North Carolina Senate

Daniel Blue

DemocratSenator · District 14

dan.blue@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov

North Carolina Senate

Daniel Blue

DemocratSenator · District 14

dan.blue@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov

Bills Sponsored

Bills Cosponsored

691

Votes Cast

92%

Party Unity Score

Sponsored Bills (14)

S675Engrossed

Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act

This bill allows charitable organizations with tax-exempt status to collect nonprobate assets (like life insurance, retirement accounts, and securities) left to them by deceased donors by submitting an affidavit to the asset holder, rather than going through probate court. The bill also prohibits asset holders from requesting personal information about the charity's employees or board members and provides legal remedies if asset holders unreasonably refuse to transfer the property.

Senate2026-07-01

S779Introduced

Medicaid Rebase

This bill appropriates $319 million in annual recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services for Medicaid, beginning in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium. The funds are designated to cover projected increases in Medicaid enrollment, changes in the mix of enrollees, service costs, capitation costs, and shifts in federal matching funds.

Senate2026-05-07

S975Introduced

State Digital Asset Payments Study Act

This bill directs North Carolina's Department of State Treasurer to study whether the state could accept digital asset payments (like certain cryptocurrencies) for state fees, and to study costs associated with residents sending money internationally. The bill appropriates $50,000 for these studies and requires reports back to the legislature by January 2027, but does not require the state to actually accept digital assets.

Senate2026-05-05

S841Introduced

Garner/Town Manager Auth. Settle Claims

This bill increases the authority of Garner's town manager to settle certain claims against the town without town council approval. It raises the limit for personal injury and property damage claims from $100 to $10,000, adds authority to settle eminent domain claims up to budgeted amounts, and adds authority to settle claims for debts owed to the town up to $10,000.

Senate2026-04-28

S311Passed

The Law and Order Act

The Law and Order Act makes multiple changes to North Carolina criminal law, including increasing penalties for assaults on utility workers and street racing, creating new offenses for possessing explosives, stealing gift cards, and possessing embalming fluid, enhancing burglary sentences when firearms are involved, and establishing workplace protections against mass picketing. The bill also adds a mitigating factor for impaired driving cases where defendants voluntarily install ignition interlock systems before trial, and shortens the waiting period for misdemeanor expunction from five to three years.

Senate2025-07-09

S534Introduced

Capital Project Funding at NCA&T/WSSU

This bill appropriates $237.5 million in state capital funding for two major building projects: $125 million for an Agricultural Research Classroom at North Carolina A&T State University and $112.5 million for a Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Complex at Winston-Salem State University. The funds come from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund and become available starting July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S542Introduced

Western NC Support; Expand Comm. Eco. Dev

This bill appropriates $20.3 million in one-time funds and $1 million in recurring annual funds to the National Institute of Minority Economic Development for disaster recovery in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene, women's business center support, and community economic development services across the state.

Senate2025-03-26

S596Introduced

Critical Campus Funding Repairs

This bill appropriates $169 million in state funding to North Carolina Central University for critical campus infrastructure repairs, including HVAC and fire safety systems ($100 million), roof and building envelope repairs ($9 million), and electrical and water infrastructure replacement ($60 million). The funds come from the State Capital and Infrastructure Fund and are designated as nonrecurring appropriations for fiscal year 2025-2026.

Senate2025-03-26

S353Introduced

The Second Chance Coding Act

This bill requires North Carolina's Division of Juvenile Justice to create a program teaching coding, programming, and computer skills to incarcerated youth in youth development centers. The program would include specialized courses, industry certifications, mentorship, internships, and job placement assistance, with $250,000 in funding and implementation required by January 1, 2026.

Senate2025-03-20

Cosponsored Bills (10)

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

S795Introduced

Modify Taxation of 1031 Exchanges

This bill modifies how North Carolina taxes 1031 exchanges, which allow property owners to defer federal taxes when exchanging one investment property for another. The bill allows taxpayers to deduct from their North Carolina state income any gains from non-like-kind property received in a 1031 exchange, up to the amount of their original investment basis in the property sold.

Senate2026-04-22

S110Introduced

North Carolina Work and Save

This bill creates the North Carolina Work and Save Program, a state-facilitated retirement savings program for small business employees, self-employed individuals, and independent contractors who lack access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The program uses payroll deduction to help workers save through individual retirement accounts (IRAs), modeled after successful public-private partnership structures like the NC 529 College Savings Program.

Senate2025-05-01

S584Introduced

Local Govt Transportation System Financing

This bill creates a new Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority that can be established in North Carolina counties with over 1 million residents that border another state and operate a light rail system. It also authorizes local sales tax revenue for public transportation and establishes governance structures, powers, and financial mechanisms for this new authority to finance, operate, and maintain public transportation systems.

Senate2025-04-07

S145Introduced

Mecklenburg Transportation Referendum

This bill authorizes Mecklenburg County to hold a referendum asking voters whether to approve an additional 1% local sales tax dedicated to funding roadway and public transportation systems. If approved by voters, 40% of revenue would go to eligible municipalities for road maintenance and improvements, while 60% would support a regional transit authority, with specific requirements for completing the Red Line rail project.

Senate2025-04-07

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

S482Introduced

Don't Tread on Me Act

This bill creates an Individual Freedoms Act that establishes protections against state surveillance, medical privacy requirements, parental authority in education and healthcare, fact-based education standards, and prohibitions on employment/housing discrimination based on political beliefs or medical history. The bill requires that any restrictions on these rights meet a 'compelling state interest' test and use narrowly tailored means.

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

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

Voting Record (691)

691

Votes Cast

447

Yea

197

Nay

93%

Participation

Yea
S79SenatePassed
Boiling Springs Charter Revisions
2025-05-01
Yea
S488SenatePassed
Clarify Disp. Place Analysis/IOLTA
2025-05-01
Yea
S248SenatePassed
Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted
2025-05-01
Yea
S602SenatePassed
H'cane Helene Bldg Code Window Exemption
2025-05-01
Nay
H74SenatePassed
House Budget Technical Corrections
2025-04-30
Yea
H74SenatePassed
House Budget Technical Corrections
2025-04-30
Yea
H74SenatePassed
House Budget Technical Corrections
2025-04-30
Yea
H74SenatePassed
House Budget Technical Corrections
2025-04-30
Nay
S429SenatePassed
2025 Public Safety Act
2025-04-30
Yea
S599SenatePassed
State Teacher/Employee Pay & Local LEO Bonus
2025-04-30

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Daniel Blue

Daniel Blue

Sponsored Bills (14)

Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act

Medicaid Rebase

State Digital Asset Payments Study Act

Garner/Town Manager Auth. Settle Claims

The Law and Order Act

Capital Project Funding at NCA&T/WSSU

Western NC Support; Expand Comm. Eco. Dev

Critical Campus Funding Repairs

The Second Chance Coding Act

NC Breakthrough Act

Nursing Fellows & Curric. Support Funds/WSSU

SchCalFlex/Wake/CC

Funds for Town of Wendell/Carver School

14th Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (10)

Real Tickets, Real Fans Act

Modify Taxation of 1031 Exchanges

North Carolina Work and Save

Local Govt Transportation System Financing

Mecklenburg Transportation Referendum

APRN Definitions

Don't Tread on Me Act

Voucher School Accountability Act

Expand Homestead Exclusion Inc. Elig. Limit

Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs

Voting Record (691)