GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2025

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SENATE BILL 168

Short Title:      Durham/Reduce Speed Limits.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Senators Murdock and Chitlik (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate

February 26, 2025

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SPEED LIMITS TO twenty‑five MILES PER HOUR ON RESIDENTIAL STREETS IN DURHAM EXPERIENCING CONGESTION, AS DETERMINED BY THE CITY OF DURHAM'S TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 20‑141(b)(1), it shall be unlawful to operate a vehicle in excess of 25 miles per hour on residential streets in Durham experiencing congestion, as determined by the City of Durham's Transportation Department.

SECTION 2.  This act applies only to the City of Durham.

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.