Joe Pike
Election Day: November 3, 2026 · Register to vote at ncsbe.gov
Sponsored Bills (14)
HOA Oversight Act
This bill requires the North Carolina Department of Justice to collect and track complaints from homeowners association members about disputes with their associations, publish complaint data online, and submit annual reports to the General Assembly. The Department will not resolve disputes but will gather information to identify trends in HOA complaints across the state.
Const. Amend./Permitless Carry
This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to allow North Carolina citizens to carry firearms openly or concealed without a permit, provided they have not been convicted of violent crimes or drug offenses and have not been adjudicated mentally incompetent. The amendment would be submitted to voters in the November 2026 general election, and if approved, would remove the current legal prohibition on concealed carry without a permit while maintaining an optional permit system for interstate reciprocity.
DWI Modernization Act of 2026
This bill modernizes North Carolina's DWI enforcement and prevention laws by requiring written explanations when judges find no probable cause in DWI cases, increasing restoration fees for license revocation ($250 for DWI offenses), allowing oral drug screening tests as evidence of probable cause, establishing the same alcohol rules for ride-share drivers as bus drivers, giving repeat offenders a path to conditional license restoration through treatment programs, and making it a felony to provide alcohol to minors whose drinking causes serious injury.
Allow Concealed Carry of Knife
This bill allows North Carolinians to carry certain concealed knives (like bowie knives, dirks, daggers, and switchblades) if they meet specific requirements, including being at least 18 years old, having valid identification, and having no felony convictions, domestic violence convictions, or certain other disqualifying conditions. The bill excludes ordinary pocket knives, which are already legal to carry concealed.
CCW Permit/Allow Carry of Other Weapons
This bill allows people who have a concealed handgun permit to also carry other concealed weapons like knives, brass knuckles, and stun guns, as long as these weapons are not carried in places where concealed handguns are already prohibited by law. The bill takes effect December 1, 2025.
Special License Plate After Revocation
This bill requires drivers whose licenses have been revoked to display a special, distinctly-colored license plate on any vehicle they operate for 3-7 years after their license is restored. The special plate must be readily identifiable by law enforcement and costs an additional $10 per registration. Drivers may operate employer vehicles without the plate if the employer is notified and the driver carries proof of notification.
CCW Permit/No Records Provided
This bill changes how North Carolina sheriffs receive mental health information when processing concealed handgun permit applications. Instead of requiring doctors and mental health providers to disclose full medical records, they would only submit a 'Yes' or 'No' answer about whether they have records of a mental illness diagnosis, with detailed records provided only if 'Yes' and only if they document an actual diagnosis.
DOT Study on Fort Bragg Traffic Congestion
This bill appropriates $500,000 to the North Carolina Department of Transportation to study ways to reduce traffic congestion on roads near Fort Bragg between Vass Road and NC Highway 87. The study will examine potential solutions including expanded rail routes and other surface transportation options.
General Assembly: In God We Trust - Display
This bill requires North Carolina's Legislative Services Officer to display the national motto 'In God We Trust' above and behind the speaker's dais in both the House and Senate chambers, matching a similar display in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill prioritizes using private donations to cover costs, with state funds available if needed after 90 days.
Cosponsored Bills (97)
Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control
This bill restricts local governments' authority to regulate off-street parking by prohibiting minimum parking space requirements and limiting parking space size standards. It also modifies stormwater control requirements so that property owners redeveloping existing sites only need to manage stormwater from new impervious surfaces, not from areas that existed before redevelopment.
Home-Based Business Fairness Act
This bill prevents North Carolina cities from banning 'no-impact home-based businesses'—small businesses run from home that don't generate extra traffic, parking, or street visibility. Cities can still enforce health and safety rules and can prohibit certain illegal activities, but they cannot require permits, licenses, or rezoning for qualifying home businesses.
Election Law Changes
This comprehensive election law bill makes multiple changes to North Carolina's election administration, ballot counting procedures, voter registration processes, and campaign finance reporting requirements. Key changes include extending the deadline for processing certain ballots and voter registration issues from three to five business days after elections, establishing new procedures for challenging and auditing ballots, requiring signature verification capabilities study, changing municipal election dates, increasing compensation for county election board members, and implementing new campaign finance reporting thresholds and foreign national contribution restrictions.
Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act
This bill creates a voluntary portable benefits plan system that allows independent contractors to build benefit accounts funded by hiring parties. The contributions are not treated as evidence that the worker is an employee, and independent contractors can opt in to have a portion of their pay withheld for these benefits if they choose.
Revise Child Passenger Restraint Systems Law
This bill updates North Carolina's child car seat requirements to specify rear-facing seats for infants, forward-facing seats for older children, and rear-seat positioning until age 8 or 57 inches tall. It also adds arbitration as an option for resolving disputes between insurance policyholders and insurers over uninsured or underinsured motorist claims.
NC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act
This bill creates two new regulatory frameworks for North Carolina: the Digital Asset Financial Act, which allows state banks and credit unions to provide cryptocurrency custody, staking, and transaction services for customers, and the North Carolina Stablecoin Act, which creates a licensing system for companies that want to issue stablecoins (digital assets designed to maintain a fixed value, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar). Both frameworks include detailed requirements for customer protection, reserve management, and regulatory oversight.
Family Support for Those Who Serve Act
This bill expands tuition waivers at North Carolina community colleges to include children (ages 17-24) of law enforcement officers, experienced correctional officers (10+ years), and firefighters. Students would attend community college tuition-free while still meeting admission standards and other college requirements, with the waiver covering the duration of their educational program.
Make E-Verify Great Again
This bill requires state and local government employers to use the federal E-Verify system to confirm employee work authorization. It creates a 30-day cure period for first-time violations, allows the Department of Labor to conduct random compliance checks, increases civil penalties for repeated violations, and protects employees who report E-Verify violations from retaliation.
The Seatbelt Act
The Seatbelt Act makes several changes to North Carolina's traffic and impaired driving laws. It requires repeat speeding violators to install Intelligent Speed Assistance systems in their vehicles, lowers the alcohol concentration threshold for certain ignition interlock requirements from 0.15 to 0.08, and expands school zone traffic cameras to enforce not just speed limits but also seat belt and texting violations.
Voting Record (735)
- Yea2025-04-15
Liam's Law
- Yea2025-04-15
Various Ed Law/Tax Acct/NIL Changes
- Yea2025-04-15
Child Care Regulatory Reforms
- Yea2025-04-15
The Kelsey Smith Act
- Yea2025-04-09
Adopt Women Veterans Day
- Yea2025-04-09
Civil Procedure/Gatekeeper Orders/Database
- Yea2025-04-09
Town of Andrews/Deannexation
- Yea2025-04-09
Continuing Budget Operations Part II
- Yea2025-04-09
Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance
- Yea2025-04-09
Various Local Provisions I
- Yea2025-04-09
Use of Epinephrine Nasal Spray
- Yea2025-04-09
Increase Accident Thresholds/Safe Driver Plan
- Yea2025-04-09
Continuing Budget Operations Part III
- Yea2025-04-09
Criminal Falsification of Medical Records
- Yea2025-04-09
Civil Procedure/Gatekeeper Orders/Database
- Yea2025-04-09
2026 Court Changes
- Yea2025-04-09
2026 Criminal Law Changes
- Yea2025-04-09
Maysville Occupancy Tax
- Yea2025-04-09
Elizabeth City and King/Deannexations
- Yea2025-04-09
School Financial Flexibility Pilot Program