North Carolina General Assembly · 2025–2026 session
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Introduced by Michael Lazzara
This bill appropriates $3 million in state funding to the Onslow Water and Sewer Authority to construct a water tower that will serve North Topsail Beach. The funds come from the state's General Fund and are designated for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Introduced by Jarrod Lowery
This bill appropriates $50 million in state funds to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to establish and develop a diabetes research institute. The funds are designated as nonrecurring (one-time) and would become available starting July 1, 2025.
Introduced by Kandie Smith
This bill appropriates $500,000 in state funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain Foundation, specifically for operational expenses and program expansion at clubs located in Pitt County. The funds are classified as nonrecurring, meaning they are a one-time appropriation rather than ongoing funding.
Introduced by Harry Warren
This bill would dissolve the state's relationship with NCInnovation and require the organization to return all state funds and assets back to North Carolina. The returned funds would be deposited into the state's General Fund and would remain unspent unless the General Assembly appropriates them in a future bill.
This bill restores the authority of Pitt County and its municipalities to initiate down-zoning (reducing the allowed development density or permitted uses of land) without requiring written consent from all affected property owners. It applies retroactively to December 11, 2024, and reverses restrictions that were imposed by a 2024 state law.
Introduced by Lisa Grafstein
This bill modifies North Carolina labor law by adding language affirming labor organizations' right to enter into labor agreements, while maintaining existing 'right-to-work' protections that prohibit requiring workers to join unions or pay union dues as a condition of employment. It also repeals Article 12 of Chapter 95, which previously contained additional labor restrictions.
Introduced by Blair Eddins
This bill gives Wilkes County Schools and Alexander County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar opening and closing dates. Specifically, it allows these two school systems to start the school year as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they meet certain conditions, such as having experienced frequent weather-related closures in recent years.
Introduced by Terence Everitt
This bill adds approximately 100 parcels of property to the City of Creedmoor's corporate limits effective June 30, 2025, while removing one parcel from the city. Property owners in the added areas will begin paying Creedmoor municipal taxes starting July 1, 2025, while the removed parcel will no longer be subject to those taxes.
Introduced by Mike Clampitt
This bill gives Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania County Schools additional flexibility in setting their school calendar start and end dates. It allows these three counties to open schools as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of August 26) if they can show they've had eight or more weather-related closures in any four of the last ten years.
Introduced by Todd Johnson
This bill enacts a new Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act that creates a licensing and regulatory framework for retirement communities offering long-term housing and healthcare services. The Department of Insurance will oversee providers, require financial disclosures, monitor solvency, and protect resident deposits through escrow accounts.
Introduced by William Rabon
This resolution establishes the procedural rules for how the North Carolina Senate nominates and elects members to the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina. It sets a nomination period (February 24-28, 2025), requires Senate Committee screening of candidates, and outlines the voting process to fill six available four-year terms by March 24, 2025.
Introduced by Sydney Batch
This bill changes how North Carolina elects judges by returning to nonpartisan elections (without party labels) for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and district court judges. It also reestablishes a public campaign financing system for judicial candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits and demonstrate public support through small donations.
Introduced by Vickie Sawyer
This bill creates a pilot program allowing large school districts (5,000+ students) to submit flexibility plans that give them greater control over how they spend state education funds and hire teachers. Participating districts must meet specific academic goals by 2031, including 90% teacher retention and improved student growth rates, with the State Board of Education reviewing progress and terminating plans that fail to meet targets.
This bill creates a faster legal process for property owners to remove squatters (unauthorized occupants with no legal right to be there) from residential property in North Carolina. A property owner can file a sworn affidavit with a clerk of court or magistrate, and law enforcement must remove the person within 24 hours if the conditions are met.
Introduced by Allen Buansi
This bill reinstates North Carolina's solar energy tax credit, which had previously expired. The credit allows taxpayers who install solar equipment to claim a tax deduction equal to 35% of the equipment's cost, with different limits depending on whether the installation is for residential or business use.
Introduced by Marcia Morey
This bill changes North Carolina judicial elections from partisan (party-based) to nonpartisan elections for Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, superior court, and district court judges, effective in 2026. It also reestablishes a public campaign financing program for judicial candidates who voluntarily accept spending limits and demonstrate public support through qualifying contributions.
Introduced by Bill Ward
This bill allows Gates County Schools to align their school calendar with the calendar of College of the Albemarle, a community college in the area. Currently, state law sets specific opening and closing dates for public school calendars, but this bill creates an exception for Gates County to coordinate their schedule with the local community college.
Introduced by Benton Sawrey
This bill expands the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina by allowing them to exclude not only the first $45,000 of their home's appraised value, but also any additional value added by VA-funded housing adaptations for service-connected disabilities. The bill also creates a prequalification process that allows disabled veterans to qualify for this tax benefit before they purchase a home, which can help them and lenders determine affordability.
Introduced by Frances Jackson
This bill gives Cumberland County Schools flexibility in setting their school calendar by allowing them to open as early as the Monday closest to August 19 (instead of the standard August 26) if they can show they've had at least 8 days of weather-related closings in 4 of the last 10 years. The change takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.
Introduced by Jay Chaudhuri
This is a local bill that applies only to North Carolina's 15th Senatorial District. The bill text does not specify what changes or provisions it contains—it only states that it relates to the district and becomes effective when signed into law. The actual details of what this bill does are not included in the provided text.
This bill authorizes the Town of Richlands to impose a tax of up to 3% on hotel and short-term rental accommodations. Revenue from this tax would be managed by a newly created Tourism Development Authority, with at least two-thirds used for tourism promotion and the remainder for tourism-related projects in the town.
Introduced by Graig Meyer
This bill requires North Carolina public schools to offer extended 11-month contracts (instead of standard 10-month contracts) to initially licensed teachers and teachers in low-performing schools, while offering optional 11-month contracts to mentor teachers and veteran teachers. The bill allocates $310 million in state funding to cover the cost of these extended contracts, with participating teachers assigned additional duties such as professional development, mentoring, or extended school year instruction.
Introduced by Timothy Moffitt
This bill allows ungraded lumber from small sawmills and mobile sawmills to be used in residential construction when sold directly to homeowners, provided the sawmill operator completes training, the lumber meets quality standards, and a code enforcement official inspects the framing. The bill also establishes a state lumber grading training program through NC Cooperative Extension.
This bill requires that any new state legislation creating health insurance mandates (such as requiring coverage of specific treatments or services) must also repeal an equal number of existing mandates and appropriate funds to cover the new mandate's cost. It applies to both private health insurance plans and the state employee health plan, with an exception if an actuarial analysis shows a mandate would actually decrease costs.