North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H948: The P.A.V.E. Act.
Status: Signed into law, July 1, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact the projects for advancing vehicle-infrastructure enhancements (pave) act.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO ENACT THE PROJECTS FOR ADVANCING VEHICLE-INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS (PAVE) ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. RESERVED PART II. REVISIONS TO CURRENT MECKLENBURG COUNTY SALES TAX FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SECTION 2.1. G.S. 105-506.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 105-506.1. Definitions. The definitions in G.S. 105-164.3 and the following definitions apply in this Article: ... (3) Public transportation system. - Any combination of real and personal property established for purposes of public transportation. The systems may include one or more of the following: structures, improvements, buildings, equipment, vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities, railroads and railroad rights-of-way, rights-of-way, bus services, shared-ride services, services and other forms of micro transit, high-occupancy vehicle facilities, car-pool and vanpool programs, voucher programs, telecommunications and information systems, integrated fare systems, and the interconnected bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure that supports public transportation, bus lanes, and busways. The term includes tunnels and other infrastructure designed to rapidly transport people, freight, or vehicles through automated means. The term does not include, however, streets, roads, or highways except to the extent they are dedicated to public transportation vehicles or to the extent they are necessary for access to vehicle parking or passenger transfer facilities. (4) Transportation authority. - For the purposes of Part 2 of this Article, a metropolitan public transportation authority created pursuant to Article …
Sponsors
- Cotham (R) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Budd, Laura (D, 103)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106)
- Dew, Aisha O. (D, 107)
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100)
- Harrison, Pricey (D, 61)
- Helfrich, Beth (D, 98)
- Lopez, Jordan (D, 112)
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-39
- : Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025
- : Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2025
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Added to Calendar
- : Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- : Special Message Sent To House
- : Engrossed
Votes
- The P.A.V.E. Act. Third Reading (June 26, 2025): 39 yea, 3 nay, passed
- The P.A.V.E. Act. M11 Concur (June 26, 2025): 101 yea, 5 nay, passed
- The P.A.V.E. Act. Second Reading (June 25, 2025): 42 yea, 4 nay, passed
- The P.A.V.E. Act. Amendment 1 (June 25, 2025): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- The Projects for Advancing Vehicle-Infrastructure Enhancements (P.A.V.E.) Third Reading (June 24, 2025): 104 yea, 5 nay, passed
- The P.A.V.E. Act. Second Reading (June 18, 2025): 102 yea, 6 nay, passed
Subjects: INFRASTRUCTURE, RETAILING, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, RATIFIED, METRO TRANSPORT AUTHORITY, COUNTIES, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COMMERCE
Common questions
- What is H948?
- H948 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The P.A.V.E. Act.
- What does H948 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the projects for advancing vehicle-infrastructure enhancements (pave) act.
- What is the status of H948?
- Signed into law as of July 1, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-39 (July 1, 2025).
- Who sponsored H948?
- Cotham (R), with 10 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H948?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H948
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