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No Budget, No Pay Act

This bill requires the salaries of North Carolina General Assembly members to be held in escrow (set aside) if the legislature does not pass a budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 by June 30, 2026. The withheld pay would be released once a budget is ratified or the legislative session ends.

Senate2026-05-06

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

S671Introduced

Helene Rev. Replace./Locals; Prop Tax Relief

This bill creates a $40 million grant program to help local governments in western North Carolina recover revenue lost from property damage caused by Hurricane Helene, covering losses in property taxes, sales taxes, and water/sewer fees. It also provides property tax interest relief from January 2025 through December 2026 for property owners in affected areas who received over $42,000 in disaster relief or insurance compensation.

Senate2025-04-28

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

S260Passed

Confirm Dr. Devdutta Sangvai/DHHS

This Senate Resolution confirms Dr. Devdutta Sangvai as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the state agency overseeing health, mental health, social services, and child welfare programs. The confirmation requires Senate approval and, once adopted, makes Dr. Sangvai the head of this cabinet-level department.

Senate2025-04-03

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

S732Introduced

NC Economic Progress and Well Being

This bill appropriates $200,000 per fiscal year to the NC Department of Commerce to conduct analyses of economic progress and well-being in North Carolina every two years. The department must measure and report on specific economic metrics for the state and each county, including poverty rates, job quality, household spending burdens, and concentrated poverty areas, with reports due to the General Assembly by January 31 of odd-numbered years.

Senate2025-03-26

S489Introduced

Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org

This bill makes several changes to North Carolina's nonprofit corporation laws, including: allowing charitable organizations to use federal tax acknowledgments to satisfy state disclosure requirements; requiring annual reports to the Secretary of State; allowing nonprofits to domesticate (change their governing state); reducing the minimum number of directors from three to one; and clarifying rules for mergers, conversions, and board committees.

Senate2025-03-26

S525Introduced

Living Wage Guarantee Act

This bill raises North Carolina's minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 per hour for most employers starting January 1, 2026, with small businesses (fewer than 10 employees) phasing in the increase over three years. Beginning in 2028, the minimum wage will automatically adjust annually based on inflation using the Consumer Price Index.

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

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

S536Introduced

Birth Freedom Act

The Birth Freedom Act requires health insurance plans in North Carolina, including Medicaid and the State Health Plan, to cover maternity care at home and birthing centers with the same benefits as hospital births. The bill allocates $150,000 to help increase access to birthing center services and sets reimbursement rates at 90% of average commercial hospital rates.

Senate2025-03-26

S548Introduced

Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation

This bill requires law enforcement officers to intervene when they observe another officer using excessive force (if safe to do so) and to report suspected unauthorized use of force to a supervisor within 72 hours. It also protects officers who make these reports from retaliation, termination, or discipline by their employer for having made the report, while allowing agencies to still discipline officers for unrelated prior misconduct.

Senate2025-03-26

S560Introduced

Taskforce on Missing BIPOC Women

This bill creates a state task force to study and address the disproportionate number of missing and murdered Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women and girls in North Carolina. The task force will develop policy recommendations, improve data collection, create awareness campaigns, and ensure law enforcement cultural competency over a three-year period.

Senate2025-03-26

S592Introduced

Statewide Child Care Investment Act

This bill appropriates $25 million per year for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to provide matching grants to North Carolina counties and private employers for child care capacity building projects. Eligible uses include construction, renovation, equipment, and playground installation, with recipients required to provide a 25% match of their own funds.

Senate2025-03-26

S566Introduced

Parity Enhancement for Addiction Recovery

This bill updates North Carolina insurance laws to align with federal mental health parity requirements and enhance coverage for substance use disorders. It requires health insurance plans to cover mental health conditions, including addiction treatment, with the same terms and conditions as physical health care, and mandates that medical necessity decisions for substance use treatment be based on established addiction medicine criteria rather than insurer discretion.

Senate2025-03-26

S569Introduced

Eviction Record Expunction Act

This bill automatically seals eviction records from public access after three years, immediately seals dismissed cases or cases won by tenants, and seals cases involving minors. It also makes it illegal for landlords to deny rental applications based on sealed eviction records under fair housing law.

Senate2025-03-26

S575Introduced

Improve Pedestrian Safety

This bill makes it a Class 2 misdemeanor for drivers to fail to yield to pedestrians if the pedestrian is seriously injured. It also requires pedestrian safety training to be added to North Carolina's driver education curriculum and directs state agencies to study ways to improve driver education on pedestrian safety.

Senate2025-03-26

S571Introduced

MOMnibus 3.0

MOMnibus 3.0 is a comprehensive maternal health bill that establishes five new programs funded with $20.5 million over two years: grant programs for community organizations serving black women, a required implicit bias training program for perinatal healthcare providers, funding for lactation consultant training at historically black colleges and universities, perinatal education grants for underserved areas, and a mobile maternal health initiative called the Momni-Bus. The bill also establishes patient rights for perinatal care facilities and requires data collection on maternal mortality causes and rates.

Senate2025-03-26

S607Introduced

Equal Pay Act

This bill prohibits North Carolina employers from paying employees different wages based on gender when they perform comparable work, unless pay differences are based on seniority, merit, production, location, relevant education/training, or travel requirements. It also prohibits employers from asking about job applicants' salary histories, requiring employees to keep wages confidential, or retaliating against employees who discuss pay.

Senate2025-03-26

S597Introduced

Environmental Justice

This bill requires state environmental agencies to consider the cumulative impact of pollution and development on low-income and minority communities when deciding whether to approve permits for mining, waste management, hazardous waste facilities, air pollution sources, and other industrial projects. It also requires agencies to hold public hearings in affected communities and consider community input before approving new or expanded facilities in areas already burdened by pollution.

Senate2025-03-26

S591Introduced

Revise Animal Fighting Laws

This bill strengthens North Carolina's animal fighting laws by increasing penalties for cockfighting and dog fighting from Class I to Class H felonies, explicitly prohibiting minors from attending animal fighting events, and creating a new crime for possessing animal fighting equipment (like fighting pits, gaffs, or springpoles) with intent to facilitate fighting. The bill takes effect December 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S612Introduced

Convert School Buses to Electric by 2050

This bill requires all new school buses purchased starting in the 2026-2027 school year to be electric, with all school buses converted to electric by the end of the 2049-2050 school year. It also establishes a grant program to help small counties purchase electric activity buses, and appropriates $350 million for electric school bus purchases and $50 million for the grant program.

Senate2025-03-26

S622Introduced

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

This bill would require employers in North Carolina to provide employees with paid sick days that accrue at one hour per 30 hours worked, with annual limits of 32 hours for small businesses (10 or fewer employees) and 56 hours for larger employers. Employees could use paid sick time for their own illness, family care, medical appointments, and situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. The law would take effect January 1, 2026.

Senate2025-03-26

S626Introduced

Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act

This bill shortens North Carolina's divorce separation period from one year to six months, allows domestic violence victims to divorce immediately without a separation period, and eliminates two old civil lawsuits (alienation of affection and criminal conversation) that allowed people to sue others for damaging their marriage.

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

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

S636Introduced

School Psychologist Omnibus

This bill increases compensation for school psychologists, creates a grant program to help schools recruit psychologists, establishes an internship program with stipends for psychology students, and funds university training programs to produce more school psychologists in North Carolina. The bill appropriates approximately $21.4 million for these initiatives.

Senate2025-03-26

S637Introduced

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

This bill modifies North Carolina's domestic violence protective order law to ensure that same-sex couples have the same access to protective orders as opposite-sex couples. Currently, the law limits dating relationship protections to opposite-sex couples; this bill removes that gender restriction so same-sex couples can obtain protective orders in dating relationships.

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

S644Introduced

Green Schools Save Money

This bill appropriates $1.5 billion to North Carolina public schools for energy efficiency improvements, solar panel installation, and replacement of older school buses with electric buses. The funds would be distributed to local school districts based on student enrollment and used for projects like upgrading HVAC systems, installing solar panels, and replacing gas-powered buses with electric ones assembled in North Carolina.

Senate2025-03-26

S652Introduced

Voter Fraud Prevention Act

This bill requires a special election to be held within 90 days if a North Carolina legislator changes political party affiliation while in office with more than six months remaining in their term. It also requires legislators who switch parties to return campaign contributions to donors who request refunds within 30 days.

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

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

S662Introduced

Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order

This bill modifies North Carolina's domestic violence protection order law to remove the requirement that unmarried couples in dating relationships be of opposite sex. Currently, only opposite-sex couples can obtain protection orders for dating relationships; this change would allow same-sex couples in dating relationships to access the same protections.

Senate2025-03-26

S663Introduced

End Menstrual Poverty Act

This bill allocates $350,000 in nonrecurring funds to the Diaper Bank of North Carolina to increase access to feminine hygiene products through local diaper banks, and $1,000,000 in recurring funds to the Department of Public Instruction to support a Feminine Hygiene Products Grant Program. The funding becomes available starting July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S667Introduced

Government Modernization

This bill directs North Carolina state government to modernize its technology systems by upgrading outdated IT infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity protections, studying blockchain applications for government records and transparency, and expanding online services for residents and businesses. The Department of Information Technology will oversee the five-year initiative, with agencies required to conduct assessments and submit modernization plans within six months.

Senate2025-03-26

S672Introduced

Protect North Carolinians from Medical Debt

This bill requires large medical facilities in North Carolina to adopt financial assistance policies for patients and restricts aggressive debt collection practices. It limits interest rates on medical debt to 2% annually, prohibits certain collection actions like wage garnishment and property liens, requires facilities to post pricing information online, and establishes eligibility requirements for free or discounted care based on household income levels.

Senate2025-03-26

S691Introduced

In-State Tuition Equity

This bill allows certain students, including those without lawful immigration status, to qualify for in-state tuition at UNC schools and North Carolina community colleges if they graduated from a North Carolina high school, attended NC schools for at least two consecutive years before graduating, and (if undocumented) submit an affidavit stating they have applied or intend to apply for legal status. The bill also keeps application information confidential.

Senate2025-03-26

S694Introduced

Remove Barriers to Employment from Court Debt

This bill automatically restores driver's licenses after 36 months if the only reason for revocation was failure to pay court fines or fees from motor vehicle offenses. It also forgives unpaid fines and fees from 'Driving While License Revoked' convictions when the original suspension was due to non-payment, and requires data collection on how these changes affect different communities.

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

S704Introduced

The Ronnie Long No Cap Act

The Ronnie Long No Cap Act removes the $750,000 cap on compensation awarded to people exonerated of felonies in North Carolina, allowing them to receive $50,000 per year of wrongful imprisonment. The bill also directs the state to provide Medicaid coverage to exonerees and requires the Department of Adult Correction to offer transition services (housing, employment, sustenance) up to $25,000 per person upon release.

Senate2025-03-26

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

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

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

S510Introduced

Menstrual Products Sales Tax Exemption

This bill removes the sales tax from menstrual products including tampons, pads, menstrual cups, and panty liners in North Carolina. The exemption would take effect October 1, 2025, and apply to all future sales of these products.

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

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

S462Introduced

Const Amend: Legislative Terms/Compensation

This bill proposes three constitutional amendments to be voted on in November 2026. The first sets legislative salaries equal to the average public school teacher salary and aligns per diem/travel rates with state employee rates. The second limits members of the General Assembly to 16 consecutive years of service and changes state Senate terms to four years. The third limits regular legislative sessions to 120 days in odd-numbered years and 90 days in even-numbered years.

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

S459Introduced

Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would remove North Carolina's current constitutional definition of marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman. If passed by the General Assembly and approved by voters in November 2026, the amendment would take effect January 1, 2027.

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

S463Introduced

Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services

This bill requires North Carolina's Medicaid program to cover doula services during pregnancy and the postpartum period, with doulas meeting specified credentialing requirements in areas like childbirth education, comfort measures, and lactation support. The bill appropriates $1 million in state funds annually for the 2025-2027 biennium to implement Medicaid coverage and an additional $550,000 annually to support the doula workforce.

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

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

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

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

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

S464Introduced

Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care

This bill requires North Carolina to develop a team-based Medicaid service for substance use disorder treatment that includes screening, medication, recovery support, and case management. It also changes policy so that incarcerated individuals have their Medicaid suspended rather than terminated, allowing them to quickly restart coverage upon release.

Senate2025-03-25

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

S412Introduced

Childcare Subsidy Rate Increase & West Pilot

This bill increases child care subsidy payment rates to the 75th percentile starting July 1, 2025, and allocates $123.5 million annually for two years to fund these increases. It also creates an $8 million pilot program in western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene to help build new child care capacity through recruitment and mentoring of new providers.

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

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

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

S384Introduced

2025 Safe Drinking Water Act

This bill requires North Carolina's Commission for Public Health to establish maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for harmful chemicals in drinking water by October 15, 2025. The bill specifically mandates MCLs for PFAS, PFOA, PFOS, hexavalent chromium, and 1,4-Dioxane, and requires annual reviews to update standards based on the latest science.

Senate2025-03-24

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

S265Introduced

Protecting Our Community Act

This bill creates a state regulatory system for hemp-derived consumable products (like delta-8 THC, CBD, and other cannabinoids) sold in North Carolina. It establishes licensing requirements for manufacturers, distributors, and sellers; sets testing and packaging standards; restricts sales to people under 21; and prohibits these products on school grounds.

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

S247Introduced

Redirect Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds

This bill redirects $6.25 million annually from state funding for crisis pregnancy centers to evidence-based maternal and infant health programs. It also requires the State Auditor to audit Carolina Pregnancy Care Fellowship and establishes detailed reporting requirements for crisis pregnancy centers that receive state funds, including information about services offered, staffing qualifications, and client demographics.

Senate2025-03-06

S233Introduced

Make Corporations Pay What They Owe

This bill would repeal a 2021 law that was phasing out North Carolina's corporate income tax. If passed, it would stop the phaseout process and maintain the corporate income tax at its current or higher rates going forward.

Senate2025-03-06

S246Introduced

Create 13,000 Jobs Serving People With I/DD

This bill appropriates $134 million in state funds for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $357.3 million for 2026-2027 to add 10,000 new slots to North Carolina's Medicaid Innovations Waiver program, which serves people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The new slots would be distributed to local managed care organizations based on existing formulas, prioritizing people who have waited longest on the current 19,000-person waiting list, with a requirement that direct care workers be paid at least $20 per hour.

Senate2025-03-06

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

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

S134Introduced

Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds

This bill allows local governments in North Carolina to use inclusionary zoning policies to increase affordable housing options. It also appropriates $10 million in state funding to the Housing Finance Agency for a Workforce Housing Loan Program starting July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-02-24

S107Introduced

Judge Joe John Nonpartisan Jud. Elections Act

This bill changes how North Carolina elects judges by returning to nonpartisan elections (without party labels) for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and district court judges. It also reestablishes a public campaign financing system for judicial candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits and demonstrate public support through small donations.

Senate2025-02-18

S103Introduced

Make NC School Calendars Great Again

This bill allows local school boards in North Carolina to start the school year earlier than currently permitted, with the opening date potentially moving from no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26 to as early as the Monday closest to August 19, if the State Board of Education approves based on a showing of 'good cause.' The bill maintains existing rules about school closing dates and minimum instructional days.

Senate2025-02-17

S83Introduced

Extend Primary Care Task Force

This bill extends the Primary Care Payment Reform Task Force deadline from May 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, giving the group additional time to study primary care spending and delivery in North Carolina. It also adds requirements for data security protections and clarifies that the task force can collect healthcare spending data from insurance companies and Medicaid programs to inform recommendations about primary care payment reform.

Senate2025-02-12

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

S10Introduced

Mobile Drivers Licenses

This bill requires North Carolina to issue mobile drivers licenses (digital versions on smartphones) as a supplement to physical licenses and recognizes mobile licenses from other states. It also mandates law enforcement training on how to interact with mobile license holders and clarifies that mobile licenses satisfy voting photo ID requirements.

Senate2025-01-30

Julie Mayfield

Julie Mayfield

Sponsored Bills (34)

Various Local Provisions VIII

Safe Parks Act

Portable-Scale Solar Energy Devices

Nonprofit Hospitals Tax Exemption

The Frontline Mental Health Support Act

Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Woodfin

Temp. Local Sales Tax Changes/Buncombe Co

Preserving Competition in Healthcare Act

Second Chance Success Act

Mobile Home Park Act

Save More Tatas Act

Wetlands Protection and Restoration Act

Public Safety Through Food Access Act

Prohibit the Corporate Practice of Medicine

Polluter Pays

Protect Physicians Voices/Freedom of Movement

Single Stair Bldg. Code Reform

Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units

Expand Middle Housing

Allow Housing Near Jobs

NC Adopt ERA

Prohibit Defense Based on Sex or Gender

Prohibit Weapons at Voting Place

Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives

Equality for All

Repeal the NC Drug Tax

Economic Security Act

Housing Support for Hurricane Impacted Areas

Repeal Limitations On Auxiliary Containers

Swannanoa Valley TDA

Repeal Death Penalty

Modify Insufficient Funds Tax Payment Fee

Restore Down-Zoning/Buncombe Co

49th Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (91)

Clarify Disp. Place Analysis/IOLTA

Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments

Medicaid Rebase

No Budget, No Pay Act

Increase Oral Health Care Access in NC

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

Modernize Medicaid Primary Care Rates

Hands Free NC

Align Medicaid Eligibility with Federal Law

State Hiring Accessibility and Modernization

Const Amend - Disaster Relief Emolument Excpt

North Carolina Work and Save

Helene Rev. Replace./Locals; Prop Tax Relief

Local Govt Transportation System Financing

Mecklenburg Transportation Referendum

Confirm Dr. Devdutta Sangvai/DHHS

Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer

NC Economic Progress and Well Being

Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org

Living Wage Guarantee Act

The Hands Free NC Act

APRN Definitions

Birth Freedom Act

Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation

Taskforce on Missing BIPOC Women

Statewide Child Care Investment Act

Parity Enhancement for Addiction Recovery

Eviction Record Expunction Act

Improve Pedestrian Safety

MOMnibus 3.0

Equal Pay Act

Environmental Justice

Revise Animal Fighting Laws

Convert School Buses to Electric by 2050

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act

Fair Maps Act

Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave

School Psychologist Omnibus

Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order

Reenact Child Tax Credit

Green Schools Save Money