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Ride Safe, Insure Smart Act

This bill requires owners and operators of public motocross facilities in North Carolina to carry liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $2 million in aggregate. The insurance must be provided by an approved insurer, and facility operators must notify the state insurance commissioner if their coverage is cancelled or not renewed. Private facilities not open to the public and government-owned facilities are exempt.

Senate2025-03-26

S597Introduced

Environmental Justice

This bill requires state environmental agencies to consider the cumulative impact of pollution and development on low-income and minority communities when deciding whether to approve permits for mining, waste management, hazardous waste facilities, air pollution sources, and other industrial projects. It also requires agencies to hold public hearings in affected communities and consider community input before approving new or expanded facilities in areas already burdened by pollution.

Senate2025-03-26

S612Introduced

Convert School Buses to Electric by 2050

This bill requires all new school buses purchased starting in the 2026-2027 school year to be electric, with all school buses converted to electric by the end of the 2049-2050 school year. It also establishes a grant program to help small counties purchase electric activity buses, and appropriates $350 million for electric school bus purchases and $50 million for the grant program.

Senate2025-03-26

S653Introduced

Polluter Pays

This bill requires companies or individuals responsible for water or air pollution to pay for cleanup costs and provide alternative water supplies to affected residents. It gives state environmental officials authority to order polluters to immediately stop or reduce pollution, provide temporary or permanent replacement water supplies, and pay the state's costs for investigating and remedying the contamination.

Senate2025-03-26

S644Introduced

Green Schools Save Money

This bill appropriates $1.5 billion to North Carolina public schools for energy efficiency improvements, solar panel installation, and replacement of older school buses with electric buses. The funds would be distributed to local school districts based on student enrollment and used for projects like upgrading HVAC systems, installing solar panels, and replacing gas-powered buses with electric ones assembled in North Carolina.

Senate2025-03-26

S691Introduced

In-State Tuition Equity

This bill allows certain students, including those without lawful immigration status, to qualify for in-state tuition at UNC schools and North Carolina community colleges if they graduated from a North Carolina high school, attended NC schools for at least two consecutive years before graduating, and (if undocumented) submit an affidavit stating they have applied or intend to apply for legal status. The bill also keeps application information confidential.

Senate2025-03-26

S662Introduced

Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order

This bill modifies North Carolina's domestic violence protection order law to remove the requirement that unmarried couples in dating relationships be of opposite sex. Currently, only opposite-sex couples can obtain protection orders for dating relationships; this change would allow same-sex couples in dating relationships to access the same protections.

Senate2025-03-26

S716Introduced

Fair Competition Study Act

This bill directs the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission to study potential reforms to the state's energy market, including the costs and benefits of establishing an energy imbalance market or regional transmission organization in North Carolina and the Southeast. The study must be completed within one year and submitted to the legislature, with $350,000 in funding allocated for the research.

Senate2025-03-26

S704Introduced

The Ronnie Long No Cap Act

The Ronnie Long No Cap Act removes the $750,000 cap on compensation awarded to people exonerated of felonies in North Carolina, allowing them to receive $50,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment. The bill also directs the state to provide Medicaid coverage to exonerees and requires the Department of Adult Correction to offer transition services (housing, employment, sustenance) up to $25,000 per person upon release.

Senate2025-03-26

S718Introduced

Fair Procurement and Ownership Reform Act

This bill restructures North Carolina's renewable energy procurement and ownership rules by requiring large utilities to conduct competitive 'all-source' bidding for energy resources (removing previous mandates requiring utilities to own 55% of solar and storage projects), reallocating shared solar capacity toward commercial and large industrial customers, and establishing independent oversight and transparent evaluation processes for all energy procurement decisions.

Senate2025-03-26

S720Introduced

North Carolina Consumer Protection Act

This bill revises North Carolina utility law to prohibit public utilities from recovering certain costs through customer rates, including advertising, lobbying, political activities, and executive travel expenses. It requires utilities to file annual reports disclosing these activities and establishes penalties for violations, with collected funds directed to an Energy Equity Fund for low-income assistance and disaster relief.

Senate2025-03-26

S715Introduced

Student Voter ID Grant Program/CCs

This bill appropriates $500,000 to establish a grant program that provides up to $20,000 per community college to upgrade equipment and facilities for producing student ID cards that can be used as valid photo identification for voting. The State Board of Elections must approve applications from participating community colleges by September 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S744Introduced

Voucher School Accountability Act

This bill increases accountability requirements for private schools that accept North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship grants. It requires these schools to comply with state academic standards, administer standardized tests, undergo financial audits, limit tuition increases to 5% annually, maintain racial/ethnic diversity, and report detailed performance data to the state. The bill also modifies scholarship funding levels for fiscal years 2025-2032.

Senate2025-03-26

S480Introduced

NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

This bill creates a new paid family leave insurance program in North Carolina, allowing eligible workers to take up to 12-26 weeks of paid leave per year for reasons including birth/adoption, serious health conditions, caring for family members, and military family situations. The program would be funded through employer payroll contributions starting January 1, 2026, with benefits beginning January 1, 2027, and would replace 90% of wages up to the state average weekly wage and 50% above that amount.

Senate2025-03-26

S519Introduced

Transportation for the Future Act

This bill modernizes North Carolina's transportation funding formula by increasing support for public transit, bicycle, and pedestrian projects while adjusting how highway funds are distributed among statewide, regional, and local projects. It also allows local sales tax referendums specifically for public transportation and updates zoning regulations to support multimodal transportation infrastructure.

Senate2025-03-26

S518Introduced

Mobile Home Park Act

This bill creates the Mobile Home Park Act, a comprehensive set of protections for mobile homeowners in North Carolina. It establishes rules governing evictions, rent increases, park rules, security deposits, and homeowner rights to organize and potentially purchase their parks. The bill also creates a registration system and dispute resolution process administered by the North Carolina Human Rights Commission.

Senate2025-03-26

S467Introduced

Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

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.

Senate2025-03-25

S457Introduced

Automatic Voter Registration

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.

Senate2025-03-25

S386Introduced

Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Voter Registration

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.

Senate2025-03-25

S385Introduced

Amend Dangerous Dog Statutes

This bill creates a process for dog owners to request that their pet's 'potentially dangerous dog' designation be removed, but only 18 months or more after the original determination. The owner must submit an application with a professional assessment of the dog's behavior, and the local animal control authority will decide whether to revoke the designation based on the dog's current behavior and management.

Senate2025-03-25

S384Introduced

2025 Safe Drinking Water Act

This bill requires North Carolina's Commission for Public Health to establish maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for harmful chemicals in drinking water by October 15, 2025. The bill specifically mandates MCLs for PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, hexavalent chromium, and 1,4-Dioxane, and requires annual reviews to update standards based on the latest science.

Senate2025-03-24

S381Introduced

Equality for All

This bill expands North Carolina's nondiscrimination protections across housing, employment, public accommodations, credit, insurance, education, and jury service. It adds sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, military/veteran status, and genetic information to the list of protected characteristics in state law, and establishes complaint procedures through the Human Relations Commission.

Senate2025-03-24

S334Introduced

Repeal the NC Drug Tax

This bill would repeal North Carolina's drug tax, which is a tax imposed on illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia. The repeal would eliminate this tax source entirely, though it does not affect taxes or liabilities that arose before the law takes effect.

Senate2025-03-20

S350Introduced

Marijuana Justice and Reinvestment Act

This bill would legalize and regulate cannabis for adults 21 and older in North Carolina, similar to alcohol. It establishes a licensing system for cannabis businesses, allows adults to possess and grow limited amounts for personal use, creates funds to reinvest in communities harmed by prior cannabis prohibition, establishes a medical cannabis program, and automatically expunges past cannabis convictions that would now be legal.

Senate2025-03-20

S294Introduced

Budgeting Accountability and Transparency

This bill requires the North Carolina General Assembly to provide greater public access to the budget process by mandating at least one week of public comment, holding public hearings and committee meetings before budget votes, and making public the documents showing which legislators and agencies requested specific budget provisions or funding once the budget becomes law.

Senate2025-03-17

S279Introduced

Baby Bond Trust Fund

This bill creates the Baby Bond Program Trust Fund, which provides $2,000 initial deposits into individual savings accounts for infants born in North Carolina to parents earning up to 200% of the federal poverty level. Account holders can access funds at age 18 for education, home purchases, qualified business expenses, or long-term financial investments, with the program administered by a Board of Trustees and funded with $10 million in state appropriations.

Senate2025-03-13

S242Introduced

H.A.L.L. Accountability Act

This bill repeals a section of previous redistricting law (S.L. 2023-134) that currently exempts certain redistricting documents from public disclosure. By repealing this exemption, the bill would make redistricting documents public records that citizens can access and review.

Senate2025-03-06

S167Introduced

Revise, Study, and Fund LEP Allotment

This bill revises how North Carolina allocates state funding to help students with limited English proficiency (LEP) by establishing new distribution guidelines based on the percentage of LEP students in each school district, requiring the State Board of Education to study whether current funding is adequate, and appropriating $16.2 million in new recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Senate2025-03-06

S173Introduced

23rd Senatorial District Local Act-1

This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 23rd Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or provisions it contains—it only establishes that whatever follows applies to that district and becomes effective when signed into law.

Senate2025-02-27

S169Introduced

Labor Org. Membership Dues Tax Deductible

This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct labor organization membership dues from their state income taxes starting in 2026. The deduction would apply to dues, fees, assessments, or other required payments for membership in a labor organization.

Senate2025-02-26

S120Introduced

Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing

This bill modifies North Carolina labor law by adding language affirming labor organizations' right to enter into labor agreements, while maintaining existing 'right-to-work' protections that prohibit requiring workers to join unions or pay union dues as a condition of employment. It also repeals Article 12 of Chapter 95, which previously contained additional labor restrictions.

Senate2025-02-21

S99Introduced

Extended-Year Teacher Contracts

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.

Senate2025-02-17

S94Introduced

Repeal Death Penalty

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.

Senate2025-02-17

Graig Meyer

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Sponsored Bills (36)

NC Economic Progress and Well Being

Parity Enhancement for Addiction Recovery

Medicaid SUD Services Rate Adjustment Act

Ride Safe, Insure Smart Act

Environmental Justice

Convert School Buses to Electric by 2050

Polluter Pays

Green Schools Save Money

In-State Tuition Equity

Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order

Fair Competition Study Act

The Ronnie Long No Cap Act

Fair Procurement and Ownership Reform Act

North Carolina Consumer Protection Act

Student Voter ID Grant Program/CCs

Voucher School Accountability Act

NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act

Transportation for the Future Act

Mobile Home Park Act

Right to Reproductive Freedom Act

Automatic Voter Registration

Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Voter Registration

Amend Dangerous Dog Statutes

2025 Safe Drinking Water Act

Equality for All

Repeal the NC Drug Tax

Marijuana Justice and Reinvestment Act

Budgeting Accountability and Transparency

Baby Bond Trust Fund

H.A.L.L. Accountability Act

Revise, Study, and Fund LEP Allotment

23rd Senatorial District Local Act-1

Labor Org. Membership Dues Tax Deductible

Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing

Extended-Year Teacher Contracts

Repeal Death Penalty

Cosponsored Bills (11)

APRN Definitions

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

Fair Maps Act

Investing in North Carolina Act

Working Families Act

Don't Tread on Me Act

2025 Governor's Budget

Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives

Grant's Law/Require Lifeguards at Day Camps

Make Corporations Pay What They Owe

Voting Record (492)