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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

S838Introduced

The Frontline Mental Health Support Act

This bill establishes the Frontline Mental Health Support Program to provide free, confidential mental health counseling services to teachers and first responders (including police officers, firefighters, paramedics, 911 dispatchers, and correctional officers) in North Carolina. The bill appropriates $10 million to run the program and $3 million in grants to expand the behavioral health workforce to support it.

Senate2026-04-28

S831Introduced

25-Year Retirement for First Responders

This bill allows law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel in North Carolina to retire with full, unreduced benefits after 25 years of service instead of the current requirement of 30 years or age 55 with 5 years of service. The change applies to both state employees and local government employees and takes effect January 1, 2027.

Senate2026-04-27

S783Introduced

School Mental Health Support Act

This bill creates two programs to increase mental health support in North Carolina schools: a $50 million grant program for public school units to hire mental health professionals, and a $19 million loan repayment program that provides up to $15,000 annually to school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses working in high-need areas who graduated from UNC schools.

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

S816Introduced

Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex

This bill appropriates $11 million to expand the Children of Wartime Veterans Scholarship program. It provides $1 million for the 2025-2026 academic year to restore reduced scholarship amounts, allocates $10 million in recurring funds starting 2026-2027, and doubles the number of available Class II and Class III scholarships from 100 to 200 recipients per class for 2026-2027.

Senate2026-04-23

S789Introduced

Homes for Heroes

This bill creates two programs to support public servants in North Carolina. First, it establishes a homebuyers' assistance program through the Housing Finance Agency that provides up to $25,000 in down payment and mortgage insurance assistance to first-time homebuyers who work full-time as teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, active duty military members, or veterans. Second, it allows volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers to claim an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for unreimbursed expenses related to their volunteer work.

Senate2026-04-23

S799Introduced

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit

This bill restores medical benefits for state employees and teachers who began service on or after January 1, 2021, preventing their elimination under state retirement systems. The bill repeals previous language that would have ended these retiree medical benefits and allocates $2 million in state funding to cover the increased costs of maintaining these benefits.

Senate2026-04-23

S784Introduced

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

This bill expands North Carolina's domestic violence protective order law to include same-sex couples by removing language that limits protections to opposite-sex relationships. It also appropriates $500,000 for a public awareness campaign about domestic violence in same-sex relationships.

Senate2026-04-23

S782Introduced

Safe Schools Transparency Act

This bill requires North Carolina public schools to immediately notify parents when credible threats target their children, school staff, or campus security. It establishes penalties for schools that fail to notify parents, reinstitutes a Task Force for Safer Schools, and creates a $25 million School Safety Fund to help schools purchase safety equipment and provide crisis services to students.

Senate2026-04-23

S787Introduced

AI Ethics and Literacy Across Education

This bill requires North Carolina public schools to teach students in kindergarten through 12th grade about artificial intelligence, including how AI works, its real-world uses, and ethical issues like privacy and bias. The State Board of Education must develop age-appropriate standards for these lessons, which can be integrated into computer science courses, and the state will provide $100,000 in funding to support these programs starting in the 2026-2027 school year.

Senate2026-04-23

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

S793Introduced

Right to IVF

This bill protects access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in vitro fertilization (IVF) by prohibiting the state and its subdivisions from blocking or unreasonably limiting patients' right to use ART or health care providers' right to offer it. The bill also specifies that fertilized eggs or embryos outside the uterus are not considered human beings under state law, and appropriates $500,000 in state funds to expand Medicaid maternal support services.

Senate2026-04-23

S804Introduced

Fair Maps Act

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor from the redistricting process and establish an independent North Carolina Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw state legislative and congressional districts after each 10-year census. The commission would be composed of 15 citizens selected through a process designed to ensure partisan and demographic balance, and would follow specific criteria prioritizing equal population representation, constitutional compliance, and community preservation.

Senate2026-04-22

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

S781Introduced

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

This bill creates a state tax credit for North Carolina businesses that pay wages to help employees cover health insurance premiums. Eligible businesses can claim up to $400 per qualifying full-time employee, with a statewide cap of $5 million in total credits per year distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Senate2026-04-22

S708Introduced

Working Families Act

This bill makes multiple changes to support working families in North Carolina. It lowers copayments for subsidized child care from 10% to 7% of family income, restores a state child tax credit, increases the minimum wage to $15/hour starting September 1, 2025 and allows cities/counties to set higher local minimum wages, expands property tax relief for homeowners, creates a down payment assistance program for first-time homebuyers in public service jobs (teachers, police, firefighters, military, medics), and establishes a paid family and medical leave insurance program funded through employer and employee payroll contributions.

Senate2025-03-26

S620Introduced

The STRONG Act of 2025

The STRONG Act of 2025 creates a comprehensive response to North Carolina's fentanyl and opioid crisis through multiple approaches: it increases criminal penalties for drug trafficking and death-by-distribution offenses (especially near schools), funds law enforcement training and drug task forces, expands the state's prescription drug tracking system to include additional substances like xylazine, appropriates $35 million for treatment and prevention programs, and creates a $2,500 tax credit for businesses that hire employees who complete substance use disorder training.

Senate2025-03-26

S611Introduced

Allow Consecutive Remote License Renewals

This bill allows North Carolina drivers with non-REAL ID compliant licenses to renew remotely twice in a row, instead of requiring an in-person renewal after the first remote renewal. REAL ID compliant licenses would continue to follow the existing rule allowing only one remote renewal before requiring an in-person renewal. The change takes effect January 1, 2026.

Senate2025-03-26

S628Introduced

Safe Schools Transparency Act

This bill requires North Carolina public schools to immediately notify parents of credible threats to their children or schools, establishes penalties for schools that fail to notify parents, reinstates a Task Force for Safer Schools, and creates a $25 million School Safety Fund to help schools provide mental health services and safety equipment.

Senate2025-03-26

S627Introduced

Small Business Capital Improvement Account

This bill allows small businesses in North Carolina (those with gross receipts under $10 million) to deduct a portion of revenue from their state income taxes if they deposit that money into a dedicated capital improvement account for property upgrades. The deduction percentage decreases as business income increases: 5% up to $1 million in deposits, 2% from $1-2 million, and 1% from $2-3 million. If money is withdrawn from the account without being used for qualifying property improvements, it must be added back to taxable income.

Senate2025-03-26

S632Introduced

Homes for Heroes

This bill creates two programs to support public servants in North Carolina. Part I establishes a homebuyers' assistance program through the NC Housing Finance Agency that provides up to $25,000 in down payment and mortgage insurance assistance to first-time homebuyers who work full-time as teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, active duty military members, or veterans. Part II creates an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for unpaid volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers to cover unreimbursed work-related expenses.

Senate2025-03-26

S635Introduced

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

This bill requires North Carolina employers to provide employees with paid sick leave that accrues at a rate of one hour per 30 hours worked. Employees could use this time for their own illness, family member care, medical appointments, or situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Small businesses (10 or fewer employees) would be limited to 32 hours annually, while larger employers would provide up to 56 hours annually.

Senate2025-03-26

S641Introduced

Reenact Child Tax Credit

This bill reenacts North Carolina's child tax credit, which allows taxpayers to claim a credit on their state income taxes for each dependent child. The credit amounts vary by child's age and family income level, with credits ranging from $1,600 to $1,900 per child for lower-income families, and the credit is refundable, meaning families can receive money back if the credit exceeds their tax liability.

Senate2025-03-26

S630Introduced

School Mental Health Support Act

This bill appropriates $50 million to create a School Mental Health Grant Program that funds mental health services in public schools, prioritizing schools serving students with limited access to care. It also appropriates $50 million for a Mental Health Worker Loan Repayment Program that provides up to 20% student debt repayment to mental health professionals working in economically disadvantaged areas of North Carolina.

Senate2025-03-26

S633Introduced

Guarding Freedoms & Public Safety Act

This bill makes four main changes to North Carolina firearm laws: it prohibits people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from possessing firearms, requires background checks for all firearm sales including private sales, restores a pistol purchase permit requirement, and requires parents/guardians to certify that firearms in their homes are safely stored.

Senate2025-03-26

S631Introduced

Juvenile Justice Workforce Fix/Funds

This bill appropriates $10.4 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $14.1 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to increase salaries for juvenile justice staff in North Carolina, including Youth Counselor Technicians, Youth Services Behavioral Specialists, Youth Counselors, and Juvenile Court Counselors. The bill also allocates $3.9 million to address salary compression among these employees.

Senate2025-03-26

S638Introduced

Fair Maps Act

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the General Assembly and Governor from redistricting decisions and instead create an independent North Carolina Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw state legislative and congressional district maps after each census. The commission would be composed of 15 citizens selected through a process designed to ensure political balance and diversity, and would follow strict criteria prioritizing equal population, constitutional compliance, contiguous districts, and community preservation.

Senate2025-03-26

S645Introduced

The Protect Our Schools Act

This bill creates 'school walk zones' in areas with significant pedestrian traffic near schools and requires the Department of Transportation to set lower speed limits in these zones. It increases penalties for speeding in school zones and creates a $10 million Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Fund to improve infrastructure, train crosswalk guards, and run public awareness campaigns.

Senate2025-03-26

S649Introduced

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP

This bill restores salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel who hold master's degrees or doctorates, using the pay policy that was in effect on June 30, 2013. The bill appropriates $8 million in state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to implement these education-based salary increases.

Senate2025-03-26

S658Introduced

Funds/Greensboro Blandwood Mansion

This bill appropriates $1 million in state funding to Preservation Greensboro Incorporated for operating expenses and restoration work on the Blandwood Mansion, a 19th-century historic home in Greensboro that was owned by Governor John Motley Morehead. The funds are designated as nonrecurring and would be available for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Senate2025-03-26

S659Introduced

Investing in North Carolina Act

This bill appropriates funds to raise salaries for teachers, state employees, community college and university workers, and provides cost-of-living increases for retirees. It also expands the WAGE$ early childhood educator supplement program to all 100 North Carolina counties and creates a tax credit for small businesses with annual receipts of $8 million or less.

Senate2025-03-26

S679Introduced

The Women's Care Act

This bill requires North Carolina courts to delay imprisonment for pregnant people sentenced to prison terms if they are determined to pose no significant threat to the community. During the deferment period of at least 12 weeks after delivery, the pregnant person must maintain prenatal care, participate in available education programs, and report monthly to the court, before eventually serving their sentence.

Senate2025-03-26

S698Introduced

Fair Districts Stronger Democracy Act

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to create an independent redistricting commission that would redraw electoral districts for Congress and the North Carolina General Assembly after each U.S. Census, removing this responsibility from the state legislature. The commission would consist of 15 members selected through a process designed to ensure balanced political representation and diverse backgrounds, and would follow specific criteria prioritizing equal population, legal compliance, geographic cohesion, and the prevention of partisan gerrymandering.

Senate2025-03-26

S753Introduced

NC Highway Patrol Retention Act

This bill appropriates $40.48 million annually for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to increase salaries for North Carolina State Highway Patrol officers. The law establishes new experience-based pay scales for troopers ranging from $56,000 to $105,000 and rank-based salaries for supervisory officers ranging from $120,750 to $224,612, effective July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S750Introduced

Restore the American Dream

This bill provides $30 million in immediate funding to the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund and creates two ongoing revenue sources for the fund: 1.5% of register of deeds fees and 33% of real property transfer excise tax proceeds. The bill aims to address North Carolina's shortage of affordable housing by ensuring the Housing Trust Fund has sustainable, recurring resources.

Senate2025-03-26

S729Introduced

Opt-In to Student Health

This bill clarifies which health screenings schools can conduct without parental consent and requires schools to notify parents about screenings at the beginning of the school year and when results are available. The bill defines health care screenings as limited to vision, hearing, dental, and developmental screenings, and requires schools to provide parents with notice and access to their child's results.

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

S757Introduced

Consumer Privacy Act

This bill creates North Carolina's Consumer Privacy Act, giving residents new rights over their personal data held by large companies. It allows consumers to access, delete, and port their data, and to opt out of targeted advertising and data sales. The law applies to businesses earning at least $25 million annually that collect data from 100,000+ NC residents, with many exemptions including healthcare, financial institutions, and government entities.

Senate2025-03-26

S483Introduced

The Children First Act

The Children First Act is a comprehensive bill that expands child care affordability through increased subsidies and facility grants, establishes tax credits for employer-provided child care, strengthens child health and safety protections (including regulations on social media, tobacco, vaping, cannabis, and firearms), creates a statewide fetal and infant mortality review team, and funds workforce development programs for child care workers. The bill appropriates over $150 million in funding across multiple initiatives.

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

S529Introduced

Second Chance Success Act

This bill prevents probation terms from being extended solely because someone fails to pay their $40 monthly probation supervision fee. It also removes language requiring the payment of certain criminal justice fees associated with community service and other probation conditions, though the supervision fee itself remains in place.

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

S541Introduced

Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act

This bill allocates $7 million in state funding to advance train infrastructure development in North Carolina by providing $1 million to each of seven proposed rail corridors for engineering studies and feasibility assessments. The funds support routes like Asheville to Salisbury, Charlotte to Washington D.C., and Raleigh to Wilmington, with annual reporting requirements to the legislature.

Senate2025-03-26

S551Introduced

Broadband Affordability Program

This bill establishes the North Carolina Broadband Assistance Program, which provides free broadband service to low-income families at or below the federal poverty level, and monthly credits of at least $15 to families between 100-135% of poverty level who participate in certain assistance programs. The bill appropriates $250 million in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to operate this program.

Senate2025-03-26

S555Introduced

Wetlands Protection and Restoration Act

This bill appropriates $15 million to the Department of Environmental Quality to establish a Wetlands Restoration and Protection Fund that supports wetland restoration projects, conservation easements, public education, and enforcement of wetland protection laws. The bill also expands North Carolina's definition of protected wetlands to include "isolated wetlands" that lost federal protection under a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court decision, bringing them back under state-level protection.

Senate2025-03-26

S593Introduced

Grant Our Kids Care Act

This bill appropriates $30 million per year for a two-year pilot program (2025-2027) that provides child care expansion assistance grants to help licensed child care programs offer free or reduced child care to their full-time employees earning up to 85% of state median income. The state would cover 75% of tuition costs for up to two children per eligible employee, with the child care program covering the remaining 25%.

Senate2025-03-26

S588Introduced

Pregnant Workers Protection Act

This bill expands workplace protections for pregnant employees in North Carolina by classifying pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions as a physical impairment under state discrimination law. It requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnant workers—such as frequent bathroom breaks, modified schedules, seating, and assistance with heavy labor—unless doing so would create undue hardship for the business. The bill also clarifies that pregnancy discrimination protections apply to state employment and housing discrimination cases.

Senate2025-03-26

S413Introduced

Right to Use Contraception

This bill adds a new law to North Carolina's General Statutes declaring that individuals have the right to use contraception to prevent pregnancy and that the state has no legitimate governmental interest in limiting access to contraception. The law becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Senate2025-03-25

S435Introduced

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP

This bill restores salary supplements for teachers and instructional support personnel who hold master's degrees or doctorates by bringing back a 2013 salary policy. It appropriates $8 million in state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to pay these education-based bonuses.

Senate2025-03-25

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

S407Introduced

Prohibit Defense Based on Sex or Gender

This bill prohibits defendants in homicide and assault cases from using a victim's sex, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation as a legal defense or as evidence that negates the crime's severity. The bill allows evidence about a victim's conduct or statements to still be admitted if relevant, and applies to offenses committed after December 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-25

S398Introduced

Prohibit Weapons at Voting Place

This bill makes it illegal for people to carry or possess dangerous weapons at voting locations, within 100 feet of voting place entrances, or while waiting in line to vote. Violations would be charged as a Class 1 misdemeanor, with an exception for law enforcement officers performing their duties. The law would take effect December 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-25

S476Introduced

Allow Widow/Widower To Hyphenate Name

This bill modifies North Carolina law to give widows and widowers additional options when changing their name after a spouse's death. Instead of only being able to resume their pre-marriage surname or a previous spouse's surname, they may now also hyphenate their pre-marriage surname with their deceased spouse's surname.

Senate2025-03-25

S473Introduced

Capital for Communities Act

This bill creates the Capital for Communities Special Fund, a new state fund that receives quarterly transfers of 3.5% from state treasurer holdings and special investment accounts when those accounts achieve a 7% or higher return. The fund would support economic development projects in North Carolina including affordable housing, childcare facilities, healthcare initiatives, medical research, workforce development, living-wage jobs, and nonprofit education facilities.

Senate2025-03-25

S392Introduced

Safeguard Fair Elections

This bill creates new criminal penalties for voter intimidation and threats against election officials, requires election certifications to be based on factual evidence, establishes standards for post-election audits, strengthens observer rights at polling places, protects election officials' personal information, and appropriates $2.25 million for election security training and threat monitoring.

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

S456Introduced

Healthy Start NC

Healthy Start NC creates a program providing cash assistance to expecting mothers and new parents to help cover prenatal and infant care costs, funded by approximately $308 million annually from federal TANF funds and state General Fund appropriations. The bill offsets these costs by gradually reducing the corporate income tax rate from 2.25% to 0% over several years, with the rate dropping to 2% in 2026, 1% in 2028, and 0% after 2029.

Senate2025-03-25

S436Introduced

Age with Dignity Act (Caregiver Tax Credit)

This bill creates a state income tax credit for North Carolina taxpayers who claim adult dependents on their federal taxes. Taxpayers with qualifying adult relatives (such as elderly parents or disabled adults) can claim a credit of $12,000 per dependent, or $15,000 if the dependent is a military veteran, provided their adjusted gross income is below specified thresholds ($75,000-$150,000 depending on filing status).

Senate2025-03-25

S454Introduced

Community Safety Act

The Community Safety Act appropriates $7.5 million to support law enforcement agencies through grant programs, establishes minimum hiring and training standards for officers, revises use of force policies to classify certain neck restraints as deadly force and require de-escalation tactics, and creates funding for community policing initiatives and detective positions.

Senate2025-03-25

S426Introduced

Student Borrowers' Bill of Rights

This bill establishes a licensing and regulatory system for student loan servicers in North Carolina under the Commissioner of Banks, creates protections for student loan borrowers through a "Student Borrowers' Bill of Rights," and establishes a Student Loan Ombudsman position to assist borrowers and investigate complaints.

Senate2025-03-25

S446Introduced

Expand Workforce Housing

This bill provides $30 million in one-time funding to the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund and establishes two new ongoing revenue sources for the fund: 1.5% of register of deeds fees and 33% of real property transfer excise tax proceeds. These funds would support affordable housing programs including home ownership, rentals, supportive housing, and emergency repairs.

Senate2025-03-25

S432Introduced

Home Ownership Market Manipulation

This bill prohibits business entities and corporations from purchasing single-family homes for rental purposes in North Carolina counties with populations over 150,000 if they already own 100 or more rental homes in such counties. The bill allows the Attorney General, county commissioners, and affected individuals to enforce the restriction through civil lawsuits with penalties up to $100 per day per home and potential damages up to $50,000 or triple damages.

Senate2025-03-25

S419Introduced

Restore Down-Zoning Authority

This bill repeals a 2024 law that restricted local governments' ability to reduce zoning density (down-zone) and restores their previous authority to do so. The bill applies retroactively, meaning any ordinances affected by the 2024 restriction would revert to their pre-December 11, 2024 status.

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

S409Introduced

Ban Ghost Guns & Undetectable Firearms

This bill would make it illegal for most people in North Carolina to manufacture, sell, give away, transfer, use, or possess ghost guns (firearms without serial numbers) or undetectable firearms (guns that don't show up on metal detectors or are made entirely of plastic/3D-printed materials). Licensed federal firearm manufacturers would be exempt from this prohibition. Violations would be charged as Class I felonies.

Senate2025-03-25

S395Introduced

Disaster Relief Eviction Moratorium Act

This bill allows the Governor to issue an executive order that temporarily prevents residential evictions during a declared state of emergency, if the disaster has caused widespread displacement, job loss, or economic hardship. The moratorium can last up to 90 days initially, with possible extensions up to 180 days total, and the Governor can direct state and federal funds toward rental assistance programs to help both landlords and tenants.

Senate2025-03-25

S433Introduced

Restore Educator Longevity

This bill restores longevity payments for North Carolina teachers and instructional support personnel based on years of service, providing annual bonuses ranging from 1.5% to 4.5% of base salary. The bill appropriates $140.3 million in state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to implement these payments, which would be paid as a lump sum once per year.

Senate2025-03-25

S440Introduced

2025 Governor's Budget

This is North Carolina's biennial budget bill appropriating funds for state government operations from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. It allocates approximately $34 billion in general funds annually, establishes funding for education, healthcare, transportation, corrections, and social services, and includes tax policy changes such as maintaining tax rates and creating new tax credits for working families and school supplies.

Senate2025-03-25

S439Introduced

Moratorium on Opportunity Scholarships

This bill stops awarding new Opportunity Scholarships to students starting in 2025-2026 while allowing current recipients to finish their eligibility, with the program fully ending by 2037-2038. It reduces funding for the scholarship program by approximately $161.92 million over two years and redirects that money to public schools.

Senate2025-03-25

S431Introduced

Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation

This bill requires law enforcement officers to intervene when they observe excessive force or other improper conduct, and to report such conduct to supervisors within 72 hours. It protects these officers from retaliation for making good-faith reports and allocates $100,000 for training criminal justice officers on these new requirements.

Senate2025-03-25

S452Introduced

End Child Marriage

This bill raises the minimum marriage age in North Carolina to 18 years old, eliminating the current ability for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent or court approval. It removes existing exceptions that allowed minors to marry with permission from parents or judges.

Senate2025-03-25

S448Introduced

Remove Employment Barriers/Ppl w Disabilities

This bill removes income and resource limits from North Carolina's Medicaid buy-in program for workers with disabilities, allowing people with disabilities to earn more money and accumulate savings while maintaining health coverage. The bill requests federal approval for these changes and appropriates $165,000 in state funding to support the program.

Senate2025-03-25

S447Introduced

Reliable Water & Sewer Infrastructure Act

This bill establishes a 18-member Sewer Repair Task Force to study North Carolina's wastewater infrastructure needs, develop strategies for funding and implementing repairs, and recommend future legislation by December 2026. It also appropriates $50 million to the South Granville Water and Sewer Authority for facility expansion, PFAS treatment upgrades, water meter modernization, and lead pipe replacement.

Senate2025-03-25

S438Introduced

NC Adopt ERA

This bill would have North Carolina officially ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, which states that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied based on sex. The bill asserts that the ERA already became the 28th Amendment when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it in 2020, and North Carolina's ratification would affirm this status.

Senate2025-03-25

S434Introduced

School Workers Fair Pay Act

This bill requires all noncertified public school employees in North Carolina to earn a minimum of $17.00 per hour. The State Board of Education must adjust salary grades accordingly, and the bill appropriates $144.7 million in state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to support this increase.

Senate2025-03-25

S453Introduced

Homebuyer Fairness & Protection Act

This bill limits the amount of 'due diligence funds' (nonrefundable money paid to sellers upon offer acceptance) to 1% of the purchase price in residential real estate transactions, making any higher amounts void and unenforceable. It also appropriates $10 million to the North Carolina Housing Coalition to support homebuyer education services.

Senate2025-03-25

S150Passed

Confirm Joey Hopkins/Sec. of DOT

This Senate resolution confirms Joey R. Hopkins as Secretary of the Department of Transportation for North Carolina. The resolution was adopted on March 5, 2025, and becomes effective immediately upon passage.

Senate2025-03-05

S139Introduced

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit

This bill restores medical benefits for state employees and teachers who began service on or after January 1, 2021, by repealing a 2017 law that eliminated those benefits for this group. The bill allocates $500,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $2 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to cover the increased costs to the State Health Plan.

Senate2025-02-25

S154Introduced

NC CROWN Act

The NC CROWN Act prohibits employers in North Carolina from discriminating against employees or job applicants based on natural hairstyles and hair characteristics associated with race, such as braids, locks, twists, and bantu knots. The bill expands the definition of race-based discrimination to explicitly include hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles as protected characteristics under state employment law.

Senate2025-02-25

Michael Garrett

Michael Garrett

Sponsored Bills (39)

Carolina Housing Promise Act

NC Children's Safe Screens Act/Funds

Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act

Utility Profit Oversight Act

NC Airport Security Continuity

Epstein Truth and Accountability Act

NC Small Business Capital & Jobs Act

Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6

Fair Share for Public Schools Act

Keep Our Schools Standing Act

Study Student Loan Forgiveness Program/SEAA

Equal Pay Act

Convert School Buses to Electric by 2050

Protect NC Prosperity & Health

Make NC Insurrection-Free

Green Schools Save Money

Voter Fraud Prevention Act

The Child Promise Act

The Hustle Act

Polluter Pays

Comprehensive Capital for Childcare Expansion

25-Year LEO Retirement With Full Benefits

Children's Online Safety Act/Funds

Digital Content Provenance Initiative/Funds

AI Innovation Trust Fund

Foundation Act: Building NC's Housing Future

Protect Children from Leaking Garbage Trucks

Don't Tread on Me Act

Community Infra. and Resilience Tax Credit

Clarify Ballot Language for Art. 46 Tax

The Michael Jordans of Tomorrow Act

Allergy Safe NC

Ride Safe, Insure Smart Act

Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6

Teacher Salary Supplement/Guilford Cnty Schs

Guilford County Schools Funding Requests

Commuter Rail Study/Piedmont Triad

January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov't

27th Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (84)

Medicaid Rebase

No Budget, No Pay Act

Pay Teachers What They're Worth Act

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

The Frontline Mental Health Support Act

25-Year Retirement for First Responders

School Mental Health Support Act

Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC

Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex

Homes for Heroes

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

Safe Schools Transparency Act

AI Ethics and Literacy Across Education

Modernize Medicaid Primary Care Rates

Right to IVF

Fair Maps Act

Hands Free NC

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

Working Families Act

The STRONG Act of 2025

Allow Consecutive Remote License Renewals

Safe Schools Transparency Act

Small Business Capital Improvement Account

Homes for Heroes

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

Reenact Child Tax Credit

School Mental Health Support Act

Guarding Freedoms & Public Safety Act

Juvenile Justice Workforce Fix/Funds

Fair Maps Act

The Protect Our Schools Act

Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP

Funds/Greensboro Blandwood Mansion

Investing in North Carolina Act

The Women's Care Act