Bills

Home-Based Business Fairness Act

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

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.

Modify Nonprofit Corp. Act/Charitable Org

Changes state rules for nonprofit corporations and charitable organizations.

Consumers in Crisis Protection Act

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

Voluntary Portable Benefits Plan Act

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

Required Disclosures/Proxy Advisory Services

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

Incent Development Finance District Funding

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

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.

Worker Safety Act of 2026

Changes workplace safety requirements or protections affecting workers and employers.

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.

NC Right to Work Amendment

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

NC Economic Forecasting Initiative

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

Workforce Act of 2026

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

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.

Keeping NC Open for Business

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

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.

Increase Insurance Rate Transparency

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

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.

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.

Keep NC Working Act

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

Workforce Act of 2026

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

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.

Appropriation to the Lake Norman CDC

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