A new bill filed by Sen. Everitt in the North Carolina Senate seeks to enable local governments to implement zoning regulations aimed at increasing affordable housing availability, according to the North Carolina State Senate.
The bill, filed as SB 134 on Feb. 21 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill allows local governments to implement inclusionary zoning to increase affordable housing availability. It modifies G.S. 160D-702 to permit regulations that support such zoning measures, which may include requirements for public street and utility rights-of-way, recreational spaces, and performance guarantees, under the same limitations as specified in G.S. 160D-804 and G.S. 160D-804.1. Additionally, the bill appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency for the Workforce Housing Loan Program for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.
Of the three sponsors of this bill, Kandie D. Smith proposed the most bills (six) 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.
Everitt graduated from Rutgers University in 1997 with a BA and again in 2001 from Columbus School of Law with a JD.
Everitt, a Democrat, was elected to the North Carolina State Senate in 2025 to represent the state’s 18th Senate district, replacing previous state senator Mary Wills Bode.
| Legislative Session | Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Terence Everitt, Kandie D. Smith, and Woodson Bradley | SB 134 | 02/21/2025 | Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds. |
| 2025 | Terence Everitt | SB 119 | 02/18/2025 | Creedmoor Annexations/Deannexation. |
| 2025 | Terence Everitt | SB 102 | 02/13/2025 | 18th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| 2025 | Terence Everitt | SB 103 | 02/13/2025 | Make NC School Calendars Great Again. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 877 | 05/02/2024 | Greater Access to Fertility Medication. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 763 | 04/24/2024 | 18th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 658 | 04/06/2023 | Water Safety Act of 2023. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 708 | 04/06/2023 | School Meals for Every Child. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 709 | 04/06/2023 | Returning Citizens Ready to Work. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 713 | 04/06/2023 | Build Safer Communities and Schools Act. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 716 | 04/06/2023 | Caregiver Tax Credit. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 731 | 04/06/2023 | Shine Like Hailey Parade Safety Act. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 584 | 04/04/2023 | Breast Cancer Diagnostic Imaging Reform. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 496 | 04/03/2023 | Increase Safe Use of Firearms. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 497 | 04/03/2023 | Reenact Earned Income Tax Credit. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 421 | 03/29/2023 | State Employees/Paid Parental Leave. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 148 | 02/22/2023 | deViere Disabled Veterans Act. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 149 | 02/22/2023 | Veterans Appreciation Act. |
| 2023 | Mary Wills Bode | SB 153 | 02/22/2023 | 18th Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
