North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H837: Study Alternative Methods for Highway Funding.
Status: In committee, July 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act to study alternative methods for highway funding.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STUDY ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR HIGHWAY FUNDING. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. The Legislative Services Officer (LSO), in conjunction with the Joint Legislative Transportation Oversight Committee (JLTOC), shall issue a request for proposals (RFP) and select a consultant to study alternative methods for highway funding that would supplement or replace the current system that relies predominantly on the gas tax. The study would include examining the following alternatives: (1) The implementation of a fee structure on electric and hybrid vehicles to ensure equitable contribution to the construction and maintenance of State highways, roads, and infrastructure. The study shall include examining the use of a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) fee using odometer readings or other means along with the alternative option of a flat fee based on the average number of miles a vehicle travels annually. (2) The implementation of an annually assessed State Highway "Access User Fee" for all vehicles registered in North Carolina and not powered by diesel fuel, in lieu of State gas tax payments and the current electric and hybrid vehicle fees. SECTION 2. The LSO and JLTOC shall issue an RFP for the study by November 1, 2025, and select a consultant by January 1, 2026. The consultant shall report the findings of this study, …
Sponsors
- Paré, Erin (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Iler, Frank (R, 17) · primary sponsor
- Tyson, Steve (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Jay (R, 96)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Echevarria, Brian (R, 82)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Hawkins, Zack (D, 31)
- Jackson, Frances (D, 45)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
- : Serial Referral To Finance Stricken
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, BUDGETING, CONTRACTS, HIGHWAY FUND, FUNDS & ACCOUNTS, TRANSPORTATION DEPT., REPORTS, PUBLIC
Common questions
- What is H837?
- H837 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Study Alternative Methods for Highway Funding.
- What does H837 do?
- In its own words: An act to study alternative methods for highway funding.
- What is the status of H837?
- In committee as of July 3, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref to the Com on Transportation, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (July 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored H837?
- Paré, Erin (R, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H837?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H837
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