Bill > S222

This bill modifies North Carolina's legal definitions related to contracts by explicitly excluding government contracts from certain provisions. Specifically, the bill amends the existing statute by adding a new definition for "government contract," which is defined as any contract or undertaking involving the State of North Carolina, a county, municipality, or other public body. The bill removes language that previously categorized consumer contracts and employment contracts within the same definition, and now specifically carves out government contracts as a separate category. This change appears to be aimed at ensuring that state and local government contracts are not subject to standard choice of law and forum selection provisions that might otherwise apply to business contracts. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law and will apply to all contracts entered into, renewed, or amended from that point forward, meaning it has both prospective and retrospective application for contracts that are modified after its enactment.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S222