North Carolina House

Abraham Jones

DemocratRepresentative · District 38

abe.jones@ncleg.gov

Running for Reelection · November 2026

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

North Carolina House

Abraham Jones

DemocratRepresentative · District 38

abe.jones@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

94%

Party Unity Score

Cosponsored Bills (38)

H1074Introduced

Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction

This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct up to $5,000 per year in out-of-pocket prescription drug expenses from their state income taxes, starting in 2026. The deduction covers unreimbursed medication costs and pharmacy co-pays, but excludes amounts already covered by tax-advantaged accounts like Health Savings Accounts or Flexible Spending Accounts.

House2026-05-12

H1138Introduced

Aging With Dignity Act

This bill addresses North Carolina's growing senior population by establishing policies that prioritize home and community-based care for Medicaid beneficiaries aged 55+, requiring medication reviews and behavioral health integration, and funding new initiatives including an integrated senior housing pilot program ($120 million), expansion of the long-term care ombudsman office ($3.5 million), a geriatric workforce development program ($10 million), and a family caregiver support stipend pilot ($13.5 million). The bill also creates a study commission on aging to recommend future policies.

House2026-05-04

H1147Introduced

IDD Omnibus

This comprehensive bill implements changes to support North Carolinians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) across multiple areas: it provides $183 million to increase direct care worker wages to at least $18/hour, adds 1,000 waiver slots and develops a 10-year plan to address service needs, updates Medicaid eligibility rules for workers with disabilities, studies new employment and community activity services, establishes rental assistance for housing, funds vocational rehabilitation services, restricts prone restraints in schools, and increases funding for special education and accessible transportation.

House2026-05-04

H1140Introduced

State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs

This bill provides North Carolina state employees, public school employees, and community college employees with paid bereavement leave of up to 40 hours when an immediate family member dies and up to 8 hours when a colleague dies. The bill appropriates $2 million to fund this benefit, effective July 1, 2026.

House2026-05-04

H1146Introduced

2026 Governor's Budget

This is North Carolina's 2026 state budget bill, which appropriates approximately $35.4 billion in General Fund spending for the fiscal year 2026-2027 and sets salary schedules for state employees, teachers, and officials. The bill includes funding for education, health and human services, transportation, and other state operations, along with various policy changes affecting education, taxation, and state administration.

House2026-05-04

H1141Introduced

Protecting Medicaid & Autism Services

This bill appropriates $1.047 billion to update Medicaid funding to reflect current enrollment and costs, allows Medicaid health plans to create restricted provider networks specifically for research-based behavioral health treatment, and removes statutory rules that would automatically end Medicaid coverage for the expansion population under certain conditions.

House2026-05-04

H1092Introduced

Reform NC Property Tax

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to allow property tax relief based on area median income, modifies the homestead property tax circuit breaker program for seniors and disabled homeowners, updates tax exemptions for nonprofit affordable rental housing, and provides $20 million in grants to help counties upgrade property reappraisal technology for more frequent assessments.

House2026-04-30

H1082Introduced

Tax Relief for Working Families Act

This bill reestablishes North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides a tax credit to working families based on a percentage of the federal EITC they qualify for. The credit would be set at 20% of the federal credit amount for 2026 and beyond, and any credit amount exceeding taxes owed would be refunded to the taxpayer.

House2026-04-30

H1071Introduced

SNAP Funding in Response to H.R. 1

This bill appropriates $85 million in state funds to replace federal funding that North Carolina will lose for administering the SNAP (food assistance) program due to changes in federal law (Public Law 119-21). The funds will be distributed to the Department of Health and Human Services and counties based on their actual losses in federal administrative support.

House2026-04-29

Voting Record (802)

802

Votes Cast

624

Yea

177

Nay

100%

Participation

Yea
H160HousePassed
Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law
2025-04-08
Yea
H143HousePassed
Maysville Occupancy Tax
2025-04-08
Yea
H26HousePassed
Various Local Provisions I
2025-04-08
Yea
H147HousePassed
Various Local Provisions XI
2025-04-08
Yea
H63HousePassed
Town of Andrews/Deannexation
2025-04-08
Yea
H227HousePassed
U.S. & N.C. Flags/Made In USA
2025-04-08
Yea
H206HousePassed
DPS/Other Changes
2025-04-02
Yea
H352HousePassed
Bid Reqs/Permitting/Inundation Maps/CAMA
2025-04-02
Yea
H388HousePassed
Amend Business Corporations Act
2025-04-02
Yea
H189HousePassed
Red Light Camera Delay Interval
2025-04-02

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Abraham Jones

Abraham Jones

Sponsored Bills (17)

First Responder Bonus/Appreciation Fund/$1500

Sheriff's Deputies/Dismissals

Ten Percent Raise/Teachers/First Responders

Expand Emergency Judge Eligibility

Prohibit Assault Weapons

The Patients' Restoration of Rights Act

Youth Mentoring & Academic Enhancement Comm

Clarify Firearm Storage Law

Const. Amend.: Remove Slavery as Punishment

The Second Look Act

Rural and Downtown Community Eco. Dev. Grants

Human Trafficking Reporting/Response System

Reenact Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Prohibition on Disclosing Booking Photographs

Provide Rape Kit Status Updates to Victims

Judge Joe John Nonpartisan Jud. Elections Act

Honor Joe John, Former Member

Cosponsored Bills (38)

Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction

Aging With Dignity Act

IDD Omnibus

State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs

2026 Governor's Budget

Protecting Medicaid & Autism Services

Reform NC Property Tax

Tax Relief for Working Families Act

SNAP Funding in Response to H.R. 1

Fair Share for Public Schools Act

Child Care Stabilization & Affordability Act

Civil Rights Helpline

Public Safety Reinvestment Act

NC Working Families Economic Relief Act

The Innovations Waitlist Reduction Act

Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act

Affordable Housing Infrastructure Development

Additional Funding for School Supplies

Fair Wages in Health Care Act/Funds

Gov't Employee Raises & Retiree COLA

Fair Minimum Wage Act

NC Economic Progress and Well-Being

Sound Basic Education for Every Child

North Carolina Work and Save

The Andy Griffith Show as State TV Show

Strong Public Schools for a Strong NC

Working Families Act

Common Sense Gun Regulations

Voter Protection and Reliance Act

NC Working Families Economic Relief Act

State Retirees Cost-of-Living Increase/Funds

Ban Ghost Guns & Undetectable Firearms

NC Adopt ERA

Don't Tread on Me Act

Honoring NC's Contributions to Civil Rights

Restoring Rivalries Act

State & Local Gov't Retirees COLA

Fair Maps Act

Voting Record (802)