North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
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Introduced by Jay Chaudhuri
This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 15th Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or provisions it contains—it only states that it relates to the district and becomes effective when signed into law. The actual details of what this bill does are not included in the provided text.
Local Government
Introduced by Allen Buansi
This bill reinstates North Carolina's solar energy tax credit, which had previously expired. The credit allows taxpayers who install solar equipment to claim a tax deduction equal to 35% of the equipment's cost, with different limits depending on whether the installation is for residential or business use.
Environment & Energy
Introduced by Benton Sawrey
This bill expands the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina by allowing them to exclude not only the first $45,000 of their home's appraised value, but also any additional value added by VA-funded housing adaptations for service-connected disabilities. The bill also creates a prequalification process that allows disabled veterans to qualify for this tax benefit before they purchase a home, which can help them and lenders determine affordability.
Taxes & Budget
Introduced by Timothy Moffitt
This bill changes the penalty for tax payments made with checks or electronic transfers that fail due to insufficient funds or nonexistent accounts from a variable amount (the greater of $25 or 10% of the payment, up to $1,000) to a flat $35 fee. The change takes effect July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Michael Lazzara
This bill authorizes the Town of Richlands to impose a tax of up to 3% on hotel and short-term rental accommodations. Revenue from this tax would be managed by a newly created Tourism Development Authority, with at least two-thirds used for tourism promotion and the remainder for tourism-related projects in the town.
Introduced by Mark Brody
This bill appropriates $2 million per year for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish a statewide Prostate Cancer Control Program that provides free or low-cost prostate cancer screenings and follow-up care to uninsured or underinsured North Carolina men ages 40-70 who meet specific income and health criteria.
Healthcare
This bill allows ungraded lumber from small sawmills and mobile sawmills to be used in residential construction when sold directly to homeowners, provided the sawmill operator completes training, the lumber meets quality standards, and a code enforcement official inspects the framing. The bill also establishes a state lumber grading training program through NC Cooperative Extension.
Agriculture
Introduced by Graig Meyer
This bill requires North Carolina public schools to offer extended 11-month contracts (instead of standard 10-month contracts) to initially licensed teachers and teachers in low-performing schools, while offering optional 11-month contracts to mentor teachers and veteran teachers. The bill allocates $310 million in state funding to cover the cost of these extended contracts, with participating teachers assigned additional duties such as professional development, mentoring, or extended school year instruction.
Education
Introduced by Julie Mayfield
This bill abolishes capital punishment in North Carolina by eliminating the death penalty as a sentencing option for all crimes. All individuals currently sentenced to death would be resentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, and the state would repeal laws authorizing executions and related procedures.
Criminal Justice & Public Safety
Introduced by Keith Kidwell
This bill would restrict North Carolina's Attorney General from participating in lawsuits in other states if those lawsuits seek to overturn executive orders issued by the President of the United States. The restriction applies whether the Attorney General acts as a party to the case, files a friend-of-the-court brief, or participates in any other capacity.
Other / General Government
Introduced by Thomas McInnis
This bill allows Moore County Schools to align its school calendar with Sandhills Community College's calendar, rather than following the standard state requirements for opening and closing dates. The change applies only to Moore County Schools beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Ralph Hise
This bill appropriates $1.5 million per year for the 2025-2027 fiscal years to fund Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in North Carolina. The Imagination Library is an early literacy program that mails age-appropriate books to registered children monthly through the North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc.
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 18th Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or actions it authorizes, making it impossible to determine its actual purpose or effects from the document provided.
This bill requires that any new state legislation creating health insurance mandates (such as requiring coverage of specific treatments or services) must also repeal an equal number of existing mandates and appropriate funds to cover the new mandate's cost. It applies to both private health insurance plans and the state employee health plan, with an exception if an actuarial analysis shows a mandate would actually decrease costs.
This bill allows local school boards in North Carolina to start the school year earlier than currently permitted, with the opening date potentially moving from no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 to as early as the Monday closest to August 19, if the State Board of Education approves based on a showing of 'good cause.' The bill maintains existing rules about school closing dates and minimum instructional days.
Introduced by Bobby Hanig
This bill allows North Carolina public school districts to adopt policies permitting students to leave school during the instructional day to attend religious moral instruction courses offered by outside organizations. Districts may award up to two elective credits for completed courses, provided the courses are evaluated using secular criteria and no public funds subsidize them beyond minimal administrative costs.
Introduced by Sydney Batch
This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 17th Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or policies it implements—it only establishes that whatever provisions are included will apply specifically to that district and become effective upon passage.
Introduced by Val Applewhite
This is a local bill that applies only to the 19th Senatorial District in North Carolina. The bill text provided does not specify what changes or provisions apply to the district, as only the introductory framework and effective date are included.
Introduced by Vickie Sawyer
This is a local bill that relates specifically to the 37th Senatorial District in North Carolina, but the bill text does not specify what changes or actions are being taken. The bill would become effective immediately upon passage.
Introduced by Mike Clampitt
This bill makes several changes to North Carolina's impaired driving laws effective December 1, 2025. It lowers the legal alcohol limit for drivers from 0.08 to 0.05, increases fees paid by impaired drivers, allows screening test results to be used as evidence of probable cause, requires video recording of court proceedings and public reporting of impaired driving case outcomes, creates a path for repeat offenders to regain driving privileges through treatment programs, and increases penalties for adults who provide alcohol to minors if serious injury results.
This bill requires body piercers in North Carolina to obtain a permit from the Department of Health and Human Services before practicing. The bill authorizes the state health commission to establish sanitation and safety requirements for body piercing establishments, premises, equipment, and procedures. Licensed physicians and their supervised assistants are exempt from the permit requirement.
Introduced by Carolyn Logan
This bill increases the penalties for assault by strangulation in North Carolina. It raises the felony class for assault causing physical injury by strangulation from Class H to Class G, and raises the felony class for serious bodily injury assault from Class F to Class E, making these offenses punishable with longer prison sentences.
This bill increases pension benefits for North Carolina firefighters and rescue squad workers from $180 to $175 per month (effective January 1, 2026), clarifies payment procedures for pension contributions, and adds representation from the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.
Social Services & Welfare
This bill allows teachers and staff to transfer accumulated sick leave and vacation leave when moving between charter schools and traditional public schools (local school administrative units) in North Carolina. The State Board of Education must establish rules to manage these transfers while ensuring leave does not accrue at rates higher than state standards.