A new bill filed by State Rep. Price seeks to enhance enforcement of housing standards for migrant workers in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina State House.
The bill, filed as HB 458 on March 19 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Improve Enforcement/Migrant Housing.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, the bill aims to enhance the enforcement of migrant housing standards in North Carolina. It mandates that operators request a preoccupancy inspection at least 45 days before expected occupancy, with provisional occupancy allowed only if inspections are delayed. It outlines detailed application requirements and allows operators achieving two consecutive years of full compliance to conduct self-inspections in the third year, with stipulations for future inspections. Violations, primarily substantive, involve fire prevention, water supply, plumbing, structural integrity, heat, and pest control issues. The North Carolina Department of Labor will maintain operator records and inspection summaries, and it will not inspect operators barred from agricultural labor programs. Effective Oct. 1, 2025, Section 1 applies to inspection applications from that date onwards, while other sections take immediate effect upon becoming law.
Of the four sponsors of this bill, Pricey Harrison proposed the most bills (26) 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.
Prince graduated from Tufts University with a BA.
Prince, a Democrat, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2023 to represent the state’s 50th House district, replacing previous state representative Graig R. Meyer.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 458 | 03/19/2025 | Improve Enforcement/Migrant Housing. |
| Renée A. Price, Howard Penny, Jr., and Kanika Brown | HB 457 | 03/19/2025 | Increase Small County Funding. |
| Renée A. Price | HB 409 | 03/17/2025 | Funds for Caswell County Vol. Fire Department. |
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, B. Ray Jeffers, and Zack Hawkins | HB 416 | 03/17/2025 | Funds for Boys & Girls Clubs. |
| Renée A. Price and Allen Buansi | HB 391 | 03/12/2025 | More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse. |
| Renée A. Price, Donna McDowell White, Howard Penny, Jr., and Robert T. Reives, II | HB 363 | 03/11/2025 | Reg. Public Trans. Authority Service Area. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Maria Cervania | HB 303 | 03/05/2025 | Make Corporations Pay What They Owe. |
| Renée A. Price, Bryan Cohn, Frances Jackson, PhD, and Marcia Morey | HB 267 | 03/03/2025 | Expunging Certain Eviction Records. |
| Renée A. Price, James Roberson, and Maria Cervania | HB 248 | 02/27/2025 | Live/Work Exemption for One-Family Dwellings. |
| Renée A. Price, Donnie Loftis, Edward C. Goodwin, and Nasif Majeed | HB 254 | 02/27/2025 | Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day. |
| Renée A. Price | HB 233 | 02/26/2025 | Funds for Town of Milton. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 207 | 02/25/2025 | Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 178 | 02/24/2025 | Budgeting Accountability and Transparency. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Marcia Morey, and Pricey Harrison | HB 180 | 02/24/2025 | Fiscally Responsible & Sustainable Budgeting. |
| Renée A. Price, Marcia Morey, Pricey Harrison, and Tracy Clark | HB 166 | 02/21/2025 | Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives. |
| Renée A. Price, Allen Buansi, Pricey Harrison, and Tim Longest | HB 131 | 02/13/2025 | Reenact Solar Energy Tax Credit. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Pricey Harrison | HB 78 | 02/10/2025 | Prohibit LEO w/ICE Churches/Schools/Hospitals. |
| Renée A. Price, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Pricey Harrison | HB 80 | 02/10/2025 | Prohibit LEO w/ICE at Farm/Construct. Sites. |
| Renée A. Price and Allen Buansi | HB 51 | 02/04/2025 | SchCalFlex/Orange,CH-Car,Caswell/CC & Assmnts. |
