North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H913: Liability/Unfair/Deceptive Develop. Actions.
Status: In committee, May 5, 2025
What the bill says
An act to hold local governments accountable for development decisions.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO HOLD LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ACCOUNTABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 14 of Chapter 160D of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read: "§ 160D-1425. Damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. (a) The court may allow the party seeking recourse to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees attributed to an action brought pursuant to this Article. (b) The court shall allow the party seeking recourse to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees attributed to the action in any action brought pursuant to this Article in which any of the following occurs: (1) A party successfully shows the local government intentionally acted in violation of this Chapter. (2) A party successfully shows the local government intentionally delayed action on a development approval to cause the plaintiff to seek action under this Article. (3) A party successfully shows the local government acted in a flagrantly unfair or deceptive manner with respect to the development approval with intent to cause a party to initiate an action under this Article. (c) If the court finds in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, the court shall award punitive damages in addition to any reasonable attorneys' fees attributed to the action in an amount as determined …
Sponsors
- Brody, Mark (R, 55) · primary sponsor
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
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- Liability/Unfair/Deceptive Development Actions. Second Reading (May 1, 2025): 67 yea, 39 nay, passed
Subjects: PROPERTY, LIABILITY, PLANNING & ZONING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COURTS, PUBLIC, CIVIL ACTIONS
Common questions
- What is H913?
- H913 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Liability/Unfair/Deceptive Develop. Actions.
- What does H913 do?
- In its own words: An act to hold local governments accountable for development decisions.
- What is the status of H913?
- In committee as of May 5, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 5, 2025).
- Who sponsored H913?
- Brody, Mark (R, 55).
- Where is the official record for H913?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H913
Source: official North Carolina record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.