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Strengthen Medicaid Provider Controls

This bill strengthens oversight of Medicaid providers in North Carolina by establishing a Provider Enrollment Credentialing Committee to review provider applications and eligibility, expanding grounds for denying or terminating provider enrollment based on criminal convictions and licensing actions, and requiring providers to report criminal convictions of their employees. The bill also makes changes to prepaid health plan networks and Medicaid eligibility.

House2026-06-25

H1239Passed

Honor Mike Clampitt

This is a House Resolution honoring the life and memory of James Michael 'Mike' Clampitt, a former North Carolina House Representative from House District 119. The resolution recognizes his decades of service as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, and state legislator, and expresses the General Assembly's appreciation for his contributions to his community and the state.

House2026-06-24

H171Vetoed

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI

This bill prohibits North Carolina state agencies and local governments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, policies, or staff positions. It defines DEI as initiatives that influence hiring or employment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, nationality, country of origin, or sexual orientation outside of merit-based processes, and establishes penalties for violations including fines up to $10,000 and potential removal from employment.

House2026-06-24

H1238Passed

Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team

This is a House Resolution that honors the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup championship. The resolution recognizes the team's accomplishments, leadership, and community contributions, and directs that a certified copy be sent to team members, the owner, and head coach.

House2026-06-23

H258Passed

Worker Safety Act of 2026

This bill clarifies the process for filing complaints about workplace retaliation under North Carolina's worker protection laws. It specifies what information complaints must contain, allows employers to submit response statements within seven days, requires extra materials submitted with complaints to be destroyed and kept confidential, and establishes how time periods are calculated in these cases.

House2026-06-22

H87Passed

Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)

This bill allows North Carolina to participate in a federal tax credit program that enables individuals to receive tax credits for donations they make to scholarship granting organizations. The state Education Assistance Authority must identify and maintain a list of qualifying scholarship organizations and submit it to the U.S. Treasury, allowing these organizations to provide scholarships for K-12 education expenses including homeschooling.

House2026-06-03

H1124Introduced

Interstate Compact for School Psychologists

This bill adopts an interstate compact that allows school psychologists licensed in one state to practice in other participating states without repeating all licensure requirements. The bill also appropriates $1 million to East Carolina University for a virtual school psychology training program.

House2026-06-02

H1026Introduced

Remote Instruction for Excess Emergencies

This bill allows North Carolina public schools to use up to three additional days of remote instruction (or 15 hours) when they experience a second emergency after exhausting their initial remote instruction allowance. Schools must report to the State Board about any additional remote instruction days used and the emergency circumstances that required them. The bill appropriates $5,000 to the Department of Public Instruction for administrative costs.

House2026-06-02

H1042Engrossed

Affordable Housing Exemption Mods

This bill updates North Carolina's property tax exemptions for affordable housing by creating a new separate exemption for rental housing owned by nonprofits and modifying the existing exemption for owner-occupied affordable housing. It establishes specific eligibility requirements based on whether the rental housing receives government funding, sets income and rent limits for tenants, and requires annual compliance reporting.

House2026-05-22

H1089Passed

Const. Amend. Property Tax Levy Limit

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would require the North Carolina General Assembly to pass laws limiting how much local governments (counties, cities, towns, and special districts) can increase their property tax levies each year. The amendment would be submitted to North Carolina voters in the November 2026 general election, and if approved by a majority of voters, would become part of the state constitution.

House2026-05-21

H1019Engrossed

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

H1086Introduced

Child Care Initiative Funds/Reform/Study

This bill establishes free training academies to help people become child care lead teachers, provides $15 million for mental and behavioral health services in child care settings, allows child care centers to share administrative credentials between two staff members, funds a study on liability insurance for child care providers, and updates bidding requirements for Smart Start contracts.

House2026-05-12

H1134Introduced

Secret Peeping on Minor/Increase Punishment

This bill increases criminal penalties for secret peeping offenses when the victim is a minor. Currently, many of these offenses are Class 1 misdemeanors or Class I felonies; the bill elevates them to Class A1 misdemeanors or Class H/G felonies when a minor is the victim. The bill also allocates $25,000 for a public awareness campaign about these laws.

House2026-05-04

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

H1116Introduced

Film Grant Modifications

This bill expands North Carolina's Film and Entertainment Grant Fund by increasing the maximum grant amounts that can be awarded to film and television productions, raising the grant cap from $7 million to $20 million for feature films and from $15 million to $25 million for television series seasons. The bill also increases the threshold for what qualifies as a 'highly compensated individual' from $1 million to $4 million in compensation per production.

House2026-04-30

H1111Introduced

Military Service Buyback Reduction: Teachers

This bill allows veterans who work as full-time public school employees in North Carolina to purchase up to four years of military service credit toward their teacher retirement benefits at a reduced cost. Instead of paying the full actuarial cost, eligible veterans would pay only 25% of the cost, with the state covering the remaining 75% through appropriated funds.

House2026-04-30

H1118Introduced

Workforce Housing Loan Renewal Act

This bill appropriates $35 million in recurring annual funding from the state's General Fund to the Housing Finance Agency for the Workforce Housing Loan Program, beginning in fiscal year 2026-2027. The funds are intended to support loans that help workforce-level earners access housing.

House2026-04-30

H1055Introduced

GTCC Aviation Center Expansion

This bill appropriates $1.8 million in state funds to Guilford Technical Community College for expanding its Aviation Center and related capital expenses, effective July 1, 2026. The funds are nonrecurring and will remain available until spent.

House2026-04-28

H1043Introduced

CHCCS Act

This bill establishes new parental rights in public schools regarding student records and identity changes, restricts instruction on gender identity and sexuality in kindergarten through fourth grade, creates a legal process for parents to sue schools for violations, and gives the State Auditor authority to investigate and enforce compliance with financial penalties.

House2026-04-27

H1020Introduced

PESA Class Aides & Child. Wartime Vets Funds

This bill makes two changes: (1) it allows Personal Education Student Account (PESA) scholarship funds to be used to pay for one-to-one classroom aides at private schools, with restrictions on who can serve as an aide, and (2) it appropriates $1 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $7 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to increase and expand scholarships for children of wartime veterans.

House2026-04-22

H775Engrossed

Criminal History Checks for School Positions

This bill requires criminal history checks for charter school board members and public school employees before hiring, modifies reporting rules for school employee misconduct, strengthens reporting requirements for threats and assaults on teachers, and encourages the State Board of Education to align its licensure system with a national educator database.

House2025-09-25

H118Introduced

Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill

This bill increases the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina from $45,000 to $61,000 of appraised home value, meaning more of their home's value is not taxed. The state will reimburse local governments for half of the tax revenue they lose from this increase.

House2025-09-23

H805Passed

Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors

This bill makes multiple changes to North Carolina law by defining sex in state policies as biological sex only, establishes requirements for age verification and consent documentation on websites hosting pornographic images, restricts state funding for gender transition procedures, allows parents to control their children's library book access, permits students to opt out of classroom activities based on religious objections, and requires students to sleep in quarters separated by biological sex on school trips.

House2025-07-29

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

H907Introduced

NC Recovery and Resiliency Act

This bill establishes a new special fund called the Disaster Readiness and Response Fund within the Office of the State Treasurer, separate from the state's General Fund and other existing funds. The bill does not specify funding amounts, how money enters the fund, or how it will be used.

House2025-07-28

H126Passed

Revise Voluntary Ag. District Laws

This bill strengthens protections for farmland in voluntary agricultural districts by requiring government agencies to wait longer before taking land through condemnation or rezoning. Agencies must now wait 120 days after receiving the local agricultural advisory board's recommendation before proceeding, up from the previous requirement. The advisory board also gets 45 days instead of 30 days to hold a public hearing and submit its findings.

House2025-06-20

H661Engrossed

Building Industry Efficiency Act of 2025

This bill makes multiple changes to North Carolina's building and construction regulations. It streamlines inspection processes (allowing cancellations without fees, exempting certain HVAC replacements from inspections), modifies street design requirements for developers, exempts certain small construction services from licensing, updates contractor board rules and disciplinary procedures, clarifies exemptions for certain pools and flotation systems, and increases the threshold for formal bidding on public construction contracts.

House2025-06-19

H50Passed

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

This bill gives state and local law enforcement officers with at least 30 years of service who retire before age 62 a choice between two ways to calculate their special separation allowance. Officers can either receive 0.85% of their current salary for each year of service, or 0.85% of their salary at the time they reached 30 years of service multiplied by 30—whichever they choose provides more benefit.

House2025-06-13

H821Introduced

Drivers License Expiration Moratorium

This bill temporarily allows North Carolina Class C driver's licenses to remain valid for up to two years after their expiration date, with exceptions for suspended/revoked licenses and Real IDs older than eight years. The moratorium is intended to address a backlog of people unable to renew licenses in person and expires December 31, 2027.

House2025-05-19

H271Engrossed

Cabarrus Co Local Omnibus

This bill requires referendums in four Cabarrus County municipalities (Concord, Harrisburg, Midland, and Mount Pleasant) on November 3, 2025, asking voters whether to change local elections from nonpartisan to partisan. If voters approve, the change would take effect in December 2027. The bill also modifies how vacancies are filled on the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners.

House2025-05-15

H818Engrossed

Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted

This bill changes how adopted persons can obtain copies of their birth certificates in North Carolina. Currently, only the State Registrar issues these certificates, but the bill allows county registers of deeds to also issue them. The bill requires these staff to complete training on privacy and proper procedures before issuing adoptee birth certificates.

House2025-05-08

H4Engrossed

Sam's Law

Sam's Law requires all North Carolina public schools to develop and implement Medical Condition Action Plans for students diagnosed by doctors as at risk for medical emergencies, and Medical Emergency Plans for all schools to address medical crises. The law also clarifies that school employees authorized to provide emergency medical care are protected from civil liability unless their actions constitute gross negligence or intentional wrongdoing.

House2025-05-07

H772Engrossed

North Carolina Student Lifeline Act

This bill requires all North Carolina schools (public, charter, private, and religious) and community colleges and universities to display the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number (988) and NC Peer Warmline phone number (855-733-7762) in multiple locations, including student IDs, websites, school devices, calendars, and registration documents. Schools must verify these phone numbers are current annually.

House2025-05-07

H121Engrossed

SchCalFlex/Statewide/Open Cal

This bill gives local school boards more flexibility in setting school calendars by allowing them to start school as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of August 26) if they have experienced significant weather-related closures, and increases the number of remote instruction days schools can use to meet required instructional time when unable to open due to emergencies.

House2025-05-07

H94Engrossed

Dis. Veteran Homestead Excl. Prequalification

This bill allows disabled veterans and their surviving spouses to prequalify for North Carolina's disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion before they purchase a home. Currently, veterans must already own a permanent residence to apply for the tax benefit. The prequalification process lets veterans determine in advance whether they qualify for the tax relief, which can help with mortgage calculations and lending decisions.

House2025-05-07

H618Engrossed

Ivermectin Access Act

This bill requires North Carolina's State Health Director to issue a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense ivermectin to customers without a prescription or consultation with a healthcare provider. The bill also provides legal immunity from civil and criminal liability for the State Health Director and any pharmacist who dispenses ivermectin under this standing order.

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

H406Engrossed

Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws

This bill modifies North Carolina's motor vehicle dealer laws to strengthen protections for franchised dealers. It limits manufacturers' ability to terminate dealership franchises without good cause, restricts conditions manufacturers can place on ownership transfers, requires dealers receive compensation for over-the-air product sales, clarifies dealer succession rights, and ensures dealers are reimbursed for required loaner vehicles and training costs.

House2025-05-05

H773Engrossed

School Performance Grade Changes

This bill replaces North Carolina's current school grading system with a new one that calculates school performance scores based on student test proficiency, growth in learning, English language proficiency, graduation rates, and career/college readiness measures. Schools receive letter grades (A-F) based on these scores, with different scoring thresholds for elementary, middle, and high schools.

House2025-05-05

H140Engrossed

Authorize Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail

This bill authorizes the creation of the Gullah Geechee Greenway/Blueway Heritage Trail in Brunswick County, a 21-mile multiuse trail with 9 segments that will feature historical sites and cultural landmarks related to Gullah Geechee heritage. The state is authorized to support, promote, and facilitate the trail's establishment on state and other public and private lands, while respecting the rules and policies of non-state property owners.

House2025-05-01

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

H146Engrossed

Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military

This bill allows active duty military members stationed outside North Carolina, along with their spouses and dependent children, to renew their driver's licenses remotely two consecutive times instead of just once. The exception applies when the license is not REAL ID compliant or is being converted from REAL ID compliant to non-compliant status.

House2025-05-01

H613Introduced

The Vehicle Registration Convenience Act

This bill allows North Carolina vehicle owners to choose which month their vehicle registration renews each year, instead of having a fixed renewal date. Owners would elect their renewal month when initially registering their vehicle, and subsequent renewals would occur annually in that month. The registration fee for the initial period is prorated based on the number of months until the owner's chosen renewal date.

House2025-04-30

H69Engrossed

Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act

This bill prohibits North Carolina's public universities from denying admission based on military service, allows active duty service members and their spouses to defer enrollment for 2-5 years, and grants in-state tuition rates to honorably discharged veterans who meet specific criteria (such as graduating from an NC high school after 2004, serving with a permanent NC station, or receiving a Purple Heart).

House2025-04-16

H106Introduced

Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program

This bill revives a program that allows retired teachers to return to work in high-need schools (Title I schools or schools with D/F grades) without losing their retirement benefits. Retired teachers in STEM and special education fields can earn higher starting salaries, while those in other subjects earn entry-level pay. The program requires IRS approval and includes $10 million in annual state funding.

House2025-04-16

H272Engrossed

The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act

This bill allows law enforcement, probation/parole, and corrections officers who have earned advanced certificates to purchase up to four years of additional service credit in the state retirement system by paying the full cost upfront. The law applies to both the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System and the Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, and becomes effective January 1, 2027, pending IRS approval.

House2025-04-16

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

H113Introduced

Create Committee on Medicaid Sustainability

This bill creates a joint legislative committee with 6 senators and 6 representatives to study ways to modify North Carolina's Medicaid program if federal funding decreases. The committee will explore options like reducing optional services, adjusting provider payments, and improving managed care efficiency, then report findings and recommendations by April 30, 2026.

House2025-04-15

H114Introduced

Employment Preference for Military Personnel

This bill expands North Carolina's employment preference policy for military personnel by removing the requirement that service occur during wartime and extending preference to active duty service members, Armed Forces Reserve members, and their spouses and dependents. The expanded preference applies to state job applications, hirings, promotions, reassignments, and transfers.

House2025-04-15

H840Introduced

Reward Schools for Student Growth

This bill modifies how North Carolina grades schools by requiring separate grades for school achievement and school growth, instead of combining them into one overall grade. Schools will receive an achievement grade (based on test scores, graduation rates, and college/career readiness) and a growth grade (based on how much students improve year-to-year), with both displayed prominently on school report cards starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-04-10

H266Engrossed

Adopt Women Veterans Day

This bill designates May 1st of each year as Women Veterans Day in North Carolina. The day would be officially recognized by the state to honor women who have served in the military.

House2025-04-10

H160Engrossed

Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law

This bill requires the UNC School of Medicine's Area Health Education Centers (NC AHEC) to compile and share evidence-based information about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) with all North Carolina healthcare practitioners. NC AHEC must work with medical boards and professional organizations to create standard information materials and report completed materials to the state legislature by September 1, 2025.

House2025-04-09

H827Introduced

Create Annual Sex Off Registry Fee

This bill creates an annual fee for individuals required to register on North Carolina's sex offense registry. The fee equals 1.25% of the federal poverty level for a single person (approximately $161 in 2025) and would be collected by sheriffs' offices to help fund registry maintenance, verification, and record-keeping. Sheriffs have discretion to decide whether to collect the fee in their county each year, and registrants deemed indigent or currently incarcerated can request a waiver.

House2025-04-09

H794Introduced

Study Highway Patrol Staffing/Salary Scale

This bill directs the North Carolina State Highway Patrol to conduct a comprehensive study of its staffing levels and salary scales, including overall patrol size, regional troop needs, and compensation for different ranks. The Highway Patrol must report its findings and recommendations to legislative committees by March 1, 2026.

House2025-04-08

H810Introduced

State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40-Hrs

This bill would provide North Carolina state employees, public school employees, and community college employees with up to 40 hours of paid bereavement leave when an immediate family member dies and 8 hours of paid leave when a colleague dies. The leave would be available immediately upon hire, usable within 180 days of death, and the state would appropriate $2 million annually to fund this benefit beginning July 1, 2025.

House2025-04-08

H791Introduced

Women's Safety and Protection Act

This bill establishes legal definitions of biological sex and gender throughout North Carolina law, creates the Women's Safety and Protection Act requiring single-sex facilities in prisons, detention centers, schools, and shelters that receive state funds, allows private lawsuits against facilities that fail to enforce these rules, and requires driver's licenses and birth certificates to reflect biological sex as defined at birth.

House2025-04-08

H471Introduced

Food Labeling Transparency Act

This bill requires clear labeling of manufactured-protein food products—including cell-cultured meat and insect-based proteins—sold in North Carolina. Products using meat or poultry terminology must display qualifying terms like 'cell-cultured,' 'lab-grown,' or 'insect-based' prominently on packaging and restaurant menus to distinguish them from traditional animal-derived meat and poultry.

House2025-04-08

H776Introduced

NC Religious Freedom Restoration Act

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.

House2025-04-07

H753Introduced

LEOs Return to Work

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.

House2025-04-07

H355Engrossed

OSFM to Study Future of Rural Firefighting

This bill directs the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a comprehensive study of rural firefighting in North Carolina by March 1, 2027. The study will examine volunteer recruitment and retention, funding gaps, interagency cooperation, firefighter health and wellness, public education, and long-term sustainability, with input gathered through three regional public hearings and a 90-day public comment period.

House2025-04-03

H563Passed

House Permanent Rules

This resolution establishes the official operating procedures and rules that govern how the North Carolina House of Representatives conducts its business during the 2025 regular legislative session. The rules cover everything from meeting schedules and debate procedures to committee operations and bill handling processes.

House2025-04-01

H585Introduced

Human Trafficking Reporting/Response System

This bill appropriates $300,000 in recurring funds to the North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission to develop or use a secure, technology-driven reporting and response system for human trafficking victims, with initial focus on western North Carolina where anti-trafficking resources are limited. The funds may be used to expand the system, hire a regional coordinator, and launch public awareness campaigns.

House2025-04-01

H564Introduced

State Retirees Cost-of-Living Increase/Funds

This bill provides a 2% cost-of-living increase to retirement payments for state employees, teachers, judges, and legislators who retired through the state retirement systems. The bill appropriates $106.2 million in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to cover this increase, which takes effect July 1, 2025.

House2025-03-31

H16Engrossed

General Assembly: In God We Trust - Display

This bill requires North Carolina's Legislative Services Officer to display the national motto 'In God We Trust' above and behind the speaker's dais in both the House and Senate chambers, matching a similar display in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill prioritizes using private donations to cover costs, with state funds available if needed after 90 days.

House2025-03-26

H511Introduced

Award Magistrates Salary Increases

This bill increases salaries for full-time magistrates in North Carolina effective July 1, 2025, and appropriates $11.5 million in recurring annual funds for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to pay for these increases. The salary table shows new pay ranges for magistrates at different experience levels, with entry-level positions increasing from $47,228 to $56,674 annually.

House2025-03-26

H514Introduced

APRN Definitions

This bill formally defines the scope of practice for four types of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) in North Carolina: Certified Nurse Practitioners, Certified Nurse Midwives, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, and Clinical Nurse Specialists. It removes the requirement that APRNs obtain joint approval from both the Medical Board and Nursing Board to perform certain medical acts, instead allowing the Nursing Board to grant prescribing and practice authority directly.

House2025-03-26

H495Introduced

Accessing Midwives Act

This bill creates a state licensing system for Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) in North Carolina, establishing the North Carolina Council of Midwives to set standards, issue licenses, and oversee midwifery practice. The bill defines the qualifications, responsibilities, and scope of practice for licensed midwives while requiring them to maintain national certification and collaborate with physicians when necessary.

House2025-03-25

H466Introduced

Birthplace of Am. Independence Special Plate

This bill authorizes North Carolina to create a special vehicle registration plate called 'Birthplace of American Independence' featuring a feather pen design and commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves signed in Halifax on April 12, 1776. Drivers who choose this plate would pay an additional $30 fee, with revenue split between the Special Registration Plate Account ($10) and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account ($20), with quarterly funds from the latter going to Halifax County Business Horizons, Inc. for commemorative and educational activities.

House2025-03-24

H47Passed

Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I

This bill appropriates $524 million from North Carolina's disaster relief fund to help communities recover from Hurricane Helene through programs supporting home reconstruction, agricultural losses, private road repairs, and small business infrastructure. It also extends regulatory flexibilities for disaster recovery activities through June 30, 2025, and requires detailed reporting on fund usage.

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

H449Introduced

Crimes Against Minors/Revise Law

This bill increases criminal penalties for online solicitation of minors, requires sex offender registration petitions to be placed on the criminal docket for court hearings, and creates two new felony offenses for people with multiple indecent exposure convictions who must register as sex offenders.

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

H5Introduced

NC Constitutional Carry Act

This bill allows North Carolina citizens age 18 and older to carry concealed handguns without a permit, while still permitting people to voluntarily obtain permits for reciprocity when traveling to other states. The bill maintains certain restrictions on who can carry concealed handguns, including those with felony convictions, domestic violence convictions, active criminal charges, and those deemed mentally unfit or addicted to controlled substances.

House2025-03-19

H28Engrossed

Gun Violence Prevention Act

This bill creates three new criminal offenses for people with prior felony convictions who illegally possess firearms or weapons of mass death and destruction while committing other felonies. The offenses carry increasingly severe penalties depending on whether the person merely possesses the weapon, brandishes it, or discharges it during the commission of a felony.

House2025-03-19

H425Introduced

Protect Youth From Harms of Vaping & Nicotine

This bill raises North Carolina's legal sales age for tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old and establishes a state tobacco retail sales permit system administered by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. The permit system covers physical retail stores, delivery sellers, and remote sellers (online/mail order), with requirements for age verification, employee training, and compliance inspections.

House2025-03-19

H400Introduced

Bentley's Law

Bentley's Law requires courts to order defendants convicted of felony death by vehicle offenses to pay child support restitution to the minor children of the victim until age 18 and high school graduation. The court determines the restitution amount based on factors like the child's financial needs, the surviving parent's resources, and the child's standard of living.

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

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

H21Engrossed

Drivers License Designation/Autism

This bill directs North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles to create an optional autism spectrum disorder designation that can be added to a driver's license upon request. The designation would be stored in electronic records and made available only to law enforcement to facilitate safe interactions, with strict privacy protections and voluntary participation.

House2025-03-19

H422Introduced

Beyond The Choice Act

This bill allows veterans, their dependents, and other individuals covered under the federal Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act to pay in-state tuition at North Carolina colleges and universities without meeting the standard 12-month residency requirement, as long as they qualify for admission. The change applies to the 2025-2026 academic year and beyond.

House2025-03-18

H408Introduced

Fort Fisher Capital Improvements Funds

This bill appropriates $869,000 in state funds to complete remaining items for Phase One and Phase Two capital improvements at Fort Fisher State Historic Site, including a visitor center tower sign, interior partitions and doors, gun carriages, and an ammunition magazine for the reconstructed earthworks.

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

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

H52Engrossed

Protect Those Who Serve & Protect Act of 2025

This bill creates new criminal penalties for assaulting public safety officers and animals by throwing or spraying substances at them, and expands the definition of 'public safety officer' to include a broader range of workers such as healthcare providers, emergency management workers, and military members. It also consolidates and increases penalties for various assaults on public safety officers across multiple criminal statutes.

House2025-03-12

H276Introduced

Align Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer

This bill expands death benefits for North Carolina firefighters by treating certain cancer diagnoses as 'killed in the line of duty' deaths under the Public Safety Employees' Death Benefits Act. It makes permanent a pilot program that provided health benefits to firefighters diagnosed with cancer and allocates $2 million per year to cover the expanded death benefits.

House2025-03-12

H365Introduced

Workforce Education Act

This bill increases state funding for workforce education by approximately $205 million for fiscal year 2025-2026. It revises how community colleges are funded to reward enrollment growth, expands funding for cooperative innovative high schools based on regional economic development tiers, creates grant programs for STEM and career/technical education, and funds a public awareness campaign about community college opportunities.

House2025-03-12

H367Introduced

Provide Rape Kit Status Updates to Victims

This bill requires the State Crime Laboratory to inform sexual assault victims about the status of their rape kit testing and notify them when their kit cannot be tested, will not be tested, or is being destroyed. The lab must develop procedures for victims to check on their kit's status and receive these notifications.

House2025-03-12

H360Introduced

Homeowner Protection Act

This bill creates stronger criminal penalties for forging real estate documents, establishes a court process for homeowners to quickly remove fraudulent claims against their property titles, and requires additional verification steps when recording deeds to prevent title fraud.

House2025-03-12

H11Introduced

No Tax on Tips, Overtime, Bonus Pay

This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct overtime compensation, tips, and up to $2,500 in annual bonus pay from their state income tax. The deductions apply to income that would normally be taxed, effectively reducing the amount of state income tax owed by workers who receive these forms of compensation.

House2025-03-11

H287Introduced

SchCalFlex/Franklin/Open Cal

This bill allows Franklin County Schools to set school opening dates as early as the Monday closest to August 19, instead of the standard Monday closest to August 26, without needing approval from the State Board of Education. The change applies only to Franklin County Schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-03-06

H296Introduced

Corn Farmer Recovery Act - Phase I

This bill establishes the 2024 Agricultural Disaster Corn Crop Loss Program and appropriates $89.5 million from the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to North Carolina corn farmers who experienced verified crop losses from weather disasters in 2024. Eligible farmers in USDA-designated disaster counties can apply for payments based on acreage, county loss estimates, and yield averages.

House2025-03-06

H286Introduced

SchCalFlex/Vance/Open Cal

This bill allows Vance County Schools to have more flexibility in setting their school calendar by permitting earlier opening dates without needing State Board of Education approval. Specifically, it enables Vance County to start school as early as the Monday closest to August 19 instead of the required Monday closest to August 26, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-03-06

H284Introduced

Addtnl Time for School Cal Good Cause Waiver

This bill allows the State Board of Education to waive the requirement that school years begin no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, permitting schools in Ashe, Allegheny, and Watauga counties to start as early as August 12 if they meet 'good cause' criteria. Good cause is defined as schools in a county being closed at least 8 days per year due to severe weather, energy shortages, power failures, or other emergencies during any 4 of the last 10 years.

House2025-03-06

H277Introduced

SchCalFlex/Johnston/Aug 10 & Assmnts

This bill gives Johnston County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to start school as early as the Monday closest to August 10 (instead of the standard August 26) and permits assessments to be given before the fall semester ends if the calendar concludes before December 31.

House2025-03-05

H142Introduced

Implement Zero-Based Budgeting

This bill requires North Carolina to transition to zero-based budgeting for state agencies, starting with a phased implementation beginning in fiscal year 2027-2028 and completing by the 2031-2033 fiscal biennium. Under zero-based budgeting, agencies must justify all spending from scratch each budget cycle rather than starting from their previous year's budget amount.

House2025-03-04

H222Introduced

C.O.O.P.E.R. Accountability Act

This bill appropriates $217 million for disaster recovery from Hurricanes Matthew and Florence, establishes detailed monthly reporting requirements to the legislature and State Auditor on how these funds are spent, creates a public dashboard comparing appropriated versus expended funds, and requires that recipients of state disaster aid attempt to obtain insurance settlements and federal aid first, with any alternative funds obtained being returned to the state.

House2025-03-04

H265Introduced

SchCalFlex/Char-Meck/CC

This bill allows Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of local community colleges that serve the same area. Currently, state law requires school opening and closing dates to fall within specific windows around August 26 and June 11, but this bill creates an exception for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to match their schedule with community college calendars.

House2025-03-04

H157Passed

State of the State Invitation

This resolution invites Governor Josh Stein to address a joint session of the North Carolina House of Representatives and Senate on March 12, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. in the House chamber. The resolution also extends invitations to cabinet members, Council of State members, and state judges to attend the address.

House2025-02-27

H194Introduced

SchCalFlex/Asheville/Open Cal

This bill gives Asheville City Schools flexibility to start their school calendar earlier than the current state requirement. Currently, North Carolina law requires public schools to open no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, but this bill allows the State Board of Education to waive that requirement for Asheville City Schools, permitting them to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 if they can show a need for extra makeup days due to weather closures.

House2025-02-26

H200Introduced

SchCalFlex/Pender/CC

This bill allows Pender County Schools to align their school calendar with Cape Fear Community College's calendar. Currently, state law restricts when public schools can start and end their academic year, but this bill adds an exception for Pender County to match their schedule with the community college serving their area.

House2025-02-26

H190Introduced

SchCal Mandatory Winter Break/Date Adjustment

This bill requires Lincoln County Schools and Iredell-Statesville Schools to include a mandatory two-week winter break with no instructional days or teacher workdays in their school calendars. It also adjusts the earliest date schools can start the academic year from Monday closest to August 26 to Wednesday closest to August 13, while allowing schools that have experienced three or more weather closures before winter break to potentially use some winter break days for makeup instruction.

House2025-02-26

H191Introduced

SchCalFlex/Durham,Person/Aug 10 & Assmnts

This bill allows Durham County and Person County schools to start their school year as early as the Monday closest to August 10, instead of the current standard of August 26. It also permits these districts to give final exams and assessments before the end of the fall semester if their calendar concludes before December 31.

House2025-02-26

H205Introduced

SchCalFlex/Cabarrus/Open Cal

This bill gives Cabarrus County Schools flexibility to start the school year earlier than the current state rule allows. Currently, North Carolina requires schools to open no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, but this bill would allow Cabarrus County to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 if they can show they need extra days for weather-related closures.

House2025-02-26

H130Introduced

Agriculture Crops Disaster Relief

This bill establishes the 2024 Agricultural Disaster Crop Loss Program and appropriates $475 million to help North Carolina farmers recover from verified crop losses caused by natural disasters in 2024. The program provides financial assistance to farmers in counties designated as agricultural disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with funds transferred from state reserves and distributed based on acreage, county loss estimates, and yield/price averages.

House2025-02-26

H176Introduced

SchCalFlex/Kannapolis/Open Cal

This bill grants Kannapolis City Schools flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to start the school year earlier than the standard statewide requirement. Specifically, it permits Kannapolis schools to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 instead of the Monday closest to August 26, if the State Board of Education approves based on a showing of good cause.

House2025-02-25

H177Introduced

Reduce Barriers to State Employment

This bill requires North Carolina's State Human Resources Commission to review job requirements for state positions and reduce unnecessary barriers to employment, such as removing four-year college degree requirements when practical experience, military service, apprenticeships, or trade school education would be sufficient. The commission must report annually on its progress to a legislative committee starting in October 2025.

House2025-02-25

H158Introduced

SchCalFlex/Warren,Weldon,Halifax,RR/Open Cal

This bill allows Warren County Schools, Weldon City Schools, Halifax County Schools, and Roanoke Rapids Graded School District to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of August 26) if they can show good cause, such as frequent weather-related closures. The bill gives these four specific school districts more flexibility in setting their school calendars while maintaining state requirements for total instructional days.

House2025-02-24

H104Introduced

SchCalFlex/Buncombe/Open Cal

This bill gives Buncombe County Schools flexibility to set their own school calendar opening and closing dates without needing approval from the State Board of Education. Currently, state law requires schools to open no earlier than late August and close no later than early June, but this bill removes that requirement for Buncombe County only.

House2025-02-24

H33Introduced

SchCalFlex/Yadkin, Davie/CC

This bill allows Yadkin County Schools and Davie County Schools to align their school calendars with the calendars of Surry County Community College or Davidson-Davie Community College. It modifies state law to permit these two school districts to coordinate their opening and closing dates with their respective community college partners.

House2025-02-24

H172Introduced

SchCalFlex/Camden/Aug 19

This bill allows Camden County Schools to start their school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19, instead of the current requirement that school start no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26. The change applies only to Camden County Schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-02-24

H30Introduced

SchCalFlex/WS-F,Stokes,Davdsn/Aug11 & Assmnts

This bill gives Winston-Salem/Forsyth, Stokes, and Davidson County Schools more flexibility in setting school calendars by allowing them to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 11 (instead of August 26) and permits assessments to be given before the fall semester ends if schools use an early-closing fall calendar.

House2025-02-24

H31Introduced

Make Election Day A State Holiday

This bill amends North Carolina's state human resources law to designate statewide general election days as paid holidays for state employees. The change maintains the current limit of 13 paid holidays per year by adjusting how holidays are counted.

House2025-02-24

H51Introduced

SchCalFlex/Orange,CH-Car,Caswell/CC & Assmnts

This bill provides scheduling flexibility for three school systems—Caswell County, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City, and Orange County Schools—by allowing them to align their school calendars with local community colleges and to administer final exams and state assessments earlier if their fall semester ends before December 31.

House2025-02-24

H70Introduced

SchCalFlex/Hertford/CC

This bill allows Hertford County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of Roanoke-Chowan Community College. It adds an exception to state law that normally sets specific opening and closing dates for public schools, enabling local school boards to coordinate their schedules with community colleges in their area.

House2025-02-24

H119Introduced

SchCalFlex/Pitt/MorF Aug 10

This bill changes the earliest date that Pitt County Schools can start the school year from the Monday closest to August 26 to the Monday closest to August 10 (or the Friday or Monday adjacent if August 10 falls on a weekend). The change applies only to Pitt County beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-02-24

H111Introduced

SchCalFlex/Chatham/Aug 10 & Assmnts

This bill gives Chatham County Schools flexibility in their school calendar by allowing them to start students as early as the Monday closest to August 10 (instead of the standard Monday closest to August 26) and permits assessments to be given before the fall semester ends if the calendar concludes before December 31.

House2025-02-24

H148Introduced

SchCalFlex/Jackson,Swain,Transyl/Open Cal

This bill gives Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar start and end dates. It allows these three counties to open schools as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of August 26) if they can show they've had eight or more weather-related closures in any four of the last ten years.

House2025-02-21

H151Introduced

SchCalFlex/Wake/CC

This bill allows Wake County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of local community colleges that serve the county. It modifies state law to give Wake County Schools this specific flexibility, effective starting with the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-02-21

H155Introduced

SchCalFlex/Wilkes,Alexander/Open Cal

This bill gives Wilkes County Schools and Alexander County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar opening and closing dates. Specifically, it allows these two school systems to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they meet certain conditions, such as having experienced frequent weather-related closures in recent years.

House2025-02-21

H132Introduced

SchCalFlex/Cumberland/Open Cal

This bill gives Cumberland County Schools flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they can show they've had at least 8 days of weather-related closings in 4 of the last 10 years. The change takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.

House2025-02-18

H138Introduced

SchCalFlex/Gates/CC

This bill allows Gates County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of College of the Albemarle, a community college in the area. Currently, state law sets specific opening and closing dates for public school calendars, but this bill creates an exception for Gates County to coordinate their schedule with the local community college.

House2025-02-18

H93Introduced

Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove North Carolina's literacy test requirement for voting from the state constitution. The amendment would be submitted to voters in the November 2026 general election, and if approved by a majority, would eliminate this outdated provision that is already prohibited under federal law.

House2025-02-12

H88Introduced

SchCalFlex/Wilson/Open Cal

This bill gives Wilson County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing the State Board of Education to waive the requirement that schools open no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26, and instead permit an opening date as early as the Monday closest to August 19, if the county has experienced eight or more school closure days per year due to weather or emergencies during any four of the last ten years.

House2025-02-11

H61Introduced

Assaults on First Responders

This bill increases the punishment for assaulting first responders with a firearm from a Class D felony to a Class B1 felony. It expands the definition of protected first responders to include emergency medical technicians, emergency health care providers, medical responders, firefighters, and telecommunicators, in addition to law enforcement, probation, parole officers, National Guard members, and detention facility employees.

House2025-02-06

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

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Sponsored Bills (25)

Water/Wastewater Affordability & Capacity Act

Added Fee for Sexually Oriented Businesses

North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies

Regulatory Reform Act of 2025

Interstate Massage Compact

Mod. Bd. of Eng'ers & Surveyors

Application for a Convention of the States

Faithful Article V Commissioner Act

Certify Reading of NC Constitution

Civil Procedure Amendment

Definitions for Advanced Recycling

Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week

Farmland Protection Act

Amend Hazing Laws

Public School Part-Time Enrollment

Further Limit General Fund Operating Budget

School Internet Emergency Access Act

Finding Grace Family Bill

U.S. & N.C. Flags/Made In USA

Option for Raw Milk Consumption

Modify School Performance Grades

Add Member to NC Training Standards Commiss

Eminent Domain

SchCalFlex/Alamance/Open Cal

Reflexologists Right to Work Act

Cosponsored Bills (128)

SBOE Administrative Changes

Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety

Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act

Strengthen Medicaid Provider Controls

Honor Mike Clampitt

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI

Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team

Worker Safety Act of 2026

Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)

Interstate Compact for School Psychologists

Remote Instruction for Excess Emergencies

Affordable Housing Exemption Mods

Const. Amend. Property Tax Levy Limit

Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

Child Care Initiative Funds/Reform/Study

Secret Peeping on Minor/Increase Punishment

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Film Grant Modifications

Military Service Buyback Reduction: Teachers

Workforce Housing Loan Renewal Act

GTCC Aviation Center Expansion

CHCCS Act

PESA Class Aides & Child. Wartime Vets Funds

Criminal History Checks for School Positions

Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill

Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors

Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs

NC Recovery and Resiliency Act

Revise Voluntary Ag. District Laws

Building Industry Efficiency Act of 2025

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

Drivers License Expiration Moratorium

Cabarrus Co Local Omnibus

Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted

Sam's Law

North Carolina Student Lifeline Act

SchCalFlex/Statewide/Open Cal

Dis. Veteran Homestead Excl. Prequalification

Ivermectin Access Act

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws

School Performance Grade Changes

Authorize Gullah Geechee Heritage Trail

NC Digital Assets Investments Act

Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military

The Vehicle Registration Convenience Act

Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act

Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program

The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act

The Kelsey Smith Act

Create Committee on Medicaid Sustainability