North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1201–1224 of 2,338 bills
Introduced by Aisha Dew
This bill appropriates $14.5 million in state funding for clean energy grants during the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The money will be distributed through two programs: $10 million for innovation and research grants administered by the Department of Commerce, and $4.5 million for competitive grants supporting clean energy businesses and entrepreneurs.
Environment & Energy
Introduced by Keith Kidwell
This bill creates a fraud detection alert system that allows property owners to monitor their names in land records by receiving email notifications when deeds or mortgages are recorded under their identity. It also strengthens penalties for rental and sale fraud by making fraudulent leasing a Class H felony and fraudulent advertising of property a Class I felony, and allows civil lawsuits with attorney's fees for violations.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Introduced by Tracy Clark
This bill requires local school districts that operate NC Pre-K programs to count pre-kindergarten students in their average daily membership (ADM) calculations. Average daily membership is used to determine state funding allocations to school districts, so counting pre-K students would increase funding for districts with these programs.
Education
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill appropriates $10 million in state funds to the University of North Carolina at Pembroke to construct a presidential library honoring President Donald Trump. The library may be developed in partnership with the federal National Archives and Records Administration.
Taxes & Budget
Introduced by Terry Brown
This bill promotes the use of advanced conductors and grid-enhancing technologies in North Carolina's electric transmission system. It streamlines the permitting process for upgrading existing transmission lines with these technologies and requires utilities to evaluate such technologies when planning for grid improvements and carbon emission reductions.
Introduced by Amber Baker
This bill appropriates funds to increase teacher salaries, support special education services, provide free breakfast and lunch to all public school students, establish a device refresh program for student computers, and freeze enrollment in the Opportunity Scholarship program (which provides vouchers for private school tuition) while reducing its future funding.
Introduced by Larry Potts
This bill requires that new vaccines added to North Carolina's childhood immunization schedule must have been FDA-approved for at least three years, unless both the North Carolina Medical Society and North Carolina Pediatric Society boards recommend adding a newer vaccine. The bill modifies the current process for adding vaccines to the state's required immunizations for children.
Healthcare
This bill prohibits abortion in North Carolina from the moment of fertilization, with a narrow exception only when a licensed physician determines in their medical judgment that the pregnant person's life is at risk or they face serious harm to a major bodily function. Violations are classified as felonies with criminal penalties, civil penalties of at least $100,000, and mandatory license revocation for healthcare providers, though pregnant people themselves cannot be prosecuted.
Introduced by Diane Wheatley
This bill appropriates approximately $8.025 million in state funds to the City of Fayetteville for five specific projects: a $5 million Innovation District to promote economic growth, a $2.5 million 911 dispatch center consolidation, a $25,000 community center repair grant, $400,000 annually for fire station funding, and $100,000 annually for park maintenance and trail development. All funds are directed grants to be spent during the 2025-2027 fiscal period.
Introduced by Mike Schietzelt
This bill allows enlisted members of the North Carolina Army National Guard and Air National Guard with ranks E-1 through E-5 to deduct their federal basic pay from their state income taxes. It also redirects sports wagering tax revenue by reducing funding to collegiate athletics and the Major Events fund, while increasing the amount going to the state's General Fund.
Introduced by William Rabon
This bill creates a 9-member Board of Motor Vehicles to appoint and oversee the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, replacing the current system where the Secretary of Transportation directly appoints the Commissioner. It also directs the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of creating an independent Motor Vehicle Authority to potentially replace the Division of Motor Vehicles entirely, with findings due by January 1, 2026.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Introduced by Zack Forde-Hawkins
This bill appropriates $100,000 in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to Sidekicks Academy, Inc., a program serving students in Durham Public Schools through martial arts training and character development. The funds are designated for operating expenses including equipment, staff salaries, and educational field trips.
Introduced by David Willis
This bill appropriates $5 million to support fatherhood programs in North Carolina. It provides $2 million to expand the All Pro Dad program in schools and creates a new Responsible Fatherhood NC program with $3 million in funding, which will include a statewide media campaign, resources for fathers, and grants to community organizations serving fathers.
Social Services & Welfare
Introduced by Dante Pittman
This bill makes several changes to support working families in North Carolina: it reduces what families pay for subsidized child care, restores a state tax credit for families with children, gradually raises the minimum wage from $10 to $15 per hour by 2030 with annual adjustments after that, expands property tax relief for homeowners, creates down payment assistance for public servants buying homes for the first time, and establishes a paid family leave insurance program funded by employer contributions to help workers take time off for family or medical needs.
Introduced by Steve Jarvis
This bill requires owners of large battery energy storage systems (1 megawatt or larger) to obtain a permit from the Department of Environmental Quality before installing or operating them in North Carolina. Owners must submit emergency response plans, decommissioning plans, and proof of financial assurance to cover cleanup costs when the system stops operating.
Introduced by Michael Lee
This bill creates state authority to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from North Carolina waters and public/private land. It defines abandoned vessels as those left unattended for 30+ days without permission, and derelict vessels as those in poor condition that may be unsafe or harm the environment. The bill establishes procedures for notifying owners and removing non-compliant vessels, with costs charged to owners.
This bill authorizes Mecklenburg County to hold a referendum asking voters whether to approve an additional 1% local sales tax dedicated to funding roadway and public transportation systems. If approved by voters, 40% of revenue would go to eligible municipalities for road maintenance and improvements, while 60% would support a regional transit authority, with specific requirements for completing the Red Line rail project.
Introduced by Charles Miller
This bill allows certain law enforcement officers in North Carolina to receive retirement benefits while continuing to work. State and local law enforcement officers age 59.5 or older can elect to start receiving retirement payments while still employed, and retired officers can return to work and continue receiving their retirement benefits. The bill includes funding of $10 million per year and expires December 31, 2029.
This bill designates the first Sunday of June each year as Children's Day in North Carolina. The designation is ceremonial and does not create any new programs, funding, or legal requirements.
Other / General Government
This bill requires tattooists in North Carolina to complete annual bloodborne pathogen training that meets federal OSHA standards in order to obtain or renew their tattooing permit. The Department of Health and Human Services must verify completion of this training before issuing or renewing a permit, and failure to complete the training can result in permit denial or non-renewal.
Introduced by Kanika Brown
This bill appropriates $100,000 in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Harmony Empowerment Life Center, a nonprofit organization, to expand its mental health and youth development program called 'Never Limit An Athlete's Mind' into seven additional North Carolina counties: Wake, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Mecklenburg, Union, and Anson.
Introduced by Patricia Cotham
This bill requires all North Carolina public schools to provide free breakfast to students in pre-K through 12th grade who want it, and establishes a farm-to-table initiative to source local farm products for school meals. The state would allocate $39 million annually ($34 million for free breakfast, $5 million for farm partnerships) starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Abraham Jones
This bill would prohibit the manufacture, transfer, and possession of semiautomatic assault weapons and large-capacity ammunition feeding devices (magazines holding more than 10 rounds) in North Carolina, effective December 1, 2025. The law would allow people to keep weapons they already owned before the effective date and includes exceptions for law enforcement, military, and certain other purposes. Violations would be classified as Class E felonies.
Introduced by Brian Echevarria
This bill creates the North Carolina Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which requires state and local government actions to meet strict legal standards when they burden religious practice. It also protects religious gatherings in homes and neighborhoods from housing restrictions, and ensures religious institutions receive equal treatment during emergencies.
Local Government