North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
Showing 1561–1584 of 2,329 bills
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This bill requires that any appropriation (spending authorization) included in North Carolina's Current Operations Appropriations Act must be sponsored by a state legislator and include that legislator's name in the bill text. Without a named sponsor, the appropriation would not be legally valid.
Introduced by Bobby Hanig
This bill makes multiple changes to North Carolina's alcohol laws, including: appropriating $309.5 million for an ABC Commission automated warehouse with repayment requirements; creating a new "service business permit" allowing complimentary beer and wine to service business customers; clarifying open container laws for takeout alcoholic beverages in motor vehicles; modifying county mixed beverage election requirements; and making technical corrections to existing alcohol regulations.
Introduced by Jay Chaudhuri
This bill requires the state to study using empty or underutilized state buildings for childcare facilities for state employees and establishes a pilot program to contract with private childcare providers to operate three childcare centers on state property. It also requires that future state building projects over $5 million with more than 250 employees include an onsite childcare or adult daycare center, unless it would delay the project by six months or increase costs by 10% or more.
Introduced by Graig Meyer
This bill requires companies or individuals responsible for water or air pollution to pay for cleanup costs and provide alternative water supplies to affected residents. It gives state environmental officials authority to order polluters to immediately stop or reduce pollution, provide temporary or permanent replacement water supplies, and pay the state's costs for investigating and remedying the contamination.
Introduced by David Craven
This bill directs North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services to request federal approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend Medicaid coverage for personal care services to certain low-income individuals living in adult care homes. The coverage would apply to people whose income is slightly above the current eligibility threshold but still falls between 180-200% of the federal poverty level, and any new costs must be offset by savings elsewhere.
Introduced by Mujtaba Mohammed
This bill would allow first responders (such as police officers and firefighters) in North Carolina to collectively bargain with their employers for wages, benefits, and working conditions. Currently, North Carolina law prohibits collective bargaining for public employees, including first responders. The bill maintains the existing prohibition on strikes by first responders.
Introduced by Natalie Murdock
This bill automatically seals eviction records from public access after three years, immediately seals dismissed cases or cases won by tenants, and seals cases involving minors. It also makes it illegal for landlords to deny rental applications based on sealed eviction records under fair housing law.
Introduced by Lisa Grafstein
This bill allows licensed mental health professionals (counselors, therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists) who are licensed in other states to practice in North Carolina without getting a new North Carolina license, as long as they meet certain requirements like two years of recent practice experience and have no disciplinary issues. Licensing boards must decide on applications within 60 days.
This bill creates a legal process for domestic violence survivors and certain foster youth to be relieved of debts incurred under coercion, duress, or fraud by an abuser. It allows debtors to provide documentation to creditors and requires creditors to stop collection efforts and review the claim, and permits debtors to sue for a court order declaring them not liable for coerced debts while enabling creditors to pursue the person who caused the coercion.
Introduced by Norman Sanderson
This bill appropriates $6 million in state funds to Hyde County for a one-time grant to purchase property for oyster farming operations. The county would work with the North Carolina Marine Industrial Park Authority on the project, and the funding would be available starting July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Michael Garrett
This bill establishes the Digital Content Provenance Initiative, a program to develop technology standards that verify the origin and authenticity of digital content created by North Carolina state government, with a focus on preventing AI-generated misinformation. The bill appropriates $500,000 for Phase I implementation and requires progress reports to the General Assembly by December 2025 and March 2026.
This comprehensive bill addresses North Carolina's housing crisis through multiple strategies: it increases funding for affordable housing programs, creates tax credits for housing development and donations, establishes by-right zoning for accessory dwelling units and multi-family housing, provides down payment assistance and community land trust programs for homebuyers, offers emergency rental and homelessness prevention funds, streamlines permitting for affordable housing projects, and invests in workforce development for construction trades.
This bill updates North Carolina insurance laws to align with federal mental health parity requirements and enhance coverage for substance use disorders. It requires health insurance plans to cover mental health conditions, including addiction treatment, with the same terms and conditions as physical health care, and mandates that medical necessity decisions for substance use treatment be based on established addiction medicine criteria rather than insurer discretion.
Introduced by Gladys Robinson
This bill appropriates $1 million in state funding to Preservation Greensboro Incorporated for operating expenses and restoration work on the Blandwood Mansion, a 19th-century historic home in Greensboro that was owned by Governor John Motley Morehead. The funds are designated as nonrecurring and would be available for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Introduced by Caleb Theodros
This bill directs North Carolina state government to modernize its technology systems by upgrading outdated IT infrastructure, enhancing cybersecurity protections, studying blockchain applications for government records and transparency, and expanding online services for residents and businesses. The Department of Information Technology will oversee the five-year initiative, with agencies required to conduct assessments and submit modernization plans within six months.
Introduced by Todd Johnson
This bill allows North Carolina law enforcement officers to receive retirement benefits while continuing to work, and provides special separation allowances for officers with at least 30 years of service. Officers age 59.5 or older can begin collecting retirement while still employed, and retired officers can return to law enforcement work while continuing their retirement payments. These provisions expire December 31, 2029, unless renewed.
This bill revises North Carolina utility law to prohibit public utilities from recovering certain costs through customer rates, including advertising, lobbying, political activities, and executive travel expenses. It requires utilities to file annual reports disclosing these activities and establishes penalties for violations, with collected funds directed to an Energy Equity Fund for low-income assistance and disaster relief.
This bill modifies North Carolina laws governing Research and Production Service Districts (RPSDs) and Urban Research Service Districts (URSDs)—special taxing districts that allow counties to provide enhanced services to specific areas like research parks. The changes allow these districts to span multiple counties, increase tax rate limits from 10 cents to 20 cents per $100 of property value, and give park developers greater authority to contract for services and own public infrastructure like streets and utilities.
Introduced by Woodson Bradley
Kayla's Act modifies North Carolina's domestic violence laws in three main ways: it allows statements from witnesses who were prevented from testifying by the accused to be used as evidence in court; it extends the statute of limitations for certain domestic violence misdemeanors to 10 years; and it permits domestic violence victims to testify remotely (outside the defendant's physical presence) in criminal proceedings when certain conditions are met.
Introduced by Kandie Smith
This bill appropriates $400 million in state funds to the Department of Commerce to provide grants to North Carolina's Tier One counties (the most economically distressed areas) for projects promoting self-sufficiency, infrastructure, education, and workforce development. Counties can receive up to $10 million each and must submit proposals that the Department must approve before funds are disbursed.
Introduced by Jim Burgin
This bill protects health care professionals (physicians, physician assistants, advanced practice nurses, and registered nurses) by removing certain legal protections for hospitals' non-clinical services, adding whistleblower protections against retaliation for reporting safety concerns, and prohibiting non-compete agreements and restrictive nondisclosure agreements for hospital-employed health care professionals.
This bill appropriates $25 million per year for the 2025-2027 fiscal period to provide matching grants to North Carolina counties and private employers for child care capacity building projects. Eligible uses include construction, renovation, equipment, and playground installation, with recipients required to provide a 25% match of their own funds.
Introduced by Kevin Corbin
This bill requires North Carolina's Medicaid program to increase reimbursement rates paid to ambulatory surgical centers (outpatient surgery facilities) to at least 95% of the Medicare fee schedule, effective July 1, 2025. The bill appropriates $6.9 million in state funds annually, which will leverage $12.6 million in federal matching funds, for a total of approximately $19.5 million per year.
This bill appropriates $1.5 million in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Town of Davidson for two trail and greenway projects: $1 million for constructing portions of the Carolina Thread Trail connecting Davidson to trail segments in neighboring counties, and $500,000 for building segments of the West Branch Nature Preserve Greenway.