2025-26 Legislative Session
The 2025-26 legislative session started on January 8, 2025 and is scheduled to end June 30, though it will be extended if needed for legislators to pass essential legislation (e.g., budget). In odd-numbered years, the NCGA holds a long session where legislators pass a biennium budget bill to set spending for two years (e.g., fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27). Next year, in the 2026 short session, legislators will have the opportunity to make adjustments to the 2026-27 budget.
See our Week in Review for a summary of legislative action and a list of all bills.
2025 Legislative Long Session
Bill Drafting Deadlines
Senate Deadlines per Senate Resolution 1
- Local Bills – must be submitted to the Legislative Drafting Division by Thursday, February 13, 2025 by 4 p.m. and introduced in the House by 4 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025.
- Public Bills and Resolutions – must be submitted to the Legislative Drafting Division or the Legislative Analysis Division by Thursday, February 27, 2025 by 4 p.m. and introduced in the House by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
- Crossover* – Thursday, May 8, 2025
House Deadlines per House Resolution 1
- Local Bills – must be submitted to the Legislative Drafting Division by Thursday, February 20, 2025 by 4 p.m. and introduced in the House by 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
- Public Bills and Resolutions – must be submitted to the Legislative Drafting Division or the Legislative Analysis Division by Thursday, March 6, 2025 by 4 p.m. and introduced in the House by 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
- Crossover* – Thursday, May 8, 2025
*Crossover: Deadline by which a bill must be passed in the chamber where it originated and sent to the other chamber for it to be considered by the end of the session or future sessions.
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2024 Short Session Education Bill Summaries
Staying in Touch with NCGA
Find Out Who Represents You and What’s on the Calendar
The legislative calendar is updated regularly and contains the NCGA calendar of committee meetings and sessions. Click here to listen to real-time audio of daily meetings.
House of Representatives – Speaker Tim Moore
Member List | Seating Chart | Important Information
Senate – President Pro Tempore Phil Berger
Member List | Seating Chart | Important Information
Connect with Your Legislators…and More!
Overview of Funding and Policy for Public Education
- Quick Overview of the Lawmaking Process
- Action Code Abbreviations Used in the Bill Status System
- How a Bill Becomes a Law
Public School First NC’s Legislative Agenda
Legislative Agendas/Priorities of Other Organizations
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
- NC Association of Educators
- NC Association of School Administrators
- NC Chamber
- NC Child
- NC Justice Center
- NC PTA
- NC School Boards Association
- Public School Forum of NC
- Wake County Public Schools
2023 Budget Information
The 2023-24 to 2024-25 budget: HB 259 SL 2023-134 2023 Appropriations Act. Money Report 9/20/23. See Education Budget for highlights for this two-year budget.