North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H146: Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military.
Status: In committee, May 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act authorizing consecutive remote drivers license renewals for active duty military.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING CONSECUTIVE REMOTE DRIVERS LICENSE RENEWALS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 20-7 reads as rewritten: "§ 20-7. Issuance and renewal of drivers licenses. ... (f) Duration and Renewal of Licenses. - Drivers licenses shall be issued and renewed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection: ... (6) Remote renewal or conversion. - Subject to the following requirements and limitations, the Division may offer remote renewal of a drivers license or remote conversion of a full provisional license issued by the Division: a. Requirements. - To be eligible for remote renewal or conversion under this subdivision, a person must meet all of the following requirements: ... 4. For a remote renewal, the most recent renewal was an in-person renewal and not a remote renewal under this subdivision.subdivision, except that a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, serving on active duty and stationed outside this State, may remotely renew a license a second consecutive time if either of the following applies: I. The license being renewed is not REAL ID compliant pursuant to the REAL ID Act of 2005, 49 U.S.C. § 30301. II. The license being renewed is REAL ID …
Sponsors
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83) · primary sponsor
- Lowery (R) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73)
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Brisson, William D. (R, 22)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Regular Message Received From House
- : Regular Message Sent To Senate
- : Ordered Engrossed
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Amend Adopted A1
- : Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
Votes
- Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military. Second Reading (April 30, 2025): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military. A1 Campbell Second Reading (April 30, 2025): 115 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT, ID SYSTEMS, PUBLIC, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, DRIVERS LICENSES, ARMED FORCES, DMV
Common questions
- What is H146?
- H146 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military.
- What does H146 do?
- In its own words: An act authorizing consecutive remote drivers license renewals for active duty military.
- What is the status of H146?
- In committee as of May 1, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored H146?
- Campbell, Grant L. (R, 83), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H146?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H146
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.