By the SEMA Washington, D.C. office
The North Carolina legislature included in its annual budget (H.B. 259) amendments 
prohibiting the state from adopting and enforcing a ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.
Despite opposing the bill, Governor Roy Cooper announced he would let the budget become law without his signature. The Republican Party holds a supermajority in both the Senate and House, giving them sufficient votes to override a veto if Governor Roy Cooper decided to pursue that course of action.
SEMA believes North Carolinians, not the government, should decide what vehicles are best for them and their families.
For more information, contact Kiley Chapley at kileyc@sema.org.