North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
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Introduced by Kevin Corbin
This bill prohibits wake surfing on Lake Glenville in Jackson County, North Carolina, within 500 feet of the shoreline, structures, moored vessels, kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, or swimmers. Violations would be classified as Class 1 misdemeanors with fines of at least $100, enforceable by Wildlife Resources Commission officers, sheriffs, and other peace officers.
Introduced by Bobby Hanig
This bill exempts public cold baths from North Carolina's public swimming pool regulations if they meet specific requirements: they must be single-occupancy tubs or tanks with water below 60°F, no more than 180 gallons, shallow enough for seated bathers to keep their heads above water, and equipped with continuous filtration and sanitization systems. The bill clarifies existing pool safety laws by creating a separate category for these cold water immersion facilities.
Introduced by Timothy Moffitt
This bill restores the ability of local governments in Rutherford County and its municipalities to initiate down-zoning (reducing the permitted density or uses of land) without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. The bill reverses a previous state law change from December 2024 and applies retroactively to that date.
Introduced by Deb Butler
This bill would establish a state law in North Carolina explicitly protecting the right of all individuals to marry regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation, and would require all state and local government entities to apply marriage laws equally to all couples. The bill also prohibits discrimination in marriage-related services and requires public officials to issue marriage licenses without refusing based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Introduced by Natalie Murdock
The NC CROWN Act prohibits employers in North Carolina from discriminating against employees or job applicants based on natural hairstyles and hair characteristics associated with race, such as braids, locks, twists, and bantu knots. The bill expands the definition of race-based discrimination to explicitly include hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles as protected characteristics under state employment law.
Introduced by Tim Longest
This bill restores North Carolina's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which expired in 2014. The credit would allow working families to receive a state tax credit equal to 20% of the federal EITC they qualify for, with excess credits refunded to taxpayers, effective for tax years beginning January 1, 2025.
Introduced by Joyce Waddell
This bill appropriates $75,000 in state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Mecklenburg Council of Elders, a nonprofit organization. The money will support seminars and events in Mecklenburg County that inform residents about their rights and options as citizens, and will assist the organization's Juvenile Court Intervention program.
Introduced by Ben Moss
This bill appropriates $2,073,847 in state funding for each of fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to expand Project C.A.R.E., a state program that provides support services to family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease or other related dementias.
This bill expands the disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion in North Carolina by increasing the excluded property value from an unspecified amount to $45,000. This means disabled veterans who own and occupy their primary residence can exclude the first $45,000 of their home's appraised value from property taxation, effective for tax years beginning July 1, 2025.
This bill eliminates the requirement for out-of-state teachers to pass a standardized examination in order to obtain a North Carolina Continuing Professional Teaching License (CPL), provided they have at least three years of teaching experience, hold a valid license in another state with substantially similar requirements, and are in good standing.
Introduced by Sarah Crawford
This bill allows North Carolina taxpayers to deduct labor union membership dues from their state taxable income, starting with the 2026 tax year. The deduction would apply to dues, fees, assessments, or other required payments for union membership.
This bill restores the ability of local governments in Henderson County to reduce zoning restrictions on land for farmland preservation purposes without requiring property owner consent. Previously, North Carolina law required unanimous written consent from all affected property owners before any down-zoning could occur, but this bill creates an exception allowing counties and municipalities to initiate down-zoning for farmland preservation.
This bill restores medical benefits for state employees and teachers who began service on or after January 1, 2021, by repealing a 2017 law that eliminated those benefits for this group. The bill allocates $500,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $2 million for fiscal year 2026-2027 to cover the increased costs to the State Health Plan.
Introduced by Mujtaba Mohammed
This is a local bill that relates specifically to North Carolina's 38th Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or provisions apply to the district—it only establishes that any provisions would apply only to that district and become effective upon passage.
Introduced by Woodson Bradley
This bill restores the ability of local governments in Mecklenburg County and its municipalities to initiate down-zoning (reducing allowed building density or uses on land) without needing written consent from all affected property owners. It reverses a restriction imposed in December 2024 and applies retroactively to restore previously adopted ordinances.
Introduced by John Bell
This bill requires North Carolina's State Human Resources Commission to review job requirements for state positions and reduce unnecessary barriers to employment, such as removing four-year college degree requirements when practical experience, military service, apprenticeships, or trade school education would be sufficient. The commission must report annually on its progress to a legislative committee starting in October 2025.
Introduced by Sophia Chitlik
This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 22nd Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or policies it implements—it only establishes that whatever provisions follow would apply to that district and become effective upon passage.
This bill requires North Carolina's Governor and legislature to work together each year to create a five-year budget assessment that projects the costs of maintaining current services, analyzes new programs or policy changes, evaluates employee compensation needs, and examines how different economic scenarios might affect the state budget. The Governor's budget recommendations must now include a detailed five-year fiscal analysis consistent with this new assessment process.
Introduced by Carl Ford
This bill increases the income eligibility limit for North Carolina's elderly or disabled property tax homestead exclusion from $25,000 to $48,000, effective July 1, 2025. After 2026, the limit will adjust annually based on Social Security cost-of-living adjustments.
Introduced by Grant Campbell
This bill grants Kannapolis City Schools flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to start the school year earlier than the standard statewide requirement. Specifically, it permits Kannapolis schools to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 instead of the Monday closest to August 26, if the State Board of Education approves based on a showing of good cause.
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would remove North Carolina's current constitutional definition of marriage as between one man and one woman. If passed by voters in November 2026, the amendment would take effect January 1, 2027, and would allow the state to legally recognize marriages between same-sex couples.
This bill appropriates $75,000 in one-time state funding for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to My Brother's Keeper of Charlotte, a nonprofit organization that provides programs aimed at improving outcomes for boys and young men of color.
Introduced by Gloristine Brown
This bill changes the earliest date that Pitt County Schools can start the school year from the Monday closest to August 26 to the Monday closest to August 10 (or the Friday or Monday adjacent if August 10 falls on a weekend). The change applies only to Pitt County beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Bill Ward
This bill allows Camden County Schools to start their school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19, instead of the current requirement that school start no earlier than the Monday closest to August 26. The change applies only to Camden County Schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.