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Legislative Update: May 15, 2025 Introduction The Legislature has passed the crossover deadline. Crossover is when all the House and Senate bills must be passed into the other chamber. Any legislation that did not make crossover is either dead in its respective chamber or must be placed in the budget. These policies will be debated between the House and the Senate during conference negotiations. Bill Summaries: Bill Name Crossover (Y/N) Current Location HB 4 Sam’s Law Y Ref t

SBOE Report: May 2025 The North Carolina State Board of Education met for its Bi-Annual Planning Meeting and Work Session on Wednesday, April 30th, and its Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, May 1st. 4/30/2025 Bi-Annual Planning Meeting and Work Session Report After recognitions and an explanation of the Work Session's purpose, the meeting began with the Superintendent’s Report, which included a brief response to a US Department of Education (DOE) letter concerning NC a

Legislative Update: April 28, 2025 Introduction The session is in full swing. Both bill-filing deadlines have passed, meaning that all bills for the 2025 Session have been filed. The filing deadline was also early, leading to a smaller total number of bills being filed. Most of the bills will either be included in the budget as policy or not at all, as the crossover deadline is quickly approaching. The Senate was the first to propose its budget this session, with the House to