North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1273–1296 of 2,329 bills
Introduced by Grant Campbell
This bill allows North Carolina to remove federal restrictions that prevent individuals convicted of drug-related felonies from receiving food assistance and temporary aid benefits. Instead of permanent disqualification, eligible individuals could receive benefits after either completing substance abuse treatment in prison or six months after conviction without committing additional drug offenses, provided they participate in required treatment programs.
This bill establishes a seven-year Fertility Preservation Pilot Program that allocates $2.25 million per year to three medical institutions (Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, and Atrium Health Levine Cancer Center) to help cancer patients afford fertility services like egg/sperm freezing and IVF/IUI treatments. Eligible participants include uninsured individuals, those with inadequate insurance coverage, or those facing high out-of-pocket costs, with financial assistance capped at $12,000 for female participants and $26,000 for IVF/IUI services.
Introduced by Vernetta Alston
This bill requires movie theaters in North Carolina with more than 10 weekly showings to provide open captioning (on-screen text display of dialogue and sound descriptions) for at least one-fourth of showings for movies that play four or more times per week, with a maximum of four captioned showings required per movie per week. Theaters must advertise captioned showings and maintain compliance records, with violations subject to civil penalties of $100-$500.
Introduced by Zack Forde-Hawkins
This bill directs the North Carolina Public Utilities Commission to conduct a study examining North Carolina's current energy market structure and whether the state should reform it by adopting an energy imbalance market or a regional transmission organization. The study would evaluate costs, benefits, and impacts on rates, reliability, environmental quality, and vulnerable communities, with results due within one year and $350,000 appropriated for the research.
This bill removes North Carolina's restrictions on food and nutrition assistance (food stamps) and temporary assistance for needy families for individuals convicted of drug-related felonies, allowing them to receive these benefits after completing substance abuse treatment. It also extends the recertification period for food and nutrition benefits from more frequent intervals to once per year.
Introduced by Eric Ager
This bill clarifies North Carolina's public swimming pool regulations by reorganizing definitions and adding new exemptions. It exempts floatation or sensory deprivation systems that meet National Sanitation Foundation safety standards from public pool regulations, and it adds safety requirements for private residential pools shared through online platforms.
Introduced by Cody Huneycutt
This bill expands pharmacists' authority to test for and treat certain illnesses (like flu, COVID-19, and strep throat) using FDA-approved simple tests, and requires health insurance plans to reimburse pharmacists for these services the same way they reimburse other healthcare providers for equivalent services.
Introduced by John Blust
This bill appropriates $5 million in state funds to the City of Greensboro for planning and preliminary work to extend water and wastewater infrastructure to economic development sites at Piedmont Triad International Airport. The funds are provided as a grant through the Department of Environmental Quality and become available July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Karl Gillespie
This bill authorizes the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to issue elk hunting permits through a raffle (one permit for the 2026 season) and an auction (conducted by a nonprofit wildlife conservation organization involved in elk reintroduction). Revenue from both methods goes to the Wildlife Resources Fund for elk conservation, after covering administrative costs. The bill allows the Commission to continue these methods in future seasons based on elk management goals.
Introduced by Mary Harrison
This bill appropriates $9.818 million in state funds to the City of Greensboro for public safety purposes: $9 million to construct a new fire station on the north side of Piedmont Triad International Airport, and $818,000 to relocate and enhance the Police Department's Real Time Intelligence Center. The funds are designated as nonrecurring (one-time) and become available starting July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Mike Colvin
This bill appropriates $5.4 million in state funds to the Town of Spring Lake for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The money is designated for four purposes: $200,000 to restore the Historic Spring Lake Civic Center, $100,000 for the Spring Lake Fire Department, $5 million for infrastructure needs, and $100,000 to assist the Manchester Fire Department or other rural fire departments serving the Spring Lake area.
Introduced by Marcia Morey
This bill modifies how North Carolina distributes state funding for regional public transportation projects, particularly rail and multi-county transit services. It establishes clearer funding caps and eligibility categories for commuter rail, intercity rail, and light rail projects, and repeals a previous funding provision.
This bill requires the North Carolina Department of Transportation to install permanent metal corner markers along property lines after completing road projects that involve acquiring right-of-way or easements. The markers must be placed according to surveying standards and tied to the state coordinate system to clearly identify property boundaries.
Introduced by Maria Cervania
This bill allows certain children of parents holding H-1B or L-1 work visas to pay in-state tuition rates at North Carolina public universities if they are lawfully present in the United States and establish domicile in North Carolina. The bill applies to students with H-4 visas or those continuously enrolled who held an H-4 visa at some point during their enrollment.
Introduced by Timothy Reeder
This bill changes Pitt County Board of Education elections from nonpartisan to partisan elections, meaning candidates will be nominated and identified by political party affiliation. Board members will continue to be elected from nine single-member districts in even-numbered years with staggered four-year terms, and the change takes effect with elections in 2026.
This bill removes PET scanners (Positron Emission Tomography machines used for medical imaging) from North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) review process. Currently, hospitals and medical facilities must obtain state approval before purchasing PET scanners; this bill eliminates that requirement.
Introduced by Ray Jeffers
This bill appropriates $150,000 in state funding to the Pauli Murray Center for History and Social Justice in Durham for fiscal year 2025-2026. The money will be used to develop a green space that provides accessible entry to the center and improves drainage and stormwater management systems at the facility.
Introduced by Ben Moss
This bill changes the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission so that all members serve two-year terms instead of the current mix of two, four, and six-year terms. It also limits Commission members to a maximum of three consecutive two-year terms (six years total), though current members are allowed to complete their existing terms.
This bill requires large electric utility companies (serving at least 150,000 customers) to extend any seasonal or intermittent service rates they currently offer in part of their service area to all eligible customers statewide by September 1, 2025. The utility must file an application for a rate case to make this expansion.
Introduced by Carla Cunningham
This bill directs North Carolina's Commissioner of Insurance to develop and implement a state-run universal healthcare plan with income-based sliding scale premiums for residents. The Commissioner must submit an implementation plan by January 1, 2026, and the bill appropriates $100,000 to begin planning and implementation efforts.
Introduced by Erin Pare
This bill clarifies the rules for red light cameras in North Carolina by defining when a violation occurs and requiring that yellow light intervals and red clearance intervals at intersections with cameras meet or exceed the durations specified in the engineer-approved traffic signal plan and comply with national uniform traffic control standards.
Introduced by Julia Greenfield
This bill creates a $25 million Public School Disaster Preparedness Fund administered by the Department of Public Instruction to help schools in high-risk natural disaster areas improve or replace building structures to reduce damage from severe weather. Schools apply through a formal process, with the State Board of Education approving projects that meet established preparedness standards, and must report annually on fund usage and progress.
Introduced by William Rabon
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.
Introduced by Kanika Brown
This bill restores wetland protections in North Carolina by repealing two sections from previous laws and redefining what qualifies as protected wetlands. The bill expands the state's wetland protections to include isolated wetlands (those not connected to other water bodies) that were confirmed isolated by the Army Corps of Engineers before June 2020, or those classified as basin wetlands or bogs according to a specific state assessment manual.