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Truth in Taxation

This bill requires local governments to follow specific notification and public hearing procedures before adopting a property tax rate that exceeds the 'revenue-neutral rate' (the rate that would generate the same total revenue as the previous year despite property reappraisals) during reappraisal years. The bill also increases the late reinstatement fee for real estate appraiser trainees and clarifies that tax refunds can be issued when governments fail to follow these procedures.

Senate2026-07-01

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

S558Passed

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed

This bill prohibits North Carolina public universities and community colleges from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices or programs, requiring employees to affirm certain concepts, or endorsing what the bill defines as 'divisive concepts' related to race and sex. It requires institutions to certify annual compliance and allows instruction on these topics only if the institution makes clear it does not endorse them.

Senate2026-06-24

S153Passed

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

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

S587Engrossed

Wake Surfing Safely

This bill prohibits wake surfing within 200 feet of shorelines, structures, moored vessels, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and swimmers. Violators would face a Class 1 misdemeanor with a minimum fine of $100. The law would take effect December 1, 2026.

Senate2026-06-17

S394Engrossed

Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land

This bill prohibits entities from adversarial foreign governments (as defined by federal arms regulations) from purchasing, leasing, or holding agricultural land or property within 50 miles of North Carolina military installations. Entities that owned such land before the law takes effect must register with the Secretary of State and cannot buy additional land. Those acquiring such land after the effective date must divest within one year, or face civil penalties and forced sale through court receivership.

Senate2026-06-09

S1007Introduced

Human Trafficking Omnibus

This bill creates a new statewide human trafficking reporting and response system allowing the public and professionals to report suspected trafficking through multiple channels with AI-assisted analysis and real-time routing to law enforcement. It also imposes a 10% excise tax on materials deemed harmful to minors sold at physical retail locations, with proceeds funding anti-trafficking efforts and domestic violence services, while making technical clarifications about employee training requirements and government device usage.

Senate2026-06-02

S1080Passed

Lower Taxes for All NC

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would lower North Carolina's maximum income tax rate from 7% to 3.5%. The amendment would be submitted to voters in the November 2026 election, and if approved, would take effect for tax years beginning January 1, 2027.

Senate2026-05-21

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

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

S1040Introduced

Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab

This bill eliminates Certificate of Need (CON) requirements for ambulatory surgical facilities and inpatient rehabilitation services in North Carolina. It appropriates $50,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services to implement these changes and develop a plan to phase out remaining CON laws over three years.

Senate2026-05-13

S991Introduced

Community College Workforce Readiness Act

This bill appropriates $3.85 million in recurring funds to expand workforce training programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across up to 25 community colleges, $4.9 million in nonrecurring funds to implement digital credential systems statewide, and directs ApprenticeshipNC to develop an expedited pathway for apprentices to become teachers.

Senate2026-05-13

S813Introduced

NC Economic Forecasting Initiative

This bill establishes the North Carolina Economic Forecasting Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School and appropriates $3 million annually starting in fiscal year 2026-2027. The Initiative will collect and provide county-level economic data and forecasts to state policymakers, businesses, and economic developers to support economic growth and development across North Carolina.

Senate2026-05-07

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

S955Introduced

Permit Self-Defense Devices on College Campus

This bill allows people age 18 and older to carry self-defense devices such as pepper spray, tasers, mace, and ordinary pocket knives on North Carolina college and university campuses. It also provides $10,000 in funding to publicize this change to students, staff, and the public.

Senate2026-05-04

S966Introduced

The SAVE Act

The SAVE Act defines the practice of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)—which include nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists—and allows them to practice independently without physician supervision. The bill removes a prior requirement for joint oversight between medical and nursing boards and eliminates restrictions on APRN prescribing authority.

Senate2026-05-04

S1038Introduced

Henry's Law

Henry's Law requires dentists who administer general anesthesia or sedation to report serious adverse events (patient deaths, permanent brain damage, hospital admissions, or specific medical emergencies) to the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners within 72 hours to 30 days depending on severity. The bill also directs a UNC study to evaluate whether a second anesthesia-qualified provider should be present during deep sedation procedures, funded with $100,000.

Senate2026-05-04

S940Introduced

2026 Appropriations Act

This bill appropriates state funding for the normal operations of North Carolina state agencies, departments, and institutions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It allocates money from the General Fund, Highway Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and federal block grants to cover ongoing government services and programs.

Senate2026-04-30

S914Introduced

2026 Appropriations Act

This bill authorizes the North Carolina state government to spend money from various funding sources—including the General Fund, Highway Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and federal block grants—to operate state agencies, departments, and institutions for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The bill allows unused appropriated funds to be returned to their respective accounts at the end of the fiscal year.

Senate2026-04-30

S916Introduced

2026 Appropriations Act

This bill authorizes spending from North Carolina's General Fund, Highway Fund, Highway Trust Fund, and federal block grant funds to pay for the normal operations of state agencies, departments, and institutions during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The bill sets maximum spending amounts and allows any unspent money to be returned to the appropriate fund at year's end.

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

S845Introduced

Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care

This bill requires North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to provide new luggage (suitcases, duffel bags, or backpacks) to children entering or currently in foster care when they are removed from a household. The bill appropriates $142,000 in recurring annual funds and $335,880 in one-time funds starting in fiscal year 2026-2027, and requires annual reporting on luggage distribution and any instances where disposable bags were used instead.

Senate2026-04-28

S378Engrossed

Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law

This bill directs North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to terminate Medicaid contracts with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its associated entities, and to arrange for other Medicaid providers to deliver services that Planned Parenthood currently provides.

Senate2025-10-23

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

S706Passed

County Waste Management Assistance

This bill restores and increases state assistance to counties and municipalities for cleaning up scrap tires by reestablishing the Scrap Tire Disposal Account and increasing the percentage of scrap tire tax revenue directed to local government grants from 50% to 75%. The bill also dedicates more funding specifically to help local governments manage tire disposal problems.

Senate2025-07-07

S655Passed

Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation

This bill extends certain legal rights and governmental authorities to the Catawba Indian Nation that were previously granted only to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Specifically, it gives Catawba tribal courts the same judicial recognition as Cherokee tribal courts, authorizes Catawba law enforcement and marshals services, and allows access to state probation and parole records for Catawba justice purposes.

Senate2025-07-03

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

S307Passed

Info. Rights of Estate/Death of LLC Member

This bill creates a new category called 'special economic interest owners' for estates and designated agents of deceased or incapacitated LLC members in North Carolina. These special economic interest owners gain the right to receive company information and to petition for judicial dissolution of the LLC, while retaining their financial stake in the company.

Senate2025-07-03

S295Passed

Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws

This bill strengthens protections for motor vehicle dealers in North Carolina by restricting manufacturers' ability to reject dealership ownership transfers, terminating franchises, or imposing unreasonable conditions. It also requires manufacturers to compensate dealers for over-the-air product sales, warranty work, loaner vehicles, and unsold inventory during franchise terminations, and clarifies definitions related to vehicle sales and dealer succession.

Senate2025-07-01

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

S771Introduced

Const Amend - Disaster Relief Emolument Excpt

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would add an exception to North Carolina's emoluments clause (which prohibits special privileges from government) to allow disaster relief assistance for restoring privately-owned structures damaged by federally-declared natural disasters. The amendment would be submitted to North Carolina voters in the March 2026 primary election.

Senate2025-06-26

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

S423Engrossed

Title Fraud Prevention

This bill creates criminal penalties for filing fraudulent deeds and implements identity verification requirements for property deed recordings. It allows property owners to sue in civil court to clear fraudulent recordings from their titles, requires source-of-title documentation on deeds, mandates tax certification checks, and directs a study of a statewide fraud alert system.

Senate2025-06-23

S639Engrossed

North Carolina Farm Act of 2025

This bill makes multiple changes to North Carolina agricultural laws, including updating water protection plans, creating a feral swine control working group, allowing denial of special use permits that harm agricultural production, repealing a violation points system for swine farms, modifying composting rules, allowing school absences for agricultural events, increasing penalties for crop theft and aquaculture violations, and making various technical updates to pesticide registration, public weighmaster licensing, and propane assessments.

Senate2025-06-18

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

S702Introduced

Bail Bond Omnibus

This bill modifies North Carolina's bail bond laws by clarifying procedures for bail bond forfeiture and set-aside, establishing a three-year validity period for bail bonds, requiring district attorneys to report defendant failures to appear to a national database within 10 days, and prohibiting electronic systems from operating as bondsmen or runners.

Senate2025-03-26

S478Introduced

Enhancing Ag. Opportunities in Rural NC

This bill allows banks to deduct interest, fees, and penalties they receive from agricultural loans from their state income taxes. The deduction applies to loans that are secured by agricultural land, beginning in 2025.

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

S703Introduced

Update 1987 Rates/Organs and Disfigurement

This bill increases the maximum workers' compensation benefits for certain workplace injuries, including facial disfigurement (from $20,000 to $56,000), bodily disfigurement (from $10,000 to $28,000), and organ/internal injuries (from $20,000 to $56,000). It also establishes automatic annual adjustments to these maximum amounts based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, starting July 1, 2026.

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

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

S302Introduced

The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act

This bill allows law enforcement, probation/parole, and correctional officers with advanced certifications to purchase up to four years of additional service credit in North Carolina's retirement systems by paying a lump sum equal to the full cost to the retirement fund. The officers must have at least five years of service and obtain the applicable advanced certificate before purchasing the additional service credit.

Senate2025-03-18

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

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

S290Introduced

NC REINS Act

The NC REINS Act (Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act) increases legislative oversight of state agency regulations by requiring public objections from 10 or more people to delay a rule's effective date pending potential legislative disapproval, and mandating that rules with an estimated cost of $1 million or more over 12 months must be approved by the General Assembly before taking effect.

Senate2025-03-17

S109Introduced

Veterans Appreciation Act

This bill expands the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina by allowing them to exclude not only the first $45,000 of their home's appraised value, but also any additional value added by VA-funded housing adaptations for service-connected disabilities. The bill also creates a prequalification process that allows disabled veterans to qualify for this tax benefit before they purchase a home, which can help them and lenders determine affordability.

Senate2025-02-18

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

Amy Galey

Amy Galey

Sponsored Bills (48)

GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing

Health and Human Services Revisions

Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments

GSC Add Member from High Point Law School

Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections

Age 21 Hemp-Derived Consumables/Kratom

Students First Act

Lower Healthcare Costs

College Sports Updates

Community-Based Pharmacy Protections

State Teacher/Employee Pay & Local LEO Bonus

Realign Congressional Districts 2025

Harrison's Law

SCRIPT Act

Parents Protection Act

Improve Health and Human Services

GSC Uniform Comm. Code/Emerging Technologies

Pooled Trust Transfers/Public Benefits Elig

Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Teams

GSC Conveyances Between Spouses

GSC Unif. Community Prop. Disp. at Death Act

Interstate Med.l Lic. Comp./Intern'l Phys

PA Team-Based Practice

School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative

Pharmacists/Collaborative Practice

Medicaid Telehealth Services

Repeal Certificate of Need Laws

Physician Assistant Licensure Compact

Pharmacists/Test and Treat/Influenza & Strep

Fair Pricing & Trnspncy/340B Covered Entities

DAC Exemption from State Device Content Ban

Medical Board Licensing Efficiency Act

Student Borrowers' Bill of Rights

Study Jordan Lake Nutrient Managem't Strategy

Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act

Prohibit Illegal Accreditation Requirements

Changes to Estates and Trusts Statutes

More Transparency/Efficiency in Utiliz. Rev

NC REACH Act

Amend Business Corporations Act

Celebrate America's 250th-Let Freedom Ring!

Protect Campus Survivors Act

Increase Access for Small Employers/Insurance

Govt Mandates Increase Healthcare Costs

GSC Add Member from High Point Law School

GSC Attorneys' Fees in Debt Instruments

Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All

25th Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (55)

Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Continuing Budget Adjustments

Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium

Truth in Taxation

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed

North Carolina Border Protection Act

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

Wake Surfing Safely

Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land

Human Trafficking Omnibus

Lower Taxes for All NC

NC Right to Work Amendment

Constitutional Right to Farm

Foundational Mathematics Act

Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab

Community College Workforce Readiness Act

NC Economic Forecasting Initiative

Workforce Act of 2026

Permit Self-Defense Devices on College Campus

The SAVE Act

Henry's Law

2026 Appropriations Act

2026 Appropriations Act

2026 Appropriations Act

America's Semiquincentennial License Plate

Funds for Veterans/HBOT

Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care