North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H402: Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs.
Status: Vetoed, July 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act to put limitations on rules with substantial financial costs.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO PUT LIMITATIONS ON RULES WITH SUBSTANTIAL FINANCIAL COSTS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 150B-21.3 reads as rewritten: "§ 150B-21.3. Effective date of rules. ... (b) Permanent Rule. - A permanent rule approved by the Commission becomes effective on the first day of the month following the month the rule is approved by the Commission, unless (i) the Commission received written objections to the rule in accordance with subsection (b2) of this section, (ii) the rule would have an aggregate financial cost, as defined in G.S. 150B-19.4(d), on all persons affected of at least twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in a five-year period and requires ratification by the General Assembly pursuant to subsection (b3) of this section, or unless (iii) the agency that adopted the rule specifies a later effective date. ... (b2) Objection. - Any person who objects to the adoption of a permanent rule may submit written comments to the agency. If the objection is not resolved prior to adoption of the rule, a person may submit written objections to the Commission. If the Commission receives written objections from 10 or more persons, no later than 5:00 P.M. of the day following the day the Commission approves the rule, clearly requesting review by the legislature in accordance with instructions posted on the …
Sponsors
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25) · primary sponsor
- Bell, John R. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Zenger, Jeff (R, 74) · primary sponsor
- Schietzelt, Mike (R, 35) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Jay (R, 96)
- Almond, Jonathan L. (R, 73)
- Arp, Dean (R, 69)
- Jennifer Balkcom (R, HD-117)
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Branson, Jerry (R, 59)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-82
- : Placed on Today's Calendar
- : Veto Received From House
- : Veto Overridden
- : Placed On Cal For 07/29/2025
- : Withdrawn From Cal
- : Placed On Cal For 07/14/2025
- : Received from the Governor
- : Vetoed 06/27/2025
- : Pres. To Gov. 6/19/2025
Votes
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. Veto Override M4 Previous Question (July 29, 2025): 72 yea, 48 nay, passed
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. Veto Override (July 29, 2025): 73 yea, 47 nay, passed
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. Motion 11 Veto Override (July 29, 2025): 30 yea, 19 nay, passed
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. M11 Concur (June 17, 2025): 70 yea, 44 nay, passed
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. Second Reading (June 10, 2025): 26 yea, 17 nay, passed
- Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs. Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table (June 10, 2025): 26 yea, 17 nay, passed
Subjects: VETO OVERRIDDEN, CONSTITUTION, NC, COUNCIL OF STATE, CODIFIER OF RULES, RATIFIED, ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, ADMIN. HEARINGS OFFICE, ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
Common questions
- What is H402?
- H402 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs.
- What does H402 do?
- In its own words: An act to put limitations on rules with substantial financial costs.
- What is the status of H402?
- Vetoed as of July 29, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-82 (July 29, 2025).
- Who sponsored H402?
- Chesser, Allen (R, 25), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H402?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H402
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