North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1225–1248 of 2,329 bills
Introduced by Michael Lee
This bill creates state authority to remove abandoned and derelict vessels from North Carolina waters and public/private land. It defines abandoned vessels as those left unattended for 30+ days without permission, and derelict vessels as those in poor condition that may be unsafe or harm the environment. The bill establishes procedures for notifying owners and removing non-compliant vessels, with costs charged to owners.
Introduced by Mary Harrison
This bill requires North Carolina public schools to use environmentally sensitive cleaning products when it is cost-effective to do so. The Department of Public Instruction will establish guidelines for what qualifies as green cleaning products, and schools that cannot afford to switch must notify the state annually. The requirements apply to public schools, charter schools, regional schools, and universities, while nonpublic schools with 50+ students are encouraged but not required to comply.
Introduced by Sarah Crawford
This bill establishes a grant program at North Carolina community colleges to train students as tax preparers through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and provides funding to United Way of North Carolina to expand VITA services. The bill allocates approximately $2.83 million to help low-income North Carolinians claim federal tax credits they may be missing, with an estimated average benefit of $2,812 per eligible filer.
Introduced by Jordan Lopez
This bill changes how North Carolina allocates state funding for public school capital projects by expanding eligibility criteria to include counties with persistent poverty or low-to-moderate income census tracts, and prohibits state agencies from using economic tier designations when allocating education funds to schools and universities.
Introduced by Dante Pittman
This bill appropriates $61.3 million in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to support various public projects in Wilson and Nash Counties, including water infrastructure, school construction, a new courthouse, fire departments, housing, and other local services.
Introduced by Amber Baker
This bill protects voters by ensuring their ballots are counted based on election rules and procedures that were in place on election day, preventing ballots from being disqualified due to legal changes made after voting occurred. It also requires courts to expedite lawsuits challenging election procedures that are filed within 90 days before or after an election, and clarifies that technical registration errors cannot be used to invalidate a cast ballot unless the voter was actually ineligible.
Introduced by Kelly Hastings
This bill clarifies that including real property on a comprehensive transportation plan that is not financially constrained does not require disclosure to buyers or sellers in real estate transactions, nor is it considered a material fact. However, parties still cannot knowingly make false statements about whether a property is included on such a plan.
Introduced by Frances Jackson
This bill increases property tax exemptions for disabled veterans by gradually raising the homestead exclusion from $45,000 to $125,000 of home value, allows disabled veterans to prequalify for these exemptions before buying property, exempts one primary motor vehicle owned by 100% disabled veterans from property taxes, and establishes a state reimbursement program to cover 50% of local government revenue losses from these exemptions. The bill also creates a $10 million grant program for veteran housing, infrastructure, and employment initiatives.
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill designates the North Carolina Rice Festival, held annually the first weekend in March at Brunswick Town State Historic Site in Winnabow, as the official state rice festival. The designation is ceremonial and does not require state funding or create new government responsibilities.
Introduced by Chris Humphrey
This bill revises North Carolina's bail bondsman licensing and regulation laws. Key changes include: requiring out-of-state sureties to hire licensed North Carolina bondsmen to arrest defendants in the state, extending the initial supervision period for new bondsmen from 12 to 24 months, establishing new requirements for supervising bondsmen, and moving licensing renewal deadlines from June 30 to May 15.
Introduced by Terry Brown
This bill establishes a grant program funded with $2.5 million annually to support high school robotics teams and after-school programs coordinated through public schools or community organizations. The bill also allows students to receive excused absences to participate in school-sanctioned robotics competitions.
Introduced by Cecil Brockman
This bill requires all North Carolina public schools to provide free breakfast and lunch to every student at no cost. The state would appropriate $144 million in recurring funds for the 2025-2026 school year to cover these meals, with the State Board of Education distributing funds to school districts based on factors like school size, student enrollment, and meal quality standards.
Introduced by Maria Cervania
This bill creates the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Commission within the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to preserve, interpret, and promote AAPI history, arts, and culture in North Carolina. The nine-member commission will advise state officials, support heritage education in schools, and catalog AAPI historical sites and cultural resources. The bill appropriates $250,000 annually for the 2025-2027 biennium to fund the commission's operations.
Introduced by Cody Huneycutt
This bill modifies North Carolina's chiropractic licensing requirements by changing the education standard from a specific 4,200-hour requirement to requiring a Doctor of Chiropractic degree from an accredited program, adds acupuncture certification authority for chiropractors, and makes updates to board composition and supervision standards for chiropractic students.
This bill establishes the North Carolina Universal Income Program (NCUIP) in the Department of Commerce, which would provide eligible individuals up to $3,000 per month for up to five years while they participate in job training, volunteer work, or both. The program would be funded through a Pay-It-Forward Fund supported by private partnerships, tax incentives, and government sources, with program graduates required to pay an additional 1% in state income taxes to support future participants.
Introduced by Carla Cunningham
This bill creates a three-year pilot program that provides $250,000 annually to up to eight school districts to establish mental health crisis units in their schools. Each crisis unit would include a school nurse, social worker, and licensed mental health counselor to respond to student mental health emergencies during school hours.
This bill enacts comprehensive firearms regulations in North Carolina, including requiring permits and 72-hour waiting periods for purchasing assault weapons and long guns, prohibiting sales to minors, banning bump stocks and ghost guns, mandating safe storage and firearm liability insurance, limiting magazine capacity, allowing extreme risk protection orders to temporarily restrict firearm access, and repealing stand-your-ground laws.
Introduced by Julie von Haefen
HB 725, the MOMnibus 3.0 Act, is a comprehensive maternal health bill that addresses North Carolina's high maternal mortality rates, particularly among Black women. The bill establishes grant programs for community-based organizations, requires implicit bias training for perinatal healthcare providers, funds lactation consultant training at historically Black colleges and universities, and creates mobile health initiatives to expand maternal healthcare access in underserved areas.
This bill appropriates $13.3 million in recurring annual funding for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to expand the North Carolina Prekindergarten (NC Pre-K) program by increasing available slots for children seeking to participate. The funding goes to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, and takes effect July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Carolyn Logan
This bill creates the NC-Federal Alignment for Critical Technologies Task Force (NC-FACT) within the Department of Commerce to study ways to strengthen science, technology, and innovation in North Carolina. The task force will research collaboration opportunities, streamline resources, develop economic development strategies, and submit annual reports to the General Assembly with actionable recommendations.
Introduced by Reece Pyrtle
This bill directs the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a comprehensive study of rural firefighting in North Carolina by March 1, 2027. The study will examine volunteer recruitment and retention, funding gaps, interagency cooperation, firefighter health and wellness, public education, and long-term sustainability, with input gathered through three regional public hearings and a 90-day public comment period.
Introduced by Abraham Jones
This bill creates a one-year window allowing patients or their representatives to file medical malpractice lawsuits against healthcare providers for injuries or deaths occurring after March 1, 2020, even if the normal time limit to file has expired. The bill specifically excludes cases where COVID-19 was the direct cause of injury or death.
Introduced by Mike Clampitt
This bill appropriates $500,000 in recurring funds to the Muddy Sneakers program to support hands-on science learning for fifth graders, and $2,750,000 in nonrecurring funds to St. Gerard House to support autism treatment programs. Both appropriations are funded from the General Fund and take effect July 1, 2025.
This bill creates a new regulatory framework for continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in North Carolina by requiring providers to obtain licenses from the Department of Insurance and meet specific financial, actuarial, and disclosure requirements. The law applies to both for-profit and nonprofit communities that offer housing combined with long-term care services like assisted living or nursing care, and replaces the previous regulatory structure with updated standards.