GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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HOUSE BILL 1128

Short Title:      Arbor Week Reform.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives Cook, Harrison, Rubin, and Ager (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

April 30, 2026

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO MOVE ARBOR WEEK FROM MARCH TO NOVEMBER.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 103‑6 reads as rewritten:

"§ 103‑6.  Arbor Week.

The week in March November of each year containing March November 15 is hereby designated as Arbor Week in North Carolina."

SECTION 2.  The sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from the General Fund is appropriated to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in nonrecurring funds for the 2025‑2026 fiscal year to produce education and training materials for Arbor Day celebrations in North Carolina during Arbor Week.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.