SB 67 — "2nd Senatorial District Local Act‑1." (Local/Counties bill)
Bill number: SB 67
Short title: 2nd Senatorial District Local Act‑1.
Introduced: August 5, 2025
Current status: Passed 1st Reading (per provided status)
Scope / Subject tags: Local; Counties — Carteret, Chowan, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Warren, Washington
Purpose and intent
SB 67 is a local (district‑specific) enactment whose stated applicability is limited to North Carolina’s 2nd Senatorial District. As filed, the bill contains no substantive policy, programmatic, or regulatory provisions beyond establishing its geographic applicability and effective date. In short, it appears to be a local bill or placeholder act intended to address matters confined to the named district or to serve as a vehicle for future district‑specific changes.
Key provisions (as introduced)
The bill text is minimal and consists principally of:
- A declaration that the act “relates only to the 2nd Senatorial District.”
- A provision that the act is effective when it becomes law.
No other substantive amendments, authorizations, or requirements are included in the provided text.
Who or what would be affected
- Geographical scope: Residents, governments, agencies, and entities located in the 2nd Senatorial District of North Carolina — specifically the counties listed in the bill header: Carteret, Chowan, Halifax, Hyde, Martin, Pamlico, Warren, and Washington.
- Because the bill currently contains no operative policy language, there is no immediate regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic effect on those counties or their residents until substantive language is added or the bill is amended.
Procedural / timeline notes
- Introduced August 5, 2025 (per header) and recorded as having passed its first reading.
- As a local district act, the bill will proceed through the normal legislative process in the General Assembly; future committee referrals, amendments, and later readings could add substantive content before final passage.
- Effective date provision: becomes effective upon enactment (i.e., when signed into law), per the bill text.
Significance and likely next steps
- At present SB 67 functions as a district‑only bill without substantive provisions. It may be:
- A placeholder/local vehicle that sponsors will amend with specific district measures (e.g., local governance changes, boundary clarifications, local appropriations, or other county‑level adjustments), or
- A technical/local act whose final text will be provided later in the process.
- Recommended monitoring actions:
- Track subsequent committee referrals and reports for any amendments that add substantive language.
- Monitor later readings (2nd and 3rd) and any committee agendas for the 2nd Senatorial District or county‑specific items.
- If you represent a local government, stakeholders, or constituents in the listed counties, consider contacting the bill sponsor or legislative staff to learn whether substantive language is expected and to provide input.
If you’d like, I can monitor and produce an updated summary when (a) the bill is amended to include substantive provisions or (b) it advances further in the legislative process.
