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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

S1024Introduced

My Power Bill Is Too High

This bill eliminates multiyear rate plans (MYRPs) that allow electric utilities to raise rates automatically over multiple years without annual review, and instead requires all rate changes to go through individual general rate cases. It also directs the Utilities Commission to study whether current performance incentives (capped at 1% of utility revenue) are effective at controlling costs and aligning utility decisions with consumer interests.

Senate2026-05-06

S1034Introduced

Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts

This bill appropriates $8.4 million in recurring state funding to create and support specialized courts that serve people in the criminal justice system with substance use disorders and mental health conditions. These drug treatment courts and mental health courts would provide court-supervised treatment plans and monitor participants' progress as an alternative to traditional criminal prosecution.

Senate2026-05-05

S1022Introduced

Consumer Privacy Act

This bill creates a Consumer Privacy Act for North Carolina that gives residents the right to access, delete, and control their personal data held by large companies. It applies to businesses with $25 million or more in annual revenue that process data on 100,000+ consumers, with various exemptions for healthcare providers, government entities, nonprofits, and financial institutions. The Attorney General enforces violations with a 45-day cure period before penalties up to $7,500 per violation can be imposed.

Senate2026-05-05

S1027Introduced

Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections

This bill prohibits utility companies and landlords from disconnecting electric and water service to residential customers during periods of extreme heat, extreme cold, or poor air quality. It also allows tenants to install portable cooling and air filtration devices in rental units unless specific safety or structural concerns apply, and requires landlords to offer deferred payment plans to customers affected by extreme weather events.

Senate2026-05-05

S1026Introduced

Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff

This bill creates a new regulatory framework for large electricity customers (those using 50+ megawatts) in North Carolina, requiring utilities to file special tariffs for these customers with long-term contracts, upfront infrastructure costs, and exit fees. It also establishes a surcharge on large customers to fund grid modernization projects that benefit other residents, requires utilities to report on grid planning, and mandates large customers report their energy and water usage annually.

Senate2026-05-05

S989Introduced

Epstein Truth and Accountability Act

This bill establishes a Human Trafficking Records Commission within the Department of Justice to review and publicly release records from the Jeffrey Epstein investigation (with victim names redacted), removes legislative privilege protections for any legislators identified in those records, and creates a new extreme risk protection order process to restrict firearm access for individuals identified in the released records. The bill allocates $10 million in funding to implement these provisions.

Senate2026-05-05

S1056Introduced

NC Small Business Capital & Jobs Act

This bill establishes the North Carolina Small Business Capital Access Program, a comprehensive initiative to help small businesses and companies in underserved communities access funding through loan guarantees, direct investments, technical assistance, and other support mechanisms. The bill creates a new Office of Small Business Capital Access within the Department of Commerce, an oversight board, and a $50 million fund to implement six main program components. It also modifies state tax credit laws to provide incentives for investments in eligible businesses that receive assistance from the program.

Senate2026-05-05

S1015Introduced

Child Care Omnibus

This bill makes sweeping changes to North Carolina's child care system by increasing subsidy payment rates to the 75th percentile, establishing a $110 million recurring funding stream, creating multiple pilot programs for child care access, establishing a new North Carolina Child Care Finance Agency to help fund child care facility construction, and providing tax exemptions and subsidies for certain worker categories including child care employees.

Senate2026-05-05

S960Introduced

Modernized Children with Disabilities Funding

This bill raises the state funding cap for special education services from 13% to 16% of each school district's student population and creates a new High-Cost Disabilities Support Fund to help districts pay for expensive specialized services for students with complex needs. The bill appropriates $82.8 million for general special education funding and $15 million for the high-cost fund, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year.

Senate2026-05-04

S950Introduced

School Meals for Every Child

This bill requires all public schools in North Carolina to provide free breakfast and lunch to every student. The state would appropriate $116 million annually starting in 2026-2027 to fund these meals, with the State Board of Education distributing funds to school districts based on factors like school size and number of low-income students.

Senate2026-05-04

S1019Introduced

Grid Utilization

This bill requires North Carolina electric utilities to submit detailed reports analyzing how efficiently they use their existing power grid infrastructure and to propose ways to improve that efficiency through alternatives like energy storage and distributed generation. The Utilities Commission will evaluate these reports and set performance targets to help utilities better utilize current grid assets.

Senate2026-05-04

S956Introduced

Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations

This bill appropriates $10 million for small business support and $2 million for the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. It transfers the Advisory Council on Rare Diseases from UNC Chapel Hill to the Department of Health and Human Services, expands council membership from 15 to 19 members, and allocates $250,000 for its operations. The bill also creates a water/sewer economic development program for large manufacturers investing $2 billion and a $20 million Life Science and Biomanufacturing Technologies Reserve Fund to match federal grants.

Senate2026-05-04

S951Introduced

Critical Funds for North Mecklenburg

This bill appropriates $34.44 million in state funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to support emergency services, public safety infrastructure, and affordable housing projects in three North Mecklenburg communities: Davidson, Cornelius, and the Lake Norman area. The funds are designated for fire stations, emergency vehicles, police equipment, pedestrian safety improvements, recreation facilities, and affordable housing development.

Senate2026-05-04

S954Introduced

Learning & Enrichment in Afterschool Programs

This bill establishes the Learning and Enrichment in Afterschool Programs (LEAP) Grant Program, which provides funding to community organizations, schools, and local governments to offer afterschool and summer youth activities. It creates an advisory council to guide the program and appropriates $19.5 million for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, with grants directed toward rural and underserved communities.

Senate2026-05-04

S973Introduced

DOA Agency Requests

This bill makes four operational changes to how North Carolina's Department of Administration manages state property and facilities. It requires quarterly reports on state-owned facilities needing repairs, allows faster sales of seized vehicles with low value, permits electronic signatures on property transactions, and expands options for advertising state property leases beyond just newspapers.

Senate2026-05-04

S898Introduced

Citizens' Tax Relief Circuit Breaker Mods

This bill appropriates $250,000 to help counties advertise North Carolina's property tax relief programs and modifies the Property Tax Homestead Circuit Breaker program by raising the income eligibility limit to $45,000 (with an additional allowance for married couples) and adjusting it annually for cost-of-living increases.

Senate2026-04-30

S910Introduced

Expanding Insurance Coverage/Fertility Care

This bill expands insurance coverage for fertility care in North Carolina by requiring health insurance plans to cover fertility diagnostic care and treatment (including up to four egg retrievals and unlimited embryo transfers), directs the state to seek Medicaid coverage for basic fertility services, appropriates $45 million for Medicaid implementation, establishes a fertility care resource hub, requires medical provider training on LGBTQ+ family building options, and protects the right to access assisted reproductive technology and contraceptives.

Senate2026-04-30

S915Introduced

2026 Governor's Budget

This is North Carolina's budget bill for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It appropriates approximately $35.4 billion in General Fund spending for state operations, includes tax policy changes, sets employee salaries and compensation, funds K-12 and higher education, and authorizes capital improvement projects. The bill also modifies existing tax rates and creates new tax credits.

Senate2026-04-30

S904Introduced

Save SNAP Act

This bill appropriates $16 million and $69 million in state funds to the Department of Health and Human Services to replace lost federal funding for SNAP administrative costs due to changes in federal law (Public Law 119-21). It also appropriates $10 million for grants to develop projects aimed at reducing SNAP payment errors.

Senate2026-04-30

S922Introduced

Fund International Black Theatre Festival

This bill appropriates $200,000 in state funds to the City of Winston-Salem to support the planning and operations of the International Black Theatre Festival scheduled for July and August 2026. The money comes from the General Fund and is designated as a one-time grant for that specific fiscal year.

Senate2026-04-30

S906Introduced

MOMnibus 3.5

MOMnibus 3.5 is a comprehensive maternal health bill that allocates $20.5 million to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, particularly among Black women in North Carolina. It establishes grant programs for community organizations, requires implicit bias training for perinatal healthcare providers, funds lactation support training at historically Black colleges and universities, and creates a mobile health initiative to improve access to maternal care in underserved areas.

Senate2026-04-30

S945Introduced

Safe Camps Act

The Safe Camps Act establishes a statewide permitting and safety program for youth camps in North Carolina. It creates minimum health and safety requirements for youth camps, generally prohibits cabins in floodplains with limited exceptions, requires comprehensive emergency planning and warning systems, and mandates regular inspections. The bill also applies similar floodplain and emergency planning requirements to campgrounds.

Senate2026-04-30

S903Introduced

Public Employees Deserve A Voice Act

This bill repeals North Carolina's ban on collective bargaining agreements between public employees and labor unions. Currently, state law declares such agreements illegal; this bill would remove that prohibition, allowing public employees to negotiate collectively with their employers starting July 1, 2026. The bill also appropriates $100,000 to inform public employees about the change.

Senate2026-04-30

S900Introduced

Small Business Investment Grant

This bill appropriates $250 million to create a COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Program that provides one-time grants to qualifying small businesses that experienced at least a 25% drop in sales tax collections in 2020 compared to 2019. Grants are capped at $250,000 per business or the amount of actual sales tax loss, whichever is less, and recipients must maintain operations for at least six months or repay a proportional amount.

Senate2026-04-30

S943Introduced

Kids Over Corporations Act

This bill repeals North Carolina's scheduled phase-out of the corporate income tax and sets a permanent corporate income tax rate of 5% instead of allowing it to reach 0%. Currently, the state reduces the corporate tax rate each year, scheduled to eliminate it entirely after 2029. This bill stops that reduction and locks in a 5% rate.

Senate2026-04-30

S912Introduced

Menopause Omnibus

This bill establishes a comprehensive framework to address menopause in North Carolina through four main components: funding menopause research and education, providing tax incentives for doctors to take menopause training, requiring health insurance and Medicaid to cover menopause-related care without cost-sharing, and protecting workers from discrimination based on menopause-related conditions.

Senate2026-04-30

S909Introduced

The BUMP Act

The BUMP Act directs the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services to provide free, evidence-based educational materials on stillbirth prevention to all pregnant patients and training to prenatal care providers. It also appropriates $600,000 annually to fund these educational programs and launch a statewide 'Count the Kicks' campaign focusing on fetal movement monitoring, with priority given to areas with higher stillbirth rates.

Senate2026-04-30

S908Introduced

Janell Green Smith Maternal Health Acc. Act

This bill establishes a comprehensive maternal health accountability framework in North Carolina by creating new regulations for Certified Professional Midwives and Certified Midwives, requiring hospitals to implement safety protocols and report maternal health outcomes, establishing a patient advocacy system, and requiring equal insurance reimbursement for midwife-provided maternity care.

Senate2026-04-30

S924Introduced

Reenact the Earned Income Tax Credit

This bill restores North Carolina's state Earned Income Tax Credit, which expired in 2014. The credit would provide eligible low- to moderate-income working individuals a tax refund equal to 5% of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit they receive, with the credit becoming refundable starting in 2026.

Senate2026-04-30

S899Introduced

School Mental Health Support Act

This bill establishes two programs to increase mental health support in North Carolina schools and recruit mental health workers to underserved areas. It appropriates $50 million for school mental health grants to public school units and $50 million for a loan repayment program for mental health professionals working in high-need areas.

Senate2026-04-30

S942Introduced

Reenact EITC

This bill reenacts North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which had previously expired. The credit allows eligible working individuals to receive a state tax credit equal to a percentage of the federal EITC they qualify for, with the credit being refundable if it exceeds the taxpayer's state income tax liability.

Senate2026-04-30

S907Introduced

The Ciji Graham Act

The Ciji Graham Act establishes four interconnected programs to improve maternal health outcomes in North Carolina: a care navigation program using licensed nurses in six Medicaid regions, a statewide hotline providing clinical consultation to healthcare providers, a digital information hub with clinical guidelines and provider directories, and standardized referral pathways for high-risk pregnancies. The bill appropriates $10 million in recurring annual funding to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, beginning in fiscal year 2026-2027.

Senate2026-04-30

S897Introduced

NC CROWN Act

The NC CROWN Act expands North Carolina's employment discrimination law to explicitly prohibit employers from discriminating against workers based on natural hairstyles and hair characteristics associated with race, including braids, locks, twists, and bantu knots. The bill also adds protections against retaliation for employees who report violations and provides $100,000 in funding for employer and employee education.

Senate2026-04-30

S935Introduced

Increase Number of Magistrates/Mecklenburg

This bill increases the number of magistrates in Mecklenburg County from 38.5 to 43.5 positions and appropriates $236,140 in recurring annual funding to hire five additional magistrates. The bill takes effect July 1, 2026.

Senate2026-04-30

S944Introduced

Keep Families Fed Act

This bill appropriates $6 million in recurring state funding to six regional food banks across North Carolina, beginning in fiscal year 2026-2027. The funding is intended to address food insecurity and ensure these programs continue operating regardless of annual budget passage.

Senate2026-04-30

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

S871Introduced

Community Emergency Response Training

This bill appropriates $3 million in recurring state funds to the Department of Public Safety's Division of Emergency Management to expand the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program and training. The funds will support training sessions conducted through local community organizations and develop outreach strategies to increase community participation in emergency response training.

Senate2026-04-29

S853Introduced

Create Dept. of Housing and Comm. Development

This bill creates a new cabinet-level Department of Housing and Community Development in North Carolina state government. The department would be organized into four divisions (Operations, Community Development, Housing, and Policy/Legislative) with a mission focused on housing production, community revitalization, broadband expansion, and assistance to low- to moderate-income residents. The bill appropriates $30 million in recurring annual funding starting in fiscal year 2026-2027.

Senate2026-04-29

S850Introduced

Pay Teachers What They're Worth Act

This bill increases teacher salaries across North Carolina using a new monthly salary schedule for the 2026-2027 school year, reinstates education-based salary supplements for teachers with advanced degrees, establishes a $5,000 student teaching grant program to help future teachers during their training, and requires a study on long-term educator compensation strategies. The bill appropriates $1.693 billion in state funding for these initiatives.

Senate2026-04-29

S890Introduced

Keep Immigrant Talent in NC

This bill creates a High-Skilled Talent Retention Fund within the North Carolina Department of Commerce that would provide grants to immigrant workers to help pay for costs associated with maintaining their employment-based visa status, such as visa renewal fees and legal processing costs. The bill allocates $1 million in recurring state funds to administer the program and cover eligible applicants' immigration-related expenses.

Senate2026-04-29

S865Introduced

Restore Benefits to Educators/State Employees

This bill restores several benefits and compensation for North Carolina educators and state employees beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. It reinstates education-based salary supplements for teachers, restores longevity payments (annual bonuses based on years of service), preserves retiree medical benefits for educators hired after January 1, 2021, and expands the NC Teaching Fellows Program to include one additional higher education institution.

Senate2026-04-29

S867Introduced

Increased Admin Fund for Medicaid

This bill appropriates $6.5 million in state funds to the Department of Health and Human Services for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to help county departments of social services cover increased administrative costs in the Medicaid program. The funds are designated as nonrecurring (one-time) money and are exempted from certain standard funding requirement procedures.

Senate2026-04-29

S891Introduced

Small Business Investment Grant

This bill appropriates $250 million from the state budget to create a COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Program administered by the Department of Commerce. Eligible small businesses (those with $8 million or less in annual receipts and at least 25% sales decline in 2020) can receive one-time grants up to $250,000 to help recover from pandemic-related losses.

Senate2026-04-29

S868Introduced

Medicaid Innovations Waiver Slot Expansion

This bill increases the number of available slots in North Carolina's Innovations waiver program by 1,000 slots, starting July 1, 2026. The bill appropriates $36.2 million in recurring funds to pay for these additional waiver slots.

Senate2026-04-29

S882Introduced

Reenact EITC

This bill reenacts North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which expired in 2014. The credit would provide eligible working individuals a refundable state tax credit equal to a percentage of the federal EITC they claimed, with the credit taking effect for tax years beginning January 1, 2026.

Senate2026-04-29

S836Introduced

Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act

This bill makes three main changes to North Carolina family law: it shortens the separation period required for divorce from one year to six months (with exceptions), allows domestic violence victims to divorce immediately without a separation period if they provide evidence, and eliminates the civil lawsuits for 'alienation of affection' and 'criminal conversation.' The bill also appropriates $3 million to expand family planning education programs.

Senate2026-04-28

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

S831Introduced

25-Year Retirement for First Responders

This bill allows law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel in North Carolina to retire with full, unreduced benefits after 25 years of service instead of the current requirement of 30 years or age 55 with 5 years of service. The change applies to both state employees and local government employees and takes effect January 1, 2027.

Senate2026-04-27

S782Introduced

Safe Schools Transparency Act

This bill requires North Carolina public schools to immediately notify parents when credible threats target their children, school staff, or campus security. It establishes penalties for schools that fail to notify parents, reinstitutes a Task Force for Safer Schools, and creates a $25 million School Safety Fund to help schools purchase safety equipment and provide crisis services to students.

Senate2026-04-23

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

S785Introduced

Opt-In to Student Health

This bill clarifies which health screenings schools can conduct without parental consent and which require consent. Schools can perform vision, hearing, dental, and developmental screenings without advance consent but must notify parents at the beginning of the school year and share results. The bill also requires schools to obtain parental consent for other health care services and to notify parents before using student well-being questionnaires in grades K-3.

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

S783Introduced

School Mental Health Support Act

This bill creates two programs to increase mental health support in North Carolina schools: a $50 million grant program for public school units to hire mental health professionals, and a $19 million loan repayment program that provides up to $15,000 annually to school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and nurses working in high-need areas who graduated from UNC schools.

Senate2026-04-23

S825Introduced

School-Based Complaint/SROs

This bill defines what a school resource officer (SRO) is in North Carolina and requires all SROs to complete specific training in mental health, disabilities, racial equity, and de-escalation. It also requires that complaints about student misconduct filed by SROs must be approved by a school administrator or social worker before going to juvenile court. The bill provides $1 million in grants to help schools cover costs related to these new requirements.

Senate2026-04-23

S816Introduced

Child. of Wartime Vets Sch'ship Funds & Flex

This bill appropriates $11 million to expand the Children of Wartime Veterans Scholarship program. It provides $1 million for the 2025-2026 academic year to restore reduced scholarship amounts, allocates $10 million in recurring funds starting 2026-2027, and doubles the number of available Class II and Class III scholarships from 100 to 200 recipients per class for 2026-2027.

Senate2026-04-23

S789Introduced

Homes for Heroes

This bill creates two programs to support public servants in North Carolina. First, it establishes a homebuyers' assistance program through the Housing Finance Agency that provides up to $25,000 in down payment and mortgage insurance assistance to first-time homebuyers who work full-time as teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, active duty military members, or veterans. Second, it allows volunteer firefighters and rescue squad workers to claim an income tax credit of up to $5,000 for unreimbursed expenses related to their volunteer work.

Senate2026-04-23

S793Introduced

Right to IVF

This bill protects access to assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in vitro fertilization (IVF) by prohibiting the state and its subdivisions from blocking or unreasonably limiting patients' right to use ART or health care providers' right to offer it. The bill also specifies that fertilized eggs or embryos outside the uterus are not considered human beings under state law, and appropriates $500,000 in state funds to expand Medicaid maternal support services.

Senate2026-04-23

S799Introduced

Restore State Emp/Teacher Retiree Med Benefit

This bill restores medical benefits for state employees and teachers who began service on or after January 1, 2021, preventing their elimination under state retirement systems. The bill repeals previous language that would have ended these retiree medical benefits and allocates $2 million in state funding to cover the increased costs of maintaining these benefits.

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

S822Introduced

Every School Has Resources Act

This bill creates a three-year grant program to help North Carolina school districts hire a Development Director who seeks external funding sources like grants and donations. The state would cover 100% of the position's cost in year one, 50% in year two, and 25% in year three, with districts covering the remaining costs through matching funds. The program targets rural, small, and lower-wealth school districts that currently lack dedicated grant-writing staff.

Senate2026-04-23

S827Introduced

Hate Crimes Prevention Act

This bill expands North Carolina's hate crime laws by increasing penalties for crimes motivated by a victim's race, ethnicity, color, religion, nationality, country of origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation. It also requires the State Bureau of Investigation to track hate crime statistics, mandates law enforcement training on identifying and reporting hate crimes, and requires prosecutor training on prosecuting hate crimes.

Senate2026-04-23

S781Introduced

Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

This bill creates a state tax credit for North Carolina businesses that pay wages to help employees cover health insurance premiums. Eligible businesses can claim up to $400 per qualifying full-time employee, with a statewide cap of $5 million in total credits per year distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Senate2026-04-22

S804Introduced

Fair Maps Act

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the North Carolina General Assembly and Governor from the redistricting process and establish an independent North Carolina Citizens Redistricting Commission to redraw state legislative and congressional districts after each 10-year census. The commission would be composed of 15 citizens selected through a process designed to ensure partisan and demographic balance, and would follow specific criteria prioritizing equal population representation, constitutional compliance, and community preservation.

Senate2026-04-22

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

S790Introduced

Small Business Capital Improvement Account

This bill allows small businesses in North Carolina (those with annual gross receipts under $10 million) to deduct a portion of revenue from state income taxes if they deposit that money into a designated capital improvement account for property upgrades. The deduction is tiered: 5% of income up to $1 million, 2% between $1-2 million, and 1% between $2-3 million, with unused funds being added back to taxable income.

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

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

S77Passed

School Contracted Health Services

This bill allows parents to choose which nurse provides nursing services to their child if those services are required by the child's Individualized Education Program (IEP), under specific conditions. The school district must use the parent's chosen nurse if the child previously received services from that nurse, the nurse is willing and qualified, the nursing agency meets standard contract requirements, and the cost is competitive with other contracted nurses.

Senate2025-07-01

S402Engrossed

Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential

This bill allows North Carolina lottery winners who win $5 million or more to request that their identity be kept confidential for 90 days after claiming their prize. The winner's name and identifying information would be protected from public disclosure during this period, though certain government agencies (like the IRS and state tax authorities) and debt collection programs would still have access as required by law.

Senate2025-06-24

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

S89Introduced

AEDs and CPR in Schools

This bill requires all North Carolina public schools, charter schools, and participating nonpublic schools to install at least two automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) in each school building and provide training to school staff on how to use them. The State Board of Education will establish rules for installation, maintenance, and training, and the bill appropriates $12 million to help schools purchase AEDs and train personnel.

Senate2025-05-01

S369Engrossed

Medicaid Telehealth Services

This bill allows telehealth providers who are licensed in North Carolina to become Medicaid providers without needing to have a physical office or location within the state. It applies to both individual providers and provider groups that exclusively offer telehealth services.

Senate2025-04-28

S372Passed

Confirm McKinley Wooten, Sec. of Rev

This Senate resolution confirms McKinley Wooten, Jr. as Secretary of the Department of Revenue for North Carolina. The Secretary oversees the state agency responsible for tax collection, revenue administration, and related fiscal operations. This confirmation allows Wooten to officially assume the leadership role.

Senate2025-04-17

S507Engrossed

Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses

This bill expands North Carolina's automatic enrollment policy for advanced courses to include English Language Arts (ELA) in addition to mathematics. Students who score at the highest level on end-of-grade or end-of-course tests will be automatically enrolled in advanced ELA courses for the next school year, unless parents provide written consent to opt out. The bill also requires the Department of Public Instruction to report data on student demographics and socioeconomic status in advanced course placements.

Senate2025-04-14

S508Introduced

LL to CPL/Apprenticeship Program

This bill creates a Teacher Apprenticeship Program that allows people with bachelor's degrees to work as paid apprentices in classrooms while earning teaching credentials, removes the exam requirement for converting limited teaching licenses to continuing professional licenses for teachers with positive student growth data, and directs university and community college systems to develop an expedited pathway for high school students to enter teaching.

Senate2025-04-09

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

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

S224Passed

Gabriel Esparza/Secretary of DOA

This Senate Resolution confirms Gabriel J. Esparza as Secretary of the Department of Administration, a cabinet-level position. The confirmation was adopted by the Senate on April 3, 2025, and becomes effective immediately upon adoption.

Senate2025-04-03

S361Introduced

Protecting First Responders Act

This bill increases criminal penalties for assaulting emergency responders, creates new felony charges for intentionally exposing first responders to fentanyl or harmful chemicals, and appropriates $10.35 million in grants for bulletproof vests and backpack plates for paramedics and EMTs.

Senate2025-04-01

S497Introduced

Expand Middle Housing

This bill requires North Carolina local governments to allow middle housing types (duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixplexes, and townhouses) in all residential zones served by water or sewer systems. Local governments must use the same permitting process for middle housing as for single-family homes and cannot impose unreasonable restrictions that discourage their development.

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

S492Introduced

Single Stair Bldg. Code Reform

This bill allows certain mid-sized residential apartment buildings (5-32 units, up to 75 feet tall) in North Carolina to be built with a single stairway exit instead of multiple exits, provided they meet specific safety requirements like fire-resistant construction, automatic sprinkler systems, pressurized stairwells, and limited travel distances to exits. The Building Code Council must adopt permanent rules based on these standards.

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

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

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

S529Introduced

Second Chance Success Act

This bill prevents probation terms from being extended solely because someone fails to pay their $40 monthly probation supervision fee. It also removes language requiring the payment of certain criminal justice fees associated with community service and other probation conditions, though the supervision fee itself remains in place.

Senate2025-03-26

S511Introduced

Informational Literacy in Schools

This bill requires North Carolina public schools to teach informational literacy—skills for finding, evaluating, and using information effectively—from kindergarten through grade 12. The State Board of Education must develop age-appropriate standards covering topics like research methods, distinguishing facts from opinions, and evaluating sources, with implementation beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

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

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

S486Introduced

Funds for NC Senior Tar Heel Legislature

This bill appropriates $30,000 per year for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to the Department of Health and Human Services' Division of Aging to support the North Carolina Senior Tar Heel Legislature. The funding becomes available starting July 1, 2025.

Senate2025-03-26

S499Introduced

Allow Housing Near Jobs

This bill would require local governments in North Carolina to allow residential housing in areas zoned for commercial, office, or retail use without requiring special zoning amendments or permits. It would also permit the conversion of existing commercial buildings to residential use in these zones. Building codes and safety regulations would still apply.

Senate2025-03-26

S495Introduced

Regulation of Accessory Dwelling Units

This bill requires North Carolina local governments to allow at least one accessory dwelling unit (a smaller residential structure on the same lot as a single-family home) in residential areas zoned for single-family homes. It sets statewide standards for how these units can be regulated, such as minimum size requirements and restrictions on parking and fees, while allowing local governments some flexibility on placement and other rules.

Senate2025-03-26

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

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.

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Sponsored Bills (44)

Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act

Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program

Constitutional Amendments - Cannabis

State Digital Asset Payments Study Act

Make Enf. Liable & Transparent (MELT) Act

Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors

Study Student Loan Forgiveness Program/SEAA

MELT Act: Support Immigrant Legal Defense

Compensation for Wrongfully Detained Persons

No Firearm Possession After DV Misdemeanors

Immigration Data Privacy

Government Modernization/Funds

The Frontline Mental Health Support Act

Safe Schools and Educational Access Act

Needle Free Epinephrine for Schoolchildren

Clean Energy Workforce & Innovation Act

Community Safety Partnership Act

Universal Basic Therapy Act

Living Wage Guarantee Act

Cybersecurity and Quantum Resilience Study

The Working Hearts, Empowered Homes Act

Study Automation and the Workforce

Family Empowerment Act

Coaches Care Act

Community Infra. and Resilience Tax Credit

Menstrual Products Sales Tax Exemption

Thrive at Midlife Act

Digital Content Provenance Initiative/Funds

Government Modernization

AI Ethics and Literacy Across Education

Green Schools Save Money

Wellness Break Act

NC Victims of Crime Assistance Act

Juvenile Justice Workforce Fix/Funds

Limit No-Knock Warrant/Quick-Knock Entry

Capital for Communities Act

Senior Care Assurance Act

Secure Home, Secure Future Act

The Second Chance Coding Act

NC Breakthrough Act

Home Comfort Act

The Jenesis Firearm Accountability Act

41st Senatorial District Local Act-1

Cosponsored Bills (170)

CARDINAL Act

Medicaid Rebase

Repeal STI Cap on Light Rail/Fund Rail Safety

No Budget, No Pay Act

My Power Bill Is Too High

Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts

Consumer Privacy Act

Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections

Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff

Epstein Truth and Accountability Act

NC Small Business Capital & Jobs Act

Child Care Omnibus

Modernized Children with Disabilities Funding

School Meals for Every Child

Grid Utilization

Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations

Critical Funds for North Mecklenburg

Learning & Enrichment in Afterschool Programs

DOA Agency Requests

Citizens' Tax Relief Circuit Breaker Mods

Expanding Insurance Coverage/Fertility Care

2026 Governor's Budget

Save SNAP Act

Fund International Black Theatre Festival

MOMnibus 3.5

Safe Camps Act

Public Employees Deserve A Voice Act

Small Business Investment Grant

Kids Over Corporations Act

Menopause Omnibus

The BUMP Act

Janell Green Smith Maternal Health Acc. Act