Bills

Adjournment Resolution

Sets when the General Assembly adjourns, affecting the schedule of the Senate and House.

2026 Court Changes

Makes changes to North Carolina’s court system for 2026, affecting courts and people who use them.

Healthcare Investment Act

Makes changes related to investment in health care, affecting health care organizations, investors, and patients.

SBOE Administrative Changes

Changes administrative procedures or responsibilities of the State Board of Education, affecting the board and public education administration.

Election Law Changes

Changes state election laws, affecting voters, candidates, political organizations, and election officials.

Rocky Mount ETJ

Changes Rocky Mount’s authority or boundaries for governing land outside city limits, affecting the city and property owners in that area.

2026 Senate & House Appointments

Makes 2026 appointments by the North Carolina Senate and House to designated boards, commissions, or other public bodies.

Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables

Regulates consumable products derived from hemp, affecting producers, sellers, and consumers.

Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Changes state regulatory requirements in 2026, affecting state agencies and regulated individuals and businesses.

Various Local Provisions XI

Makes various changes affecting certain local governments and the residents or organizations they serve.

Honor 250th Anniversary and NC's Role

Recognizes the 250th anniversary and North Carolina’s role in the nation’s history. It affects state commemorations and people participating in anniversary activities.

Safeguarding Elections Act

Makes changes intended to safeguard North Carolina elections. It affects election officials, voters, and election procedures.

Additional Capital Appropriations

Provides additional state funding for capital projects, affecting the agencies, institutions, or communities receiving project money.

Continuing Budget Adjustments

Adjusts parts of North Carolina’s continuing state budget. It affects state agencies, programs, and others receiving or paying state funds or taxes.

Additional Medicaid Funds and Requirements

Provides additional Medicaid funding and adds requirements for the program. It affects Medicaid agencies, providers, and people receiving Medicaid services.

Various Local Provisions V

Changes various rules applying to local governments in North Carolina. It affects the local governments and residents covered by those provisions.

Local Bd. of Ed. Election Changes

Changes how local boards of education are elected, affecting school board candidates, voters, and local election officials.

Authorize Municipal Deannexation

Allows municipalities to remove property from their boundaries, affecting participating towns or cities and property owners in the removed areas.

Drug-Free Zones/Unauthorized Public Camping

Addresses drug-free zones and unauthorized camping on public property, affecting people accused of drug activity in protected areas and people camping in public spaces without permission.

Virtual Currency Kiosk Consumer Prot. Act

Creates consumer protections for virtual currency kiosks, affecting kiosk operators and people who use the machines to buy or transfer virtual currency.

Ferry Div. Audit/DOT Omnibus

Requires an audit of the state Ferry Division and makes other changes involving the Department of Transportation.

Home-Based Business Fairness Act

Changes rules for operating businesses from home, affecting home-based business owners and local governments that regulate them.

2026 Wildlife Resources Changes

Changes North Carolina wildlife resource laws for 2026, affecting the Wildlife Resources Commission and people involved in wildlife-related activities.

NC Farmland and Military Protection Act

Addresses protection of North Carolina farmland and military interests, affecting farmers, farmland owners, military installations, and nearby communities.

Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org

Changes state rules for nonprofit corporations and charitable organizations.

Winter Sports Safety and Accidents

Addresses safety and accidents involving winter sports participants.

DPS/Other Changes

Makes changes involving the Department of Public Safety and other unspecified matters.

2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB

Makes administrative, technical, and clarifying changes related to daylight saving time in 2026.

Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB

Provides support for the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction, affecting the department and the correctional system it operates.

GSC Update Funeral Board and DOI Licensing

Updates licensing laws involving the Funeral Service Board and Department of Insurance, affecting those agencies and the professionals or businesses they license.

Adjust Counties/Reappraisal Moratorium

Adjusts county requirements related to a moratorium on property reappraisals, affecting county governments and property owners.

2026 Budget Technical Corrections

Makes technical corrections to the 2026 state budget.

2026 Appropriations Act

Sets state government spending and funding for 2026.

Jaleeyah's Law

Creates a law named for Jaleeyah; the title does not specify what requirements it would establish or who it would affect.

Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control

Changes parking-lot rules related to stormwater control, affecting parking-lot development or management and runoff handling.

Public Workforce Modernization Act

Modernizes North Carolina’s public workforce system, affecting government employees and agencies.

Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety

Changes the involuntary commitment process and related public-safety measures, affecting people facing commitment and those involved in that process.

Appt. Melanie Bush Division of Health Benefit

Appoints Melanie Bush to the Division of Health Benefits, affecting the division’s leadership.

Adjournment Resolution

Sets terms for the General Assembly to adjourn, affecting the legislative session schedule.

Nash/Rocky Mount Occupancy Tax Changes

Changes occupancy tax provisions for Nash County and Rocky Mount, affecting lodging businesses, visitors, and local governments.

Eden/Mills River/Guilford Art 46 Local Act

Addresses local sales tax provisions under Article 46 for Eden, Mills River, and Guilford County, affecting those communities.

Adjournment Resolution

Sets terms for the General Assembly to adjourn, affecting the legislative session schedule.

Garner Town Mgr./Settle Claims

Addresses the Garner town manager’s authority to settle claims, affecting Garner’s government and parties with claims involving the town.

Various Local Provisions IX

Makes various changes to laws governing certain local governments. The title does not identify the specific places or provisions.

Water/Wastewater Affordability & Capacity Act

Addresses the affordability and capacity of water and wastewater systems, affecting utilities and the communities and customers they serve.

Revise Laws on Minors/Human Trafficking

Changes laws concerning minors and human trafficking, affecting minors, trafficking cases, and people or agencies involved in enforcement and services.

Haywood/Cherokee/Leland Occ. Tax. Mods

Modifies occupancy taxes in Haywood County, Cherokee County, and Leland, affecting lodging-related taxes in those communities.

Various Revenue Laws Changes

Makes various changes to state revenue laws, affecting taxpayers and agencies that administer those laws.

Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick

Requires or changes the recording of votes on development approvals in Brunswick County, affecting local officials, applicants, and the public.

Appt. Floyd McKissick NC Utilities

Appoints Floyd McKissick to the North Carolina Utilities Commission, affecting the commission’s membership.

Rocky Mount/Louisburg Utility Rev./Advisory

Adjusts utility revenue or advisory matters for Rocky Mount and Louisburg, affecting those local governments and their utility operations.

Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority Changes

Changes rules governing the Pitt-Greenville Airport Authority, affecting the authority and the communities it serves.

Various Local Provisions X

Makes various changes to local government rules or powers, affecting local governments and their residents.

Health and Human Services Revisions

Revises state health and human services laws, affecting agencies, providers, programs, or residents covered by those laws.

Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance

Addresses pay exceptions and a special separation allowance, affecting government employees who qualify under the revised rules.

APPT John Gajda Utility Commission

Appoints John Gajda to the Utilities Commission, affecting the commission’s membership.

Honor Louis Milford Pate Jr

Honors Louis Milford Pate Jr.

Charitable Orgs. Privacy Protection Act

Protects the privacy of charitable organizations, affecting those groups and parties seeking information about them.

Address Confidentiality/Study & DL

Addresses confidentiality protections and driver’s licenses, and directs a related study, affecting people enrolled in an address confidentiality program and state agencies.

2026 Criminal Law Changes

Makes changes to North Carolina criminal laws for 2026, affecting people involved in the criminal justice system.

Recognition of the Tuscarora

Provides government recognition of the Tuscarora, affecting Tuscarora people and state agencies.

Consumers in Crisis Protection Act

Creates consumer protections for people facing financial or other crises, affecting consumers and businesses covered by those protections.

Truth in Taxation

Changes tax transparency requirements, affecting taxpayers and governments that set or collect taxes.

Tax-Free Family Essentials Act

Exempts certain family essentials from taxes, affecting families purchasing those items and sellers collecting taxes.

Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act

Allows voluntary portable benefit plans that can follow workers between jobs, affecting participating workers and businesses.

Modernize Law of the Land Clause

Updates housing law concerning the “law of the land” clause, affecting property owners, residents, developers, and government bodies involved in land-use decisions.

ABC Omnibus of 2026

Makes multiple changes to North Carolina’s alcoholic beverage control laws and operations, affecting alcohol businesses, regulators, and consumers.

Various Civil and Insurance Law Changes

Makes various changes to civil and insurance laws, affecting people, businesses, insurers, and others involved in civil legal or insurance matters.

Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners Amendments

Changes rules involving the Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, affecting the board and licensed cosmetic art professionals.

Coastal Regulatory Reform

Revises coastal regulations, affecting coastal property owners, businesses, residents, developers, and government agencies.

Added Fee for Sexually Oriented Businesses

Adds a fee for sexually oriented businesses, affecting those businesses and the government agencies that collect the fee.

Protect Taxpayers and Local Governments

Changes laws intended to protect taxpayers and local governments, affecting local officials, residents, and people who pay local taxes.

Constitutional Amendment/Early Voting

Proposes a constitutional amendment concerning early voting, affecting North Carolina voters and election officials.

GSC Add Member from High Point Law School

Adds a member from High Point Law School to the General Statutes Commission, affecting the commission’s membership and the law school.

H'cane Helene Bldg Code Window Exemption

Creates a building-code window exemption related to Hurricane Helene recovery, affecting eligible rebuilding or repair projects.

Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Makes multiple changes to state regulations as part of the 2026 regulatory reform act, affecting regulated businesses, professionals, residents, and government agencies.

Required Disclosures/Proxy Advisory Services

Requires disclosures related to proxy advisory services, affecting companies that provide voting recommendations and those using their advice.

OIB/Topsail Beach Parking Fees

Addresses parking fees in Ocean Isle Beach and Topsail Beach, affecting those towns and people who park there.

Various Local Provisions VIII

Makes various changes to laws affecting local governments and the communities they serve.

Strengthen Medicaid Provider Controls

Strengthens controls for Medicaid providers, affecting healthcare providers that participate in Medicaid.

Modify HC POA/Adv Direct

Changes rules for healthcare powers of attorney and advance directives, affecting people making medical-care instructions and those acting for them.

North Carolina Border Protection Act

Requires sheriffs and state agencies to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, including honoring detainer requests to hold people in jail past their release time.

Robocall Solicitation Modifications

Changes rules for robocall solicitations, affecting callers that use automated calls and the people who receive them.

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Higher Ed

Eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion programs or practices in public higher education, affecting public colleges, universities, employees, and students.

Various Local Election Changes III

Makes various changes to local elections, affecting election officials, candidates, and voters in the covered communities.

Satellite Annexation Cap/Rural Hall Fire Dist

Sets a limit on satellite annexation involving the Rural Hall Fire District. It affects Rural Hall, the fire district, and properties considered for annexation.

Honor Mike Clampitt

Honors Mike Clampitt.

Social Media & AI Safety

Establishes safety measures involving social media and artificial intelligence, affecting users and technology companies.

Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI

Prohibits diversity, equity, and inclusion activities in North Carolina state agencies and addresses equality in those agencies. It affects state agencies and their employees.

Eliminating "DEI" in Public Education

Bans public schools from teaching or promoting a defined list of "divisive concepts" about race and sex, and eliminates diversity, equity and inclusion offices and staff positions in K-12 school systems.

Limit Use of AI Medicaid/Commercial Insurance

Limits how artificial intelligence may be used in Medicaid and commercial health insurance. It affects insurers, Medicaid administrators, health care providers, and patients.

Norlina/Even-Yr Elect./4-Yr Staggered Terms

Moves Norlina municipal elections to even-numbered years and establishes staggered four-year terms. It affects Norlina voters and elected officials.

Honor 2026 Carolina Hurricanes Team

Honors the 2026 Carolina Hurricanes team.

NC Farm Act of 2025-2026

Makes changes to North Carolina laws affecting farming and agriculture for 2025-2026. It affects farmers and agricultural businesses.

Clarify Tourism-Related Expenditures

Clarifies which spending qualifies as tourism-related expenditures. It affects local governments and organizations that receive or spend tourism funds.

Physical Therapy Practice Act Mods

Updates North Carolina’s laws governing physical therapy practice. It affects physical therapists, physical therapy providers, and patients.

Appointments & Corrections

Makes changes involving government appointments and corrects existing provisions.

Worker Safety Act of 2026

Changes workplace safety requirements or protections affecting workers and employers.

Dominique Moody Act

Makes public-safety changes named for Dominique Moody.

Prohibit Litigation Invest/Amend WC Benefits

Prohibits investment in litigation and changes workers’ compensation benefits. It affects lawsuit funders, parties in lawsuits, employers, and workers receiving workers’ compensation.

Incent Development Finance District Funding

Provides funding related to incentive development finance districts, affecting local development financing and participating communities.

Property Tax Reappraisal Moratorium

Temporarily pauses property tax reappraisals, affecting property owners and local governments.

UNC Omnibus & Capital Contracting Law Changes

Makes various changes involving the University of North Carolina system and laws governing contracts for major construction projects.

Post-Election Audits by State Auditor

Authorizes or requires the State Auditor to conduct audits after elections, affecting election administration and oversight.

Currituck/NH Beach Towns/J'ville OT

Makes local changes affecting Currituck County, certain beach towns in New Hanover County, and overtime in Jacksonville.

Shellfish Leasing Moratoria

Temporarily stops new or specified shellfish leases, affecting shellfish growers, applicants, and coastal waters.

Winston-Salem Zoning Procedure Changes

Changes Winston-Salem’s zoning procedures, affecting the city, property owners, developers, and residents involved in zoning decisions.

Repeal Hardened Structure Ban

Repeals a ban on hardened structures related to housing.

Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed

Creates universal recognition of occupational licenses and limits continuing-education requirements, affecting licensed workers and licensing agencies.

Wake Surfing Safely

Establishes safety rules for wake surfing, affecting boat operators and participants.

Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections

Simplifies inspections of adult care homes, affecting those facilities, residents, and inspectors.

2026 Office of the State Auditor Agency Bill.-AB

Makes 2026 changes requested by the Office of the State Auditor, affecting that agency’s operations.

Healthcare Competition Reforms

Changes healthcare competition rules, affecting healthcare providers and patients.

Revise Child Passenger Restraint Systems Law

Revises requirements for child passenger restraint systems, affecting children and drivers transporting them.

Duke's Rescue Act

Creates animal-rescue-related changes under the name Duke’s Rescue Act, affecting rescued animals and those responsible for their care.

Annexation of PUV Land/School Capacity

Addresses annexation of land under present-use value taxation and school capacity, affecting local governments, schools, and affected landowners.

Allow Implementation of Chatham Co. UDO

Allows Chatham County to implement its unified development ordinance, affecting county land-use and development rules.

GSC Advance Health Care Planning Documents

Addresses documents used to plan or communicate future health care decisions, affecting patients, families, health care providers, and others involved in advance care planning.

GSC Technical Corrections 2026

Makes technical corrections to North Carolina laws, affecting state agencies and others subject to the corrected provisions.

NC Digital Asset and Stablecoin Act

Creates state rules concerning digital assets and stablecoins, affecting people, businesses, and regulators involved with these financial products in North Carolina.

Make E-Verify Great Again

Changes requirements involving the federal E-Verify employment-eligibility system, affecting North Carolina employers and workers whose eligibility is checked.

Age 21 Hemp-Derived Consumables/Kratom

Sets age 21 as the minimum age for hemp-derived consumable products and kratom, affecting buyers, sellers, and businesses handling those products.

Family Support for Those Who Serve Act

Provides family support related to people who serve, affecting service members and their families.

Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control

Changes parking-lot requirements related to stormwater control, affecting property owners, developers, local governments, and environmental regulators.

Deannexations/Limit Certain Powers

Removes certain property from municipal boundaries and limits specified local-government powers, affecting the municipalities, property owners, and residents involved.

Washington Deannexation

Removes specified property from the City of Washington’s boundaries, affecting the city and owners or residents of that property.

Pilot for Shoreline Stabilization Projects

Creates a pilot program for shoreline stabilization projects, affecting participating coastal property owners and environmental agencies.

Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land

Prohibits foreign ownership of land in North Carolina, affecting foreign buyers and landowners.

Daniel Johnson (Senate; Transportation)

Concerns Daniel Johnson and transportation matters, but the title does not specify the proposed change or who would be affected.

Deannex Certain Prop. from City of Morehead

Removes certain property from Morehead City’s limits, affecting the property owners and city services or governance.

The Seatbelt Act

Changes North Carolina’s seatbelt laws, affecting drivers and passengers traveling in motor vehicles.

Annex Various Military Property/Jacksonville

Adds various military properties to Jacksonville’s city limits, affecting those properties and city services or governance.

Deannex Property from Town of Waynesville

Removes property from Waynesville’s town limits, affecting the property owners and town services or governance.

At-Large Elections/Jacksonville City Council

Changes Jacksonville City Council elections to an at-large system, allowing city voters to vote on council seats citywide.

NCDOT STI Study Recommendation

Addresses a recommendation from an N.C. Department of Transportation study of the Strategic Transportation Investments process, affecting transportation planning or project selection.

Fuel Gas Safety Act

Establishes fuel-gas safety requirements, affecting people and businesses that install, supply, or use fuel-gas systems.

Disclose Funds Original Source/Camp'n Finance

Requires campaign-finance disclosures to identify the original source of funds, affecting political committees, campaigns, donors, and voters reviewing reports.

A More Efficient Office of Vital Records

Seeks to make the state Office of Vital Records operate more efficiently, affecting people who request birth, death, marriage, or other vital records.

Ratepayer Protection Act

Sets the rules for how big data centers pay for the electricity and grid upgrades they require, so ordinary households are not left covering the cost of new substations and power lines built to serve them.

BOG Vacancy

Addresses a vacancy on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, affecting the board and the process for filling the open seat.

Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA)

Expands who can look up a patient's prescription history in the state opioid database and requires pharmacies to report dispensed controlled substances within 24 hours instead of 72.

Navigable Waters/Pine Knoll Shores

Addresses navigable waters in or near Pine Knoll Shores, affecting the town and people who use or own property along those waters.

Const. Amend./Supreme Court Ethics

Proposes a state constitutional amendment concerning ethics rules for the North Carolina Supreme Court, affecting the court and its justices.

Const. Amend./Judicial Standards Commission

Proposes a state constitutional amendment concerning the Judicial Standards Commission, which oversees complaints about judges, affecting judges and the judicial oversight process.

K-12 Innovation and Transformation Act

Creates measures focused on innovation and transformation in kindergarten through 12th-grade education, affecting public schools, students, educators, and administrators.

Criminal Law Changes

Makes changes to North Carolina criminal laws, affecting people accused or convicted of crimes and the officials who enforce those laws.

Restoring Separation of Powers & Leg. Transp

Addresses separation of powers in state government and legislative transparency, affecting the General Assembly, other branches of government, and public access to legislative activity.

King Sat. Annex./Rural Hall Fire Dist

Addresses a Saturday annexation matter in King and the Rural Hall fire district, affecting the relevant local governments, fire services, and property owners.

Interstate Compact for School Psychologists

Creates or joins an interstate agreement concerning school psychologists, affecting their ability to work across participating states and the schools that employ them.

Human Trafficking Omnibus

Makes multiple changes related to human trafficking and criminal justice, affecting trafficking victims, suspected offenders, law enforcement, and courts.

US Department of Edu

Addresses the U.S. Department of Education in relation to North Carolina education, affecting state education agencies, schools, students, and educators.

Remote Instruction for Excess Emergencies

Allows or regulates remote instruction when schools exceed the number of emergencies covered by existing rules, affecting K-12 students, families, teachers, and school administrators.

State Bd of Elections/Independent Agency

Establishes the State Board of Elections as an independent agency, affecting state election administration and the officials and voters who interact with it.

Child and Family Welfare Ombudsman Office

Creates an ombudsman office for child and family welfare concerns, affecting children, families, caregivers, and agencies involved in child welfare services.

HOA Oversight Act

Creates oversight requirements for homeowners associations, affecting HOA boards, property managers, and homeowners in HOA-governed communities.

Deannex Certain Property/Red Oak

Removes certain property from Red Oak’s municipal boundaries, affecting the property owners and local government services, taxes, and rules for that area.

Reduce Early Voting Period

Shortens North Carolina’s early voting period, affecting when voters may cast ballots before Election Day and how election officials schedule early voting.

Affordable Housing Exemption Mods

Changes exemptions related to affordable housing, affecting qualifying housing properties, developers, owners, tenants, and government agencies administering those exemptions.

Lower Taxes for All NC

Lowers North Carolina taxes, affecting taxpayers and state revenue.

Const. Amend. Property Tax Levy Limit

Would propose a constitutional limit on property tax rates, affecting property owners and governments that collect property taxes.

Const. Amendment: Council of State Vacancies

Would propose changing the state constitution’s process for filling vacancies in Council of State offices, affecting statewide elected executive positions.

NC Right to Work Amendment

Would propose adding North Carolina’s right-to-work policy to the state constitution, affecting workers, unions, and employers.

Elect SBE/Superintendent as SBE Chair

Would make the State Board of Education an elected body and make the elected superintendent its chair, affecting voters and state education leadership.

Diabetes Education for Parents

Would provide diabetes education for parents, affecting families of children in North Carolina schools.

Patriotic Youth Group Access

Would address access to schools for patriotic youth groups, affecting those organizations, students, and schools.

Principal Fellows & Admin. Intern. Stipends

Would address stipends for Principal Fellows and administrative interns, affecting participants preparing for school leadership roles.

ABC & Gaming Omnibus Bill

Would make multiple changes involving alcoholic beverage control and gaming, affecting related state agencies, businesses, and participants.

Early Intervention School Attendance Pilot

Would create a pilot program using early intervention to address school attendance, affecting participating schools, students, and families.

FUTURE NC Infrastructure Act

Would address North Carolina’s future transportation infrastructure, affecting transportation agencies, projects, and users.

On-Site Wastewater System Amendments

Changes state rules governing on-site wastewater systems, affecting property owners, installers, inspectors, and regulators.

Constitutional Right to Farm

Proposes adding a right to farm to the North Carolina Constitution, affecting farmers and agricultural operations.

Mike Clampitt 1st Responder Tax Fairness Act

Changes tax treatment for first responders, affecting eligible first responders and taxpayers.

Mem. of Understanding Tennessee Cntys/Madison

Addresses a memorandum of understanding between Madison County and counties in Tennessee, affecting those local governments.

Const. Amend./Life at Fertilization

Proposes a constitutional amendment recognizing life at fertilization, affecting pregnancy-related laws and reproductive health care.

Community College Workforce Readiness Act

Changes community college programs or policies to emphasize workforce readiness, affecting students, colleges, and employers.

Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab

Removes certificate-of-need requirements for ambulatory surgical centers and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, affecting health care providers, facilities, and patients.

North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies

Concerns the North Carolina Board of Integrative Therapies, affecting that board and the therapies it oversees; the title does not specify the changes.

HALO Law

Creates a public-safety measure called the HALO Law; the title does not specify its requirements or who is directly affected.

Students First Act

Makes changes concerning students and education, affecting students, families, schools, and educators.

More APS Staff to Address Elder Abuse

Adds Adult Protective Services staff to address elder abuse, affecting older adults needing protection and the agencies that investigate abuse.

Expand the FarmSHARE Food Hub Program

Expands the FarmSHARE Food Hub Program, affecting participating farms, food hubs, and customers.

Nathaniel Denny; NC Dept I.T

Concerns Nathaniel Denny and the North Carolina Department of Information Technology; the title does not identify the specific action.

Foundational Mathematics Act

Changes how foundational mathematics is taught or supported, affecting students, teachers, and schools.

Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency

Addresses theft of temporary housing during an emergency, affecting people using emergency housing and those accused of taking it.

No Voter Registration Changes At DMV

Stops voter-registration changes at Division of Motor Vehicles offices, affecting DMV customers who want to update their registration there.

Child Care Initiative Funds/Reform/Study

Addresses child-care initiative funding, reforms, and a study, affecting child-care programs, providers, and families; the title gives no further details.

Limit Medicaid Reimb. for Facility Fees

Limits Medicaid reimbursement for facility fees, affecting health-care facilities that charge those fees and Medicaid patients whose care includes them.

RURAL Care Act

Addresses rural health care in North Carolina, affecting rural patients and health care providers.

Dental Board Reform

Changes how the North Carolina dental board operates, affecting dentists, dental professionals, and the board.

Reorganize & Fund Rare Disease Adv. Council

Reorganizes and funds the Rare Disease Advisory Council, affecting the council and people with rare diseases.

Record Development Approval Votes/Brunswick

Requires recorded votes on development approvals in Brunswick County, affecting local officials, developers, and residents.

Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act

Addresses bone marrow donation in honor of Representative Mike Clampitt, affecting potential donors and transplant patients.

SFRF/NCPRO Revisions

Revises matters involving State Fiscal Recovery Funds and the North Carolina Pandemic Recovery Office, affecting how those funds and related recovery work are administered.

Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction

Creates a tax deduction for prescription drug expenses, affecting taxpayers who pay those costs.

No Federal Interference in Elections

Seeks to prevent federal involvement in elections, affecting election administration in North Carolina; the title does not specify which federal actions would be barred.

Medicaid Prepaid Health Plan Practices

Changes practices for prepaid health plans serving Medicaid recipients, affecting plan operators, providers, and Medicaid patients.

Conetoe Mayor Voting Authority

Changes the Conetoe mayor’s voting authority, affecting the mayor, town officials, and residents.

Town of Stanley Charter Amend./Manager

Amends the Town of Stanley’s charter regarding its manager, affecting town government and residents.

Strip Corporations of Political Spending

Prohibits corporations from spending money on political activity, affecting corporations and political campaigns.

Down-Zoning/Historic Districts-Mecklenburg Co

Changes rules for down-zoning and historic districts in Mecklenburg County, affecting property owners and local land-use officials.

Various Local Provisions VII

Makes various changes to local government provisions; the title does not identify the specific communities, services, or residents affected.

Energy and Housing Affordability Act

Changes policies related to energy and housing affordability, affecting energy customers and people seeking affordable housing.

CoA to Demolish Historic Districts/Davidson

Changes certificate-of-appropriateness requirements for demolishing property in historic districts in Davidson, affecting property owners and local preservation officials.

NC Economic Forecasting Initiative

Creates a North Carolina economic forecasting initiative, affecting state economic planning and the agencies or experts involved in producing forecasts.

CARDINAL Act

Makes government operations changes under the CARDINAL Act; the title does not specify the affected programs or people.

Repeal STI Cap on Light Rail/Fund Rail Safety

Removes the cap on light-rail funding under the state transportation investment system and provides funding for rail safety, affecting rail projects, operators, and travelers.

Medicaid Rebase

Adjusts Medicaid funding through a rebase, affecting the state Medicaid program and health care providers serving Medicaid patients.

No Child Left Unfed

Addresses access to food for children in educational settings, affecting students, families, and schools.

City of New Bern Even-Year Elections

Moves City of New Bern elections to even-numbered years, affecting city voters, candidates, and election administrators.

Local Gov. Assisting Affordable Housing

Addresses how local governments may assist affordable housing, affecting local officials, housing providers, and residents seeking lower-cost homes.

Foster Care Motor Vehicle Insurance

Addresses motor vehicle insurance for foster care situations, affecting foster children, foster families, and insurers.

Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Military Counties

Restores down-zoning authority in counties with military connections, affecting those county governments and property owners.

No Budget, No Pay Act

Links government officials’ pay to adoption of a budget, affecting officials when no budget is in place.

My Power Bill Is Too High

Addresses high electric bills, affecting power customers and energy providers.

Carolina Housing Promise Act

Creates housing measures under the Carolina Housing Promise Act, affecting North Carolina residents and housing providers.

Harnett County Jetport

Addresses the Harnett County Jetport, affecting the airport and Harnett County.

NC Health Benefits Exchange Implementation

Implements a North Carolina health benefits exchange, affecting people seeking health coverage and participating insurers.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co. Planning & Zoning

Addresses planning and zoning in Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, affecting local governments, property owners, and developers.

9th Senatorial District Local Act-2

Makes local-government changes for areas in the 9th Senatorial District, affecting those local governments and residents.

Child Welfare/Foster Care/Child Care Funding

Provides funding related to child welfare, foster care, and child care, affecting children, families, caregivers, and service providers.

4-Yr Terms/Town of Everetts

Changes elected terms in the Town of Everetts to four years, affecting town officials and voters.

Add Home Schools to Opportunity Scholarships

Adds home-school students to the Opportunity Scholarship program, affecting eligible families seeking education funding.

Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform

Reforms penalties for child care licensing violations, affecting licensed child care providers.

Remove Cap: Satellite Annexations

Removes the limit on satellite annexations, affecting municipalities seeking to add noncontiguous territory and properties considered for annexation.

Lower Healthcare Costs

Makes changes intended to lower health care costs, affecting patients, health care providers, and payers.

Increase Medicaid PCS and PDN Rates

Increases Medicaid payment rates for personal care services and private duty nursing, affecting Medicaid recipients and providers of those services.

Dunn and Erwin Satellite Annexation Change

Changes satellite annexation rules for Dunn and Erwin, affecting those towns and property owners in areas considered for annexation.

College Sports Updates

Updates rules or policies concerning college sports, affecting colleges, student-athletes, and athletic programs.

Commuter Transportation Study/Piedmont Triad

Directs a study of commuter transportation in the Piedmont Triad, affecting regional transportation planning and commuters.

Reenact Funding/Meck. Emerg. Pension Fund

Restores funding for the Mecklenburg emergency pension fund, affecting the fund and people covered by it.

Hazard Mitigation Funds

Addresses hazard mitigation funding for disaster recovery, affecting communities and agencies involved in reducing disaster risks.

Require Free Water in Bars

Requires bars to provide free drinking water. It affects bar operators and customers.

Consumer Privacy Act

Establishes consumer privacy protections, affecting consumers and organizations that handle their personal information.

First Grade Reading Promise

Establishes a first-grade reading promise. It affects first-grade students, families, teachers, and schools.

AI in Ed Task Force and Standards

Creates a task force and standards for artificial intelligence in education. It affects schools, educators, students, and education officials.

Increase Insurance Rate Transparency

Requires greater transparency about insurance rate increases, affecting insurers and consumers who buy insurance.

Returning Citizens Ready to Work

Supports employment readiness for people returning to their communities after incarceration; the title does not specify the programs or requirements.

Elec. Notice of Public Hearings/Cabarrus Co

Allows electronic notice of public hearings in Cabarrus County, affecting local governments and residents seeking hearing information.

Fostering Care in NC Act 2026

Changes foster care policy in North Carolina, affecting children in foster care, foster families, and related agencies; the title does not specify how.

Fix Republican Failures on Public Safety Act

Makes changes related to public safety, affecting public safety agencies and North Carolina residents.

Community Safety Risk Protection Act

Creates or changes a community safety process involving risk-based protection, affecting people considered a safety risk and their communities; the title does not specify the process.

John Rollins Scholarship Protection Act

Protects the John Rollins Scholarship, affecting students who receive or seek the scholarship and the schools or agencies that administer it.

Strengthen Ed by Embedded New Teacher Support

Strengthens education by embedding support for new teachers, affecting beginning educators and the schools that employ them.

Child Care Omnibus

Makes multiple changes to child-care laws or programs, affecting children, families, providers, and agencies that oversee child care.

Cut State Agency Costs By 10%

Directs state agencies to reduce costs by 10%, affecting agency budgets, operations, employees, and people who use state services.

Work Training/Delinquent Child Support

Connects job training with delinquent child-support cases, affecting parents who owe overdue support and families awaiting payments.

Epstein Truth and Accountability Act

Seeks disclosure and accountability concerning Jeffrey Epstein, affecting government entities or officials responsible for relevant records or investigations.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth Joint EOC Funds

Provides funding for a joint emergency operations center serving Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

SANE Nurses Data/Registration Info Reqs

Sets data and registration information requirements for sexual assault nurse examiners, affecting those nurses and the agencies that oversee or use the information.

Reduce Healthcare Costs & Protect Patients

Seeks to reduce healthcare costs and protect patients, affecting patients and healthcare providers or insurers; the title does not specify the measures.

A PTA for Every School

Promotes having a parent-teacher association at every school; the title does not specify how schools or families would be affected.

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act/Funds

Provides funding for workplace protections or accommodations for pregnant employees.

Firearm & Conflict De-escalation Training Act

Establishes training on firearms and de-escalating conflicts for people covered by the act.

Behavior Analysis Reforms

Changes rules related to behavior analysis services, affecting behavior analysts and the people they serve.

Datacenter Transparency Act

Requires greater transparency from data centers, affecting data-center operators, regulators, and communities where these facilities operate.

Workforce Act of 2026

Creates workforce-related measures for 2026, affecting workers, employers, and workforce programs.

We Need More Midwives Act

Takes steps intended to increase the number of midwives, affecting midwives and people seeking maternity care.

MOMnibus 3.5

Makes a package of changes related to maternal health, affecting pregnant people, mothers, infants, health-care providers, and state health programs.

NCSU to Study Creation of New Vet School

Directs North Carolina State University to study creating a new veterinary school, affecting the university and prospective veterinary students.

Home Equity Investment Loan Act

Establishes rules for home equity investment loans. It affects homeowners, lenders, and companies offering these financial products.

State Digital Asset Payments Study Act

Directs the state to study accepting payments through digital assets. It affects state agencies and people or businesses interested in paying the state with digital assets.

Lower Healthcare Costs

Seeks to lower healthcare costs. It affects patients, healthcare providers, insurers, and others who pay for healthcare.

Allergy Safe Schools Act

Sets allergy-safety requirements for schools. It affects students with allergies, their families, school employees, and school administrators.

The HEAL Act

Addresses health through measures described as the HEAL Act; the title does not specify the changes or affected groups.

Equipping Law Enf. for Better Drug Detection

Provides law enforcement with equipment or resources for improved drug detection.

First Responder Training Track

Creates a training track for first responders. It affects first responders and organizations responsible for their training.

Keeping NC Open for Business

Addresses keeping North Carolina businesses open. It affects businesses and workers in the state.

Mindset Advantage Pilot Program

Creates a pilot program focused on developing a “mindset advantage” in education. It affects participating schools, students, and educators.

Utility Profit Oversight Act

Increases oversight of utility profits, affecting utility companies and their customers.

Statewide Year-Round School Study

Calls for a statewide study of year-round schooling, affecting education officials and potentially public schools, students, families, and staff.

Make Enf. Liable & Transparent (MELT) Act

Addresses accountability and transparency for law enforcement agencies or officers; the title does not specify the requirements.

Save Our Beaches

Addresses protection of North Carolina beaches; the title does not specify the actions proposed or who would be affected.

North Carolina Let Them Build Act

Seeks to make it easier to build housing in North Carolina; the title does not specify which building rules would change.

Revise NC Teaching Fellows Program

Revises North Carolina’s Teaching Fellows Program, affecting current or prospective program participants and participating schools; the title does not identify the revisions.

HOA Accessory Limitation Ban

Prevents homeowners associations from imposing certain limits on accessory structures or uses, affecting homeowners and HOAs; the title does not define which limitations are banned.

Require Seat Belts on School Buses

Requires seat belts on school buses, affecting students, school systems, and school bus operations.

Protecting Workers in the Age of AI Act

Creates protections for workers affected by artificial intelligence; the title does not identify the specific protections or workers covered.

Defend NC

Addresses public safety under the name “Defend NC”; the title does not identify specific measures or who would be affected.

Revise Math Graduation Requirements

Changes mathematics requirements for high school graduation, affecting students and schools; the title does not identify the new requirements.

Protect Moms Who Serve

Provides protections for mothers serving in the military; the title does not specify what protections would be provided.

Restore the American Dream

Addresses housing or homeownership opportunities; the title does not specify the policies or people covered.

Extreme Heat/Ban Utility Disconnections

Prohibits utility disconnections during extreme heat, protecting customers from losing service under covered conditions.

Critical Funds for Mecklenburg County

Provides critical funding for Mecklenburg County, affecting county government and residents who use county-funded services.

Modify Emergency Judge Provisions

Changes provisions governing emergency judges, affecting how the state court system uses or appoints them; the title does not specify the changes.

Fiscal Note for All Bills Considered

Requires a fiscal note for every bill considered, giving lawmakers information about each proposal’s financial effects.

Community Scale Weatherization + Health

Supports community-scale weatherization and related health efforts, affecting participating communities and residents whose homes or health needs qualify.

Amend Child Care Definitions/FFN Providers

Changes child care definitions concerning family, friend, and neighbor providers, affecting those caregivers and the families using their care.

Milit. Sexual Trauma/Study Comm./Pilot Prog

Creates a study commission and pilot program concerning military sexual trauma, affecting service members or veterans who have experienced it.

Don't Zone Out Child Care

Limits zoning barriers affecting child care facilities, helping child care providers and families seeking care.

Military Family Food Security & Readiness Act

Addresses food security for military families to support service members, their households, and military readiness.

Constitutional Amendments - Cannabis

Proposes constitutional amendments concerning cannabis, allowing North Carolina voters to decide the proposed changes.

Fund Drug Treatment/Mental Health Courts

Funds drug treatment and mental health courts, affecting court participants with substance-use or mental health needs.

8th Senatorial District Local Act-2

Makes local-law changes for communities in North Carolina’s 8th Senate district.

Power Bill Protection/Large Load Tariff

Creates protections for power bills and a special electricity rate structure for customers with very large energy demands, affecting utility customers and large power users.

Inclusionary Zoning/Workforce Housing Funds

Addresses inclusionary zoning and workforce housing funds, affecting local governments, housing developers, and people seeking workforce housing.

Housing Acceleration Fund

Creates a fund intended to speed housing development, affecting housing builders and people seeking homes.

Orthodontic Treatment In-Person Exam Req

Requires an in-person examination for orthodontic treatment, affecting orthodontic providers and patients.

NC Children's Safe Screens Act/Funds

Creates the North Carolina Children’s Safe Screens Act and provides funding, affecting children and their use of screens.

Limits on Immigration Detention Facilities

Places limits on immigration detention facilities, affecting facility operators, detained immigrants, and surrounding communities.

Adopt Official Hip-Hop Song

Adopts an official hip-hop song for North Carolina.

Tax Relief on Essentials for Working Families

Provides tax relief on essential goods or expenses for working families.

Supporting Small Farmers for NC's Future Act

Provides support for small farmers in North Carolina, affecting small agricultural businesses and the state’s farming future.

Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program

Creates a grant program aimed at making affordable housing more efficient, affecting affordable housing providers and residents.

Mandate Mowing in May for Major Events

Requires mowing in May in preparation for major events, affecting transportation agencies and areas along routes or sites connected to those events.

Funds for Pineville Pedestrian Beacon

Provides funding for a pedestrian beacon in Pineville, affecting pedestrians, drivers, and the local government.

Voucher School Transparency Act

Requires greater transparency from schools participating in voucher programs, affecting those schools, students, families, and program administrators.

Micro-Budget Productions & Film Grant Changes

Changes film-grant rules for micro-budget productions, affecting small film projects and applicants seeking state production grants.

NC Small Business Capital & Jobs Act

Addresses access to capital and job creation for North Carolina small businesses, affecting business owners, workers, and job seekers.

NC Airport Security Continuity

Addresses continuity of security at North Carolina airports, affecting airport operators, security personnel, travelers, and others using airport facilities.

Youth Placement Study

Directs a study of youth placement issues affecting young people and the families or agencies responsible for their care.

Justice for Storm Chantal Survivors Act

Creates measures addressing the needs of people affected by Storm Chantal.

Keep NC Working Act

Establishes employment-related measures intended to keep North Carolinians working, affecting workers and employers.

HBCU/HMSI Omnibus

Combines measures concerning historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, affecting those schools and their students.

Military Influence Areas

Addresses areas affected by military operations or installations, affecting military communities and nearby residents or property owners.

Budgeting Accountability and Transparency

Adds accountability and transparency requirements to government budgeting, affecting public agencies, officials, and residents reviewing how public money is planned and spent.

Environmental Management Commission Staffing

Addresses staffing for North Carolina’s Environmental Management Commission, affecting the commission and employees who support its work.

Modernized Children with Disabilities Funding

Updates how funding is provided for children with disabilities, affecting eligible students, schools, and school funding.

E-Bike Definition and Local Regulation

Defines electric bicycles and addresses local government authority to regulate them, affecting riders, sellers, and communities.

State Employee Bereavement Leave/Up To 40 Hrs

Allows state employees to receive up to 40 hours of bereavement leave after a qualifying loss.

Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets

Prohibits gambling through prediction markets, affecting market operators and people who use these markets to place wagers.

Part-Time Status for Disabled Students

Allows students with disabilities to have part-time status, affecting eligible students and the schools they attend.

Standing Up For Wilson County Vol. Fire Depts

Provides support for volunteer fire departments in Wilson County, affecting volunteer firefighters and the communities they serve.

2026 Governor's Budget

Sets out the governor’s proposed state budget for 2026, affecting state agencies, programs, employees, and taxpayers.

Critical Funds for North Mecklenburg

Provides funding for critical needs in northern Mecklenburg County, affecting local communities and services in that area.

Safety Funds for Highway 49 & Eastway Drive

Provides safety funding for Highway 49 and Eastway Drive, affecting drivers, pedestrians, and nearby communities.

Protecting Medicaid & Autism Services

Seeks to protect Medicaid coverage and autism services, affecting Medicaid recipients with autism and the providers who serve them.

Limit Electric Util. Hist. Fuel Cost Recovery

Limits electric utilities’ recovery of past fuel costs, affecting electric utilities and their customers.

Senior Property Tax Relief Modernization Act

Updates property tax relief for senior residents, affecting older homeowners and the local governments that administer the relief.

Consumer Protection AI Bill of Rights

Establishes consumer protections concerning artificial intelligence, affecting people who use AI-related products or services and the businesses providing them.

Screen Free Schools Act

Requires schools to limit or prohibit student screen use in specified circumstances, affecting students, teachers, and school administrators.

Portable-Scale Solar Energy Devices

Addresses portable-scale solar energy devices, affecting their owners, users, sellers, or regulators.

Early Voting Procedures at Fire Stations

Sets procedures for early-voting sites located at fire stations, affecting voters, election officials, and participating fire stations.

Grid Utilization

Addresses how the energy grid is used, affecting electric utilities and their customers.

Hospital Authority Commissioner Reforms

Changes requirements for hospital authority commissioners, affecting commissioners and the hospital authorities they oversee.

2026 Governor's Budget

Presents the governor’s proposed 2026 state budget, affecting state agencies, programs, employees, and residents who use state-funded services.

DOA Agency Requests

Addresses state agency requests handled by the Department of Administration, affecting the department and agencies submitting requests.

Investing in Teen Mental Health

Provides investment for teen mental health, affecting teenagers and organizations or providers offering mental health support.

NC Constitutional Rights Act/Funds

Provides funding connected to a North Carolina Constitutional Rights Act, affecting efforts to enforce or support state constitutional rights.

Universal Pre-K

Establishes universal prekindergarten, affecting young children, their families, schools, and pre-K providers.

Hygiene Products Protections/Sales Tax

Addresses protections for hygiene products and their treatment under the sales tax, affecting consumers and sellers of those products.

Funding for Winston-Salem

Provides funding for Winston-Salem, affecting the city and recipients or services supported by the funds.

Property Tax Modifications

Changes property tax rules, affecting property owners and local governments that assess and collect property taxes.

Keep Our Schools Standing Act

Addresses keeping school buildings standing, affecting public schools, students, staff, and communities.

School Meals for Every Child

Provides school meals to every child, affecting students and school meal programs.

Permit Self-Defense Devices on College Campus

Allows self-defense devices on college campuses, affecting students, employees, visitors, and campus safety policies.

AI Chatbots-Licensing, Safety, & Privacy

Sets licensing, safety, and privacy rules for AI chatbots, affecting chatbot providers and users.

Budget Requirement for Tax Triggers

Requires budget provisions for tax triggers, affecting state budgeting and taxpayers subject to triggered tax changes.

TIPs Tax Deduction

Creates a tax deduction for tips, affecting workers who receive tip income and taxpayers claiming the deduction.

Protection of Constitutional Rights

Provides protections for constitutional rights, affecting people whose rights may be restricted and the entities responsible for respecting them.

Modify Mileage and Per Diem

Changes mileage reimbursement and daily expense allowances for people traveling on government business.

Learning & Enrichment in Afterschool Programs

Addresses learning and enrichment activities in afterschool programs, affecting participating students, families, and program providers.

Red Wolf Special Registration Plate

Creates a Red Wolf special vehicle registration plate for North Carolina motorists who choose it.

NSF for Taxes Penalty Modification

Changes the penalty for payments returned for insufficient funds when paying taxes, affecting taxpayers whose payments are rejected.

Data Center Amendments

Changes rules concerning data centers, affecting data center owners, operators, developers, and regulators.

Fully Fund School Psychologists & Counselors

Provides full funding for school psychologists and counselors, affecting public schools, students, and school support staff.

Learning & Enrichment in Afterschool Programs

Supports learning and enrichment in afterschool programs, affecting participating children, families, and program providers.

Safe Parks Act

Addresses safety in parks, affecting park visitors and the agencies or local governments that manage parks.

The SAVE Act

Makes health-related changes under the SAVE Act, affecting health care providers and patients.

Moratorium on New Coastal Fishing Regulations

Temporarily blocks new coastal fishing regulations, affecting coastal fishers, fishing businesses, and regulators.

Family Support for Those Who Serve Act

Provides family support for people who serve, affecting service members and their families.

Chiropractic Abuse of Costs

Addresses chiropractic costs considered abusive, affecting chiropractors, patients, and those paying chiropractic claims.

Prohibit Driving with Animal in Lap

Prohibits driving with an animal in the driver’s lap, affecting motorists traveling with animals.

Aging With Dignity Act

Addresses aging with dignity and affects older adults and those involved in their care.

Expand Quantum Computing Education

Expands quantum computing education, affecting students, educators, and educational institutions.

Additional Magistrates/Mecklenburg County

Adds magistrates in Mecklenburg County, affecting the county’s courts and residents who use them.

Affordability in Healthcare Act

Addresses health care affordability, affecting patients, health care providers, and others involved in paying for care.

Secret Peeping on Minor/Increase Punishment

Increases punishment for secretly viewing or recording a minor, affecting offenders, victims, and the criminal justice system.

Mutual Aid/Tribal Police & Sheriff's Offices

Allows or governs mutual-aid arrangements between tribal police and sheriffs’ offices, affecting those agencies and the communities they serve.

Fair Share for Public Schools Act

Addresses how public schools receive funding or resources, affecting public school students, employees, and school systems.

Office of State Fire Marshal ESF Mods

Modifies the Office of State Fire Marshal’s emergency support functions, affecting the office and agencies involved in emergency response.

Licensing Certain Fire Systems

Requires licensing for certain fire-protection systems or related work, affecting installers, contractors, system owners, and regulators.

Construction Inspection Efficiency Act

Changes construction inspection procedures to improve efficiency, affecting builders, inspectors, property owners, and local governments.

Expanded Acc. to Doulas and Midwives/BC Lic

Expands access to doulas and midwives and addresses licensing tied to “BC”; the title does not identify what “BC” means.

Outdoor Advertising Revisions

Revises rules for outdoor advertising, affecting sign owners, advertisers, property owners, and transportation authorities.

DIGITAL NC Act

Addresses digital technology in North Carolina; the title does not specify the programs, rules, or people affected.

Certificate of Title/Off-Road Motorcycle

Addresses certificates of title for off-road motorcycles, affecting motorcycle owners and agencies that issue or record vehicle titles.

Appropriation to the Lake Norman CDC

Provides state funding to the Lake Norman Community Development Corporation, affecting the organization and the communities it serves.

North Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission

Creates a North Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission to support trade relations, affecting businesses and organizations engaged in commerce between North Carolina and Ireland.

Nursing Fellows & Curric. Support Funds/WSSU

Provides support funds for nursing fellows and nursing curriculum at Winston-Salem State University, affecting nursing students, faculty, and the university.

Increase Market Rate/Rate Floor/Child Subsidy

Raises the market rate and minimum payment rate for child care subsidies, affecting subsidized families and child care providers.

The People's Right to Amend Act

Addresses the public’s ability to amend governing law, affecting North Carolina voters and the amendment process.

Reduce Parent Copays/Child Care Subsidy/Funds

Provides funding to reduce parents’ copayments for subsidized child care, affecting participating families and child care providers.

Workforce Act of 2026

Creates or changes workforce programs for 2026, affecting workers, job seekers, employers, and workforce-development agencies.

The Ciji Graham Act

Creates measures named for Ciji Graham related to public safety, affecting people and agencies covered by those measures.

Cherokee County Occupancy Tax Modifications

Changes Cherokee County’s occupancy tax rules, affecting lodging providers, visitors, and local tax administration.

The NC Teacher Pay Competitiveness Act

Addresses the competitiveness of North Carolina teacher pay, affecting public school teachers and education funding.

Omnibus Life Sciences Appropriations

Provides funding for multiple life sciences initiatives, affecting related research, health, education, or industry programs.

DIT Consultation

Addresses consultation with the North Carolina Department of Information Technology, affecting agencies or entities required to seek its input.

Study Student Loan Forgiveness Program/SEAA

Directs a study of a student loan forgiveness program involving the State Education Assistance Authority, affecting borrowers and the agency.

Ban Online For-Profit Charters

Prohibits online charter schools operated for profit, affecting charter operators, enrolled students, families, and education officials.

A.I. in Environmental Permitting

Addresses the use of artificial intelligence in environmental permitting, affecting permitting agencies and applicants.

LEO Facial Coverings and Identifications

Sets rules for law enforcement officers’ facial coverings and identification while working, affecting officers and people who interact with them.

Town of Pineville/Reserve Police

Addresses reserve police officers for the Town of Pineville, affecting the town’s police department and reserve officers.

Permit Time Lines/Certain Wastewater Systems

Sets permit timelines for certain wastewater systems, affecting permit applicants, system owners, and environmental regulators.

Dominique Moody Safety Act

Creates public-safety measures named for Dominique Moody, affecting people or agencies covered by those measures.

North Carolina-Ireland Trade Commission

Creates a North Carolina-Ireland trade commission focused on economic ties and jobs, affecting businesses and officials involved in trade between the state and Ireland.

IDD Omnibus

Makes multiple changes related to intellectual and developmental disabilities, affecting people with these disabilities and their service providers.

2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB

Makes administrative, technical, and clarifying changes to North Carolina tax laws and the 2026 budget, affecting agencies and taxpayers.

Investing in North Carolina Act

Provides for investments in North Carolina, affecting state funding and the people or programs receiving it.

2026 Water Safety Act

Establishes water-safety measures for 2026, affecting people and organizations involved in water recreation or safety.

Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6

Proposes removing Section 6 of Article XIV from the North Carolina Constitution, affecting the constitutional provision and North Carolina voters who decide amendments.

Henry's Law

Creates or changes a criminal justice measure called Henry’s Law; the title does not specify its requirements or who is affected.

Cape Fear IBT Moratorium/EMC IBT Reductions

Pauses certain water transfers involving the Cape Fear River basin and addresses reductions by the Environmental Management Commission, affecting communities and water systems involved in those transfers.

Wastewater Design Flow Modifications

Changes wastewater design flow requirements, affecting wastewater system designers, operators, developers, and regulators.

Omnibus Artificial Intelligence Protections

Creates multiple protections related to artificial intelligence, affecting people who use or are affected by AI and organizations that develop or deploy it.

An Act to Reduce the Cost of Electricity for North Carolina Residents and Businesses

Removes the state's 2030 target for cutting power plant carbon emissions and lets utilities charge customers for new power plants while they are still being built. Supporters say it lowers long-run costs; opponents say it shifts construction risk onto ratepayers.

An Act to Prevent Sexual Exploitation of Women and Minors

Adds consent and age-verification requirements for adult websites and creates a process to have intimate images removed, along with definitions of biological sex used across state law.

An Act to Modify Charter School Enrollment and Reporting Requirements

Lets charter schools give enrollment priority to more categories of students and reduces how often they must report student demographics and finances to the state.

An Act to Provide Additional Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief

Sends additional state money to western North Carolina for home repair, small business grants, private road and bridge rebuilding, and local government cash-flow loans after Hurricane Helene.

An Act to Establish Minimum Staffing Standards in Licensed Child Care Facilities

Sets minimum staff-to-child ratios in licensed daycare centers and creates a state grant program to help centers hire and keep qualified teachers.

An Act to Increase Transparency in Utility Rate Cases

Requires utilities to publish plain-language notices before requesting a rate increase and gives the public 60 days to comment before a hearing.