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Deannex Property from Town of Waynesville

This bill removes a specific property (86 Magellan Drive, identified as Haywood County Parcel 8604-93-8795) from the Town of Waynesville's municipal limits, effective June 30, 2026. The property will no longer be subject to municipal taxes starting July 1, 2026, though any existing tax liens from the town can still be collected.

Senate2026-06-09

S1006Introduced

K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act

This bill makes significant changes to K-12 education in North Carolina by establishing new commissions and programs to redesign high schools, expanding advanced teaching roles and teacher apprenticeships, creating competency-based education pathways, and implementing various student support and teacher development initiatives. The bill appropriates millions in state funding for these programs and grants schools new flexibilities in how they operate.

Senate2026-06-03

S1044Introduced

Foundational Mathematics Act

This bill establishes requirements for high-quality mathematics instruction in North Carolina public schools for kindergarten through eighth grade, including mandatory screening assessments three times per year, individualized Mathematics Success Plans for struggling students, and a state-approved list of instructional materials. The bill creates the Office of Learning Research to evaluate math curriculum vendors and appropriates $21 million in recurring funds plus $2.5 million for research and implementation.

Senate2026-05-13

S229Engrossed

College Sports Updates

This bill makes four changes related to college sports at North Carolina universities: it keeps revenue-sharing payment details confidential from public records, allows graduate student-athletes with full scholarships to be counted as North Carolina residents for tuition, permits alcohol sales at university sports venues if approved by the Board of Trustees, and removes restrictions on raffles conducted by universities and their affiliated nonprofits.

Senate2026-05-06

S972Introduced

Cut State Agency Costs By 10%

This bill requires North Carolina state agencies to reduce their budgets by at least 10% by June 30, 2028. Agencies must submit detailed plans by January 2027 explaining how they will achieve these cuts, with the Director of the Budget office having flexibility to adjust cuts across agencies while maintaining the overall 10% reduction target.

Senate2026-05-05

S986Introduced

Workforce Act of 2026

The Workforce Act of 2026 appropriates approximately $8.85 million to expand North Carolina's workforce development programs, including apprenticeships, industry-recognized credentials, short-term training grants, and career information resources. The bill also funds technology improvements to make it easier for students to transfer credits between colleges and universities.

Senate2026-05-05

S971Introduced

Statewide Year-Round School Study

This bill directs the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to conduct a study examining whether North Carolina should implement a year-round school calendar statewide. The department must analyze educational outcomes, summer learning loss, testing, community impacts, employment, and other relevant factors, then report findings and recommendations to the legislature by February 1, 2027. The bill appropriates $50,000 to fund this study.

Senate2026-05-05

S1036Introduced

Mutual Aid/Tribal Police & Sheriff's Offices

This bill allows tribal police chiefs to enter into mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies in North Carolina, such as municipal police departments, county police departments, and sheriff's offices. It adds tribal police departments to the existing law that permits law enforcement agencies to cooperate and provide assistance to each other, and allocates $10,000 to the Department of Public Safety to implement these changes.

Senate2026-05-04

S953Introduced

Cherokee County Occupancy Tax Modifications

This bill modifies Cherokee County's occupancy tax (a tax on hotel and lodging rentals) by allowing the county to levy up to an additional 3% tax on top of the existing 3% occupancy tax, and restructures the Cherokee County Tourism Development Authority that manages these tax revenues. The bill specifies how the authority should be composed and how tax proceeds must be used for tourism promotion and related expenditures.

Senate2026-05-04

S901Introduced

CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students

This bill requires the Center for Safer Schools to develop an interactive presentation about the legal, medical, and emotional consequences of gun possession, gun violence, and gun safety for 7th and 9th grade students in North Carolina public schools. Local school districts must provide this presentation to all students in these grades, with parents given at least 14 days' notice and the option to opt their child out. The bill allocates $900,000 in state funding to support the program.

Senate2026-04-30

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

S860Introduced

Nonprofit Fundraising Sales Tax Exemption

This bill provides sales tax exemptions for certain nonprofit organizations and expands existing exemptions. It exempts diapers prescribed by Medicaid providers, exempts fundraising events held by nonprofits from entertainment tax, allows nonprofits to lease (rather than only own) property used for low-income housing and still qualify for property tax exemptions, and establishes a process for nonprofits to obtain sales tax exemption numbers with an annual cap of $31.7 million in state exemptions and $13.3 million in local exemptions.

Senate2026-04-29

S861Introduced

Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More

This bill requires the state to eliminate job positions that have remained unfilled for 24 months or longer, effective July 1, 2026. The money saved from eliminating these positions will be held in a budget reserve for future legislative appropriation, with certain exceptions for positions held by court order, federally funded, or deemed critical for emergency response.

Senate2026-04-29

S780Introduced

Modernize Medicaid Primary Care Rates

This bill appropriates $48 million in state funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for primary care services in North Carolina to match Medicare rates, effective July 1, 2026. The increased payments would apply to primary care services as defined by the state's Primary Care Payment Reform Task Force.

Senate2026-04-23

S805Introduced

Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC

This bill appropriates $80 million in recurring state funds to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for dental services, which have not been meaningfully increased since 2008. The goal is to encourage more dentists to accept Medicaid patients and improve access to oral health care for low-income North Carolinians.

Senate2026-04-23

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

S449Passed

Continuing Budget Operations Part IV

Senate Bill 449 is a comprehensive budget adjustment bill that implements multiple changes across state government. It modifies disaster recovery programs for Hurricane Helene, makes technical adjustments to education funding and policy, authorizes staff and equipment funding for various agencies, adjusts health insurance contributions, reallocates capital project funds, and makes various other regulatory and administrative changes.

Senate2025-10-23

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

S125Passed

Various Education Changes

This bill reorganizes North Carolina's community college system laws by moving and renumbering existing statutes for clarity, makes technical updates to community college programs including tuition waivers and workforce training, allows certain nonpublic schools to request residency licenses for teachers, and extends the reversion date for school safety grant funds from June 2025 to June 2027.

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

S507Engrossed

Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses

This bill expands North Carolina's automatic enrollment policy for advanced courses to include English Language Arts (ELA) in addition to mathematics. Students who score at the highest level on end-of-grade or end-of-course tests will be automatically enrolled in advanced ELA courses for the next school year, unless parents provide written consent to opt out. The bill also requires the Department of Public Instruction to report data on student demographics and socioeconomic status in advanced course placements.

Senate2025-04-14

S506Introduced

ATR Salary Sups and Grant Increases

This bill appropriates additional state funding to increase salary supplements for teachers in advanced teaching roles and to expand the Advanced Teaching Roles program. The bill allocates $16.2 million for 2025-2026 and $20.1 million for 2026-2027 for salary supplements, plus $1 million for 2025-2026 to expand the program.

Senate2025-04-02

S689Introduced

2025 Charter Schools Review Board Omnibus

This bill increases the authority of the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board by requiring it to approve all state rules related to charter schools, allowing it to hire its own legal counsel, and giving it oversight of federal funding decisions for charter schools. It also provides regulatory flexibility for charter schools regarding teacher evaluations and class rank reporting, streamlines approval processes for remote charter academies, and grades remote academies separately from their parent schools.

Senate2025-03-26

S737Introduced

Medicaid Rates/Ambulatory Surgical Centers

This bill requires North Carolina's Medicaid program to increase reimbursement rates paid to ambulatory surgical centers (outpatient surgery facilities) to at least 95% of the Medicare fee schedule, effective July 1, 2025. The bill appropriates $6.9 million in state funds annually, which will leverage $12.6 million in federal matching funds, for a total of approximately $19.5 million per year.

Senate2025-03-26

S526Introduced

The Hands Free NC Act

The Hands Free NC Act makes it illegal for drivers to hold a wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle on public roads, and prohibits watching videos or texting while driving. Drivers under 18 are completely banned from using wireless devices except for navigation and emergencies. The law creates a tiered penalty system starting at $100 for first violations and includes exceptions for emergency calls and first responders.

Senate2025-03-26

S532Introduced

Preserving Competition in Healthcare Act

This bill creates a new state review process for hospital mergers and acquisitions valued at $5 million or more. The State Auditor, Attorney General, and State Treasurer must review proposed transactions, hold public hearings, and can object if they determine the deal would harm healthcare competition, access, affordability, or quality in North Carolina.

Senate2025-03-26

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

S540Introduced

Increase Small County Funding

This bill increases funding for North Carolina's Small County School System Supplemental Allotment by raising the dollar amounts that eligible small county school districts receive based on their student enrollment (ADM). The bill appropriates $20,961,180 in recurring state funds to support these increased payments, effective July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S619Introduced

AI Academic Support Grant Program

This bill establishes the AI Academic Support Grant Program, which provides funding to North Carolina public school units in grades 6-12 to contract with Khan Academy for use of Khanmigo, an AI tool that helps teachers develop lesson plans and supports students with comprehension. The bill appropriates $10,060,560 in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and requires schools to evaluate the program's effectiveness annually.

Senate2025-03-26

S443Introduced

Local Govts/Compensation Disclosure

This bill requires all insurance and benefit providers (such as insurance companies, brokers, and administrators) who work with North Carolina counties and cities to submit annual reports disclosing all compensation they receive from those local governments. The disclosure must include commissions, fees, bonuses, and other payments, and must confirm that no compensation has been given to county or city employees or elected officials.

Senate2025-03-25

S422Introduced

Marriage/Family Therapy Mods

This bill modifies North Carolina's marriage and family therapy licensing rules by reducing the required years of out-of-state practice experience from five to two years for reciprocal licensure, requiring applicants to pass North Carolina's jurisprudence exam, and allowing applicants who passed California's clinical examination to qualify instead of the national exam.

Senate2025-03-25

S390Introduced

Project Newsletter

This bill requires North Carolina local governments and school systems to use a competitive bidding process when selecting newspapers to publish required legal notices. Instead of selecting newspapers based on local commercial rates, governments must solicit informal bids and award contracts to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder while considering quality, performance, circulation, and cost.

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

S286Introduced

NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees

This bill increases the fees that nurses must pay to the North Carolina Board of Nursing for various licensing services, roughly doubling most fees. For example, the application fee for registered nurse examination increases from $75 to $150, and the two-year license renewal fee increases from $100 to $200. The bill specifies that the Board's operations must be funded entirely through these collected fees rather than state tax dollars.

Senate2025-03-17

S272Introduced

Insurance Producers/Exchange of Business

This bill clarifies North Carolina's laws about how insurance producers (agents/brokers) can exchange and share insurance business with each other. It defines what counts as a proper exchange of business, allows producers to split commissions when exchanging business, and sets requirements both producers must meet including being properly licensed and disclosed to the insurer and customer.

Senate2025-03-13

S278Introduced

The Smart Heart Act

This bill requires all North Carolina public schools to develop cardiac emergency response plans and install at least one automatic external defibrillator (AED) in each school. Schools must train staff in CPR and AED use, conduct annual practice drills, and coordinate with local emergency services. The state provides $2 million in funding to help schools purchase AEDs and develop these plans.

Senate2025-03-13

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

S259Introduced

School Psychologist Omnibus

This bill increases pay for school psychologists, creates grant and internship programs to recruit and train more of them, funds university training programs, and establishes an interstate compact allowing school psychologists licensed in one state to practice in other member states more easily.

Senate2025-03-11

S191Introduced

CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students

This bill requires North Carolina's Center for Safer Schools to develop an educational presentation about the legal, medical, and emotional consequences of gun use, substance abuse, gun violence, and gun safety for students in grades 7 and 9. Local school districts must provide this presentation to all students in those grades, with parents receiving at least 14 days' notice and the option to have their child opt out. The bill allocates $900,000 to fund the development and training for this program.

Senate2025-02-27

S179Introduced

Partnership with Voices Together

This bill appropriates $2.5 million in recurring state funds to the nonprofit organization Voices Together to provide educational programming for middle school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities or those experiencing educational delays. The funding is intended to prepare these students for Pre-Employment Transition Services, expanding Voices Together's existing high school programming to the middle school level.

Senate2025-02-27

S146Introduced

Lake Glenville/Restrict Wake Surfing

This bill prohibits wake surfing on Lake Glenville in Jackson County, North Carolina, within 500 feet of the shoreline, structures, moored vessels, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, or swimmers. Violations would be classified as Class 1 misdemeanors with fines of at least $100, enforceable by Wildlife Resources Commission officers, sheriffs, and other peace officers.

Senate2025-02-25

S45Introduced

50th Senatorial District Local Act-1

This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 50th Senatorial District. The bill text provided does not specify what changes or actions it contains—it only establishes that any provisions would apply to that district and become effective immediately upon passage.

Senate2025-02-04

Kevin Corbin

Kevin Corbin

Sponsored Bills (45)

Public Workforce Modernization Act

Health and Human Services Revisions

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed

Deannex Property from Town of Waynesville

K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act

Foundational Mathematics Act

College Sports Updates

Cut State Agency Costs By 10%

Workforce Act of 2026

Statewide Year-Round School Study

Mutual Aid/Tribal Police & Sheriff's Offices

Cherokee County Occupancy Tax Modifications

CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Nonprofit Fundraising Sales Tax Exemption

Cut State Gov. Jobs Vacant 24 Months or More

Modernize Medicaid Primary Care Rates

Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC

Hands Free NC

Continuing Budget Operations Part IV

NCCCS LMS/NCLDS

Various Education Changes

State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization

Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses

ATR Salary Sups and Grant Increases

2025 Charter Schools Review Board Omnibus

Medicaid Rates/Ambulatory Surgical Centers

The Hands Free NC Act

Preserving Competition in Healthcare Act

APRN Definitions

Increase Small County Funding

AI Academic Support Grant Program

Local Govts/Compensation Disclosure

Marriage/Family Therapy Mods

Project Newsletter

Revive High-Need Retired Teachers Program

NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees

Insurance Producers/Exchange of Business

The Smart Heart Act

Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact

School Psychologist Omnibus

CFSS Gun Prsnt. for Grade 7 and 9 Students

Partnership with Voices Together

Lake Glenville/Restrict Wake Surfing

50th Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (19)

North Carolina Border Protection Act

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

Dominique Moody Act

Reduce Early Voting Period

Lower Taxes for All NC

NC Right to Work Amendment

Constitutional Right to Farm

Lower Healthcare Costs

Teacher Licensure Modifications

Const Amend - Disaster Relief Emolument Excpt

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

School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative

Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools

Enhancing Ag. Opportunities in Rural NC

Childcare Subsidy Rate Increase & West Pilot

Amend NC PEO Act.-AB

Permitted Trade Practices/Insurance Rebates.-AB

Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs

Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I

Voting Record (691)