Bill
HB 268
HB 268 expands one-time capital funding: SCIF outlays rise to $1,066,700,516 for FY25-26, adds SBI equipment/IT, earmarks NCCU $100M R&R, and lets budget director adjust costs.
Status and key dates
- Introduced: March 5, 2025 (House).
- Committee/Amendments: Senate Appropriations / Base Budget Committee substitute adopted (9/22/2025).
- Effective date: Retroactive to July 1, 2025 (unless otherwise provided).
- Type: One‑time (nonrecurring) capital appropriations and related authorizations.
Purpose
- To provide additional capital funding from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund for a broad set of state capital projects, update project authorizations and allocations, and to appropriate limited capital funds to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for equipment and IT. The act also clarifies precedence if it conflicts with the State Budget Act.
Major fiscal actions and amounts
- Revises Section 5.1 of S.L. 2025‑89 to increase the total nonrecurring appropriation from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund from $823,565,897 to $1,066,700,516 for FY 2025‑26 and allocates those funds among a long list of project codes (state agencies, DPS, UNC constituent institutions, natural resources, etc.). The bill text lists project‑level amounts (see bill for full project schedule).
- Adds/updates individual project authorizations and increases for multiple DPS and UNC projects (examples in the text include several DPS project increases and additional UNC repair/renovation funding).
- UNC repairs & renovations: directs prioritization of UNC/R&R21 funds, provides an explicit $100 million allocation for North Carolina Central University (NCCU) for FY 2025‑26 and sets per‑project cost limits (generally $15M cap for single R&R projects except specified items).
- SBI appropriations (new):
- $2,000,000 (General Fund, nonrecurring) to SBI for equipment: $1,000,000 for up to 125 Viper radios; $1,000,000 for up to 14 replacement vehicles.
- $3,000,000 (IT Reserve, nonrecurring) to SBI for a case management system.
- Allows the Director of the Budget, at the Board of Governors’ request, to authorize changes in cost or funding method for listed projects when in the State’s best interest, with possible consultation with the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations.
- The act’s appropriations and allocation authorities remain in effect until the Current Operations Appropriations Act becomes law; where conflict exists with G.S. 143C‑5‑4, this act controls.
Who is affected
- State agencies and units receiving capital project funding (e.g., Department of Public Safety, Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, Department of Transportation project allocations listed).
- The University of North Carolina system and constituent institutions (multiple targeted projects and R&R funding adjustments; explicit NCCU earmark).
- State Bureau of Investigation (equipment and IT upgrades).
- Local contractors, design firms, and vendors engaged in authorized capital projects (funding enables procurement/ construction).
- Overall state capital planning and cash‑flow management (reallocation and increased authorizations change available balances and priorities).
Procedural / implementation notes
- Funds are designated nonrecurring for FY 2025‑26; many allocations are project‑specific and subject to existing procurement and capital project rules.
- The Director of the Budget retains flexibility to adjust project costs or funding methods where authorized.
- The bill includes a supremacy clause for conflicts with certain State Budget Act provisions and instructs allotment adjustments once the Current Operations Appropriations Act is enacted.
Potential fiscal impact
- Immediate one‑time capital outlays are increased in FY 2025‑26 by the amounts appropriated (aggregate State Capital and Infrastructure Fund allocations and the SBI appropriations). Most funding is nonrecurring capital spending; additional operating impacts may arise depending on project completion and ongoing maintenance obligations, and SBI operating needs tied to the case management system or radios/vehicles.
For full project lists, line‑item amounts, and statutory text (including restrictions and reporting/priority language), consult the bill’s Section 5.1 and related provisions in the second edition of HB 268.
Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.
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