HB 549

AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE POWERS OF THE STATE AUDITOR, TO MAKE OTHER CHANGES RELATED TO THE STATE AUDITOR, AND TO ALLOW THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE TO FORCE COLLECT DEBTS OWED TO STATE AGENCIES THROUGH LEVY AND SALE AND ATTACHMENT AND GARNISHMENT. SL 2025-83. Enacted July 29, 2025. Sections 1, 2, and 3 are effective July 1, 2025, and apply to contracts entered into or renewed on or after that date. GS 147-64.6(c)(21), as amended by Section 10, is effective December 1, 2025. The remainder is effective July 29, 2025, except as otherwise provided.