Rep. Clark files bill in North Carolina House to fund Greensboro transit projects

A new bill filed by State Rep. Tracy Clark in the North Carolina House seeks to provide targeted funding to enhance public transit services in Greensboro, according to the North Carolina State House.

The bill, filed as HB 324 on March 6 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Funds for Greensboro Transit Agency.’

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

In essence, this bill allocates $800,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Highway Fund to the Greensboro Transit Agency for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The funds are designated for two specific purposes: $500,000 is to support the North/South Crossmax Orange Bus Route, and $300,000 is for a pilot program aimed at transporting high school juniors and seniors to campuses of Guilford Technical Community College. The act takes effect July 1, 2025.

Of the two sponsors of this bill, Clark proposed the most bills (four) 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.

Clark graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007 with a BA and again in 2012 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Clark, a Democrat, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2024 to represent the state’s 57th House district, replacing previous state representative Ashton Clemmons.