North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1417–1440 of 2,338 bills
Introduced by Natalie Murdock
This bill establishes the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Trust Fund within the North Carolina Department of Commerce to provide grants and support to companies developing AI systems. It also creates regulatory requirements for developers of large-scale AI models, including safety protocols, third-party audits, and incident reporting, while prohibiting funding for AI used in mass surveillance, discriminatory profiling, or election interference.
Technology & Privacy
Introduced by Michael Garrett
This bill requires a special election to be held within 90 days if a North Carolina legislator changes political party affiliation while in office with more than six months remaining in their term. It also requires legislators who switch parties to return campaign contributions to donors who request refunds within 30 days.
Elections & Voting
Introduced by Caleb Theodros
This bill creates the North Carolina Victims of Crime Assistance Fund and a competitive grant program administered by the Governor's Crime Commission to award grants up to $1 million to public agencies and nonprofits that provide services to crime victims. The bill funds this program by increasing criminal court costs by $3.50 per case and marriage license fees by $5.00, effective December 1, 2025.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Introduced by Kevin Corbin
The Hands Free NC Act makes it illegal for drivers to hold a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle on public roads, and prohibits watching videos or texting while driving. Drivers under 18 are completely banned from using wireless devices except for navigation and emergencies. The law creates a tiered penalty system starting at $100 for first violations and includes exceptions for emergency calls and first responders.
Introduced by Timothy Moffitt
This bill requires state agency boards and commissions to obtain special approval votes before adopting expensive regulations. Rules projected to cost $1 million or more over five years require a two-thirds vote, while rules costing $10 million or more require unanimous approval (unless required by federal law, which only needs two-thirds approval). The bill also updates fiscal note requirements for agencies proposing rules with substantial economic impact.
Taxes & Budget
Introduced by Mujtaba Mohammed
This bill allows certain students, including those without lawful immigration status, to qualify for in-state tuition at UNC schools and North Carolina community colleges if they graduated from a North Carolina high school, attended NC schools for at least two consecutive years before graduating, and (if undocumented) submit an affidavit stating they have applied or intend to apply for legal status. The bill also keeps application information confidential.
Education
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the General Assembly and Governor from redistricting decisions and instead create an independent North Carolina Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw state legislative and congressional district maps after each census. The commission would be composed of 15 citizens selected through a process designed to ensure political balance and diversity, and would follow strict criteria prioritizing equal population, constitutional compliance, contiguous districts, and community preservation.
This bill appropriates $500,000 in one-time state funding to the C.W. Williams Community Health Center, a nonprofit organization in Mecklenburg County, to help complete construction or development of a full-service community health center. The funds become available on July 1, 2025.
Healthcare
Introduced by Woodson Bradley
This bill creates two programs to support public servants in North Carolina. Part I establishes a homebuyers' assistance program through the NC Housing Finance Agency that provides up to $25,000 in down payment and mortgage insurance assistance to first-time homebuyers who work full-time as teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, active duty military members, or veterans. Part II creates an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for unpaid volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers to cover unreimbursed work-related expenses.
Housing
This bill reduces the parent copayment requirement for subsidized child care in North Carolina from 10% to 5% of gross family income. The change takes effect July 1, 2025.
Social Services & Welfare
Introduced by Lisa Grafstein
This bill allows North Carolina drivers with non-REAL ID compliant licenses to renew remotely twice in a row, instead of requiring an in-person renewal after the first remote renewal. REAL ID compliant licenses would continue to follow the existing rule allowing only one remote renewal before requiring an in-person renewal. The change takes effect January 1, 2026.
Transportation & Infrastructure
This bill creates a new parole pathway for inmates serving life sentences without parole in North Carolina. Eligible inmates must serve at least 20 years, complete education and vocational training, and maintain work requirements through a 15-year Mutual Agreement Parole Program contract. If successful, they can be released on parole for 5 years, though violation returns them to prison with a 5-year parole ineligibility period.
Introduced by Vickie Sawyer
This bill defines biological sex and gender terms in state law and creates the Women's Safety and Protection Act, which requires that bathrooms, changing facilities, and sleeping quarters in certain facilities (prisons, detention centers, schools, domestic violence centers, and rape crisis centers) be designated for use by one biological sex at a time. It also modifies birth certificate and driver's license procedures to reflect biological sex rather than allowing changes based on sex reassignment surgery.
This bill appropriates $10.4 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $14.1 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to increase salaries for juvenile justice staff in North Carolina, including Youth Counselor Technicians, Youth Services Behavioral Specialists, Youth Counselors, and Juvenile Court Counselors. The bill also allocates $3.9 million to address salary compression among these employees.
Introduced by Paul Lowe
This bill restores a sales and use tax holiday for school supplies in North Carolina. The holiday would take effect on July 1, 2025, and would exempt school supplies from state sales tax during a specified period.
Introduced by Jim Burgin
This bill creates two regulatory frameworks for AI chatbots in North Carolina. Part I requires licensing of chatbots that handle health information, with the Department of Justice overseeing safety, security, and effectiveness standards. Part II establishes broader safety and privacy rules for all chatbots serving over 5,000 monthly active users or generating $100,000+ annually, requiring clear disclosure that chatbots are not human, protection against emotional dependence, and strict data privacy practices.
Introduced by Paul Newton
This bill restricts how local government water and sewer utilities can allocate service to new housing developments. It prohibits utilities from imposing certain conditions (like impact fees or design requirements) or using scoring systems based on building design, minimum square footage, or parking specifications when deciding which projects receive water and sewer connections. The bill also requires utilities receiving public funds to publish quarterly capacity reports, develop expansion plans, and explain any capacity constraints.
Local Government
This bill requires North Carolina public schools to teach informational literacy—skills for finding, evaluating, and using information effectively—from kindergarten through grade 12. The State Board of Education must develop age-appropriate standards covering topics like research methods, distinguishing facts from opinions, and evaluating sources, with implementation beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Julie Mayfield
This bill prevents probation terms from being extended solely because someone fails to pay their $40 monthly probation supervision fee. It also removes language requiring the payment of certain criminal justice fees associated with community service and other probation conditions, though the supervision fee itself remains in place.
This bill appropriates $20.44 million in state funds to the Town of Davidson for emergency services, including $17 million for fire station construction, $3 million for an emergency vehicle, $100,000 for police equipment, and $340,000 for breathing apparatus equipment.
This bill restricts how physicians can practice medicine in North Carolina by prohibiting shared ownership between medical practices and management services organizations (companies that provide administrative support), and requires that physicians maintain control over medical decisions without interference from non-physicians or outside entities. It limits which types of employers can hire physicians and establishes enforcement mechanisms through the North Carolina Medical Board.
Business & Labor
Introduced by Warren Daniel
This bill clarifies North Carolina law that prohibits kickbacks and undisclosed payments in title insurance transactions. It specifies exceptions to the kickback prohibition, including payments based on stock ownership, employee commissions, and situations where proper written disclosures are provided to customers about business affiliations.
This bill makes four main changes to North Carolina firearm laws: it prohibits people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms, requires background checks for all firearm sales including private sales, restores a pistol purchase permit requirement, and requires parents/guardians to certify that firearms in their homes are safely stored.
Introduced by Sophia Chitlik
This bill establishes a task force within the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to study the potential use of psychedelic medicines for treating mental health conditions. The task force would assess implementation barriers, recommend licensing and insurance requirements if federal approval occurs, and explore legal pathways for potential state legalization, with a final report due by December 2026.