North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S31: The Wells Act.
Status: In committee, February 11, 2025
What the bill says
An act to facilitate the elimination of nonresponsive boards, committees, and commissions.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ELIMINATION OF NONRESPONSIVE BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. The Legislative Library is directed to send a request for documentation and confirmation of activity to all boards, committees, and commissions that have not expired or been repealed. The documentation required by this section includes the current membership, last reported minutes, current bylaws, and a listing of the entities to which reports are to be submitted. For any board, committee, or commission that either (i) fails to respond within 120 days to the request required by this section or (ii) responds but has not met within the previous 12 months, the Legislative Library will add the board, committee, or commission to a list and will submit the final compiled list to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee. The Committee is directed to recommend legislation to repeal the boards and commissions on the list required by and submitted pursuant to this section. SECTION 2. The Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee is directed to recommend legislation to the 2026 Regular Session of the 2025 General Assembly upon its convening to repeal the boards and commissions on the list required by, and submitted to it pursuant to, Section 1 of this act. SECTION 3. This …
Sponsors
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12) · primary sponsor
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Jones, Dana (R, 31) · primary sponsor
- Ford, Carl (R, 33)
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1)
- McInnis, Tom (R, 21)
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48)
- Newton, Paul (R, 34)
- Sawrey, Benton G. (R, 10)
- Sawyer, Vickie (R, 37)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: AUTHORITIES, BOARDS, REPORTS, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS, LIBRARIES, TASK FORCES, GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Common questions
- What is S31?
- S31 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): The Wells Act.
- What does S31 do?
- In its own words: An act to facilitate the elimination of nonresponsive boards, committees, and commissions.
- What is the status of S31?
- In committee as of February 11, 2025. Latest action: Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate (February 11, 2025).
- Who sponsored S31?
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S31?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S31
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