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Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

This bill expands the highway use tax exemption for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads that are not part of local government and have no more than two paid employees. The exemption now applies to fire trucks, pump trucks, tanker trucks, ladder trucks, four-wheel drive forest fire fighting vehicles, and emergency services vehicles.

House2026-05-18

H1074Introduced

Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction

This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct up to $5,000 per year in out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses from their state income taxes, starting in 2026. The deduction covers unreimbursed medication costs and pharmacy co-pays, but excludes amounts already covered by tax-advantaged accounts like Health Savings Accounts or Flexible Spending Accounts.

House2026-05-12

H1081Introduced

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

This bill appropriates $3 million in state funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment to North Carolina veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The funds will be directed to a nonprofit organization called HBOT 4 HEROES to deliver approximately 15,000 treatments to roughly 350 veterans, with progress reported back to the legislature by June 30, 2027.

House2026-04-30

H1072Introduced

Affordable Housing Infrastructure Development

This bill creates the Affordable Housing Infrastructure Development Loan Program, which provides below-market interest rate loans to nonprofit organizations for developing land and infrastructure (such as utilities, roads, and site preparation) for affordable housing projects. The program receives $50 million in state funding and is administered by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency.

House2026-04-29

H1075Introduced

Persistent D.V. Offender Registry

This bill creates a registry of people convicted of domestic violence offenses in North Carolina. People convicted of a domestic violence offense who have at least one prior domestic violence conviction must register, with registration periods of 2-10 years depending on the number of prior convictions. The State Bureau of Investigation will maintain a public online registry containing offenders' names, birth dates, conviction dates, county, and photographs.

House2026-04-29

H192Engrossed

Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency

This bill has two main parts: it prohibits Planned Parenthood from participating in North Carolina's Medicaid program, and it establishes new billing transparency and collections practices for hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities. The billing provisions require hospitals to provide itemized cost estimates for scheduled services, limit final bills to within 5% of the estimate, and prohibit sending bills to collections without first providing an itemized breakdown.

House2025-09-22

H402Passed

Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs

This bill requires state agencies to obtain legislative approval before implementing rules that cost $20 million or more over five years, and requires higher voting thresholds (two-thirds for $1+ million costs, unanimous for $10+ million costs) when agency boards or commissions adopt costly rules. It also allows the public to request legislative review of rules if 10 or more people object within one day of Commission approval.

House2025-07-29

H612Passed

Fostering Care in NC Act

This comprehensive bill makes several changes to North Carolina's child welfare and social services systems. Key provisions expand the Guardianship Assistance Program to include youth as young as 10 years old, establish procedures for judges to issue permanent no-contact orders against defendants convicted of violent offenses, make it a felony when caregivers commit or allow sexual acts against children under 16, and require cities and counties to conduct criminal history background checks for any applicant offered a position working with children.

House2025-06-26

H91Passed

Define Armed Forces/Religious Prop. Tax Excl

This bill adds the United States Space Force to the definition of 'Armed Forces' throughout North Carolina state law to reflect the military branch's creation in 2019. It also extends the lookback period for religious property tax exemption applications from the current timeframe to up to five calendar years, allowing property owners to file late applications and potentially receive tax relief for the prior five years.

House2025-06-26

H415Engrossed

Modify Math & Social Studies Grad. Req

This bill removes the NC Math III requirement for high school graduation, replacing it with a fourth math course aligned to each student's career plan. It also modifies social studies requirements to include four specific courses (World History, US History, Founding Principles, and Economics), adds a US History graduation test based on civics questions, and requires UNC institutions to align college math admissions standards with the new high school requirements.

House2025-05-08

H414Engrossed

1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise

This bill allows Career and College Promise students to earn high school graduation credit for specific community college courses in English, math, science, and history. It also removes Math III as a mandatory graduation requirement, allowing students to take math courses aligned with their career development plans instead.

House2025-05-07

H97Engrossed

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

This bill adds certain occupational cancers to the list of firefighter deaths eligible for death benefits under North Carolina's Public Safety Employees' Death Benefits Act. Firefighters who die from mesothelioma, testicular cancer, small intestine cancer, esophageal cancer, oral cavity cancer, pharynx cancer, gastric cancer, prostate cancer, or colon cancer are presumed to have died in the line of duty if the cancer is occupationally related to firefighting.

House2025-05-05

H92Engrossed

NC Digital Assets Investments Act

This bill authorizes North Carolina's State Treasurer to invest state funds in digital assets like cryptocurrencies and NFTs, but only up to 5% of designated funds and only after independent security review. It also directs the Treasurer to study whether state employees can invest retirement funds in digital assets and requires law enforcement to study creating a state reserve for seized or forfeited digital assets.

House2025-05-01

H211Engrossed

The Kelsey Smith Act

The Kelsey Smith Act authorizes wireless telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement officers without a warrant in two emergency situations: when a device was used to place a 911 call, or when there is reasonable suspicion the device belongs to someone in immediate danger of death or serious physical harm. The bill also requires wireless carriers to register emergency contact information with the State Bureau of Investigation to facilitate these requests.

House2025-04-16

H95Engrossed

Threaten Elected Official/Increase Punishment

This bill increases criminal penalties for assaulting or threatening elected officials (including state executives, legislators, judges, and local elected officials) by moving offenses to more serious felony classifications. It also requires that pretrial release decisions for these offenses be made by a judge rather than a magistrate, with judges able to impose specific conditions like stay-away orders.

House2025-03-20

H186Engrossed

The Stars and Stripes Commitment Act

This bill requires North Carolina schools to schedule daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance within one hour of the school day's start, display U.S. and North Carolina flags in classrooms, and provide instruction on the flag and Pledge's history. It also requires the State Board of Education and local school governing bodies to begin their meetings with the Pledge. The bill specifies that no one can be compelled to stand, salute, or recite the Pledge.

House2025-03-20

H184Engrossed

Promote North Carolina Sawmills

This bill allows small sawmills and certain other mills to sell ungraded lumber directly to homeowners for residential construction, provided the mill operator completes a state-approved lumber grading training program, the lumber meets building code standards, and code officials inspect the framing. The bill requires mills to mark and certify their lumber and register with the North Carolina Forest Service.

House2025-03-20

H37Engrossed

Enhance Firefighter Benefits & Representation

This bill increases monthly pension benefits for North Carolina firefighters and rescue squad workers from $180 to $175 (effective January 1, 2026), clarifies pension eligibility rules for disabled and displaced members, provides survivor benefits for members killed in the line of duty, and adds a representative from the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association to the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council.

House2025-03-19

H35Engrossed

Establish Military Appreciation Month

This bill designates November as Military Appreciation Month in North Carolina each year. The designation is a ceremonial recognition with no funding or operational requirements attached.

House2025-03-19

H411Introduced

Reduce Early Voting Period for Primaries

This bill reduces the early voting period for primary elections, runoff elections, and special elections from 17 days to 6 days, while keeping the early voting period for general elections unchanged. The bill also applies the 6-day early voting limit to municipal elections and special elections not held at regular times.

House2025-03-18

H182Engrossed

Rev. Law Perm. Protect Order/Child Abuse

This bill makes two main changes to North Carolina law: (1) it expands permanent no contact orders so that judges can prohibit convicted violent offenders from contacting not just crime victims, but also the victim's immediate family members, and (2) it clarifies that child abuse laws apply to anyone providing care or supervision of a child under 16 who commits or allows sexual acts upon that child, classifying this as a felony.

House2025-03-17

H98Introduced

Patriotism Expression Act

This bill legalizes the sale and use of consumer fireworks in North Carolina, subject to local ordinance approval and specific safety regulations. It creates a permitting system for fireworks retailers, establishes rules for possession and use (including age limits and time restrictions), and raises the minimum age for purchasing fireworks from 16 to 18 years old.

House2025-03-17

H100Introduced

Expand Religious Property Tax Exemption

This bill expands the property tax exemption for religious organizations by allowing them to hold undeveloped land tax-free for up to five years if they plan to use it for religious purposes. The exemption applies to land that does not exceed 200% of the organization's currently exempt property, and the organization must certify within five years that it will begin using or developing the land for religious purposes.

House2025-03-12

H103Introduced

NC Am. Indian Hunting/Fishing Rights

This bill exempts members of state-recognized and federally-recognized Indian tribes from North Carolina hunting, trapping, and fishing license requirements. Members may hunt and fish on tribal land without licenses, and state residents who are tribal members may also hunt and fish off tribal land without licenses, though they must still comply with other hunting and fishing regulations, reporting requirements, and hunter education courses.

House2025-03-04

H99Introduced

Reflexologists Right to Work Act

This bill exempts nationally certified reflexologists from needing a license from the North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy. Reflexologists with current certification from the American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB) and their students working toward certification would be allowed to practice reflexology without state board oversight.

House2025-02-12

H101Introduced

Prop. Tax Appeal Process Transparency

This bill requires county and municipal boards of equalization and review to notify property owners in plain language about their right to appeal property tax appraisals, and to provide this notice within a reasonable timeframe. It also requires these boards to automatically review properties that have increased in value by 30% or more compared to their previous appraisal.

House2025-02-12

H36Introduced

Maintenance of State Veterans Cemeteries

This bill requires North Carolina's Department of Veterans and Military Affairs to improve maintenance at the state's four veterans cemeteries by addressing specific issues like delayed headstone installation, grounds damage, and poor appearance. It also directs the department to review and potentially adjust policies around funeral services at these cemeteries, with findings due to the General Assembly by October 1, 2025.

House2025-02-04

Phillip Shepard

Phillip Shepard

Sponsored Bills (12)

Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus

Limit Use of AI Medicaid/Commercial Insurance

At-Large Elections/Jacksonville City Council

NCDOT STI Study Recommendation

Secret Peeping on Minor/Increase Punishment

Veterans Registration Plate Modifications

Transportation Goods Unit Pricing Cost

Moped Regulation

Living Donor Protection Act

Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries

Jacksonville/ETJ Prohibited

Dynamic Symbol of Access

Cosponsored Bills (30)

Strengthen Medicaid Provider Controls

NC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act

US Department of Edu

Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Affordable Housing Infrastructure Development

Persistent D.V. Offender Registry

Defund Planned Parenthood & Cost Transparency

Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs

Fostering Care in NC Act

Define Armed Forces/Religious Prop. Tax Excl

Modify Math & Social Studies Grad. Req

1-to-1 Credit for Career and College Promise

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

NC Digital Assets Investments Act

The Kelsey Smith Act

Threaten Elected Official/Increase Punishment

The Stars and Stripes Commitment Act

Promote North Carolina Sawmills

Enhance Firefighter Benefits & Representation

Establish Military Appreciation Month

Reduce Early Voting Period for Primaries

Rev. Law Perm. Protect Order/Child Abuse

Patriotism Expression Act

Expand Religious Property Tax Exemption

NC Am. Indian Hunting/Fishing Rights

Reflexologists Right to Work Act

Prop. Tax Appeal Process Transparency

Maintenance of State Veterans Cemeteries

Voting Record (802)