North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H147: Various Local Provisions XI.
Status: Signed into law, August 6, 2026
What the bill says
An act to remove the cap on satellite annexations for the town of bear grass, to codify and amend the game commission of currituck county, and to modify the conduct of primary elections in the city of hickory.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REMOVE THE CAP ON SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS FOR THE TOWN OF BEAR GRASS, TO CODIFY AND AMEND THE GAME COMMISSION OF CURRITUCK COUNTY, AND TO MODIFY THE CONDUCT OF PRIMARY ELECTIONS IN THE CITY OF HICKORY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. BEAR GRASS SATELLITE ANNEXATIONS SECTION 1. G.S. 160A-58.1(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) A noncontiguous area proposed for annexation must meet all of the following standards: ... (5) The area within the proposed satellite corporate limits, when added to the area within all other satellite corporate limits, may not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area within the primary corporate limits of the annexing city. This subdivision does not apply to the Cities of Archdale, Asheboro, Belmont, Cherryville, Claremont, Concord, Conover, Dunn, Durham, Elizabeth City, Gastonia, Greenville, Hickory, Kannapolis, King, Kings Mountain, Locust, Lowell, Marion, Mount Airy, Mount Holly, New Bern, Newton, Oxford, Randleman, Roanoke Rapids, Rockingham, Saluda, Sanford, Salisbury, Shelby, Southport, Statesville, and Washington and the Towns of Ahoskie, Angier, Apex, Ayden, Bailey, Bear Grass, Belville, Benson, Bladenboro, Bridgeton, Bunn, Burgaw, Calabash, Carthage, Catawba, China Grove, Clayton, Cleveland, Coats, Columbia, Columbus, Cramerton, Creswell, Dallas, Dobson, East Spencer, Erwin, Four Oaks, Franklin, Franklinton, Franklinville, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Godwin, Goldston, Granite Quarry, Green Level, Grimesland, Harrisburg, Holly Ridge, Holly Springs, Hookerton, …
Sponsors
- Ward, Bill (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Humphrey, Chris (R, 12)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-57
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred On 3rd Reading
- : Concurred On 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 08/04/2026
- : Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- : Ruled Material
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Regular Message Sent To House
Votes
- Various Local Provisions XI. R3 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur (August 5, 2026): 101 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Various Local Provisions XI. R2 Ruled Mat'l M11 Concur (August 4, 2026): 105 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Various Local Provisions XI. Third Reading (July 29, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Various Local Provisions XI. Second Reading (July 28, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Various Local Provisions XI. Amendment 1 (July 28, 2026): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Elizabeth City and King/Deannexations. Third Reading (April 9, 2025): 108 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: LOCAL, COUNTIES, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ELIZABETH CITY, ANNEXATION, PASQUOTANK COUNTY, KING
Common questions
- What is H147?
- H147 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Various Local Provisions XI.
- What does H147 do?
- In its own words: An act to remove the cap on satellite annexations for the town of bear grass, to codify and amend the game commission of currituck county, and to modify the conduct of primary elections in the city of hickory.
- What is the status of H147?
- Signed into law as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-57 (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored H147?
- Ward, Bill (R, 5), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H147?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H147
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