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The North Carolina House voted to override a veto from Democratic Gov. Josh Stein of a bill that would allow private school tuition donors to get a federal tax break.<\/p>\n

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The override vote on Wednesday of House Bill 87 was 73-46.<\/p>\n

Two former Democrats \u2014 Reps. Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed \u2014 voted with Republicans. Cunningham and Majeed changed their political party preference to unaffiliated after losing their Democratic primaries in March.<\/p>\n

Cunningham also voted for the bill in 2025, along with Democratic Rep. Shelly Willingham, who was not in the House chamber on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Stein vetoed the bill in August<\/a> that allows North Carolina to participate a federal school-choice tax credit program passed under the Trump administration\u2019s 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill Act.<\/p>\n

The State Education Assistance Authority would run the participation in the program, according to the legislation, and create the list of scholarship-granting organizations that are eligible. It would also be posted on its website.<\/p>\n

The bill summary explains that it would allow \u201cany taxpayer to receive a federal tax credit equal to the amount of their charitable contributions to qualifying scholarship granting organizations, up to $1,700, in taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In August, Stein said tax benefits shouldn\u2019t come at the expense of funding for public schools. He said even though he was vetoing the bill, he believed the federal program could benefit North Carolina\u2019s public school students, and plans to opt into the program after more guidance from the federal government.<\/p>\n

After Stein\u2019s veto, Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said: \u201cEither you support school choice, or you don\u2019t.\u201c<\/p>\n

\u201cGov. Stein could have made North Carolina a leader in school choice and parental freedom by signing the Educational Choice for Children Act, but instead, he\u2019s attempting to usurp the General Assembly\u2019s authority to set tax policy. I look forward to holding Gov. Stein accountable and overriding his veto to ensure North Carolina can participate in President Trump\u2019s signature school choice initiative.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the House\u2019s successful override on Wednesday morning, the bill was sent to the Senate, which has votes scheduled for this afternoon.<\/p>\n

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This story was originally published May 20, 2026 at 12:03 PM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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