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NC H469
Bill
Status
3/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brenden Jones
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AI Summary
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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
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Mandates at least one game per year between the two institutions in "low-game count sports" (football, men's and women's basketball)
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Mandates a series of at least three games per year between the two institutions in "high-game count sports" (baseball and softball)
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Responds to conference realignments that have disrupted traditional intrastate rivalries, citing economic benefits to local businesses and tourism impact as justification
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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