Edward Goodwin
Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov
Sponsored Bills (22)
Require Seat Belts on School Buses
This bill requires all school buses and activity buses purchased, leased, or rented by public schools, charter schools, private schools, and regional schools in North Carolina to be equipped with seat belts at all designated seating positions. The requirement applies to new bus contracts signed after June 30, 2030, with exceptions for child safety restraint systems, students with disabilities, and federally approved alternative restraint systems.
Dis. Veteran Homestead Excl. Prequalification
This bill allows disabled veterans and their surviving spouses to prequalify for North Carolina's disabled veteran property tax homestead exclusion before they purchase a home. Currently, veterans must already own a permanent residence to apply for the tax benefit. The prequalification process lets veterans determine in advance whether they qualify for the tax relief, which can help with mortgage calculations and lending decisions.
Adopt State Veterans Museum
This bill designates the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas in Brevard as North Carolina's official state veterans history museum. The museum, which opened in 2016, preserves military artifacts and honors veterans through exhibits, educational programs, and community gathering spaces.
Emer. Care/Animals/Vet. Practice
This bill allows emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide emergency medical care to injured police K-9 units and certified search and rescue dogs at emergency scenes without needing a veterinary license. It also protects EMS personnel from prosecution when they provide such emergency care in good faith, though this protection does not apply to cases involving gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing.
Adopt Tuskegee Airmen Day
This bill designates the fourth Thursday of March each year as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day in North Carolina. The day honors African-American pilots and support staff trained during World War II at Tuskegee Institute who served with distinction in combat operations.
POW/MIA Flag/State Bldgs. & Schools
This bill requires the POW/MIA (Prisoner of War/Missing in Action) flag to be displayed alongside the U.S. flag at all state-owned buildings and public schools in North Carolina, as long as the flag can be attached to an existing flagpole. The state will purchase flags for state buildings, while local school boards may accept donations or use available funds to purchase flags for schools.
Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act
This bill prohibits payment card networks (like Visa and Mastercard) from using special merchant codes that identify firearms purchases or merchants, and from maintaining records of North Carolina residents who own firearms. The bill allows the Attorney General to enforce violations with civil penalties up to $5,000, and permits affected merchants, customers, and firearm owners to sue for damages up to $10,000 per violation.
Nat.l Guard Student Loan Repayment Program
This bill creates a National Guard Student Loan Repayment Program that provides up to $50,000 in student loan repayment assistance to active North Carolina National Guard members who commit to at least three years of service, with additional funds available for longer service terms. The bill appropriates $25.5 million in startup funding and $180,000 for administrative staff to operate the program.
Memorials in Veterans Cemeteries
This bill allows North Carolina state veterans cemeteries to sell monuments and memorials—such as memorial trees, granite markers, and benches—to families of those buried there. The cemeteries can set style requirements but cannot prohibit these sales, must charge market rates, and must use the revenue for cemetery maintenance and improvement.
Cosponsored Bills (45)
NC Farmland and Military Protection Act
This bill prohibits entities controlled by adversarial foreign governments from purchasing, leasing, or holding agricultural land or property within 50 miles of North Carolina military installations. It requires existing foreign owners to register with the Secretary of State, allows the Attorney General to enforce violations through forced sales, and establishes penalties for non-compliance.
Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus
This omnibus transportation bill requires a state audit of the Ferry Division's operations and finances, directs a study on changing the Division of Motor Vehicles' funding model, and makes numerous changes to vehicle registration, driver licensing, toll operations, and traffic laws. The bill also addresses special registration plates, electric-assisted bicycles, commercial driver training school refunds, and various highway and transportation management provisions.
Const. Amend. Property Tax Levy Limit
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would require the North Carolina General Assembly to pass laws limiting how much local governments (counties, cities, towns, and special districts) can increase their property tax levies each year. The amendment would be submitted to North Carolina voters in the November 2026 general election, and if approved by a majority of voters, would become part of the state constitution.
Expand the FarmSHARE Food Hub Program
This bill appropriates $4 million to expand the FarmSHARE Food Hub Program, which purchases locally grown food and distributes it free to food-insecure North Carolinians, and $2 million to expand the Double Up Food Bucks Program, which provides matching funds to help nutrition assistance recipients afford fresh produce at farmers markets and food hubs. Both programs require annual reporting on participation, distribution, and outcomes.
No Voter Registration Changes At DMV
This bill removes the ability for voters to update their existing voter registration (such as address changes, name changes, or party affiliation changes) through the DMV website or at DMV physical locations. Voters seeking to make these changes would instead be required to do so directly at their county board of elections. New voter registration applications at the DMV would continue to be allowed.
Funds for Veterans/HBOT
This bill appropriates $3 million in state funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatment to North Carolina veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The funds will be directed to a nonprofit organization called HBOT 4 HEROES to deliver approximately 15,000 treatments to roughly 350 veterans, with progress reported back to the legislature by June 30, 2027.
Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill
This bill increases the property tax homestead exclusion for disabled veterans in North Carolina from $45,000 to $61,000 of appraised home value, meaning more of their home's value is not taxed. The state will reimburse local governments for half of the tax revenue they lose from this increase.
Limit Rules With Substantial Financial Costs
This bill requires state agencies to obtain legislative approval before implementing rules that cost $20 million or more over five years, and requires higher voting thresholds (two-thirds for $1+ million costs, unanimous for $10+ million costs) when agency boards or commissions adopt costly rules. It also allows the public to request legislative review of rules if 10 or more people object within one day of Commission approval.
Modify Homestead Exclusions
This bill modifies North Carolina's property tax relief programs for elderly and disabled homeowners. It increases the income limit for married couples in the elderly/disabled homestead exclusion, eliminates the requirement to repay deferred taxes in the homestead circuit breaker program, adds an alternative income qualification based on area median income, and releases any previously accumulated deferred taxes for eligible properties.
Voting Record (734)
- Yea2025-03-04
House Budget Technical Corrections
- Yea2025-02-26
GSC Electronic Signatures
- Yea2025-02-26
Various GSC Recommendations
- Yea2025-02-26
Increase UI Max Benefit/2025 UI Tax Credit
- Yea2025-02-26
Various GSC Recommendations
- Yea2025-02-25
General Assembly Appointments
- Nay2025-02-25
Increase UI Max Benefit/2025 UI Tax Credit
- Yea2025-02-25
Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I
- Yea2025-02-25
State of the State Invitation
- Yea2025-02-25
Disaster Recovery Act of 2025 - Part I
- Yea2025-02-25
Increase UI Max Benefit/2025 UI Tax Credit
- Yea2025-01-29
Amend Temporary Rules of the House
- Not Voting2025-01-08
House Temporary Rules
- Yea2025-01-08
Adjourn 2025 Organizational Session