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NC H517

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Heather Rhyne

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows charitable or religious corporations to merge with certain LLCs whose sole member is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation, and adds nonprofit associations to the list of entities eligible for mergers with domestic nonprofit corporations

  • Requires domestic and foreign nonprofit corporations to submit annual reports to the Secretary of State by November 15 each year, beginning January 1, 2027, with failure to file becoming grounds for administrative dissolution

  • Creates new domestication procedures allowing foreign nonprofit corporations to become domestic North Carolina corporations and vice versa, with filing fees of $25 for articles of domestication

  • Increases the minimum required number of board directors from one to three for most nonprofit corporations, while allowing private foundations to maintain a single-director board

  • Permits charitable organizations to satisfy state disclosure requirements about tax-deductible contributions by providing the written acknowledgement already required under IRC Section 170(f)(8) for federal tax deductions

Legislative Description

Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org

Public

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

6/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate6/26/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House6/24/2025
Finance6/10/2025
Judiciary I3/27/2025

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