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SB 74

Department of Commerce; making appropriation; providing for implementation of program of compensation related to the Tulsa Race Massacre. Effective date. Emergency.

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Regina Goodwin

SB 74 is a Mecklenburg County local act with only jurisdictional language; it has no substantive provisions or current impacts, pending future amendments.

Second Reading referred to Appropriations
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Bill Summary · SB 74

SB 74 — 40th Senatorial District Local Act‑1 (Mecklenburg County)

Overview / Purpose

SB 74 is a local act that, as drafted, applies only to North Carolina’s 40th Senatorial District (Mecklenburg County). The bill text provided contains only jurisdictional and effectiveness language; it does not include substantive policy, programmatic, or procedural changes in the materials supplied. The sponsor listed in the bill filing is Senator Waddell.

Key provisions (text provided)

  • Section 1: States that the act “relates only to the 40th Senatorial District.”
  • Section 2: Declares the act effective when it becomes law.

No other operative provisions, definitions, appropriations, or regulatory changes are included in the version of the bill text provided.

Who would be affected

  • Primary effect (jurisdictional): residents and institutions located in the 40th Senatorial District (Mecklenburg County).
  • Practical effect: Because no substantive provisions are included in the supplied text, there are currently no identified programmatic, fiscal, regulatory, or operational impacts.

Procedural status & timeline

  • Bill number: SB 74
  • Title: 40th Senatorial District Local Act‑1
  • Sponsor (primary as shown): Senator Waddell
  • Status reported by user: Passed 1st Reading
  • Introduced (per Bill Information provided): August 13, 2025
  • Effective date specified in text: “effective when it becomes law” (i.e., upon gubernatorial signature or date of enactment)

Note: The packet of documents the user supplied includes a large set of unrelated SB 74 bills from other jurisdictions and sessions. For this particular local act, the only substantive text in the record is the two short sections above.

Analysis & next steps

  • As currently drafted/provided, SB 74 is a jurisdictional local act with no substantive content to implement or analyze. It appears to be a placeholder or shell bill limited to Mecklenburg County’s 40th Senatorial District.
  • Readers interested in the bill’s substance should monitor upcoming committee reports, amendments, or later drafts (which would add operative language). If additional text is adopted, review for: (1) specific statutory amendments, (2) local government fiscal or administrative impacts, and (3) effective dates or transitional provisions.
  • If you want, I can track later versions of SB 74, summarize any amendments, or compare proposed changes to existing North Carolina law affecting Mecklenburg County.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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