Approving overtime pay for teachers

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Brian Helton and 2 co-sponsors

Local act limited to North Carolina's 36th Senate District (Yadkin, Surry, Alexander, Wilkes) with no substantive provisions; becomes effective when enacted.

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Bill Summary — SB 41: "36th Senatorial District Local Act‑1"

Bill number: SB 41

Short title: 36th Senatorial District Local Act‑1

Sponsor (primary): Senator Settle

Subject / geography: 36th Senatorial District (counties referenced in metadata: Yadkin, Surry, Alexander, Wilkes)

Classification: Local bill / local act

Status (from provided materials): Passed 1st Reading; filed with Secretary of the Senate (records show filing Feb 3–4, 2025 and also a receipt record dated Aug 18, 2025).

Effective date: “This act is effective when it becomes law.”

Purpose and intent

The bill is a local act whose text (as supplied) limits its scope to the 36th Senatorial District. No substantive policy provisions, regulatory changes, or program authorizations appear in the version provided. In short, the bill as drafted is a territorial/local enactment establishing that the act “relates only to the 36th Senatorial District” and becomes effective upon enactment.

Key provisions (what the bill would do)

Limits the application of the act explicitly to the 36th Senatorial District.

States the act’s effective timing: it becomes effective when enacted.

No other operative clauses, mandates, funding provisions, or regulatory changes are included in the supplied text.

(If the bill contains additional substantive provisions, they do not appear in the provided excerpt.)

Who would be affected

Residents, officials, and entities located within North Carolina’s 36th Senatorial District — commonly including Yadkin, Surry, Alexander, and Wilkes counties per the metadata — would be the only jurisdictional group to whom the act would apply. Because the bill as provided contains no substantive measures, there is no direct practical effect identified yet.

Procedural / timeline notes

Filing / introduction: Filed in the Senate (records show Feb 3–4, 2025; another receipt recorded Aug 18, 2025).

First reading: Read first time (Senate) and referred to Rules and Operations of the Senate. Status recorded as “Passed 1st Reading.”

Effective: The act states it “is effective when it becomes law” — i.e., upon gubernatorial signature or other prescribed enactment mechanics.

Next steps (typical): local acts normally proceed through committee reference(s), floor votes in both chambers, enrollment, and gubernatorial action; check the official legislative status page for subsequent committee actions, amendments, or enactment.

Observations & recommended follow‑up

The supplied text is minimal and does not disclose any substantive policy change. This may indicate the uploaded version is a placeholder/local scaffolding, or that substantive language appears in amendments or companion documents not included here.

If you need the operative effect (e.g., new authorities, funding, local changes), obtain the latest enrolled or amended bill text from the North Carolina General Assembly website or contact the sponsor’s office (Sen. Settle) or the Senate Rules staff.

For local impact assessments, consult county officials in Yadkin, Surry, Alexander and Wilkes counties to confirm whether any local measures associated with this act exist in companion materials.