North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S940: 2026 Appropriations Act.
Status: Introduced, April 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to make base budget appropriations for current operations of state agencies, departments, and institutions.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS OF STATE AGENCIES, DEPARTMENTS, AND INSTITUTIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. TITLE AND INTRODUCTION TITLE OF ACT SECTION 1.1. This act shall be known as the "Current Operations Appropriations Act of 2026." INTRODUCTION SECTION 1.2. The appropriations made in this act are for maximum amounts necessary to provide the services and accomplish the purposes described in the budget in accordance with the State Budget Act. Savings shall be effected where the total amounts appropriated are not required to perform these services and accomplish these purposes, and the savings shall revert to the appropriate fund at the end of each fiscal year, except as otherwise provided by law. PART II. CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/GENERAL FUND GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS SECTION 2. Appropriations from the General Fund for the budgets of the State departments, institutions, and agencies, and for other purposes as enumerated, are made for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, in accordance with the provisions of this act. PART III. HIGHWAY FUND AND HIGHWAY TRUST FUND CURRENT OPERATIONS AND EXPANSION/HIGHWAY FUND SECTION 3.1. Appropriations from the State Highway Fund for the maintenance and operation of the Department of Transportation and for other purposes as enumerated are made for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, in accordance …
Sponsors
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47) · primary sponsor
- Jackson, Brent (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7) · primary sponsor
- Galey, Amy S. (R, 25)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, BLANK BILL, PUBLIC, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is S940?
- S940 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): 2026 Appropriations Act.
- What does S940 do?
- In its own words: An act to make base budget appropriations for current operations of state agencies, departments, and institutions.
- What is the status of S940?
- Introduced as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored S940?
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S940?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S940
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