North Carolina House

Carson Smith

RepublicanRepresentative · District 16

carson.smith@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

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

North Carolina House

Carson Smith

RepublicanRepresentative · District 16

carson.smith@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

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

Bills Sponsored

Bills Cosponsored

802

Votes Cast

100%

Party Unity Score

Sponsored Bills (34)

H199Engrossed

Authorize Municipal Deannexation

This bill creates a new regulatory framework for nonconsensual booting and towing of vehicles on private property in North Carolina. It establishes the Towing and Recovery Commission to issue permits, set maximum fees, maintain a public database of towed vehicles, and enforce requirements for signage, vehicle storage limits, and payment methods.

House2026-08-06

H1126Passed

2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB

This bill makes administrative, technical, and clarifying changes to North Carolina state laws related to the Department of State Treasurer, retirement systems, state health plans, the NC Investment Authority, unclaimed property, local government finance, and capital facilities. The changes include reinstating military service credit for state employees, clarifying death benefit rules, allowing Legislative Retirement System members more work flexibility, modernizing investment authority responsibilities, and updating various procedural and definitional provisions across multiple state programs.

House2026-07-08

H206Passed

DPS/Other Changes

This bill makes several changes to North Carolina Department of Public Safety operations, including granting signature authority for a 50-year airport land lease, allowing donation of emergency management vehicles to local governments and disaster survivors, modifying victim compensation amounts and eligibility rules, authorizing tribal police chiefs to enter mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies, and changing the Adjutant General confirmation process.

House2026-07-08

H315Passed

Prohibit Litigation Invest/Amend WC Benefits

This bill has two main parts: it prohibits litigation investments (third-party funding of lawsuits in exchange for a share of any settlement or judgment) in North Carolina civil cases, and it increases workers' compensation benefit amounts for certain injuries, including raising maximum awards for facial disfigurement from $20,000 to $40,000 and other injury categories from $10,000-$20,000 to $20,000-$40,000.

House2026-06-22

H1214Introduced

Make E-Verify Great Again

This bill requires state and local government employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employee work authorization. It creates a 30-day cure period for first-time violations, allows the Department of Labor to conduct random compliance checks, increases civil penalties for repeated violations, and protects employees who report E-Verify violations from retaliation.

House2026-06-10

H42Engrossed

Back the Blue Pay Act

This bill provides salary increases and bonuses to state and local law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and related personnel. It also increases pension benefits for firefighters, rescue squad workers, and National Guard members, and raises death benefits for public safety employees killed in the line of duty. The total state investment across the 2025-2027 fiscal years is approximately $103.7 million in recurring and nonrecurring funds.

House2025-09-22

H318Passed

The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act

This bill requires North Carolina jail facilities to check whether inmates charged with certain crimes are U.S. citizens or legal residents, and to query Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) if their status is unclear. When ICE issues a detention order, facilities must hold the person for up to 48 hours or until ICE takes custody, and must notify ICE before release.

House2025-07-29

H476Passed

DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB

This bill makes multiple technical and administrative changes to North Carolina retirement systems and related state treasurer functions. The changes include extending the provisional entry period for charter schools in the Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System, transferring authority over benefit forfeiture reversals from the State Treasurer to retirement boards, clarifying fee procedures for out-of-state attorneys, modifying ABLE account procedures, correcting statutory references, and removing certain benefit election options for university health system employees.

House2025-06-26

H477Passed

Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB

This bill reorganizes and standardizes death benefit laws for public employees and retirees across four retirement systems (Teachers and State Employees, Local Governmental Employees, Consolidated Judicial, and Legislative). It consolidates scattered death benefit rules into a single master trust fund called the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Benefit Trust, makes the language consistent across all systems, and creates a small additional funding mechanism (up to 0.04% of contributions) to help pay line-of-duty death benefits for public safety employees.

House2025-06-13

Cosponsored Bills (22)

H268Passed

2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II

This bill appropriates over $1 billion in additional capital funding for state infrastructure projects across multiple agencies and universities for fiscal year 2025-2026, including $100 million specifically designated for repairs and renovations at North Carolina Central University, and $5 million for the State Bureau of Investigation to purchase radios, vehicles, and a case management system.

House2026-08-11

H437Vetoed

Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping

This bill creates two main policies: (1) establishes drug-free zones around homeless service facilities where drug offenses become Class E felonies, and (2) bans unauthorized public camping on government property statewide, though local governments may designate specific areas for temporary camping if they meet safety and service requirements and receive state approval.

House2026-07-27

H133Passed

NC Farmland and Military Protection Act

This bill prohibits entities controlled by adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, leasing, or holding agricultural land or property within 50 miles of North Carolina military installations. It requires existing foreign owners to register with the Secretary of State, allows the Attorney General to enforce violations through forced sales, and establishes penalties for non-compliance.

House2026-07-08

H600Introduced

Recognition of the Tuscarora

This bill officially recognizes The Tuscarora Indians of Kahtenuaka Territories as a state-recognized Native American tribe and grants them representation on the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the American Indian Heritage Commission. The bill is based on the Tuscarora's historical treaties with North Carolina dating back to 1712-1717 and their continuous presence as a community in the state.

House2026-07-01

H1239Passed

Honor Mike Clampitt

This is a House Resolution honoring the life and memory of James Michael 'Mike' Clampitt, a former North Carolina House Representative from House District 119. The resolution recognizes his decades of service as a firefighter, law enforcement officer, and state legislator, and expresses the General Assembly's appreciation for his contributions to his community and the state.

House2026-06-24

H171Vetoed

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI

This bill prohibits North Carolina state agencies and local governments from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, policies, or staff positions. It defines DEI as initiatives that influence hiring or employment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, nationality, country of origin, or sexual orientation outside of merit-based processes, and establishes penalties for violations including fines up to $10,000 and potential removal from employment.

House2026-06-24

H1238Passed

Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team

This is a House Resolution that honors the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team for winning the 2026 Stanley Cup championship. The resolution recognizes the team's accomplishments, leadership, and community contributions, and directs that a certified copy be sent to team members, the owner, and head coach.

House2026-06-23

H1019Engrossed

Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

This bill expands the highway use tax exemption for volunteer fire departments and rescue squads that are not part of local government and have no more than two paid employees. The exemption now applies to fire trucks, pump trucks, tanker trucks, ladder trucks, four-wheel drive forest fire fighting vehicles, and emergency services vehicles.

House2026-05-18

H1081Introduced

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

This bill appropriates $3 million in state funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment to North Carolina veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The funds will be directed to a nonprofit organization called HBOT 4 HEROES to deliver approximately 15,000 treatments to roughly 350 veterans, with progress reported back to the legislature by June 30, 2027.

House2026-04-30

Voting Record (802)

802

Votes Cast

684

Yea

Nay

89%

Participation

Yea
H477HousePassed
Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB
2025-06-03
Absent
H1012HousePassed
Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II
2025-05-22
Absent
S257HousePassed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-22
Absent
S257HousePassed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-22
Absent
H1012HousePassed
Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part II
2025-05-22
Absent
S257HouseFailed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-21
Absent
S257HousePassed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-21
Absent
S257HousePassed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-21
Absent
S257HousePassed
2026 Appropriations Act
2025-05-21
Absent
S764HousePassed
Confirm Chris Ayers/Ex. Dir. Util. Comm. PS
2025-05-21

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Sponsored Bills (34)

Authorize Municipal Deannexation

2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB

DPS/Other Changes

Prohibit Litigation Invest/Amend WC Benefits

Make E-Verify Great Again

Back the Blue Pay Act

The Criminal Illegal Alien Enforcement Act

DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB

Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB

DPS Agency Changes.-AB

The Firearms Liberty Act

Adopt Osprey as State Raptor

Study Committee on ADA/APD/PAC Pay

Shellfish Leasing Study

Limited Immunity/Nurses

Mitigating Factor/Pretrial Use of IID

Juvenile Justice Legislative Proposals

The Hunter Robinson Act

Support VIPER/Assist 911 Operations/Dispatch

Emergency Info on DMV Applications

Town of Burgaw Property Transfer

Recognize Safety Hold Agreements

Youth CERT Preparedness K-12 Training

Shorter Separation for Retired ADAs and APDs

LEOs Return to Work

Bail Bond Omnibus

Vet Care for Retired First Responder Dogs

Kayla's Act: Protecting Dom. Violence Victims

Gun Violence Prevention Act

Increase Disabled Veteran Prop Tax Benefit

Little Federal Model NC Edition

SchCalFlex/Pender/CC

Parental Consent to Release Child Autopsies

Assaults on First Responders

Cosponsored Bills (22)

2026 Budget Technical Corrections - II

Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping

NC Farmland and Military Protection Act

Recognition of the Tuscarora

Honor Mike Clampitt

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI

Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team

Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Fostering Care in NC Act

North Carolina Work and Save

LEO Special Separation Allowance Options

Remote License Renewal/Active Duty Military

County Tier Designation Study Bill

School Breakfast for All

APRN Definitions

Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I

Establish Military Appreciation Month

Gabe Torres Act

Filial Debt Fairness Act

State of the State Invitation

Honor Joe John, Former Member

Voting Record (802)