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North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina President Pro Tempore Phil Berger, R- Guliford, Rockingham, speaks after he was re-elected to the position at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall takes the oath of office after he was chosen Speaker for the 2025 session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall takes the oath of office after he was chosen Speaker for the 2025 session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, left, is greeted by a supporter after his daughter, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt (not pictured) presided over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, left, is greeted by a supporter after his daughter, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt (not pictured) presided over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former Republican Speakers of the North Carolina House U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, left, U.S. House member Tim Moore, center, and Harold Brubaker, right, attend the opening session of the N.C. House at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former Republican Speakers of the North Carolina House U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, left, U.S. House member Tim Moore, center, and Harold Brubaker, right, attend the opening session of the N.C. House at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, presides over the session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, right, kisses her father, former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, left, after she presided over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt, right, kisses her father, former North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt, left, after she presided over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

CORRECTS TO RACHEL, NOT LYNN - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt presides over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

CORRECTS TO RACHEL, NOT LYNN - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt presides over the Senate session at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, right, is joined by former Republican Speakers Harold Brubaker, left, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, second from left, and U.S. House member Tim Moore, second from right, after he took the oath of office at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, right, is joined by former Republican Speakers Harold Brubaker, left, U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, second from left, and U.S. House member Tim Moore, second from right, after he took the oath of office at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former Speaker of the North Carolina House, U.S. House member Tim Moore, is greeted as he attends the opening session of the N.C. House at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Former Speaker of the North Carolina House, U.S. House member Tim Moore, is greeted as he attends the opening session of the N.C. House at the Legislative Building, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)