Current Proposed Legislation in the NC General Assembly
Research by Michael Silverman, April 11, 2025
Of the 1766 bills created by the NC General Assembly for the 2025-2026 session up to April 9, 2025 I found only four that pertained to immigration. They are as follows:
Formatting Note: The text in ALL CAPS is taken from the beginning of the Act itself. Upper and lower text is taken from the Bill’s summary.
HB 318 The Criminal Illegal Enforcement Act – referred to committee 3/10/25
AN ACT TO MODIFY ELIGIBILITY FOR RELEASE AND REQUIRE NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE TO IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT WHEN A PRISONER IS SUBJECT TO AN IMMIGRATION DETAINER AND ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT.
SB 153 NC Border Protection Act – referred to committee 3/6/25
AN ACT TO PROTECT THE BORDERS OF THE STATE BY (I) REQUIRING COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS, (II) ENSURING STATE FUNDS ARE BEING USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS IN THE STATE LEGALLY, (III) CREATING ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS RELATED TO IMMIGRATION, AND (IV) PROHIBITING UNC CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS FROM BECOMING SANCTUARY UNIVERSITIES.
HB 80 Prohibit LEO W/ICE at Farm/Construction Sites – referred to comm 2/11/25
…preventing law enforcement agencies and officers from participating in immigration enforcement on farmland and construction sites.
HB 78 Prohibit LEO W/ICE Churches/Schools/Hospitals– referred to comm 2/11/25
… preventing law enforcement agencies and officers from participating in immigration enforcement in places of religious worship, elementary and secondary schools, and hospitals.
Since I spent several hours reviewing ALL 1766 bills, I thought I’d share some of the ones I found interesting:
HB 249 Diversity in Pickelball Pilot Program
HB 821 Drivers License Expiration Moratorium
SB 452 End Child Marriage
SB 244 January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov’t
HB 124 Adopt Official State Cookie
Just to name a few. The other bills I found of interest are below and added here for entertainment and personal interest.
I truly found this exercise highly enlightening. I had no idea how many bills the GA works on during their session.
The site where this information is managed is https://lrs.sog.unc.edu/ and provides some search capabilities.
HB 825 Election Improvements
Prohibit use of ranked choice voting in any election or primary.
Reduce the length of early voting from three to two weeks.
Require for voter identification, last four digits of SS# and voter date of birth.
HB 821 Drivers License Expiration Moratorium
Recognizes the existence of a backlog of drivers who are unable to renew driver licenses in person. Establishes that Class C drivers licenses shall remain valid to establish driving privileges for up to two years after the license expiration date.
HB 812 UNC-Pembrook Presidential Library Funds/DJT
Appropriates $10 million from the General Fund to the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina for 2025-26 to be allocated to the University of North Carolina at Pembrook (UNCP) to construct a presidential library in honor of President Donald John Trump. UNCP may partner with the federal National Archives and Records Administration to the extent necessary to complete the project. Effective July 1, 2025
HB 807 Strong Public Schools for a Strong NC.
AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS, TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AT NO COST TO STUDENTS THROUGH AN ALLOCATION BASED ON SCHOOL FOOD AUTHORITY EVALUATIONS, TO PROVIDE FOR A ONE-TO-ONE DEVICE REFRESH FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO REVISE THE OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
HB 799 Insure Nondiscrimination in Government
adding a new provision establishing as State policy that State employee hiring, promotion, and training must be without regard to race or ethnicity, religion, or sex and that applications for State employment cannot inquire about race
HB 788 Fix Our Democracy
AN ACT AMENDING THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO ESTABLISH A NONPARTISAN REDISTRICTING PROCESS
HB 784 Prohibit Assault Weapons
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS AND LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES.
HB 776 NC Religious Freedom Restoration Act
Specifies the intent of the bill to protect religious practices from neutrally applied action from local governments and HOAs.
HB 774 School Breakfast for All
AN ACT TO PROVIDE BREAKFAST TO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTS AND TO ESTABLISH THE FARM-TO-TABLE INITIATIVE.
HB 712 Universal Income/Pay-it-Forward Fund
Establishes the NC Universal Income Program (NCUIP) in the Department of Commerce (DOC) to incentivize individuals having difficulty finding good permanent employment to volunteer in the community and receive retraining. Establishes the Pay-It-Forward Fund (Fund) in DOC to support the NCUIP. Requires a focus on public-private partnerships, tax incentives, and other methods appropriate to obtain resources required to fund NCUIP and provide volunteer opportunities and employment retraining
SB 657 Keep our coaches act
AN ACT TO ALLOCATE TAX PROCEEDS FROM SPORTS BETTING TO PROVIDE SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR ATHLETIC COACHES.
SB 652 Voter Fraud Prevention
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A SPECIAL ELECTION WHEN AN ELECTED OR APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHANGES PARTY AFFILIATION DURING THE MEMBER’S TERM IN OFFICE WITH MORE THAN SIX MONTHS OF THE TERM REMAINING AND TO REQUIRE THE RETURN OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS UPON THE REQUEST OF THE CONTRIBUTOR
S558 Eliminating DEI
AN ACT TO DEMONSTRATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S INTENT THAT STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RECOGNIZE THE EQUALITY AND RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS AND TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM PROMOTING CERTAIN CONCEPTS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THAT INTENT.
SB 452 End Child Marriage
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ONLY INDIVIDUALS EIGHTEEN YEARS OR OLDER MAY LAWFULLY MARRY.
HB 392 Safeguard Fair Elections
AN ACT TO PROVIDE INCREASED PROTECTIONS FOR VOTERS AND ELECTIONS OFFICIALS AGAINST VARIOUS FORMS OF INTERFERENCE WITH AN ELECTION AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
SB 386 Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Voter Registration
AN ACT TO ENSURE PROCRASTINATORS THEIR RIGHT TO VOTE BY ESTABLISHING SAME-DAY REGISTRATION ON ELECTION DAY AND TO ENGAGE OVERACHIEVING TEENAGERS IN VOTING BY RECODIFYING THE PROGRAM TO PREREGISTER INDIVIDUALS SIXTEEN AND SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
HB 380 Conscientious Objections to Vaccine Mandates
Allows a person to attend a college, university, school, or facility without presenting a certificate of immunization upon submission of a written statement of the reasons of conscience and opposition to the immunization requirements.
HB 379 Application for a Convention of the States
Applies to Congress for the calling of a convention of the states limited to proposing amendments to the US Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for its officials and for members of Congress. Specifies that this is a continuing application until the legislatures of at least two-thirds of states have made applications on the same subject.
HB 371 DMV Materials in Additional Languages
Require the Division of Motor Vehicles to provide an option for applicants to receive the drivers license handbook and take the written test required for licensure in Khmer and each language that is the primary language of at least 2% of the State’s population.
HB 360 Healthy Students – A Nurse in Every School
Require local boards of education to ensure that each school within the unit is staffed by at least one full-time, permanent school nurse.
HB 358 Hate Crimes Prevention Act
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE SCOPE AND PUNISHMENT OF HATE CRIMES; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A HATE CRIMES STATISTICS DATABASE; TO REQUIRE THE NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE ACADEMY TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH TRAINING ON IDENTIFYING, RESPONDING TO, AND REPORTING HATE CRIMES; AND TO REQUIRE THE CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO PROSECUTORS ON HOW TO PROSECUTE HATE CRIMES.
HB 353 The Second Chance Coding Act
AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF JUVENILE JUSTICE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE DELINQUENT JUVENILES COMMITTED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTERS WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP CODING, PROGRAMMING, AND OTHER COMPUTER-RELATED SKILLS.
HB 327 NC Bitcoin Reserve and Investment Act
Authorizes the Office of the State Treasurer (Treasurer) to allocate up to 10% of public funds into Bitcoin (BTC) as part of the State’s long-term financial strategy.
HB 249 Diversity in Pickelball Pilot Program
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY FOR A PILOT PROGRAM IN WAKE COUNTY TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE GAME OF PICKLEBALL.
SB 244 January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov’t
AN ACT TO MAKE IT A CLASS F FELONY TO ENGAGE IN A RIOT OR INCITE A RIOT IN WHICH AN ATTEMPT OCCURS TO OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES, THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF.
SB 227 Eliminating “DEI” in Public Education
AN ACT TO DEMONSTRATE THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY’S INTENT THAT STUDENTS, TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND OTHER SCHOOL EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE THE EQUALITY AND RIGHTS OF ALL PERSONS AND TO PROHIBIT PUBLIC SCHOOL UNITS FROM PROMOTING CERTAIN CONCEPTS THAT ARE CONTRARY TO THAT INTENT.
HB 171 Equality in State Agencies/Prohibition on DEI
Directs that no State agency can promote, support, fund, implement, or maintain workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) (was, no State agencies could promote, support, fund, implement or maintain DEI policies, programs, or initiatives).
HB 124 Adopt Official State Cookie
AN ACT ADOPTING THE MORAVIAN COOKIE AS THE OFFICIAL STATE COOKIE.
HB 89 University Vaccination Act
AN ACT REPEALING IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS FOR PERSONS WHO ATTEND A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY IN NORTH CAROLINA
SB 81 NC Time Zone/Observe DST All Year
SB 78 Official Fried Apple Pie Festival
AN ACT DESIGNATING SPARTA’S FRIED APPLE PIE FESTIVAL AS THE OFFICIAL FRIED APPLE PIE FESTIVAL OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
HB 21 Drivers License Designation/Autism
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES TO DEVELOP A DESIGNATION FOR DRIVERS LICENSES THAT MAY BE GRANTED UPON REQUEST TO A PERSON WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER.
SB 15 Adopt Bottlenose Dolphin/State Marine Mammal
AN ACT ADOPTING THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN AS THE STATE MARINE MAMMAL
HB 13 Charges for Payments by Credit or Debit Card
…prohibiting persons selling goods or services at retail (merchant) from imposing a charge for credit or debit card payments that is more than the charge the merchant pays to a payment card.
HB 11 No Tax on Tips, Overtime, Bonus Pay Card
AN ACT TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX DEDUCTION FOR OVERTIME COMPENSATION, UP TO TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS OF BONUS PAY, AND TIPS.