North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 961–984 of 2,338 bills
Introduced by Buck Newton
This bill creates a formal legal process for removing Registers of Deeds from office through superior court proceedings for causes such as neglect, misconduct, corruption, or felony conviction. It also requires third-party vendors or contractors whose security breaches affect North Carolina government entities to pay for or reimburse the costs of notifying affected individuals and associated legal fees.
Local Government
Introduced by Cody Huneycutt
This bill requires health insurance plans in North Carolina that cover transcranial magnetic stimulation (a noninvasive brain treatment for depression and mental disorders) to reimburse all properly licensed healthcare providers and facilities equally, without penalizing claims based on the provider's medical specialty. Insurers retain the right to decide whether to cover the treatment, which conditions it covers, coverage requirements, and reimbursement rates.
Healthcare
Introduced by Grant Campbell
This bill protects living organ donors in North Carolina by prohibiting insurance companies from discriminating against them, provides a state income tax credit of up to $5,000 for unreimbursed donation-related expenses like lost wages and travel costs, and grants state employees up to 30 days paid leave for organ donation and 7 days for bone marrow donation.
Introduced by Robert Reives
This bill creates a National Guard Student Loan Repayment Program that provides up to $50,000 in student loan repayment assistance to active North Carolina National Guard members who commit to at least three years of service, with additional funds available for longer service terms. The bill appropriates $25.5 million in startup funding and $180,000 for administrative staff to operate the program.
Business & Labor
Introduced by Blair Eddins
This bill requires North Carolina financial institutions and payment card processors to report to social services when they observe older adults (65+) or disabled adults exhibiting financially harmful behavior patterns or ceasing communication for six months. During the reporting period, covered entities must waive late fees, penalties, and interest charges on loans or credit extended to these individuals.
Social Services & Welfare
Introduced by Tim Longest
This bill creates two new laws: the Personal Data Privacy Act, which gives North Carolina residents rights to access, correct, delete, and control how companies use their personal data (particularly for targeted advertising and sales), and the Social Media Safety Act, which requires social media platforms to verify users are 18 years old and obtain parental consent before minors can create accounts.
Technology & Privacy
Introduced by Mark Pless
This bill requires North Carolina Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel seeking new credentials or renewals to pass the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) examination starting January 1, 2026. Current credentialed personnel have until January 1, 2030 to obtain NREMT certification. The bill also establishes requirements for criminal background checks and specialty certifications through the International Board of Specialty Certification.
Introduced by Ray Pickett
This House Resolution elects six individuals to serve on the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina for four-year terms beginning July 1, 2025. The House of Representatives is authorized by state law to elect these six members to help govern the UNC system.
Education
Introduced by Mark Brody
This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct gains or losses from selling investment coins and precious metal bullion when calculating state income taxes. It also recognizes certain gold and silver coins and bullion as legal tender in North Carolina, though it specifies that no one is required to accept them in transactions.
Taxes & Budget
This bill repeals the current law allowing counties and cities to franchise or operate ambulance services. It also prevents county officials from being required to approve changes in emergency medical service levels by private providers, though city-operated or county-operated services would still need approval.
Introduced by Brian Biggs
This bill removes North Carolina's class size requirements for public schools and allows schools to employ teachers who are not licensed, as long as at least 50% of teachers in each school hold valid teaching licenses. Unlicensed teachers in core subjects (math, science, social studies, language arts) must be college graduates and complete training in special education, behavior management, and restraint/seclusion procedures.
Introduced by Brandon Lofton
This bill creates a joint legislative study commission to research how North Carolina public school teacher pay compares to other states and examine factors affecting teacher recruitment and retention. The commission will study teacher salaries, benefits, attrition rates, and the effectiveness of various compensation programs, then report findings and recommendations to the General Assembly by the end of 2026.
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill requires cell-cultured meat and poultry products to be clearly labeled with terms like 'lab-grown' or 'cell-cultured' in at least 20-point font near the product name. It prohibits public schools, charter schools, community colleges, and universities from purchasing these products. The bill also creates a voluntary donation program allowing retailers to collect customer donations for farms affected by Hurricane Helene, and appropriates $1.5 million for a government efficiency audit of North Carolina's disaster response.
Agriculture
Introduced by Phillip Shepard
This bill allows North Carolina state veterans cemeteries to sell monuments and memorials—such as memorial trees, granite markers, and benches—to families of those buried there. The cemeteries can set style requirements but cannot prohibit these sales, must charge market rates, and must use the revenue for cemetery maintenance and improvement.
Other / General Government
This bill expands who can request residency licenses for teachers in North Carolina by allowing nonpublic schools to request them in addition to public school units. Residency licenses are one-year renewable licenses (up to three years total) for individuals enrolled in teacher preparation programs who meet basic educational and content knowledge requirements.
Introduced by Neal Jackson
This bill establishes procedures for North Carolina public schools to review and approve library media (books, videos, and other materials) before they are available to students. It creates community library advisory committees to evaluate materials, allows parents and county residents to object to books, and permits parents, guardians, or county residents to sue schools for violations, including seeking $5,000 per violation plus attorney fees.
Introduced by Jonathan Almond
This bill allows mobile tattoo parlors to operate in North Carolina vehicles, provided they meet specific health and safety requirements. The bill establishes a permitting process, facility standards (including sterilization equipment and waste management systems), operational restrictions, and enforcement penalties for violations.
This bill creates a pilot program that provides grants to small and mid-sized North Carolina employers (20-1,500 employees) to help pay for employee training programs. Eligible employers can receive up to $2,000 per trainee or 50% of training costs (whichever is less), with a maximum of $40,000 per year, to fund training that improves worker skills, increases wages, or reduces turnover.
This bill designates 'The Andy Griffith Show' as the official television show of North Carolina. The bill highlights Andy Griffith's birth in Mount Airy, his seven-decade career in entertainment, and the show's 249-episode run from 1960-1968 that became the #1 rated show in America.
This bill restricts which flags can be flown or displayed on government buildings and property in North Carolina. Only official governmental flags—such as the U.S. flag, North Carolina flag, military branch flags, POW/MIA flag, and flags of recognized nations and tribes—are permitted, while other flags are prohibited. Employees who violate this rule could face disciplinary action or termination.
Introduced by Amy Galey
This bill establishes a Physician Assistant Licensure Compact that allows PAs with unrestricted licenses in participating states to practice in other participating states through a 'Compact Privilege' without obtaining separate state licenses. The compact creates a national commission to coordinate PA licensure, maintain a shared data system for tracking licensing actions, and set uniform standards while allowing states to maintain their own scope-of-practice rules.
Introduced by Timothy Reeder
This bill prohibits North Carolina manufacturers, sellers, and distributors from intentionally using DEHP (a chemical plasticizer) in intravenous solution containers starting January 1, 2030, and in intravenous tubing starting January 1, 2035. The bill also sets a maximum limit of 0.1% for unintentionally present DEHP and allows delayed compliance until January 2032 for manufacturers awaiting FDA approval or needing equipment upgrades.
Introduced by Bobby Hanig
This bill modifies North Carolina's property tax laws in three main ways: it expands the definition of personal property excluded from taxation to include business equipment valued at $20,000 or less; it clarifies penalties for failing to report property changes to tax assessors; and it suspends interest collection on property taxes in a specific affected area for 2025-2026, allowing that interest to be credited against future tax bills.
This bill directs the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to study whether each school district could offer at least one year-round school for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The study will examine costs, logistics, and barriers to implementing year-round schools, with results due to the legislature by January 2027.