North Carolina HouseHB 376Jun 24, 2026

Water/Wastewater Affordability and Capacity Act.

Passed 77–40Crossed party lines

What it does: Changes water, sewer and septic laws, letting regulators suspend base rates proposed under multiyear water and sewer rate plans up to 300 days, requiring hearings before local governments sell water or sewer systems to private companies, ending local well programs and requiring state approval of local septic rules. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)

Question before the chamber: M11 Concur

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The tally

Yes 77 · No 40 · Not voting 3

Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.

Votes by party
Party	Yes	No	Not voting
Democrats	7	39	1
Republicans	70	0	1
Other or unknown party	0	1	1

Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 7 members voted against their party’s majority.

Voted against their party’s majority

The full roll (120)

Yes 77

No 40

Not voting 3

“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.