Bill
SB 21
Local act limited to Buncombe County's 49th District; currently only jurisdiction and effective-upon-law language, with no substantive changes specified.
Status & basic info
- Bill number: SB 21
- Short title: 49th Senatorial District Local Act‑1
- Sponsor (per session record): Senator Mayfield
- Introduced: August 15, 2025 (as reported in bill header)
- Classification: Local bill / local act
- Subject / geographic scope: 49th Senatorial District — Buncombe County (local matters only)
- Current procedural status (per provided record): Passed first reading
What the bill does (short)
- The bill is a “local act” that, on its face, applies only to the 49th Senatorial District (Buncombe County). The text available in the provided materials contains only jurisdictional language: it states the act “relates only to the 49th Senatorial District” and includes the usual effective‑when‑law clause.
- No substantive policy provisions (e.g., changes to local governance, taxation, land use, or administrative procedures) are included in the materials you supplied. In other words, the version provided contains only scope and effectiveness language, not substantive changes.
Key provisions (from available text)
- Geographic limitation: expressly limits the bill’s application to the 49th Senatorial District (Buncombe County).
- Effective date: the act takes effect when it becomes law (no delayed or conditional effective date specified in the provided text).
Who would be affected
- Residents, local government bodies, and public officials in the 49th Senatorial District / Buncombe County — but the specific impacts cannot be identified from the available text because no substantive provisions are included.
- If later amendments add substantive changes, affected parties would depend on those provisions (for example: county agencies, municipal governments, school districts, taxpayers, landowners, or specific regulated businesses).
Procedural / timeline notes and recommended next steps
- Because the submitted draft contains only jurisdictional text, consult the official legislative page or bill packet for the complete bill text and any subsequent amendments (committee reports, engrossed/enrolled versions). Local bills commonly undergo committee referral, amendments, and floor votes like other bills.
- Track these places for updates:
- North Carolina General Assembly (bill search by number and session)
- Senate committee assignments and hearing schedules (Rules; relevant local government committees)
- Local news and Buncombe County official channels for any stakeholder briefings
- If you represent a stakeholder (resident, local official, business), request a copy of any amended or later draft and consider contacting the sponsor’s office for the bill’s intent and expected substantive language.
If you want, I can:
- Look up the current official bill text and amendment history and produce an updated summary, or
- Draft a short stakeholder memo listing potential local issues such an act might address and targeted questions to ask the sponsor/committee.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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