Rep. Davis files bill in North Carolina House to update state law and reorganize agencies

A new bill filed by State Rep. Ted Davis, Jr. aims to modernize North Carolina law and streamline the organization of various state agencies and commissions, according to the North Carolina State House.

The bill, filed as HB 1114 on April 29 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘GSC Technical Corrections 2026.’

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill makes wide-ranging technical updates to North Carolina law by repealing obsolete provisions from the 1971 and 1973 Executive Organization Acts, recodifying numerous statutes, and clarifying the structure and powers of state offices and agencies. It repeals Chapter 143A, relocates provisions on the lieutenant governor, Council on the Holocaust, Forestry Council, and Wildlife Resources Commission, and codifies “Type I” and “Type II” agency transfers. The bill standardizes appointment, removal, and quorum rules for many boards and commissions; updates references to reorganized departments; refines definitions in multiple chapters; adjusts the composition of the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission; and resolves cross‑reference and sunset-date errors. Unless otherwise stated, it takes effect when it becomes law.

Davis proposed another 20 bills during the 2025 regular session.

Bills in North Carolina follow a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker starts by filing a bill, which is assigned to a committee for review. The bill must be read three times in each chamber. If one chamber changes the bill after the other passes it, both must agree on the final version. Once both chambers approve the same bill, it goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is not in session) to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Davis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BA and again from Wake Forest University Law School with a JD.

Davis, a Republican, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2021 to represent the state’s 20th House district, replacing previous state representative Holly Grange.