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HB 1114

General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2026.

2025-2026 Session Introduced by Ted Davis

This bill cleanly updates and reorganizes state statutes, repealing obsolete provisions and codifying new offices, commissions, and transfer rules to reflect current structure.

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Bill Summary · HB 1114

HB 1114 (General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2026)
Session: 2025 (North Carolina)

Purpose and overall aim
- A technical corrections bill proposed by Representative Davis to clean up and update the General Statutes and Session Laws.
- Includes repeals of obsolete language describing past transfers or reorganizations of state agencies, and implements changes recommended by the General Statutes Commission.
- The bill focuses on codifying reorganizations, creating or recodifying certain offices/departments, updating references, and aligning statutory language with current structure.

Key provisions and changes (highlights)
- PART I: Repeal of Chapter 143A
- Repeals Chapter 143A (the obsolete 1971 executive branch reorganization).
- Reforms related sections to shift and reorganize certain titles and offices.

  • Creation/recodification of offices (within Chapter 147 and Chapter 106)

    • Adds Article 3E to Chapter 147: “The Lieutenant Governor.”
    • Recodifies an existing provision (G.S. 143A-13) as G.S. 147-33.131, creating the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, designating the Lieutenant Governor as President of the Senate and assigning duties as directed by the Governor or General Assembly.
    • Recodifies G.S. 147-33 as G.S. 147-33.132.
    • Adds Article 85 to Chapter 143: “Council on the Holocaust.”
    • Repeats/recodifies related authority (G.S. 143A-48.1 to G.S. 143-815) within the Holocaust Council framework.
    • Adds Article 82A to Chapter 106: “Forestry Council.”
    • Reindexes 143A-66.1 through 143A-66.3 to 106-1005 through 106-1007.

  • Transfer types and framework for agency reorganizations

    • Adds new § 143C-1-6-style framework clarifying two transfer types:
    • Type I transfers: transfer of statutory authority, records, personnel, property, and functions to a principal department.
    • Type II transfers: intact transfer where the agency remains under the principal department’s supervision but retains independent powers aside from management.
    • Defines “management functions” to include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, coordinating, reporting, and budgeting.

  • Revisions to “principal State departments” and officer appointments

    • Updates definitions and lists of principal State departments and officers (Chapter 143B revisions) to reflect reorganized structures.
    • Adjusts governance language around appointment processes and salaries for department heads and cabinet-level positions.

  • Repeal and conforming changes to 1971/1973 reorganizations

    • Repeals numerous obsolete provisions in Chapter 143B (Executive Organization Act of 1973) and related sections.
    • Makes conforming changes to definitions, policy-making authority, and appointment/removal processes for boards, commissions, and councils.

  • Department and commission updates (selected examples)

    • Rewrites or recasts language for major departments (Natural and Cultural Resources, Health and Human Services, Administration, Transportation, Commerce, Revenue, etc.) to reflect modern structure and roles.
    • Recodifies or creates commissions and councils (e.g., Historical Commission, Tryon Palace Commission, North Carolina Arts Council, North Carolina Zoological Park Council, and others) with terms, appointment criteria, quorum, per diem, and staff support provisions.

Who is affected
- State government agencies and principal departments affected by reorganizations and transfers (Type I/II framework).
- Legislatively created commissions, councils, and boards (redefined terms, membership, quorum, and compensation rules).
- The Lieutenant Governor’s office and its statutory designation as Senate President.
- Several specific statutory entities under the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (e.g., Historical Commission, U.S.S. North Carolina Battleship Commission, Tryon Palace Commission, North Carolina Arts Council, etc.).
- Administrative and statutory references across multiple chapters (143A, 143B, 143C, 147, 106, etc.).

Procedural and timeline aspects
- The bill sets forth repeal of obsolete chapters and the creation/recodification of offices, with cross-references to existing statutes to be aligned.
- It establishes new sections and recodifications that would take effect as enacted, with transitional provisions implied by the recodification and repeals.
- Specific effective dates are not explicitly stated in the text provided; typical implementation would follow after passage and signing, with a likely transition period for agencies and commissions being reorganized.

Notes
- The bill is framed as a technical corrections package, emphasizing cleanup, modernization, and alignment with the General Statutes Commission recommendations rather than broad policy shifts.
- Readers should consult the updated statutes post-enactment for precise numbering, current office names, and any effective-date details.

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

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