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NC H469

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brenden Jones

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires NC State University and UNC Chapel Hill to compete against each other annually in football, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball, and softball beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year

  • Mandates at least one game per year between the two institutions in "low-game count sports" (football, men's and women's basketball)

  • Mandates a series of at least three games per year between the two institutions in "high-game count sports" (baseball and softball)

  • Responds to conference realignments that have disrupted traditional intrastate rivalries, citing economic benefits to local businesses and tourism impact as justification

  • Allows home games to be held at neutral sites selected by the hosting institution

Legislative Description

Restoring Rivalries Act

Colleges & Universities

Last Action

Ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

3/24/2025

Committee Referrals

Higher Education3/24/2025

Full Bill Text

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