North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1657–1680 of 2,338 bills
Introduced by Norman Sanderson
This bill appropriates $6 million in state funds to Hyde County for a one-time grant to purchase property for oyster farming operations. The county would work with the North Carolina Marine Industrial Park Authority on the project, and the funding would be available starting July 1, 2025.
Taxes & Budget
Introduced by Sophia Chitlik
This bill creates the North Carolina Child Care Finance Agency, a new state agency that would provide financing (loans, mortgages, and insurance) to help build, rehabilitate, and expand child care facilities across the state. The agency would be governed by a 12-member board with expertise in child care, construction, lending, and workforce needs, and would receive $20 million in initial state funding plus investment from the North Carolina Innovation Fund.
Social Services & Welfare
Introduced by Natalie Murdock
This bill expands North Carolina's Work First cash assistance program by including pregnant women as eligible recipients, increases the maximum income limits families can have to qualify, raises the monthly cash benefit amounts, sets resource limits at $5,000 with vehicle exclusions, and removes state-imposed time limits on assistance (keeping only federal limits).
Introduced by Thomas McInnis
This bill prevents local governments in North Carolina from enacting environmental regulations that are stricter than state or federal standards, unless the General Assembly specifically approves them. Local governments would have until December 1, 2025 to review and change any ordinances that exceed state or federal requirements, after which non-compliant rules would become unenforceable.
Local Government
This bill prohibits North Carolina employers from paying employees different wages based on gender when they perform comparable work, unless pay differences are based on seniority, merit, production, location, relevant education/training, or travel requirements. It also prohibits employers from asking about job applicants' salary histories, requiring employees to keep wages confidential, or retaliating against employees who discuss pay.
Business & Labor
This bill requires North Carolina child care facilities to implement specific safety measures for children with food allergies, including training staff to administer epinephrine, establishing food service policies that limit allergen exposure, and requiring immediate notification to parents and emergency services if an allergic reaction occurs.
Healthcare
Introduced by Woodson Bradley
This bill requires North Carolina employers to provide employees with paid sick leave that accrues at a rate of one hour per 30 hours worked. Employees could use this time for their own illness, family member care, medical appointments, or situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Small businesses (10 or fewer employees) would be limited to 32 hours annually, while larger employers would provide up to 56 hours annually.
This bill appropriates $50 million to create a School Mental Health Grant Program that funds mental health services in public schools, prioritizing schools serving students with limited access to care. It also appropriates $50 million for a Mental Health Worker Loan Repayment Program that provides up to 20% student debt repayment to mental health professionals working in economically disadvantaged areas of North Carolina.
Education
Introduced by Mujtaba Mohammed
This bill allocates $9.5 million in one-time Highway Fund money to the North Carolina Department of Transportation for planning and design of a new interchange at Westmoreland Road on Interstate 77 (Exit 27) in Cornelius. The funds become available starting July 1, 2025.
Transportation & Infrastructure
Introduced by David Craven
This bill directs North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to request federal approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend Medicaid coverage for personal care services to certain low-income individuals living in adult care homes. The coverage would apply to people whose income is slightly above the current eligibility threshold but still falls between 180-200% of the federal poverty level, and any new costs must be offset by savings elsewhere.
Introduced by Brian Biggs
This bill allows military veterans who become teachers in North Carolina to receive up to four years of service credit toward their teachers' retirement pension based on their active duty military service. The employer must pay a lump sum to cover the full cost of this additional retirement benefit plus an administrative fee.
Introduced by Lisa Grafstein
This bill provides $30 million in one-time funding to the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund and establishes two new ongoing revenue sources for the fund: 1.5% of register of deeds fees and 33% of real property transfer excise tax proceeds. These funds would support affordable housing programs including home ownership, rentals, supportive housing, and emergency repairs.
Housing
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This bill creates a state income tax credit for North Carolina taxpayers who claim adult dependents on their federal taxes. Taxpayers with qualifying adult relatives (such as elderly parents or disabled adults) can claim a credit of $12,000 per dependent, or $15,000 if the dependent is a military veteran, provided their adjusted gross income is below specified thresholds ($75,000-$150,000 depending on filing status).
Introduced by Graig Meyer
This bill makes two main changes to North Carolina voting law: it allows eligible voters to register and vote on election day (or during early voting) by providing photo ID and proof of residence, and it establishes a preregistration program for 16- and 17-year-olds who will be eligible to vote by the next election.
Elections & Voting
Introduced by Julie Mayfield
This bill would have North Carolina officially ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, which states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied based on sex. The bill asserts that the ERA already became the 28th Amendment when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it in 2020, and North Carolina's ratification would affirm this status.
Other / General Government
Introduced by Frances Jackson
This bill creates a teacher bonus program for the 2025-2027 school years that provides bonuses to teachers based on student performance in advanced courses, career and technical education certifications, and student growth scores. It also allows teachers who leave their positions due to military orders affecting their spouses to still receive bonuses they earned.
This bill would repeal North Carolina's existing abortion restrictions and codify the legal standards from Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey into state law. It would allow abortion before fetal viability without undue burden, permit restrictions after viability except when necessary for the pregnant person's life or health, expand who can provide abortion services, and require state health insurance plans to cover abortion.
This bill raises the minimum marriage age in North Carolina to 18 years old, eliminating the current ability for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent or court approval. It removes existing exceptions that allowed minors to marry with permission from parents or judges.
Introduced by Kandie Smith
This bill changes how North Carolina can use megasite funding by broadening the eligible uses beyond just acquiring megasites. Instead of limiting funds to local government grants for purchasing megasites, the bill allows funds to be used for purposes described elsewhere in the law, giving the state more flexibility in how megasite development money is spent.
This bill establishes automatic voter registration at NC Division of Motor Vehicles offices (starting January 1, 2026), public agencies, community colleges, and UNC system universities (starting January 1, 2027). Eligible citizens would be automatically registered to vote unless they actively decline, and the State Board of Elections must conduct an outreach campaign about these new procedures.
This bill directs the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to create a statewide Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) program and an advisory committee to prevent prenatal alcohol exposure, increase FASD awareness and screening, and provide evidence-based interventions for affected individuals. The bill appropriates $2 million in recurring funds for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to establish and operate these initiatives.
This bill increases North Carolina's standard tax deduction amounts for all filing statuses, effective for the 2026 tax year. Married couples filing jointly would see their deduction rise from $25,500 to $26,000, while single filers and heads of household would increase from $12,750/$19,125 to $13,000/$19,500 respectively.
Introduced by Jim Burgin
This bill requires North Carolina to develop a team-based Medicaid service for substance use disorder treatment that includes screening, medication, recovery support, and case management. It also changes policy so that incarcerated individuals have their Medicaid suspended rather than terminated, allowing them to quickly restart coverage upon release.
Healthy Start NC creates a program providing cash assistance to expecting mothers and new parents to help cover prenatal and infant care costs, funded by approximately $308 million annually from federal TANF funds and state General Fund appropriations. The bill offsets these costs by gradually reducing the corporate income tax rate from 2.25% to 0% over several years, with the rate dropping to 2% in 2026, 1% in 2028, and 0% after 2029.