North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1321–1344 of 2,329 bills
Introduced by Garland Pierce
This bill appropriates $35 million in state funds to Scotland County during the 2025-2026 fiscal year specifically for improvements or upgrades to the county's wastewater treatment plant. The funding becomes available on July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill prohibits North Carolina public schools from using American Indian mascots. It requires the State Board of Education to monitor school mascots based on definitions from the State Advisory Council on Indian Education, gives schools two years to change their mascots after receiving notice, and establishes penalties for superintendents and charter schools that fail to comply.
Introduced by Timothy Reeder
This bill extends the Primary Care Payment Reform Task Force from its original expiration date of May 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026, allowing the group to continue studying primary care spending and payment systems in North Carolina. The bill also adds requirements for data security protections and clarifies that collected data is not subject to public records requests.
Introduced by Vernetta Alston
The Housing Choice Act creates incentives for North Carolina municipalities to adopt housing-friendly zoning policies by giving them priority consideration for state water infrastructure funding. Smaller cities (under 100,000 residents) can adopt at least 2 of 6 housing strategies, while larger cities (100,000+ residents) can adopt at least 5 of 12 strategies to qualify for this funding priority. The bill also requires a study on the state's housing needs through 2050.
Introduced by Charles Smith
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to remove the exception that currently allows involuntary servitude as punishment for crime in North Carolina. If approved by voters in November 2026, it would make slavery and involuntary servitude completely prohibited under all circumstances in the state constitution.
Introduced by Brandon Lofton
This bill reinstates North Carolina's child tax credit, which had previously expired. The credit allows eligible taxpayers to reduce their state income taxes by $125-$250 per qualifying child, depending on their filing status and income level, with the credit amount decreasing for higher earners. The credit is refundable, meaning taxpayers can receive a refund if the credit exceeds their tax liability.
Introduced by Diane Wheatley
This bill appropriates $5 million in state funds to the City of Fayetteville to construct a second entrance into the Kings Grant neighborhood. The project would provide an additional entry and exit point for residents of that neighborhood.
Introduced by Carla Cunningham
This bill officially recognizes The Tuscarora Indians of Kahtenuaka Territories as a state-recognized Native American tribe and grants them representation on the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and the American Indian Heritage Commission. The bill is based on the Tuscarora's historical treaties with North Carolina dating back to 1712-1717 and their continuous presence as a community in the state.
Introduced by Jim Burgin
This bill authorizes North Carolina's Insurance Commissioner to establish and operate a state-run health benefits exchange where individuals can compare and purchase health insurance plans. It provides $100,000 in initial funding and grants the Commissioner authority to adopt rules, apply for federal funding, and create advisory boards to implement and manage the exchange.
Introduced by Dennis Riddell
This bill allows North Carolina farmers to sell raw (unpasteurized) milk and raw milk products directly to consumers from their farms or farm stands, provided they meet strict health and safety requirements including annual veterinary inspections, regular bacterial testing, and proper labeling. Currently, North Carolina only permits the sale of pasteurized milk to consumers.
Introduced by Bobby Hanig
This bill appropriates $51 million in state funding to Hertford County for economic development during fiscal year 2025-2026. The money is designated for constructing a public industrial dock and barge facility ($40 million) and road construction ($11 million) at a riverside industrial park site in Hertford County, with unused funds remaining available until June 30, 2027.
This bill creates a new revolving loan program in the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency that provides short-term loans to developers for preconstruction costs (like surveys, permits, and site preparation) on workforce housing projects. The program allocates $40 million in state funds and reserves 80% of loans for economically disadvantaged counties and 20% for other counties, with individual loans capped at $1 million.
Introduced by John Torbett
This bill creates the Standard Course of Study Advisory Commission, a 18-member committee of teachers, principals, parents, superintendents, and business representatives who will develop and recommend academic standards to the State Board of Education. The State Board must either adopt the Commission's recommendations without changes or reject them with detailed reasons, and the General Assembly gains the ability to disapprove curriculum changes through legislation.
Introduced by Sarah Stevens
This bill establishes a two-year Workforce Diploma Program through North Carolina's Community Colleges System to help adults age 21 and older earn high school diplomas while developing job skills. The state will contract with qualified third-party organizations to deliver the program and will provide up to $5 million in funding, paying organizations based on student completion of coursework, certifications, credentials, and diplomas.
Introduced by Rodney Pierce
This bill strengthens protections for sensitive personal information by establishing minimum financial penalties for computer trespassing crimes involving protected health information and government employee personnel records. Victims of such data breaches can now recover at least $5,000 per violation in civil lawsuits, in addition to actual damages sustained.
Introduced by Amber Baker
This bill makes several changes to North Carolina election law, including protecting the confidentiality of absentee ballot requesters, allowing earlier counting of some ballots, making poll worker assignment more flexible, clarifying digital photo ID requirements, and adjusting various filing deadlines and thresholds for campaign finance reporting.
Introduced by Robert Reives
This bill creates two grant programs totaling $80 million to help rural communities and downtown areas in North Carolina attract business investment and improve economic conditions. The Rural Community Development Grant Program provides up to $2 million per grant to counties and municipalities lacking amenities like restaurants or parks, while the Downtown Revitalization Grant Program provides similar grants for downtown improvements, with both programs requiring matching funds from non-state sources.
Introduced by Grant Campbell
This bill appropriates $500,000 in state funds to the Department of Public Safety to create a grant program that helps pay for treatment of police officers diagnosed with PTSD. The funds are nonrecurring, meaning they are available only for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
This bill appropriates $2.6 million for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $5.2 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to give North Carolina Forest Service employees a 7.5% salary increase in each year, beginning July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Paul Scott
This bill modifies North Carolina's motor fuel excise tax refund program for nonprofits. It clarifies and continues the existing quarterly refund system that allows certain nonprofits—including volunteer fire departments, rescue squads, food distribution organizations, and others—to receive refunds on fuel taxes they pay, minus one cent per gallon.
Introduced by Jordan Lopez
This bill appropriates $1.5 million in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to Safe Alliance, Inc. for its Umbrella Center (Family Justice Center) in Charlotte. The money will be used for land acquisition and a deceleration lane to support services for people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
Introduced by Timothy Moffitt
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.
Introduced by Ralph Hise
This bill revises North Carolina's Statewide Health Information Exchange (HIE) Act by requiring certain health care providers and entities that receive state funding to connect to and submit patient data through a state health information network. The bill also establishes new civil penalties for violations and creates an annual assessment fee for providers and entities that fail to comply with connection and data submission requirements.
This bill makes technical corrections and administrative changes to laws administered by the Department of State Treasurer. Key changes include extending the provisional entry period for charter schools joining the teachers' retirement system, shifting responsibility for benefit reversals from the State Treasurer to the Board of Trustees, clarifying fee distribution for out-of-state attorney licenses, modifying ABLE accounts to not automatically claim medical assistance repayment, and correcting various statutory references and formatting issues across retirement system laws.