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North Carolina Border Protection Act

This bill requires North Carolina state law enforcement agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, restricts state-funded benefits and housing assistance to legally authorized residents, verifies immigration status for unemployment benefits, removes liability protections for local governments that adopt sanctuary policies, and prohibits UNC universities from limiting immigration law enforcement on campus.

Senate2026-06-24

S227Passed

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

This bill prohibits North Carolina public schools from teaching, promoting, or requiring professional development related to what it defines as "divisive concepts" — including ideas that individuals should feel guilt based on race or sex, that meritocracy is inherently racist or sexist, or that character traits should be ascribed to people based on race or sex. Schools must certify annual compliance and cannot maintain offices or employ staff whose primary duties involve promoting these concepts or discriminatory practices.

Senate2026-06-24

S889Passed

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

This bill delays the use of new property values from 2026 reappraisals in counties with populations over 15,000 for the 2026-2027 tax year, requiring them to use the previous schedule of values instead. Starting in 2027-2028, counties will use the 2026 reappraisal values going forward. The bill also requires county assessors to pay a $20 examination fee to the Department of Revenue.

Senate2026-06-19

S1083Passed

Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)

This is a Senate resolution that confirms Daniel Johnson's appointment as Secretary of the Department of Transportation. Senate confirmation is required for this cabinet-level position, and the resolution officially approves his nomination.

Senate2026-06-09

S1084Introduced

Reduce Early Voting Period

This bill reduces the early voting period for North Carolina elections from the current period (beginning the third Thursday before an election) to a shorter period (beginning the second Thursday before an election). It also standardizes early voting periods for special elections and municipal elections to 10 consecutive days.

Senate2026-05-22

S1082Engrossed

NC Right to Work Amendment

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would protect workers' rights to employment without being required to join or pay dues to labor unions. If approved by voters in November 2026, it would establish as state policy that employment cannot be denied based on union membership or non-membership.

Senate2026-05-20

S1081Introduced

Constitutional Right to Farm

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would add a new section to the North Carolina Constitution explicitly protecting the right of people to engage in farming and forestry activities, including crop cultivation, livestock raising, dairy and apiary production, and timber harvesting. The amendment would be subject to voter approval in the November 2026 general election.

Senate2026-05-18

S164Engrossed

Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency

This bill increases the criminal penalty for stealing from temporary housing (like tents, trailers, or mobile homes) during a declared state of emergency. Theft from temporary housing becomes a Class F felony instead of a Class H felony, while theft of other property during emergencies remains a Class H felony. The bill also allows victims to sue for triple damages plus court costs and attorney fees.

Senate2026-05-12

S902Introduced

Ferry Division Performance Audit

This bill directs North Carolina's State Auditor to conduct a comprehensive performance audit of the Ferry Division within the Department of Transportation. The audit will examine the division's finances, operations, routes, and revenue options, with a report due to the legislature by October 1, 2026.

Senate2026-04-30

S851Introduced

America's Semiquincentennial License Plate

This bill authorizes North Carolina's Division of Motor Vehicles to create and issue a special license plate commemorating America's 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial), featuring the phrase 'America 250' and related imagery. Vehicle owners would be able to voluntarily purchase this plate if they choose to.

Senate2026-04-29

S870Introduced

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

This bill appropriates $3 million in state funding for fiscal year 2026-2027 to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment to North Carolina veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The funding will be directed to a nonprofit called HBOT 4 HEROES to deliver an estimated 15,000 treatments to approximately 350 veterans, with program oversight and outcome reporting required.

Senate2026-04-29

S849Introduced

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

This bill prohibits the use of bots to purchase tickets, bans the sale of speculative tickets (those not yet owned by the seller), and requires ticket sellers to clearly disclose total prices and seat locations. It also prevents deceptive marketing practices like using entertainer names or logos without permission, and establishes enforcement through the Attorney General with civil penalties up to $15,000 per day of violation.

Senate2026-04-28

S797Introduced

Hands Free NC

Hands Free NC replaces existing distracted driving laws with a comprehensive ban on using wireless communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. Drivers cannot hold devices in their hands, watch videos, or text, with exceptions for emergency calls and certain professionals performing official duties. Violations result in fines ($100-$200) and potential insurance points, with stricter penalties for school bus operators and repeat offenders.

Senate2026-04-22

S50Vetoed

Freedom to Carry NC

This bill allows North Carolina citizens age 18 and older to carry concealed handguns without a permit, while still offering optional permits for reciprocity when traveling to other states. The bill maintains restrictions for people ineligible to possess firearms (such as convicted felons, domestic violence offenders, and those adjudicated mentally ill), increases line-of-duty death benefits for law enforcement families from $100,000 to $150,000, enhances penalties for assaulting emergency and law enforcement personnel, creates new felony charges for felons possessing or discharging firearms during felonies, and establishes a scholarship program for children of permanently disabled or killed law enforcement and first responder officers.

Senate2026-04-06

S55Passed

Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons

This bill creates an expedited court process for property owners to remove people occupying residential property without legal authorization, such as unpaid squatters. The process requires a court hearing within 48 hours of filing, and if the property owner wins, the unauthorized person must vacate within 4 hours of the court order.

Senate2025-08-06

S416Passed

Personal Privacy Protection Act

This bill prohibits North Carolina public agencies from collecting, disclosing, or publicly releasing personal information about members, volunteers, and donors to nonprofit organizations, except in limited legal circumstances like court-ordered warrants or litigation with protective orders. Violations can result in civil lawsuits for damages of at least $2,500 per violation, up to triple that amount for intentional violations, plus attorneys' fees, and can constitute a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Senate2025-07-29

S479Passed

SCRIPT Act

The SCRIPT Act is comprehensive pharmacy legislation with multiple parts that regulate pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), require transparency in drug pricing and rebates, establish pharmacy of choice protections, create licensing requirements for pharmacy service organizations, strengthen pharmacy audit protections, and require consumers receive benefits from prescription drug rebates. The law takes effect gradually between October 2025 and January 2027.

Senate2025-07-09

S429Passed

2025 Public Safety Act

This comprehensive public safety bill creates new criminal offenses and increases penalties for existing crimes including exposing children to controlled substances, peeping/voyeurism, child exploitation online, and fentanyl trafficking. It also modifies procedures for autopsy records confidentiality, domestic violence protections, firearm surrender/retrieval in protective orders, and victim compensation timelines.

Senate2025-07-09

S133Passed

NCCCS LMS/NCLDS

This bill requires North Carolina's community colleges to find a unified learning management system by December 2025 and complete the transition by December 2027. It exempts the Community Colleges System Office from state information technology requirements while allowing voluntary participation. The bill also updates North Carolina's Longitudinal Data System to include additional privacy protections (HIPAA, IDEA, CJIS compliance) and clarifies how student and workforce data can be shared among educational institutions.

Senate2025-07-03

S124Passed

State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization

This bill modernizes North Carolina's state hiring system by reducing educational barriers to state jobs, streamlining job applications, simplifying job postings, and giving state agencies more flexibility in recruiting, hiring, and compensating employees. It also allows agencies to hire temporary employees permanently and rehire qualified candidates from previous postings without reposting positions.

Senate2025-07-01

S101Engrossed

Protect Tax-Advantaged Accts. & Living Donors

This bill creates three protections: (1) shields funds in education savings accounts (529 plans) and ABLE accounts from creditor claims and legal judgments, (2) prohibits insurance companies from discriminating against or charging more to living organ donors, and (3) provides up to 30 days of paid leave for state employees who donate organs and 7 days for bone marrow donation.

Senate2025-06-26

S402Engrossed

Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential

This bill allows North Carolina lottery winners who win $5 million or more to request that their identity be kept confidential for 90 days after claiming their prize. The winner's name and identifying information would be protected from public disclosure during this period, though certain government agencies (like the IRS and state tax authorities) and debt collection programs would still have access as required by law.

Senate2025-06-24

S171Engrossed

Pract. Transparency/Reagan's Law/Sam's Law

This bill has three main parts: (1) requires health care practitioners to clearly identify their license type in advertisements and prohibits using misleading titles like 'doctor' or 'surgeon' if not licensed to practice medicine; (2) requires health insurance plans to cover prosthetic and orthotic devices for people with limb loss or limb differences, including custom devices and replacements without lifetime limits; and (3) requires all North Carolina public schools to implement medical condition action plans for students at risk of medical emergencies and establishes medical emergency response procedures.

Senate2025-06-16

S754Engrossed

School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative

This bill provides North Carolina local school boards with flexibility in setting school start and end dates while establishing enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance. It allows boards to choose between two calendar options (starting no earlier than August 26 or August 19) and creates reporting requirements, state oversight procedures, and allows private citizens to sue school boards for calendar violations.

Senate2025-05-05

S505Introduced

Address Abandoned and Derelict Vessels

This bill creates state authority to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from North Carolina waters and public/private land. It defines abandoned vessels as those left unattended for 30+ days without permission, and derelict vessels as those in poor condition that may be unsafe or harm the environment. The bill establishes procedures for notifying owners and removing non-compliant vessels, with costs charged to owners.

Senate2025-04-07

S63Introduced

Board of Motor Vehicles/Authority Study

This bill creates a 9-member Board of Motor Vehicles to appoint and oversee the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, replacing the current system where the Secretary of Transportation directly appoints the Commissioner. It also directs the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of creating an independent Motor Vehicle Authority to potentially replace the Division of Motor Vehicles entirely, with findings due by January 1, 2026.

Senate2025-04-07

S97Introduced

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

This bill adds stomach cancer to the list of cancers presumed to be occupationally related to firefighting under North Carolina's Public Safety Employees' Death Benefits Act. When a firefighter dies from stomach cancer, their death will be legally presumed to have occurred in the line of duty, making their family eligible for death benefits. The bill allocates $500,000 annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to cover these benefits.

Senate2025-04-01

S537Introduced

APRN Definitions

This bill legally 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 establishes a separate APRN license and removes certain requirements for physician oversight of APRN prescribing and medical decision-making, aligning North Carolina with 36 other states that have expanded APRN practice authority.

Senate2025-03-26

S756Introduced

Right of Entry for Professional Surveyors

This bill gives licensed professional land surveyors the legal right to enter private property to conduct surveys for locating property corners, boundary lines, rights-of-way, and easements, without this entry being considered trespass. The surveyors must make reasonable efforts to notify landowners and cannot damage property or enter critical infrastructure facilities or railroad property.

Senate2025-03-26

S758Introduced

Water & Sewer Allocation Reforms

This bill restricts how local government water and sewer utilities can allocate service to new housing developments. It prohibits utilities from imposing certain conditions (like impact fees or design requirements) or using scoring systems based on building design, minimum square footage, or parking specifications when deciding which projects receive water and sewer connections. The bill also requires utilities receiving public funds to publish quarterly capacity reports, develop expansion plans, and explain any capacity constraints.

Senate2025-03-26

S709Introduced

2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB

This bill creates the North Carolina Investment Authority, an independent state agency that will manage the state's investment programs starting January 1, 2026. The Authority will oversee investments for retirement systems, the General Fund, and other special funds currently managed by the State Treasurer's office, with its own Board of Directors, Chief Investment Officer, and separate budget authority.

Senate2025-03-26

S428Introduced

IBT Reforms

This bill revises North Carolina's laws governing transfers of surface water between river basins. It establishes new requirements for water transfer permits, including mandatory environmental impact statements for major transfers (over 30 million gallons per day), detailed public hearing processes, and stricter conditions such as water loss ratio limits and revenue set-asides for source basin infrastructure improvements.

Senate2025-03-25

S411Introduced

School Bus Cameras/Evidence & Contract Length

This bill makes video evidence from school bus safety cameras admissible as legal proof that a vehicle failed to stop for a school bus, and extends the maximum contract length for private vendors operating these camera systems from three years to five years.

Senate2025-03-25

S441Introduced

Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program

This bill revives a program that allows retired teachers to return to work in high-need schools without losing their retirement benefits or having their earnings count against them. The program is set to expire on June 30, 2027, and includes provisions allowing retired teachers to maintain health insurance coverage while working in these positions.

Senate2025-03-25

S444Introduced

Controlled Substances Act - Updates

This bill updates North Carolina's Controlled Substances Act by adding numerous synthetic drugs to the state's list of Schedule I controlled substances, including new opioid derivatives (such as AP-237 variants and U-47700 analogs), nitazene derivatives, fentanyl derivatives, synthetic cannabinoids, and other designer drugs. The bill also makes technical corrections to existing drug classifications.

Senate2025-03-25

S296Introduced

Buy American Steel

This bill requires North Carolina state and local governments to use American-produced iron and steel products in public works projects funded with state money. The requirement applies to construction materials like pipes, structural steel, and other iron/steel components, with exceptions for cases where American products aren't available, cost more than 20% extra, or involve minimal foreign materials.

Senate2025-03-18

S320Introduced

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

This bill creates a second calculation option for the special separation allowance (a monthly payment) that state and local law enforcement officers receive when they retire after 30 years of service. Officers who qualify would be able to choose between two different formulas for calculating their allowance amount, with the choice being permanent and made before their first payment.

Senate2025-03-18

S261Engrossed

Energy Security and Affordability Act

This bill modifies North Carolina's carbon reduction requirements for electric utilities by removing an interim 2030 target and keeping only the 2050 carbon neutrality goal. It also creates a new cost recovery mechanism allowing utilities to increase rates outside standard proceedings for baseload power plant construction costs, if the project shows long-term savings for customers.

Senate2025-03-18

S226Introduced

Align Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer

This bill expands death benefits for firefighters who die from cancer by including any cancer that qualified them for the state's Firefighters' Cancer Insurance Program in the definition of deaths 'killed in the line of duty.' It also makes the cancer insurance program permanent and allocates $2 million annually for related death benefits.

Senate2025-03-17

S155Introduced

Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact

This bill establishes an interstate compact that allows licensed social workers to practice across multiple member states under a single 'multistate license' from their home state, rather than obtaining separate licenses in each state. The compact creates a Social Work Licensure Compact Commission to oversee the system, maintain a data system tracking licenses and disciplinary actions, and establish uniform standards while preserving each state's authority to regulate social work practice and protect public safety.

Senate2025-03-12

S222Introduced

Contracts/Choice of Law & Forum

This bill prevents government contracts involving North Carolina state agencies, counties, municipalities, and other public bodies from including choice of law and forum selection clauses. The bill modifies the legal definition of 'government contract' to explicitly exclude such contracts from provisions that allow parties to choose which state's laws apply or which court handles disputes.

Senate2025-03-04

S199Introduced

Home Ownership Market Manipulation

This bill prohibits business entities (including corporations, LLCs, and partnerships) from purchasing single-family homes for rental purposes in North Carolina counties with populations over 150,000 if that entity and its affiliates already own 100 or more single-family rental homes. The Attorney General, county commissioners, and affected individuals can enforce the law through civil actions with penalties up to $100 per day per home, plus potential damages and attorney fees.

Senate2025-03-03

S195Introduced

Protect Campus Survivors Act

This bill exempts student disciplinary records containing personally identifiable information from North Carolina's public records law at public universities and community colleges. The records would remain confidential even if federal law (FERPA) would otherwise permit their release.

Senate2025-03-03

S170Introduced

Foster Parents Rights/Notice

This bill requires that foster parents receive at least 48 hours verbal notice before a child in their care is returned to their parent following a court decision, and that foster parents be included in transition planning when it serves the child's best interest. The bill also clarifies existing notice requirements for court hearings.

Senate2025-02-26

S147Introduced

Teacher License Reciprocity

This bill eliminates the requirement for out-of-state teachers to pass a standardized examination in order to obtain a North Carolina Continuing Professional Teaching License (CPL), provided they have at least three years of teaching experience, hold a valid license in another state with substantially similar requirements, and are in good standing.

Senate2025-02-25

S135Introduced

Expand Homestead Exclusion Inc. Elig. Limit

This bill increases the income eligibility limit for North Carolina's elderly or disabled property tax homestead exclusion from $25,000 to $48,000, effective July 1, 2025. After 2026, the limit will adjust annually based on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.

Senate2025-02-25

S128Introduced

Heroes Homestead Act

This bill increases the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina from $45,000 to $76,500 of their home's appraised value. This means disabled veterans would pay property taxes on a smaller portion of their home's value, resulting in lower tax bills starting in 2026.

Senate2025-02-24

S129Introduced

Booking Photograph Privacy Act

This bill makes booking photographs (images taken by law enforcement when someone is arrested or booked into jail) confidential and not accessible to the public. Law enforcement agencies would be prohibited from publishing or releasing these photos, with limited exceptions for missing person investigations or when a court orders release for immediate law enforcement needs.

Senate2025-02-24

S113Introduced

Removal of Squatters from Private Property

This bill creates a faster legal process for property owners to remove squatters (unauthorized occupants with no legal right to be there) from residential property in North Carolina. A property owner can file a sworn affidavit with a clerk of court or magistrate, and law enforcement must remove the person within 24 hours if the conditions are met.

Senate2025-02-18

S24Engrossed

Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs

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.

Senate2025-02-17

S86Introduced

Enhance Firefighter Benefits & Representation

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.

Senate2025-02-13

S82Introduced

Compact to Award Prizes for Curing Disease

This bill enacts North Carolina's participation in a multi-state compact that awards monetary prizes to individuals or entities who develop cures for major diseases. The compact creates an interstate commission funded by member states and non-member royalty fees, which evaluates disease treatments, awards prizes equal to estimated five-year public health savings, and ensures cures are made widely available by requiring prize winners to transfer intellectual property rights.

Senate2025-02-12

S71Introduced

Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons

This bill creates a new legal process allowing property owners to request law enforcement remove people from their residential property who are occupying it without permission, without a lease, and without paying rent. The property owner files a sworn affidavit with a clerk of court or magistrate, and law enforcement must remove the person within 24 hours.

Senate2025-02-12

S81Introduced

NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year

This bill would allow North Carolina to observe Daylight Saving Time (DST) year-round instead of switching between standard time and DST twice annually, but only if Congress passes federal legislation authorizing states to do so. The bill designates the state's time zone according to federal law and requires the Commissioner of Agriculture to notify the Governor to implement this change once Congress authorizes it.

Senate2025-02-12

S31Introduced

The Wells Act

The Wells Act directs the Legislative Library to request documentation and activity updates from all state boards, committees, and commissions. Any that don't respond within 120 days or haven't met in the past 12 months will be added to a list submitted to the Joint Legislative Administrative Procedure Oversight Committee, which will then recommend legislation to repeal these inactive entities.

Senate2025-02-11

S56Introduced

Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I

This bill establishes the legal framework for the Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I, which addresses recovery efforts in North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene following a presidential major disaster declaration. The bill expresses the General Assembly's intent to transfer funds from the State Emergency Response and Disaster Relief Fund (SERDRF) to the Hurricane Helene Disaster Recovery Fund to support relief and recovery assistance.

Senate2025-02-06

S48Introduced

Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All

This bill allows students from public schools without certain sports or extracurricular programs, as well as private school and homeschool students, to participate in those activities at nearby public high schools. Schools can charge reasonable fees to non-enrolled students, and local school boards must publish their fee schedules online by October 15 each year.

Senate2025-02-05

Thomas McInnis

Thomas McInnis

Sponsored Bills (31)

Various Revenue Laws Changes

Truth in Taxation

Address Confidentiality/Study & DL

Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed

A More Efficient Office of Vital Records

Military Influence Areas

Nonprofit Fundraising Sales Tax Exemption

Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More

Teacher Licensure Modifications

Zero-Based Budgeting

Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex

JMAC/ABC/Other Revisions

Coastal Regulatory Reform

Brownfields Property Reuse Act Revisions

Expand Academic Trans. Pathways/Sophomore HS

Litter Law/Rebuttable Presumption

Protect Private Property Rights.-AB

LL to CPL/Apprenticeship Program

NC Farmland and Military Protection Act

Limit Local Gov't Environmental Rqmt's

Horse Race Wagering Modifications

End Block Scheduling

Novel Opioid Control Act of 2025

DOT Permit Review Time Periods

Regulation of Short-Term Rentals

State Surplus Property/Third-Party Auctions

Remove Testing Requirement for Teacher Lisc

Zero-Based Budgeting

SchCalFlex/Moore/CC

SchCalFlex/Cumberland/CC

21st Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (60)

Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Additional Medicaid Funds and Requirements

Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium

North Carolina Border Protection Act

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)

Reduce Early Voting Period

NC Right to Work Amendment

Constitutional Right to Farm

Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency

Ferry Division Performance Audit

America's Semiquincentennial License Plate

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

Hands Free NC

Freedom to Carry NC

Expedited Removal of Unauthorized Persons

Personal Privacy Protection Act

SCRIPT Act

2025 Public Safety Act

NCCCS LMS/NCLDS

State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization

Protect Tax-Advantaged Accts. & Living Donors

Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential

Pract. Transparency/Reagan's Law/Sam's Law

School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative

Address Abandoned and Derelict Vessels

Board of Motor Vehicles/Authority Study

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

APRN Definitions

Right of Entry for Professional Surveyors

Water & Sewer Allocation Reforms

2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB

IBT Reforms

School Bus Cameras/Evidence & Contract Length

Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program

Controlled Substances Act - Updates

Buy American Steel

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

Energy Security and Affordability Act

Align Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer

Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact

Contracts/Choice of Law & Forum

Home Ownership Market Manipulation