART IV. BLOCK GRANTS 6
54	59		7
55	60		DHHS BLOCK GRANTS 8
56	61		SECTION 4.1. Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each 9
57	62		fiscal year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act. 10
58	63		11
59	64		NER BLOCK GRANTS 12
60	65		SECTION 4.2. Appropriations from federal block grant funds are made for each 13
61	66		fiscal year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, in accordance with the provisions of this act. 14
62	67		15
63	68		PART V. MISCELLANEOUS 16
64	69		17
65	70		STATE BUDGET ACT APPLIES 18
66	71		SECTION 5.1. The provisions of the State Budget Act, Chapter 143C of the General 19
67	72		Statutes, are reenacted and shall remain in full force and effect and are incorporated in this act 20
68	73		by reference. 21
69	74		22
70	75		MOST TEXT APPLIES ONLY TO THE 20 25-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM 23
71	76		SECTION 5.2. Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate 24
72	77		an intention to have effects beyond the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the textual provisions of this 25
73	78		act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2025-2027 fiscal 26
74	79		biennium. 27
75	80		28
76	81		EFFECT OF HEADINGS 29
77	82		SECTION 5.3. The headings to the Parts, subparts, and sections of this act are a 30
78	83		convenience to the reader and are for reference only. The headings do not expand, limit, or define 31
79	84		the text of this act, except for effective dates referring to a Part or subpart. 32
80	85		33
81	86		SEVERABILITY CLAUSE 34
82	87		SECTION 5.4. If any section or provision of this act is declared unconstitutional or 35
83	88		invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than 36
84	89		the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. 37
85	90		38
86	91		EFFECTIVE DATE 39
87	92		SECTION 5.5. Except as otherwise provided, this act becomes effective July 1, 40
88	93		2025. 41