Environment
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
StateNorth CarolinaEnacted
HB 56: 2026 Budget Technical Corrections.
Erin Paré
HB 56 status: Enacted — Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026 (updated Jul 7, 2026).
Source
OpenStates
Confidence
Low
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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What this bill does
Official summary alongside an AI-generated read on where it stands and why.
Overall Score
60OUT OF 100
Score:60/100 civic fit
Risk:Low Risk
Impact:Low Impact 10/100
Constitutionality100%
Bipartisan90%
Public opinion50%
Bill summary
What changes
The bill updates the 2026 state budget document to address minor technical inaccuracies.
Who is affected
State administrative offices and budget management agencies.
Requirements and enforcement
Compliance with corrected mathematical and grammatical figures.
Costs and funding
Not stated in the available source.
When it takes effect
Effective upon enactment.
Potential benefits
Provides an accurate and clean legislative record of the budget.
Risks and tradeoffs
Minimal transparency regarding the specific scope of 'typos' corrected.
What is still unknown
The exact nature of the mathematical errors remains unspecified in the provided abstract.
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Impact analysis
✦ AI analysisModeled effects across six domains, estimated from bill text and comparable legislation.
Economy
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Society
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Technology Industry
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
Civic Accountability
Positive outlook
60%
Benefits
- Corrects typographical errors in official budget documents.
- Ensures mathematical accuracy in legislative appropriations.
- Increases reliability of public financial records.
Risks
- Reliance on internal staff for identifying necessary corrections.
- Limited transparency regarding the specific nature of math errors.
- Potential for minor fiscal oversight gaps during drafting.
Public Health & Safety
No direct effect
Neutral — no direct effect identified.
Benefits
- No material direct effect identified.
Risks
- No material direct effect identified.
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How trustworthy & consequential it is
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Source
OpenStates
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Confidence
Low
Information is limited or incomplete.
Analysis basis
OpenStates summary
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Source note
Limited visibility into the specific financial figures being adjusted.
Analysis scope
The analysis is based solely on a high-level summary abstract.
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Where it stands
Official recordSigned by Gov. 7/7/2026
- IntroducedComplete
- CommitteeComplete
- Chamber votesComplete
- Final agreementComplete
- GovernorComplete
- EnactedComplete
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