Planning and Development Regulation

UPDATED TO: 7/1/20

The 2020 session of the North Carolina General Assembly convened on April 29, 2020. This is the "short session" of the 2019-20 General Assembly.  

The following is a list of bills related to planning, land use regulation, environment, transportation, and similar matters addressed in 2020. Where substantially similar or identical bills were filed in both houses and only one was adopted or passed the house of introduction, only that bill is listed.

Bills eligible for consideration include those that passed the chamber in which it was introduced prior to the "cross-over" deadline in 2019, appropriation and budget adjustment bills, bills affecting revenues and taxes, bills proposed by study committees, and some local bills.

House bills are listed first, followed by Senate bills. The last action taken in each house is indicated. For bills that have become law, a session law chapter number is included in the last column. Abbreviations used in the table are:

• "Comm. fav." indicates the bill has been reported out of a committee with a favorable recommendation, but no floor action has been taken.
• "Passed" indicates the bill passed third reading in the indicated house.
• "Conf." indicates a conference committee has been appointed to reconcile differences in House and Senate versions of adopted bills.
• "Ratif." indicates final General Assembly approval, pending action by Governor

Quick links to the bill texts are provided for some bills. Clicking on the underlined Bill Numbers in the far left column will take you to the General Assembly's detailed information on that bill (including sponsors, bill history, and votes). That site also has a link for the latest text of the bill. Clicking on the underlined Session Law numbers in the far right column will take you to a copy of the bill as enacted. Copies of the texts of all bills, and a detailed legislative history for each bill, can be obtained through the General Assembly's Bill Information web site.