North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
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Introduced by DeAndrea Salvador
The BUMP Act directs the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to provide free, evidence-based educational materials on stillbirth prevention to all pregnant patients and training to prenatal care providers. It also appropriates $600,000 annually to fund these educational programs and launch a statewide 'Count the Kicks' campaign focusing on fetal movement monitoring, with priority given to areas with higher stillbirth rates.
Healthcare
Introduced by Paul Lowe
This bill appropriates $1 million in recurring annual funding from the state's General Fund to Forsyth Technical Community College to support the Boost program, which helps students transition from college to careers. The funding begins in fiscal year 2026-2027.
Education
Introduced by Beth Helfrich
This bill clarifies North Carolina's definition of electric-assisted bicycles by creating three classes based on motor power and speed capabilities (Class 1: pedal-assist up to 20 mph; Class 2: throttle-assist up to 20 mph; Class 3: pedal-assist up to 28 mph). It allows cities and counties to regulate e-bike use on local roads and paths, and requires helmet use for riders under 18 on Class 3 e-bikes statewide, while allowing local helmet requirements for Classes 1 and 2.
Transportation & Infrastructure
This bill appropriates $200,000 in state funds to Goodwill Industries for workforce development and job training programs in Forsyth County during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The funding is nonrecurring, meaning it is a one-time allocation rather than ongoing.
Business & Labor
This is a local bill that applies only to the 32nd Senatorial District in North Carolina. The bill text provided does not specify what changes or policies are being enacted, only that legislation relating to this district is being introduced and would take effect upon becoming law.
Local Government
Introduced by Tim Longest
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to allow property tax relief based on area median income, modifies the homestead property tax circuit breaker program for seniors and disabled homeowners, updates tax exemptions for nonprofit affordable rental housing, and provides $20 million in grants to help counties upgrade property reappraisal technology for more frequent assessments.
Taxes & Budget
This bill adds enforcement tools for the Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office to address cable service complaints. It allows the state to pursue civil actions to recover revenue from cable providers who commit repeat violations of federal customer service requirements or their own customer agreements, and requires cable companies to include complaint resolution information on customer bills.
Introduced by Sophia Chitlik
This bill expands insurance coverage for fertility care in North Carolina by requiring health insurance plans to cover fertility diagnostic care and treatment (including up to four egg retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers), directs the state to seek Medicaid coverage for basic fertility services, appropriates $45 million for Medicaid implementation, establishes a fertility care resource hub, requires medical provider training on LGBTQ+ family building options, and protects the right to access assisted reproductive technology and contraceptives.
Introduced by Donnie Loftis
The First in Flight Act appropriates $175.1 million in state funding for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to support North Carolina's aerospace industry through airport infrastructure grants, community college workforce training programs, apprenticeships, dual-enrollment education pathways, university research funding, and supply chain support services.
This bill restores North Carolina's state Earned Income Tax Credit, which expired in 2014. The credit would provide eligible low- to moderate-income working individuals a tax refund equal to 5% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit they receive, with the credit becoming refundable starting in 2026.
Introduced by Michael Lee
This bill authorizes spending from North Carolina's General Fund, Highway Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and federal block grant funds to pay for the normal operations of state agencies, departments, and institutions during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The bill sets maximum spending amounts and allows any unspent money to be returned to the appropriate fund at year's end.
This bill appropriates $3,888,010 in state funds to Forsyth County for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to compensate for lost federal funding that previously covered administrative costs for the SNAP (food assistance) program. The loss of federal funding resulted from changes made by federal law (Public Law 119-21).
Social Services & Welfare
Introduced by Tracy Clark
This bill establishes three healthcare access programs in North Carolina: a $5 million Maternal Care Access Grant Program to fund community-based organizations addressing maternal health disparities, a $2 million Prostate Cancer Control Program providing free or low-cost screenings for uninsured/underinsured men, and insurance coverage requirements ensuring that diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging have the same patient cost-sharing as screening mammograms.
Introduced by Robert Reives
This bill establishes a two-year pilot program for the North Carolina Department of Transportation to test hovercraft ferries on the Hatteras-Ocracoke route. The program will study whether hovercraft can reduce travel times, cut dredging costs, replace aging diesel ferries, and generate revenue through visitor fees while keeping rides free for residents. The bill allocates $25 million and requires progress reports to the legislature by March 2027 and December 2027.
Introduced by Michael Lazzara
This bill directs North Carolina's State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the Ferry Division within the Department of Transportation. The audit will examine the division's finances, operations, routes, and revenue options, with a report due to the legislature by October 1, 2026.
This bill appropriates $1 million in state funding for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to Forsyth County for a Cure Violence program aimed at addressing violence in the Triad region. The funds are nonrecurring, meaning they are a one-time allocation rather than ongoing budget commitments.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Introduced by Jim Burgin
This bill restricts students' use of wireless communication devices (phones, tablets, laptops, smartwatches, gaming devices) in North Carolina public schools. Students in K-8 are prohibited from using these devices anywhere on school premises, while high school students (grades 9-12) cannot use them during the school day except for state testing, though schools may allow use before/after school hours. Teachers may authorize device use for educational purposes or emergencies, and students with medical needs or IEP/504 plans may use devices as required.
Introduced by Jay Chaudhuri
This bill requires the Center for Safer Schools to develop an interactive presentation about the legal, medical, and emotional consequences of gun possession, gun violence, and gun safety for 7th and 9th grade students in North Carolina public schools. Local school districts must provide this presentation to all students in these grades, with parents given at least 14 days' notice and the option to opt their child out. The bill allocates $900,000 in state funding to support the program.
The NC CROWN Act expands North Carolina's employment discrimination law to explicitly prohibit employers from discriminating against workers based on natural hairstyles and hair characteristics associated with race, including braids, locks, twists, and bantu knots. The bill also adds protections against retaliation for employees who report violations and provides $100,000 in funding for employer and employee education.
Introduced by Mitchell Setzer
This bill appropriates $260,538 in recurring state funds to the Iredell County Partnership for Young Children, Inc. to support the NC Prekindergarten program in Iredell County, beginning in fiscal year 2026-2027. The funding is designed to bring Iredell County's per-child Pre-K funding to the same level as Beaufort County.
Introduced by Natalie Murdock
This bill establishes two programs to increase mental health support in North Carolina schools and recruit mental health workers to underserved areas. It appropriates $50 million for school mental health grants to public school units and $50 million for a loan repayment program for mental health professionals working in high-need areas.
This bill modifies how nonprofit hospitals receive property tax and sales tax exemptions in North Carolina. Instead of exempting all hospital property from taxes, the bill limits exemptions to an amount equal to the actual cost of charity care the hospital provides to low-income uninsured and underinsured patients (those earning up to 300% of the federal poverty level).
Introduced by Larry Potts
This bill makes various changes to North Carolina's Medicaid program, health and human services, and state budget operations. Key provisions include modifications to Medicaid eligibility verification and work requirements, changes to hospital funding mechanisms through assessments and intergovernmental transfers, establishment of a Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education, increased funding for veterans scholarships, and appropriations for various state agency operating needs.
Introduced by Carolyn Logan
This bill provides approximately $40.5 million in annual pay raises for State Highway Patrol officers and staff, establishes new secondary employment policies for troopers, encourages retired officers to return to work, and appropriates funds for bulletproof glass in patrol vehicles and infrastructure improvements at the Huntersville station.