House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Removes the changes to GS 20-183.7, which increased the vehicle safety inspection fee and replaces it with the following study.

Requires the Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Quality to jointly study the North Carolina Safety and Emissions Inspection Program, including the specified issues and sets out 10 issues that must be addressed in the report, including a financial analysis of the program that includes state safety inspection fees, state emissions inspection fees, fee generation and use summaries, and program projections or issues related to fee receipts moving forward. Requires the report to be submitted to the NCGA and Fiscal Research Division as well as the specified committee, by March 1, 2026.