North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H40: Various GSC Recommendations.
Status: Signed into law, June 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact various recommendations of the general statutes commission.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO ENACT VARIOUS RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GENERAL STATUTES COMMISSION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 1-18 is repealed. SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 29-30 reads as rewritten: "§ 29-30. Election of surviving spouse to take life interest in lieu of intestate share provided. (a) Except as provided in this subsection, in lieu of the intestate share provided in G.S. 29-14 or G.S. 29-21, or of the elective share provided in G.S. 30-3.1, the surviving spouse of an intestate or the surviving spouse who has petitioned for an elective share is entitled to take as the surviving spouse's intestate share or elective share a life estate in one third in value of all the real estate of which the deceased spouse was seised and possessed of an estate of inheritance at any time during coverture. the marriage. The surviving spouse is not entitled to take a life estate in any of the following circumstances: ... (b) The surviving spouse may elect to take a life estate in the usual dwelling house occupied by the surviving spouse at the time of the death of the deceased spouse if the dwelling house was owned by the deceased spouse at the time of the deceased spouse's death, together with the outbuildings, improvements improvements, and easements thereunto …
Sponsors
- Davis, Ted (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-25
- : Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025
- : Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/18/2025
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Special Message Sent To House
Votes
- Various GSC Recommendations. M11 Concur (June 18, 2025): 111 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Various GSC Recommendations. Second Reading (June 17, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2025 Part 1. Second Reading (February 26, 2025): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
- General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2025 Part 1. A1 Davis Second Reading (February 26, 2025): 114 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: DATA & RECORDS SYSTEMS, TSERS BOARD, PROPERTY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EXAMINERS BOARD, HIGH ROCK LAKE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, COUNCIL OF STATE, BUDGETING
Common questions
- What is H40?
- H40 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Various GSC Recommendations.
- What does H40 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact various recommendations of the general statutes commission.
- What is the status of H40?
- Signed into law as of June 26, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-25 (June 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored H40?
- Davis, Ted (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for H40?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H40
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