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Legislator > Lisa Grafstein
State Senator
Lisa Grafstein
(D) - North Carolina
North Carolina Senate District 13
In Office - Started: 01/01/2023
contact info
Capitol Office
North Carolina Legislative Building
16 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
16 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Phone: 919-733-9349
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| S124 | Reduce Barriers to State Employment | AN ACT TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO STATE EMPLOYMENT. | Crossed Over |
| S110 | North Carolina Work and Save | AN ACT TO CREATE THE SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT SAVINGS PROGRAM AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS. Whereas, the General Assembly finds that too many North Carolina citizens have no or inadequate savings for retirement, and an estimated 1.7 million North Carolina working families, including employees, independent contractors, and the self-employed, have no access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan or program or any other easy way to save at work; and Whereas, it is the policy of the State to assist the North Carolina private-sector workforce, including in particular moderate- and lower-income working households, to voluntarily save for retirement, including by facilitating saving in individual retirement accounts (IRAs) as well as by encouraging employers to adopt retirement savings and other retirement plans for employees in the State; and Whereas, more adequate, portable, low-cost, and consumer-protective retirement saving by North Carolina households will enhance their retirement security and ultimately reduce the pressure on State public assistance programs for retirees and other elderly citizens and the potential burden on North Carolina taxpayers to finance such programs; and Whereas, the General Assembly intends to establish a North Carolina Work and Save Program that will use the services of competent and qualified private-sector entities selected by the North Carolina Small Business Retirement Savings Program Board to administer the Program and manage the funds on behalf of the Program participants; and Whereas, the North Carolina 529 College Savings Program has demonstrated the feasibility of a public-private partnership that outsources investment and administration to assist private citizens of the State to save on a voluntary and cost-efficient basis; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S311 | Utility Worker Protection Act | AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT AGAINST A UTILITY OR COMMUNICATIONS WORKER. | Crossed Over |
| S656 | Cosmetic Art Deregulation | AN ACT TO EXEMPT NATURAL HAIR CARE SERVICES, BLOW-DRY STYLING, AND MAKEUP ARTISTRY FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA BOARD OF COSMETIC ART EXAMINERS; TO CONVERT THE MANDATORY NATURAL HAIR CARE SPECIALIST LICENSE TO A VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATE; AND TO EXPAND AUTHORIZED SETTINGS FOR CERTAIN COSMETIC ART SERVICES. | In Committee |
| S660 | Honoring Sacrifice: NC Veterans Relief Act | AN ACT TO GRADUALLY INCREASE THE EXEMPTION AMOUNT UNDER THE DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION, TO ALLOW DISABLED VETERANS TO PREQUALIFY FOR THE DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD EXCLUSION, TO EXCLUDE THE PRIMARY MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED BY A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT DISABLED VETERAN FROM THE PROPERTY TAX, AND TO REIMBURSE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR A PERCENTAGE OF THEIR RESULTING REVENUE LOSS. Whereas, North Carolina strives to be the most veteran-friendly state in the nation; and Whereas, North Carolina recognizes the sacrifices of its veterans who have become 100% permanently and totally disabled due to service-connected conditions; and Whereas, homeownership and reliable transportation are critical to the well-being of disabled veterans, this act seeks to provide immediate financial relief through property tax exemptions; and Whereas, to ensure local governments remain financially stable, this act establishes a hold harmless model to reimburse local governments up to 50% of revenue losses resulting from the implementation of this act, ensuring a shared investment between the State and local governments in honoring our disabled veterans; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S659 | Investing in North Carolina Act | AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO RAISE SALARIES FOR TEACHERS, STATE EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY COLLEGE EMPLOYEES, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA; TO PROVIDE A COST-OF-LIVING INCREASE FOR RETIREES; TO EXPAND THE WAGE$ PROGRAM STATEWIDE; AND TO CREATE A TAX CREDIT FOR QUALIFYING EMPLOYERS EQUAL TO THE LESSER OF FIVE PERCENT OF WAGES PAID TO EMPLOYEES DURING THE TAXABLE YEAR OR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. | In Committee |
| S708 | Working Families Act | AN ACT REDUCING PARENT COPAYMENTS FOR SUBSIDIZED CHILD CARE, REENACTING THE CHILD TAX CREDIT, INCREASING THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE TO FIFTEEN DOLLARS PER HOUR ON LABOR DAY 2025 AND GRANTING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FLEXIBILITY TO SET A HIGHER LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE, INCREASING THE INCOME ELIGIBILITY LIMIT FOR THE PROPERTY TAX HOMESTEAD CIRCUIT BREAKER, CREATING A HOMEBUYERS' ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS WHO WORK AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND ENACTING THE NORTH CAROLINA PAID FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE ACT TO HELP WORKING FAMILIES AND CREATING THE EMPLOYER GRANT FUND TO OFFSET COSTS INCURRED BY EMPLOYERS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE. | In Committee |
| S633 | Guarding Freedoms & Public Safety Act | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A PERSON CONVICTED OF A MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE FROM PURCHASING OR POSSESSING A FIREARM; TO REQUIRE A UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR THE SALE OF A FIREARM; TO REENACT THE PISTOL PURCHASE PERMIT LAW; AND TO REQUIRE CERTIFICATION OF THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS BY PARENTS OR GUARDIANS OF STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | In Committee |
| S676 | The North Carolina Survivors' Act | AN ACT TO ALLOW FOR MITIGATED SENTENCING FOR SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE. | In Committee |
| S707 | 25-Year LEO Retirement With Full Benefits | AN ACT ALLOWING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM OR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM TO RETIRE WITH UNREDUCED BENEFITS AFTER ACHIEVING TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE AND MAKING CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE RELATED LAWS. | In Committee |
| S618 | Lasting Economic and Academic Prosperity Act | AN ACT TO ENACT THE LASTING ECONOMIC AND ACADEMIC PROSPERITY (LEAP) ACT. | In Committee |
| S637 | Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order | AN ACT TO ENSURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES. | In Committee |
| S736 | Foundation Act: Building NC's Housing Future | AN ACT TO COMPREHENSIVELY ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES AND NEEDS IN THE STATE. | In Committee |
| S636 | School Psychologist Omnibus | AN ACT TO ENACT PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. | In Committee |
| S632 | Homes for Heroes | AN ACT TO CREATE A HOMEBUYERS' ASSISTANCE PROGRAM WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY FOR FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYERS WHO WORK AS PUBLIC SERVANTS AND TO ALLOW AN INCOME TAX CREDIT TO CERTAIN VOLUNTEER WORKERS FOR UNREIMBURSED BUSINESS EXPENSES. | In Committee |
| S611 | Allow Consecutive Remote License Renewals | AN ACT TO ALLOW CONSECUTIVE REMOTE LICENSE RENEWALS FOR NON-REAL ID COMPLIANT DRIVERS LICENSES. | In Committee |
| S681 | The Prison Resources Repurposing Act | AN ACT TO EXPAND THE MUTUAL AGREEMENT PAROLE PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR THE PAROLE OF INMATES SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT WITHOUT PAROLE. | In Committee |
| S679 | The Women's Care Act | AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT TO TEMPORARILY DEFER THE IMPRISONMENT OF A PREGNANT PERSON THAT IS FOUND NOT TO BE A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. | In Committee |
| S683 | Keeping Kids and Parents Together Act | AN ACT TO REQUIRE COMMUNITY-BASED SENTENCING FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS THAT ARE THE PRIMARY CARETAKER OF A DEPENDENT CHILD. | In Committee |
| S570 | Prohibit the Corporate Practice of Medicine | AN ACT TO RESTORE THE SUPREMACY OF MEDICAL PROVIDERS' PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT AND TO PROHIBIT THE "CORPORATE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE". | In Committee |
| S626 | Domestic Violence Divorce Reform Act | AN ACT TO AMEND SEPARATION LAWS FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE AND TO ABOLISH THE COMMON LAW CIVIL ACTIONS OF ALIENATION OF AFFECTION AND CRIMINAL CONVERSATION. | In Committee |
| S674 | Lic. Mental Health Reciprocity/Recognition | AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS FOR CITIZENS IN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH RECIPROCITY AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS. | In Committee |
| S634 | Kayla's Act: Protecting Dom. Violence Victims | AN ACT TO MODIFY LAWS PERTAINING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TO BE KNOWN AS KAYLA'S ACT: PROTECTING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. | In Committee |
| S645 | The Protect Our Schools Act | AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO IDENTIFY SCHOOL WALK ZONES; SETTING LOWER SPEED LIMITS IN SCHOOL WALK ZONES; INCREASING CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INJURING A MINOR IN A CROSSWALK, SCHOOL ZONE, OR SCHOOL WALK ZONE; AND CREATING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ENHANCEMENT FUND. | In Committee |
| S483 | The Children First Act | AN ACT PRIORITZING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CHILD CARE FOR NORTH CAROLINA FAMILIES; ESTABLISHING AN EMPLOYER-PROVIDED CHILD CARE CREDIT; IMPLEMENTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSING REFORM STRATEGIES TO ELIMINATE THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE; ENHANCING CHILD HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTIONS; ADDRESSING INFANT AND FETAL MORTALITY PREVENTION; ESTABLISHING A CHILD CARE INNOVATION TASK FORCE TO IMPROVE THE CHILD CARE LANDSCAPE IN NORTH CAROLINA; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THESE PURPOSES. Whereas, children in North Carolina are facing unprecedented threats to their safety, privacy, education, and overall well-being, requiring a bold policy response to protect them from economic insecurity, digital exploitation, harmful substances, and violence; and Whereas, the cost of raising children has skyrocketed, with child care, housing, healthcare, and education expenses outpacing wages, forcing many families to make impossible financial choices and pushing parents—especially mothers—out of the workforce; and Whereas, predatory social media platforms and digital corporations are deliberately targeting children with addictive algorithms, manipulative content, and intrusive data collection, exposing them to mental health crises, identity theft, and exploitation without parental consent or oversight; and Whereas, children are being tracked, monetized, and manipulated online, leading to increased rates of anxiety, depression, self-harm, and social isolation, creating the urgent need for strict digital privacy protections, algorithm regulations, and a ban on data mining of minors; and Whereas, youth vaping, cannabis exposure, and synthetic drug use have surged, with over one-third of North Carolina high school students reporting vape use, and an increasing number of elementary-aged children being introduced to nicotine, THC derivatives, and other substances especially harmful to children; and Whereas, firearm-related deaths among children have more than doubled since 2013, with over seventy-nine percent (79%) of guns found on school campuses originating from improperly stored firearms, making safe storage laws and firearm safety education a critical public health necessity; and Whereas, youth homelessness is rising at alarming rates, with more than 28,000 students statewide experiencing housing instability, making it nearly impossible for these children to focus on their education, well-being, and future career paths; and Whereas, childhood food insecurity remains a crisis, with more than twenty percent (20%) of North Carolina children living in households that cannot afford sufficient nutrition, leading to lifelong negative health outcomes and academic struggles; and Whereas, violent crime and exploitation targeting children are on the rise, with human traffickers, gangs, and online predators increasingly preying on minors, requiring stronger law enforcement collaboration and parental empowerment to protect our children; and Whereas, every dollar invested in early childhood development, education, and safety yields an estimated seven-dollar ($7.00) return in long-term economic benefits, including higher graduation rates, increased workforce productivity, and lower crime rates, proving that protecting children is not just a moral obligation but an economic necessity; and Whereas, North Carolina has an opportunity to be a national leader in child safety, privacy protections, and family empowerment, ensuring that our State prioritizes parental rights, safeguards children from corporate and government overreach, and builds a future where every child can thrive; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S753 | NC Highway Patrol Retention Act | AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO PROVIDE COMPENSATION INCREASES TO MEMBERS OF THE STATE HIGHWAY PATROL. | In Committee |
| S482 | Don't Tread on Me Act | AN ACT TO ENACT THE DON'T TREAD ON ME: AN INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS ACT. Whereas, the right to individual privacy is a cornerstone of a free society, and the government has no business prying into private lives without a truly compelling reason; and Whereas, medical decisions belong to individuals and families, not politicians, and no one should have to navigate government red tape to make personal health choices; and Whereas, parents - not the government - are responsible for raising their children, deciding their education, and making healthcare decisions without interference from political agendas; and Whereas, every North Carolinian has a constitutional right to a strong public education, and that means access to books, ideas, and knowledge without government censorship or political gatekeeping; and Whereas, discrimination by the government - whether based on race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or political beliefs - has no place in a free society, and equal protection under the law must apply to everyone; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S607 | Equal Pay Act | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION IN THE PAYMENT OF WAGES ON THE BASIS OF THE GENDER OF THE EMPLOYEE. | In Committee |
| S622 | Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave | AN ACT PROVIDING FOR HEALTHY FAMILIES AND HEALTHY WORKPLACES BY ENSURING THAT ALL WORKERS HAVE EARNED PAID SICK DAYS TO ADDRESS THEIR OWN HEALTH NEEDS AND THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES. Whereas, nearly every worker in North Carolina is likely to need, during any given year, time off to attend to his or her own illness or that of an immediate family member or for routine medical care; and Whereas, paid sick days have been shown to slow the spread of COVID-19, saving lives and reducing the strain on North Carolina's medical system; and Whereas, paid sick days are a first line of defense in any contagious disease outbreak; and Whereas, many high-contact industries where contagious illnesses are most likely to spread are also those with the lowest paid sick days access rates in North Carolina, including the child care, home- and facility-based senior care, and food and drink sectors; and Whereas, North Carolinians working in low-wage industries are both least likely to have access to paid sick days and least able to afford to take time off for illness without pay; and Whereas, working North Carolinians who are Black and Latino are less likely to have access to employer-provided paid sick days; and Whereas, the lack of paid sick days contributes to workforce attrition and detachment for women; and Whereas, when parents are available to care for their children who become sick, the children's recovery is faster, more serious illnesses are prevented, and the children's overall health is improved; and Whereas, parents who cannot afford to miss work must send children with a contagious illness to child care or school, contributing to the high rate of infections in child care centers and schools; and Whereas, over 62,967 North Carolinians reported physical abuse or sexual assault between July 2017 and June 2018, and there were 1,036 domestic violence-related homicides in North Carolina between 2004 and 2018; and Whereas, victims of domestic violence and sexual assault need time off to care for their health or to seek solutions, such as a restraining order or housing, to avoid or prevent abuse, and are forced to lose days of paid employment; and Whereas, 38% or over 1.6 million private-sector workers in North Carolina are not entitled to any earned paid sick days to care for their own health needs or the health needs of members of their families; and Whereas, low-income workers are significantly less likely to have earned paid sick days, with 60% of those earning less than $20,000 per year lacking access to earned paid sick days; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S487 | Require Legislative Sponsors/Appropriations | AN ACT REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE SPONSORS FOR APPROPRIATIONS ENACTED BY THE CURRENT OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS ACT. | In Committee |
| S588 | Pregnant Workers Protection Act | AN ACT TO PROTECT PREGNANT WOMEN FROM DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES. | In Committee |
| S606 | Language Access & State Holidays Act | AN ACT TO ENSURE NORTH CAROLINIANS CAN ACCESS ESSENTIAL STATE SERVICES IN THEIR PRIMARY LANGUAGE AND TO FORMALLY RECOGNIZE KEY CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS THAT REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES THAT CALL NORTH CAROLINA HOME. Whereas, North Carolina is one of the fastest-growing states in the country, with many residents speaking languages other than English at home; and Whereas, making state services, education, and healthcare more accessible benefits public safety, economic growth, and community engagement; and Whereas, recognizing widely observed cultural and religious holidays ensures that North Carolina respects the traditions of the people who live and work here; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S555 | Wetlands Protection and Restoration Act | AN ACT TO PROTECT AND RESTORE WETLANDS IN NORTH CAROLINA. | In Committee |
| S480 | NC Paid Family Leave Insurance Act | AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA PAID FAMILY LEAVE INSURANCE ACT. | In Committee |
| S510 | Menstrual Products Sales Tax Exemption | AN ACT TO EXEMPT MENSTRUAL PRODUCTS FROM SALES TAX. | In Committee |
| S641 | Reenact Child Tax Credit | AN ACT TO REENACT THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. Whereas, North Carolina is a pro-family, pro-child State; and Whereas, decades of research documents the benefits of a refundable child tax credit, including improved health, educational outcomes, and even higher future earnings potential for children in claiming families; and Whereas, the cost of childcare is prohibitively expensive for low- and moderate-income families, forcing a choice between working to afford basics or caring for children; and Whereas, the cost of raising a child is causing many families to opt out of having children altogether; and Whereas, no family or individual should ever have to sacrifice parenthood because it is too expensive; and Whereas, the State's birth rate is falling, and it is in the economic interest of the State to incentivize raising children for those who want this option; and Whereas, the State of North Carolina has over 388,000 children living in poverty; and Whereas, the expansion of the child tax credit during the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant force in reducing child poverty to a historic low; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S630 | School Mental Health Support Act | AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR A SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAM AND TO ESTABLISH A MENTAL HEALTH WORKER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| S532 | Preserving Competition in Healthcare Act | AN ACT PRESERVING COMPETITION IN HEALTHCARE BY REGULATING THE CONSOLIDATION AND CONVEYANCE OF HOSPITALS. | In Committee |
| S541 | Train Infrastructure Acceleration Act | AN ACT TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STATE FUNDING TO EXPEDITE THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH THE CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CORRIDOR IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| S537 | APRN Definitions | AN ACT TO DEFINE THE PRACTICE OF NURSING FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES: NURSE PRACTITIONERS (NP), CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES (CNM), CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS (CRNA), AND CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS (CNS). Whereas, North Carolina is expected to be the seventh largest state in the nation by 2035 and demand for health care will continue to increase; and Whereas, North Carolina has provided over 628,000 North Carolinians access to insurance through Medicaid expansion but lacks the health care providers to ensure their access to care; and Whereas, APRNs are registered nurses with master's or doctorate degrees and advanced education and training; and Whereas, North Carolina has over 20,000 advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who have been educated and licensed to practice to their full scope; and Whereas, more than three decades of research demonstrates that APRNs improve access to safe, high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered health care; and Whereas, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has called for states to allow APRNs to practice to the full extent of their licensure and education since the 2010 release of the IOM Report on the Future of Nursing; and Whereas, health care costs in North Carolina are among the highest in the nation; and Whereas, a recent report by a Ph.D. health care economist at Duke University estimates savings of at least $700 million annually for North Carolina patients, employers, and taxpayers by removing unnecessary and antiquated government regulations; and Whereas, 36 other states have rolled back these costly and burdensome government regulations on advanced practice registered nurses over the past 31 years with no evidence of negative effects on patient safety, and indeed positive impact on patient care, according to numerous studies; and Whereas, no state has enacted these reforms and later reversed course to reinstate these government regulations; and Whereas, the APRN role has existed for over a half century but remains undefined in North Carolina statute; and Whereas, North Carolina's courts and executive branch have called on the legislature, the body of the people, to remove the ambiguity surrounding APRN practice by clearly defining it in statute; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S571 | MOMnibus 3.0 | AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA MOMNIBUS ACT. Whereas, every person should be entitled to dignity and respect during and after pregnancy and childbirth, and patients should receive the best care possible regardless of age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, citizenship, nationality, immigration status, primary language, or language proficiency; and Whereas, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world, where about 700 women die each year from childbirth and another 50,000 suffer from severe complications; and Whereas, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that the majority of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable; and Whereas, pregnancy-related deaths among black birthing people are also more likely to be miscoded; and Whereas, access to prenatal care, socioeconomic status, and general physical health do not fully explain the disparity seen in maternal mortality and morbidity rates among black individuals, and there is a growing body of evidence that black people are often treated unfairly and unequally in the health care system; and Whereas, implicit bias is a key driver of health disparities in communities of color; and Whereas, health care providers in North Carolina are not required to undergo any implicit bias testing or training; and Whereas, currently there does not exist any system to track the number of incidents where implicit prejudice and implicit stereotypes led to negative birth and maternal health outcomes; and Whereas, it is in the interest of this State to reduce the effects of implicit bias in pregnancy, childbirth, and postnatal care so that all people are treated with dignity and respect by their health care providers; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S553 | Save More Tatas Act | AN ACT PROVIDING HEALTH COVERAGE PARITY FOR BREAST CANCER DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING, MAKING TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL STATUTES RELATED TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING, APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SUPPORT AVAILABILITY OF MAMMOGRAPHY TECHNOLOGISTS IN RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE STATE, AND UPDATING MAMMOGRAPHIC BREAST DENSITY PATIENT NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. | In Committee |
| S511 | Informational Literacy in Schools | AN ACT TO REQUIRE INSTRUCTION IN INFORMATIONAL LITERACY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. | In Committee |
| S529 | Second Chance Success Act | AN ACT TO ELIMINATE VARIOUS CRIMINAL JUSTICE FEES AND RESTRICT THE EXTENSION OF PROBATION WHEN FAILURE TO PAY THE PROBATION SUPERVISION FEE IS THE ONLY GROUNDS FOR EXTENSION. | In Committee |
| S673 | Protect Physicians Voices/Freedom of Movement | AN ACT TO MAKE NONCLINICAL SERVICES SUBJECT TO CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS AND TO PROVIDE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. | In Committee |
| S638 | Fair Maps Act | AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR AN INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING PROCESS, TO ESTABLISH THE NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES TO THE GENERAL STATUTES. | In Committee |
| S526 | The Hands Free NC Act | AN ACT MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO USE A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE ON A PUBLIC STREET, HIGHWAY, OR PUBLIC VEHICULAR AREA. | In Committee |
| S412 | Childcare Subsidy Rate Increase & West Pilot | AN ACT TO INCREASE CHILD CARE SUBSIDY RATES AND TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO BUILD CHILD CARE CAPACITY IN AREAS IMPACTED BY HURRICANE HELENE. | In Committee |
| S392 | 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. | In Committee |
| S456 | Healthy Start NC | AN ACT TO IMPLEMENT THE HEALTHY START NC PROGRAM TO REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY AND CHILDHOOD POVERTY AND TO OFFSET COSTS BY MODIFYING THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE SO AS TO KEEP THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE FOR CORPORATE TAXPAYERS MORE CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THAT WHICH IS REQUIRED OF INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYERS OF THE STATE. | In Committee |
| S409 | Ban Ghost Guns & Undetectable Firearms | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF GHOST GUNS AND UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS. | In Committee |
| S413 | Right to Use Contraception | AN ACT DECLARING THE RIGHT TO USE CONTRACEPTION TO PREVENT PREGNANCY SHALL NOT BE LIMITED. | In Committee |
| S457 | Automatic Voter Registration | AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION AT DRIVERS LICENSE OFFICES, PUBLIC AGENCIES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TO IMPLEMENT AN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN INFORMING CITIZENS ABOUT AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION. | In Committee |
| S398 | Prohibit Weapons at Voting Place | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OR CARRYING OF A DANGEROUS WEAPON AT OR WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE OF A VOTING PLACE. | In Committee |
| S406 | Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDER TO RESTRICT TEMPORARILY A PERSON'S ACCESS TO FIREARMS IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON POSES A DANGER OF PHYSICAL HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS AND TO REQUIRE A COURT TO ORDER THE SEIZURE OF ANY FIREARM, AMMUNITION, OR PERMITS A DEFENDANT FAILS TO SURRENDER AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY OR EX PARTE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDER. | In Committee |
| S386 | 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. | In Committee |
| S464 | Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care | AN ACT TO REQUIRE TEAM-BASED CARE COORDINATION IN MEDICAID SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND MODIFY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM TO SUSPEND RATHER THAN TERMINATE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS. | In Committee |
| S440 | 2025 Governor's Budget | AN ACT TO MAKE BASE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT OPERATIONS OF STATE DEPARTMENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND AGENCIES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. | In Committee |
| S393 | Betting and Addiction in Pers. Finance Course | AN ACT TO REQUIRE INSTRUCTION ON GAMBLING AND ADDICTION IN FINANCIAL LITERACY INSTRUCTION. | In Committee |
| S430 | Revise Child Passenger Restraint System Law | AN ACT REVISING THE LAW REGARDING THE MANDATORY USE OF CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEMS. | In Committee |
| S433 | Restore Educator Longevity | AN ACT TO RESTORE LONGEVITY PAYMENTS FOR EDUCATORS. | In Committee |
| S447 | Reliable Water & Sewer Infrastructure Act | AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SEWER REPAIR TASK FORCE, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE SOUTH GRANVILLE WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY. Whereas, the development of wastewater infrastructure is essential to economic growth in North Carolina, particularly rural areas and rapidly developing suburban counties of the State; and Whereas, the State Water Infrastructure Authority estimated in 2017 that there was $11 billion in unmet wastewater infrastructure capital needs across the State; and Whereas, it is in the interest of the State's environment and citizens to have access to modern, functional wastewater infrastructure; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S432 | Home Ownership Market Manipulation | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HOUSING MARKET MANIPULATION AND TO PROTECT AGAINST ARTIFICIAL INFLATION BY EXCESSIVE HOME BUYING BY ENTITIES PURCHASING HOMES FOR USE AS RENTAL PROPERTIES. | In Committee |
| S437 | Middle Class Momentum Act | AN ACT TO INCREASE THE STANDARD DEDUCTION. | In Committee |
| S436 | Age with Dignity Act (Caregiver Tax Credit) | AN ACT TO ENACT THE AGE WITH DIGNITY ACT TO CREATE A CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT. | In Committee |
| S431 | Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation | AN ACT PROTECTING FROM RETALIATION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT REPORT THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE OR OTHER IMPROPER OR UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS. | In Committee |
| S435 | Restore Master's Pay for Teachers & ISP | AN ACT TO REINSTATE EDUCATION-BASED SALARY SUPPLEMENTS FOR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL. | In Committee |
| S407 | Prohibit Defense Based on Sex or Gender | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A DEFENSE TO HOMICIDE OR ASSAULT BASED ON THE DISCOVERY OF, PERCEPTION OF, OR BELIEF ABOUT ANOTHER PERSON'S SEX, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. | In Committee |
| S446 | Expand Workforce Housing | AN ACT TO EXPAND WORKFORCE HOUSING BY PROVIDING CURRENT AND ONGOING FUNDING FOR THE HOUSING TRUST FUND. Whereas, the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund was created by the General Assembly in 1987 and is administered by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency; and Whereas, the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund is North Carolina's most flexible resource for the State's growing and complex affordable housing needs. The Fund leverages private funding to create a variety of housing solutions, including home ownership, rentals, supportive housing, new construction, rehabilitation, and emergency repairs; and Whereas, housing is not only an integral part of a family's budget but is also integral to the economy of the State. Ensuring that all North Carolinians have access to safe, decent, and affordable housing is a sound financial investment in North Carolina's future; and Whereas, in 2005, bipartisan leadership filed Senate Bill 330 to fund the Housing Trust Fund at $50 million. Senate Bill 330 addressed the "shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary…housing available at affordable prices" and the importance of affordable housing to economic development "because businesses will not locate in communities where workers cannot live"; and Whereas, in Governor Pat McCrory's budget for the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, former Budget Director Lee Harris Roberts wrote that "the NC Housing Finance Agency represents one of the greatest returns on investment of any State money spent"; and Whereas, North Carolina's investment in the Housing Trust Fund has decreased nearly 68% over the last 10 years—from $21 million in the 2007 fiscal year to a low-water mark of $6.8 million in the 2015 fiscal year; and Whereas, over 815,000 North Carolinians do not have access to affordable housing, with over 319,000 North Carolinians in disaster areas from Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Florence. In addition, 930,000 citizens are cost-burdened with their housing—those households spending more than 30% of their income on housing costs and utilities being cost-burdened, and those spending more than half of their income on housing costs being severely cost-burdened; and Whereas, there is only one unit of housing for every eight North Carolinians in need of affordable housing; and Whereas, the current fund balance of the Housing Trust Fund is approximately $6 million, which is less than the originally established fund balance of $50 million. For every $1 million that the Housing Trust Fund spends: 108 households are assisted; $5,169,000 in affordable housing real estate value is generated; 110 jobs are supported; and $455,000 in State and local revenue is generated; and Whereas, this act would enact a one-time allocation to recapitalize the Housing Trust Fund and would provide recurring revenue sources to ensure a sustainable Fund that can be used to address the critical shortage of affordable housing in North Carolina; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S434 | School Workers Fair Pay Act | AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE HOURLY RATE OF THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR NONCERTIFIED PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLOYEES TO BE AT LEAST SEVENTEEN DOLLARS PER HOUR. | In Committee |
| S455 | Main Street Resilience Act | AN ACT TO PROVIDE INCOME TAX RELIEF TO SMALL BUSINESSES. | In Committee |
| S468 | Alternative Additional Registration Fee | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE AN ALTERNATIVE ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND PLUG-IN HYBRID VEHICLES. | In Committee |
| S454 | Community Safety Act | AN ACT TO STRENGTHEN POLICIES AND STANDARDS SURROUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS. | In Committee |
| S459 | Constitutional Repeal of Art. XIV Sec. 6 | AN ACT TO AMEND THE NORTH CAROLINA CONSTITUTION AND REPEAL A CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION THAT RECOGNIZES MARRIAGE BETWEEN ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN AS THE ONLY DOMESTIC LEGAL UNION THAT IS VALID OR RECOGNIZED BY THE STATE. | In Committee |
| S448 | Remove Employment Barriers/Ppl w Disabilities | AN ACT TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY REMOVING THE UNEARNED INCOME LIMIT AND THE RESOURCE LIMIT FROM THE HEALTH COVERAGE FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES ACT UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| S458 | Enact KinCare & Safe Days | AN ACT AMENDING THE WAGE AND HOUR ACT TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO USE SICK LEAVE FOR THE CARE OF FAMILY MEMBERS. | In Committee |
| S466 | Ensure Continuity of Care in Tailored Plans | AN ACT TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR BH IDD TAILORED PLAN PARTICIPANTS AND TO PROMOTE COMPETITION AMONG THE BH IDD TAILORED PLANS. | In Committee |
| S452 | End Child Marriage | AN ACT TO REQUIRE THAT ONLY INDIVIDUALS EIGHTEEN YEARS OR OLDER MAY LAWFULLY MARRY. | In Committee |
| S453 | Homebuyer Fairness & Protection Act | AN ACT TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF DUE DILIGENCE FUNDS ALLOWED IN RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA HOUSING COALITION TO BE USED TO SUPPORT HOMEBUYER EDUCATION SERVICES IN THIS STATE. | In Committee |
| S460 | Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program | AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS PROGRAM; CREATING A FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THESE PURPOSES. | In Committee |
| S438 | NC Adopt ERA | AN ACT TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Whereas, Article V of the Constitution of the United States of America sets forth a two-step amending process; and Whereas, the first step of the Article V amending process is proposal of an amendment by two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress or by a convention called by application of two-thirds of the States; and Whereas, the 92nd Congress of the United States of America, at its second session, in both houses, by a constitutional majority of two-thirds thereof, adopted the following proposition to amend the Constitution of the United States of America in the following words, to wit: "JOINT RESOLUTION "Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States within seven years from the date of its submission by the Congress: "ARTICLE ______ "Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. "Sec. 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article. "Sec. 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification."; and Whereas, next, the second and final step of the Article V amending process is ratification of an amendment by three-fourths of the States; and Whereas, some forty-eight years after the amendment was adopted by Congress, on January 27, 2020, Virginia became the 38th of the 50, or three-fourths, of the States to ratify this federal Equal Rights Amendment; and Whereas, in its distinct role as one of the original thirteen States, North Carolina participated in the 1787 federal Constitutional Convention and helped draft the precise text of the federal Constitution, including Article V which preserves States' rights to amend the document; and Whereas, a demand for amendments to the federal Constitution in order to recognize individual rights is part of the patriotic heritage of the State of North Carolina; and Whereas, James Madison and other leaders made clear to the state ratifying conventions for the federal Constitution that ratification cannot be conditioned on amendments and, once made, a ratification is final and cannot be rescinded; and Whereas, at the state ratifying convention for the federal Constitution held in Hillsborough in summer of 1788, North Carolina delegates sought a bill of individual rights to be added to the federal Constitution and voted 184 to 84 to neither ratify nor reject the document; and Whereas, as a consequence, North Carolina was one of only two original States not part of the then United States under the new federal Constitution at the end of 1788; and Whereas, the comments and concerns of North Carolina informed James Madison when he drafted amendments preserving individual and States' rights; and Whereas, those proposed twelve amendments were approved by the new Congress in September of 1789; and Whereas, after those amendments were sent to the States for ratification, North Carolina ratified the federal Constitution at its second state ratifying convention in Fayetteville in November of 1789; and Whereas, in December of 1789, North Carolina ratified all twelve of the amendments proposed by Congress; and Whereas, because of North Carolina's initial refusal to ratify a federal Constitution without a bill of rights, we have our first ten amendments protecting individual rights at the national level; and Whereas, another one of the twelve amendments ratified by North Carolina in December of 1789 was added to the federal Constitution over 200 years later, in 1992, when it became fully ratified by 38 of the 50, or three-fourths, of the States; and Whereas, that amendment, known as the Congressional Pay Amendment, is our 27th Amendment, because Article V of the federal Constitution does not limit the time for States to ratify an amendment; and Whereas, adding a ratification time limit is itself an amendment to the Constitution and must be included within the text of an amendment in order to have effect; and Whereas, the seven-year ratification time frame included in the internal resolution Congress used to vote on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment is outside the text of the amendment and without legal effect; and Whereas, having been fully ratified by three-fourths of the States as of January 27, 2020, and with those ratifications as final and irrevocable under law, the Equal Rights Amendment is now our 28th Amendment to the federal Constitution, despite a failure to date of the federal government to comply with 1 United States Code 106b requiring official recognition of this constitutional act of the States; and Whereas, North Carolina's own history has shown that a constitutional ratification is an important statement of States' rights at any time, as exemplified by the state's ratification of the 19th Amendment on May 6, 1971, 51 years after its ratification; and Whereas, unlike other State constitutions, the North Carolina State Constitution does not include equal protection against sex discrimination; and Whereas, in a 2020 poll by the Pew Research Center, about eight in ten Americans (78%) said they favored the federal Equal Rights Amendment, including majorities of men and women and Democrats and Republicans alike; and Whereas, bipartisan support for the Equal Rights Amendment has continued to rise in North Carolina, with a 2023 Meredith Poll showing an increase of more than four percent of voters in support (to 71.5%), and opposition falling by more than three percent (to just 13.5%) compared to a 2019 poll; and Whereas, the federal Equal Rights Amendment is a foundational constitutional guarantee in North Carolina and nationally, since it affirms that constitutional rights are held equally by all persons regardless of sex; and Whereas, a recognition of individual rights, including equality of rights under the federal Constitution, is an essential addition to North Carolina's patriotic heritage; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S362 | Strengthen Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program | AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF AGING, TO STRENGTHEN THE LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM BY FUNDING ADDITIONAL REGIONAL OMBUDSMAN POSITIONS AND DIRECTING A STUDY AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON STATUTORY CHANGES NECESSARY TO IMPROVE THE PROGRAM AND THE SYSTEM OF VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTING THE PROGRAM. | In Committee |
| S366 | Increase Medicaid PCS and PDN Rates | AN ACT TO INCREASE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR PERSONAL CARE SERVICES AND PRIVATE DUTY NURSING SERVICES. | In Committee |
| S358 | 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. | In Committee |
| S371 | Stop Chronically Low-Performing Charters | AN ACT TO REQUIRE CHARTER REVOCATION FOR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN LOW-PERFORMING FOR FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS, TO RESTRICT CHARTER SCHOOLS FROM EXPANDING IF THEY ARE LOW-PERFORMING, TO LIMIT CHARTERS FOR REMOTE ACADEMIES TO THREE YEARS, AND TO REQUIRE CHARTER SCHOOLS TO LIST THE SCHOOL'S PERFORMANCE GRADE ON ENROLLMENT APPLICATIONS. Whereas, one in eight North Carolina Schools are chronically low-performing; and Whereas, approximately 14,400 students are stuck in chronically low-performing charter schools; and Whereas, low-performing charters are a threat to the reputation of all charter schools; and Whereas, chronically low-performing schools trap students in an environment that has shown itself incapable of meeting their academic needs; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S383 | Right to IVF | AN ACT PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ACCESS ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF HEALTH BENEFITS, TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR MEDICAID MATERNAL SUPPORT SERVICES. | In Committee |
| S381 | Equality for All | AN ACT TO PROTECT ALL NORTH CAROLINIANS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE. | In Committee |
| S382 | Mental Health Protection Act | AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF MINORS AND ADULTS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES FROM ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, AND GENDER EXPRESSION. Whereas, contemporary science recognizes that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is part of the natural spectrum of human identity and is not a disease, disorder, or illness; and Whereas, the American Psychological Association convened a Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (Task Force). The Task Force conducted a systemic review of peer-reviewed journal literature on sexual orientation change efforts and issued a report on those efforts in 2009. The Task Force concluded that sexual orientation change efforts can pose critical health risks to lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, including confusion, depression, guilt, helplessness, hopelessness, shame, social withdrawal, suicidality, substance abuse, stress, disappointment, self-blame, decreased self-esteem and authenticity to others, increased self-hatred, hostility and blame toward parents, feelings of anger and betrayal, loss of friends and potential romantic partners, problems in sexual and emotional intimacy, sexual dysfunction, high-risk sexual behaviors, a feeling of being dehumanized and untrue to self, a loss of faith, and a sense of having wasted time and resources; and Whereas, in 2009, the American Psychological Association issued a resolution on Appropriate Affirmative Responses to Sexual Orientation Distress and Change Efforts, stating: "[T]he [American Psychological Association] advises parents, guardians, young people, and their families to avoid sexual orientation change efforts that portray homosexuality as a mental illness or developmental disorder and to seek psychotherapy, social support, and educational services that provide accurate information on sexual orientation and sexuality, increase family and school support, and reduce rejection of sexual minority youth."; and Whereas, the American Psychiatric Association published a position statement in March of 2000 in which it stated the following: "Psychotherapeutic modalities to convert or 'repair' homosexuality are based on developmental theories whose scientific validity is questionable. Furthermore, anecdotal reports of 'cures' are counterbalanced by anecdotal claims of psychological harm. In the last four decades, 'reparative' therapists have not produced any rigorous scientific research to substantiate their claims of cure. Until there is such research available, [the American Psychiatric Association] recommends that ethical practitioners refrain from attempts to change individuals' sexual orientation, keeping in mind the medical dictum to first, do no harm." "The potential risks of reparative therapy are great, including depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior, since therapist alignment with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already experienced by the patient. Many patients who have undergone reparative therapy relate that they were inaccurately told that homosexuals are lonely, unhappy individuals who never achieve acceptance or satisfaction. The possibility that the person might achieve happiness and satisfying interpersonal relationships as a gay man or lesbian is not presented, nor are alternative approaches to dealing with the effects of societal stigmatization discussed." "Therefore, the American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment such as reparative or conversion therapy which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that a patient should change his or her sexual homosexual orientation."; and Whereas, in 2013, the American Psychiatric Association expanded on that position, stating: "The American Psychiatric Association does not believe that same-sex orientation should or needs to be changed, and efforts to do so represent a significant risk of harm by subjecting individuals to forms of treatment which have not been scientifically validated and by undermining self-esteem when sexual orientation fails to change. No credible evidence exists that any mental health intervention can reliably and safely change sexual orientation; nor, from a mental health perspective does sexual orientation need to be changed."; and Whereas, in 1993, the American Academy of Pediatrics published an article in its journal, Pediatrics, stating: "Therapy directed at specifically changing sexual orientation is contraindicated, since it can provoke guilt and anxiety while having little or no potential for achieving changes in orientation."; and Whereas, in 1994, the American Medical Association Council on Scientific Affairs prepared a report, stating: "Aversion therapy (a behavioral or medical intervention which pairs unwanted behavior, in this case, homosexual behavior, with unpleasant sensations or aversive consequences) is no longer recommended for gay men and lesbians. Through psychotherapy, gay men and lesbians can become comfortable with their sexual orientation and understand the societal response to it."; and Whereas, the National Association of Social Workers prepared a 1997 policy statement, stating: "Social stigmatization of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people is widespread and is a primary motivating factor in leading some people to seek sexual orientation changes. Sexual orientation conversion therapies assume that homosexual orientation is both pathological and freely chosen. No data demonstrates that reparative or conversion therapies are effective, and, in fact, they may be harmful."; and Whereas, the American Counseling Association Governing Council issued a position statement in April of 1999, stating: "We oppose 'the promotion of "reparative therapy" as a "cure" for individuals who are homosexual.'"; and Whereas, in 2014, the American School Counselor Association issued a position statement, stating: "It is not the role of the professional school counselor to attempt to change a student's sexual orientation or gender identity. Professional school counselors do not support efforts by licensed mental health professionals to change a student's sexual orientation or gender as these practices have been proven ineffective and harmful."; and Whereas, the American Psychoanalytic Association issued a position statement in June 2012 on attempts to change sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, stating: "As with any societal prejudice, bias against individuals based on actual or perceived sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression negatively affect mental health, contributing to an enduring sense of stigma and pervasive self-criticism through the internalization of such prejudice." The American Psychoanalytic Association further stated: "Psychoanalytic technique does not encompass purposeful attempts to 'convert,' 'repair,' change or shift an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Such directed efforts are against fundamental principles of psychoanalytic treatment and often result in substantial psychological pain by reinforcing damaging internalized attitudes."; and Whereas, in 2012, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry published an article in its journal, Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, stating: "Clinicians should be aware that there is no evidence that sexual orientation can be altered through therapy, and that attempts to do so may be harmful. There is no empirical evidence adult homosexuality can be prevented if gender nonconforming children are influenced to be more gender conforming. Indeed, there is no medically valid basis for attempting to prevent homosexuality, which is not an illness. On the contrary, such efforts may encourage family rejection and undermine self-esteem, connectedness and caring, important protective factors against suicidal ideation and attempts. Given that there is no evidence that efforts to alter sexual orientation are effective, beneficial or necessary, and the possibility that they carry the risk of significant harm, such interventions are contraindicated."; and Whereas, in 2012, the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization, issued a statement, stating: "These supposed conversion therapies constitute a violation of the ethical principles of health care and violate human rights that are protected by international and regional agreements." The organization also noted that reparative therapies "lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people."; and Whereas, in 2014, the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) issued a statement, stating: "[S]ame sex orientation is not a mental disorder and we oppose any 'reparative' or conversion therapy that seeks to 'change' or 'fix' a person's sexual orientation. AASECT does not believe that sexual orientation is something that needs to be 'fixed' or 'changed.' The rationale behind this position is the following: Reparative therapy (for minors, in particular) is often forced or nonconsensual. Reparative therapy has been proven harmful to minors. There is no scientific evidence supporting the success of these interventions. Reparative therapy is grounded in the idea that non-heterosexual orientation is 'disordered.' Reparative therapy has been shown to be a negative predictor of psychotherapeutic benefit."; and Whereas, in 2015, the American College of Physicians issued a position paper, stating: "The College opposes the use of 'conversion,' 'reorientation,' or 'reparative' therapy for the treatment of LGBT persons…Available research does not support the use of reparative therapy as an effective method in the treatment of LGBT persons. Evidence shows that the practice may actually cause emotional or physical harm to LGBT individuals, particularly adolescents or young persons."; and Whereas, minors who experience family rejection based on their sexual orientation face especially serious health risks. In one study, lesbian, gay, and bisexual young adults who reported higher levels of family rejection during adolescence were 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide, 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression, 3.4 times more likely to use illegal drugs, and 3.4 times more likely to report having engaged in unprotected sexual intercourse compared with peers from families that reported no or low levels of family rejection. This is documented by Caitlin Ryan, et al., in their article entitled "Family Rejection as a Predictor of Negative Health Outcomes in White and Latino Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young Adults" (2009) 123 Pediatrics 346; and Whereas, a 2018 study by the Family Acceptance Project found the following: "Rates of attempted suicide by LGBT young people whose parents tried to change their sexual orientation were more than double (48%) the rate of LGBT young adults who reported no conversion experiences (22%). Suicide attempts nearly tripled for LGBT young people who reported both home-based efforts to change their sexual orientation by parents and intervention efforts by therapists and religious leaders (63%)." "High levels of depression more than doubled (33%) for young people whose parents tried to change their sexual orientation compared with those who reported no conversion experiences (16%), and more than tripled (52%) for LGBT young people who reported both home-based efforts to change their sexual orientation by parents and external sexual orientation change efforts by therapists and religious leaders." "Sexual orientation change experiences during adolescence by both parents and caregivers and externally by therapists and religious leaders were associated with lower young adult socioeconomic status, less educational attainment, and lower weekly income."; and Whereas, North Carolina has a compelling interest in protecting the physical and psychological well-being of minors, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth, and in protecting its minors against exposure to serious harms caused by conversion therapy; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S384 | 2025 Safe Drinking Water Act | AN ACT TO PROTECT NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS FROM HARMFUL TOXINS IN DRINKING WATER BY REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR CHEMICALS THAT ARE PROBABLE OR KNOWN CARCINOGENS OR ARE OTHERWISE TOXIC. | In Committee |
| S360 | Healthy Students - A Nurse in Every School | AN ACT TO REQUIRE AT LEAST ONE SCHOOL NURSE IN EVERY SCHOOL IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL UNIT BEGINNING IN THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR AND TO APPROPRIATE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO MEET THAT REQUIREMENT. Whereas, the health, well-being, and educational success of public school students in North Carolina are top priorities of the General Assembly; and Whereas, employing school nurses has been shown to have a critical and positive impact on the health, well-being, and educational success of public school students in kindergarten through grade 12 due to services directed toward keeping students healthy, in class, and ready to learn; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S305 | Community Emergency Response Training | AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FOR THE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM. | In Committee |
| S351 | Right to Start Act | AN ACT TO ALLOW CORPORATIONS LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OLD AND HAVING A NET INCOME OF LESS THAN FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DEFER INCOME TAXES FOR ONE YEAR AND TO PROVIDE THAT STATE AGENCIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE IN-STATE CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR LESS THAN FIVE YEARS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION SHALL COLLECT AND REPORT DATA ON THE USE OF THOSE CONTRACTORS TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. | In Committee |
| S352 | Community Health Center Grants for LARCs | AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS FOR THE PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LONG-ACTING REVERSIBLE CONTRACEPTIVES. | In Committee |
| S353 | 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. | In Committee |
| S325 | Create Dept. of Housing and Comm. Development | AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. | In Committee |
| S330 | LME/MCO Transparency and Accountability | AN ACT TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY REPORTING BY LOCAL MANAGEMENT ENTITIES/MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS REGARDING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND TO PROVIDE FOR SPECIFIC MINIMALLY ADEQUATE SERVICES REQUIREMENTS TO BE MET BY LOCAL MANAGEMENT ENTITIES/MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. | In Committee |
| S326 | Economic Security Act | AN ACT ADVANCING ECONOMIC SECURITY FOR ALL IN NORTH CAROLINA BY INCREASING THE STATE MINIMUM WAGE TO TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS PER HOUR, ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION ANNUALLY; MANDATING EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK; REQUIRING PAID SICK LEAVE, PAID FAMILY MEDICAL LEAVE, AND WORKPLACE SAFETY, EMERGENCY, AND EVACUATION PROTECTIONS; RESTORING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION AND STUDYING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR APP-BASED "GIG ECONOMY" WORKERS; INCREASING THE TIPPED MINIMUM WAGE; ENDING WAGE THEFT; REQUIRING THE FAIR ASSESSMENT OF PERSONS WITH CRIMINAL HISTORIES BY "BANNING THE BOX"; REPEALING PUBLIC EMPLOYEE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RESTRICTIONS; REENACTING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND TAX CREDITS FOR CHILD AND DEPENDENT CARE EXPENSES; CREATING A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT FIRST RESPONDERS, HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS INFECTED BY THE CORONAVIRUS CONTRACTED THE DISEASE IN THE COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT; AND PROVIDING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR A COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR RETIREES OF THE TEACHERS' AND STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE CONSOLIDATED JUDICIAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE LEGISLATIVE RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM. | In Committee |
| S324 | 2025 Safe Drinking Water Act | AN ACT TO PROTECT NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS FROM HARMFUL TOXINS IN DRINKING WATER BY REQUIRING THE COMMISSION FOR PUBLIC HEALTH TO ESTABLISH MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS FOR CHEMICALS THAT ARE PROBABLE OR KNOWN CARCINOGENS OR ARE OTHERWISE TOXIC. | In Committee |
| S320 | LEO Special Separation Allowance Options | AN ACT PROVIDING AN ADDITIONAL SPECIAL SEPARATION ALLOWANCE OPTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH AT LEAST THIRTY YEARS OF CREDITABLE SERVICE. | In Committee |
| S303 | Repeal Service Tax | AN ACT TO REPEAL THE SERVICE TAX AND TO MAKE VARIOUS CONFORMING CHANGES NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE REPEAL. | In Committee |
| S304 | Reenact EITC | AN ACT TO REENACT THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. | In Committee |
| S297 | Nursing Fellows & Curric. Support Funds/WSSU | AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE NURSING FELLOWS PROGRAM AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR CURRICULUM SUPPORT FOR NURSING STUDENTS AT WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY. | In Committee |
| S281 | Essential Relief for Child Care Act | AN ACT TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE STABILIZATION GRANTS. Whereas, accessible child care is essential for the continued growth of North Carolina's economy; and Whereas, there is bipartisan consensus that child care must be a focus of the 2025-2027 legislative biennium; and Whereas, one in five employers cite child care issues as a barrier to hiring; and Whereas, the cost of operating a child care facility continues to rise even as parents' ability to afford it declines; and Whereas, child care providers and the families they serve have not recovered from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and Whereas, the failure to continue to provide for child care stabilization grants will lead to the closure of an estimated 20% of all child care facilities in our State within the next year; and Whereas, we affirm that State investment in our child care providers is an investment in the economic development of current and future generations; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S282 | Clubhouse Expansion | AN ACT TO PROMOTE GREATER ACCESS TO CLUBHOUSE MODEL PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION DAY PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS IN NORTH CAROLINA. | In Committee |
| S294 | Budgeting Accountability and Transparency | AN ACT TO INTRODUCE GREATER ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS BY AMENDING THE STATE BUDGET ACT TO INCREASE PUBLIC NOTICE AND PARTICIPATION AND BY REMOVING LEGISLATIVE CONFIDENTIALITY FOR CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS TO OR FROM LEGISLATORS REQUESTING BUDGET PROVISIONS OR FUNDS MADE. | In Committee |
| S274 | Repeal Crime Against Nature Law | AN ACT TO REPEAL THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF CRIME AGAINST NATURE AND ESTABLISH A SEPARATE OFFENSE OF BESTIALITY. | In Committee |
| S277 | NC AHEC Recruitment & Retention Funds | AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTERS PROGRAM TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND RETENTION OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN RURAL AREAS. | In Committee |
| S275 | Deregulate Small Boarding Kennels | AN ACT TO DEREGULATE SMALL BOARDING KENNELS BY LIMITING PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS TO BOARDING KENNELS PROVIDING SERVICES TO SIX OR MORE ANIMALS. | In Committee |
| S259 | School Psychologist Omnibus | AN ACT TO ENACT PROVISIONS RELATED TO IMPROVING THE NUMBER AND QUALITY OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA. | In Committee |
| S181 | Increase Funding for Mobile Crisis Units | AN ACT TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MOBILE CRISIS UNITS. | In Committee |
| S233 | Make Corporations Pay What They Owe | AN ACT TO REPEAL THE CORPORATE INCOME TAX PHASEOUT. | In Committee |
| S246 | Create 13,000 Jobs Serving People With I/DD | AN ACT TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MEDICAID INNOVATIONS WAIVER SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THE 2025-2027 FISCAL BIENNIUM. Whereas, the Innovations Waiver provides critical services to about 15,000 North Carolinians with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, allowing them to receive support for living in their home communities and enabling their families to remain in the workforce; and Whereas, there are currently approximately 19,000 people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities on the waiting list for Innovations Waiver services; and Whereas, the Innovations Waiver waiting list has doubled in the last 10 years; and Whereas, the addition of 2,000 Innovations Waiver slots over the past 10 years has failed to keep up with the pace of growth on the waiting list; and Whereas, many people on the waiting list have waited more than a decade for critical services; and Whereas, there are people on the waiting list in every county in North Carolina; and Whereas, every State dollar spent on an Innovations Waiver slot draws down approximately two dollars in federal matching funds; and Whereas, according to analysis by researchers at the UNC-Greensboro Department of Economics, each new Innovations Waiver slot represents about 1.3 new jobs created in the local community where the beneficiary lives; and Whereas, according to analysis by the same researchers, every State dollar paid to direct care workers, combined with the federal match, results in five dollars of local economic activity; and Whereas, providing needed services to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities creates jobs and stimulates economic activity in every community in North Carolina; and Whereas, addressing the service needs of individuals on the waiting list has the additional benefit of enabling family or other caregivers to resume participation in the workforce; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S239 | Raise DSP Pay to $25 Per Hour | AN ACT TO PROVIDE A WAGE INCREASE TO DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS THAT SERVE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES RECEIVING SERVICES UNDER THE NORTH CAROLINA INNOVATIONS WAIVER. Whereas, local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) must maintain adequate provider networks pursuant to their managed care contracts and 42 C.F.R. § 438.68 and must "assure clients' care is coordinated, received when needed, likely to produce good outcomes, and is neither too little nor too much service to achieve the desired results" pursuant to G.S. 122C-115.4(b)(5); and Whereas, there is a serious shortage of direct support professionals (DSPs) available to provide services under the North Carolina Innovations waiver and other funding sources supporting the needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD); and Whereas, the DSP workforce shortage has caused significant disruption in services for many Medicaid beneficiaries with I/DD; and Whereas, a leading factor in the DSP workforce shortage is the inadequacy of compensation rates; and Whereas, legislatively provided, short-term DSPs pay enactments are not a substitute for LME/MCO responsibility to maintain adequate rates and network adequacy in their respective catchment areas on an ongoing basis; and Whereas, appropriate and competitive compensation rates vary geographically, and the monitoring of such local market conditions is within the purview and responsibility of each LME/MCO; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S247 | Redirect Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds | AN ACT REDIRECTING FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS TO INSTEAD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH PROGRAMS; REQUIRING THE STATE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF CAROLINA PREGNANCY CARE FELLOWSHIP; AND ESTABLISHING ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS THAT RECEIVE STATE FUNDS. | In Committee |
| S212 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Granville & Wake | AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN GRANVILLE AND WAKE COUNTIES. | In Committee |
| S198 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Multiple Counties | AN ACT TO RESTORE THE AUTHORITY TO INITIATE DOWN-ZONING IN CHATHAM, DURHAM, AND WAKE COUNTIES. | In Committee |
| S211 | Reenact the Earned Income Tax Credit | AN ACT TO REENACT THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT. | In Committee |
| S199 | Home Ownership Market Manipulation | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HOUSING MARKET MANIPULATION AND TO PROTECT AGAINST ARTIFICIAL INFLATION BY EXCESSIVE HOME BUYING BY ENTITIES PURCHASING HOMES FOR USE AS RENTAL PROPERTIES. | In Committee |
| S169 | Labor Org. Membership Dues Tax Deductible | AN ACT TO CREATE A TAX DEDUCTION FOR LABOR ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP DUES. | In Committee |
| S154 | NC CROWN Act | AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA CROWN ACT TO CREATE A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR. | In Committee |
| S120 | Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing | AN ACT PROVIDING LABOR ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE UNABRIDGED RIGHT TO ENTER INTO LABOR AGREEMENTS AND REPEALING RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR ORGANIZING BY PUBLIC EMPLOYEES. | In Committee |
| S107 | Judge Joe John Nonpartisan Jud. Elections Act | AN ACT TO REENACT NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, TO MAKE CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES RELATING TO REENACTMENT OF NONPARTISAN JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, AND TO REESTABLISH PUBLIC FINANCING FOR JUDICIAL CAMPAIGNS. Whereas, Representative and former Court of Appeals Judge Joseph Robert (Joe) John was a lifelong public servant and champion of an independent judiciary; and Whereas, Judge John served the people of North Carolina at the highest levels in all three branches of State government; and Whereas, Judge John's broad experience informed his deep understanding of the genius of the separation of powers; and Whereas, Judge John was a man of integrity who understood the importance of a judiciary free from fear or favor; and Whereas, Judge John never wavered in his belief in the central role of a nonpartisan judiciary in upholding our democracy; and Whereas, his experience and values compelled Judge John to introduce a bill each legislative session of his four terms to return North Carolina to the nonpartisan election of judges; and Whereas, the need to restore public confidence in an independent judiciary has never been more urgent; Now, therefore, | In Committee |
| S80 | Broaden Electronic Notice Authorization | AN ACT BROADENING THE AUTHORITY TO USE ELECTRONIC MEANS TO PROVIDE REQUIRED NOTICES. | In Committee |
| S75 | Town of Garner/Settlement of Claims | AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF GARNER TO ALLOW THE TOWN COUNCIL TO DELEGATE TO THE TOWN MANAGER THE POWER TO SETTLE CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST THE TOWN. | In Committee |
| S84 | 13th Senatorial District Local Act-1 | AN ACT RELATING TO THE 13TH SENATORIAL DISTRICT. | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H477 | Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB | Second Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H506 | 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB | Second Reading | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H506 | 2025 State Investment Modernization Act.-AB | Amendment 1 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S761 | Confirm CIO | Motion 8 To Adopt | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S761 | Confirm CIO | Amendment 1 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S764 | Confirm Chris Ayers/Ex. Dir. Util. Comm. PS | Second Reading | 05/15/2025 | Absent |
| S763 | Confirm Don van der Vaart/Util. Comm | Second Reading | 05/15/2025 | Absent |
| S765 | Confirm Regina Adams/Bd of Review | Second Reading | 05/15/2025 | Absent |
| S164 | Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S266 | Historic Flood Event Bldg. Code Exemption | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S266 | Historic Flood Event Bldg. Code Exemption | Amendment 2 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S266 | Historic Flood Event Bldg. Code Exemption | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S280 | Private School Security Act | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S280 | Private School Security Act | Amendment 5 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S280 | Private School Security Act | Amendment 3 Motion 1 To Table | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S280 | Private School Security Act | Amendment 2 Motion 1 To Table | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S280 | Private School Security Act | Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S378 | HOA Revisions | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S375 | Harrison's Law | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S442 | Parents Protection Act | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S442 | Parents Protection Act | Amendment 5 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S442 | Parents Protection Act | Amendment 3 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S442 | Parents Protection Act | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S408 | No High Risk Apps/Gov't Networks & Devices | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S408 | No High Risk Apps/Gov't Networks & Devices | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S416 | Personal Privacy Protection Act | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S416 | Personal Privacy Protection Act | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S479 | SCRIPT Act | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S479 | SCRIPT Act | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S554 | Farmers Protection Act | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S484 | Workplace Violence Prevention/Mass Picketing | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S697 | Lake Norman Marine Commission | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S697 | Lake Norman Marine Commission | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S655 | Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S690 | Modify Licensing Real Est. Appraisers | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S587 | Clarify Nonconforming Uses | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S587 | Clarify Nonconforming Uses | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S730 | Expand CEPS/Nuclear and Hydro | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S730 | Expand CEPS/Nuclear and Hydro | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Nay |
| S605 | IBT Subbasin/TMDL Transport Factor | Second Reading | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S605 | IBT Subbasin/TMDL Transport Factor | Amendment 1 | 05/07/2025 | Yea |
| S118 | Reduce Veteran CCW Fee/Expand CCW Notice | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S207 | Litter Law/Rebuttable Presumption | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S229 | Authorize NIL Agency Contracts | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S295 | Clarify Motor Vehicle Dealer Laws | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S310 | Religious Property - Tax Exemption | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S345 | PA Team-Based Practice | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S355 | Support the Dept. of Adult Correction.-AB | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S400 | Adult Protection Multidisciplinary Teams | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S401 | Dealer License Renewal Modifications | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S387 | Brownfields Property Reuse Act Revisions | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S503 | A More Efficient Office of Vital Records | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| S493 | Land Use Clarification and Changes | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Nay |
| S493 | Land Use Clarification and Changes | Amendment 1 | 05/06/2025 | Nay |
| S693 | Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery | Second Reading | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Third Reading | 05/01/2025 | Nay |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Amendment 4 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S79 | Boiling Springs Charter/OT Changes | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S248 | Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S329 | Recognizing South Fork Passage State Trail | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S328 | Underground Safety Revisions | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S394 | Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S402 | Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S402 | Allow Lottery Winners To Be Confidential | Amendment 1 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S423 | Title Fraud Prevention | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S423 | Title Fraud Prevention | Amendment 1 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S488 | Paternity of Children Born Out of Wedlock | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S477 | DNCR Agency Bill.-AB | Third Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S477 | DNCR Agency Bill.-AB | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S477 | DNCR Agency Bill.-AB | Amendment 1 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S648 | AOC Agency Requests.-AB | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S648 | AOC Agency Requests.-AB | Amendment 1 | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| S602 | H'cane Helene Bldg Code Window Exemption | Second Reading | 05/01/2025 | Yea |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Amendment 3 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Amendment 2 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| H74 | House Budget Technical Corrections | Amendment 1 | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S245 | The Rakim Shackleford Embalming Fluid Act | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S357 | Pharmacists/Collaborative Practice | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S403 | Medicaid Work Requirements | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S445 | Reg. Relief for Hospitals in Disaster Zones | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S405 | Chiropractic Mods | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S429 | 2025 Public Safety Act | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S429 | 2025 Public Safety Act | Amendment 1 Motion 1 To Table | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S472 | Amend 401 Certification Process | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S600 | Medicaid Agency Omnibus | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Yea |
| S599 | Dental Board Reform | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S599 | Dental Board Reform | Amendment 1 | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S754 | School Calendar Flexibility:A New Alternative | Second Reading | 04/30/2025 | Nay |
| S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Third Reading | 04/17/2025 | Nay |
| S372 | Confirm McKinley Wooten, Sec. of Rev | Motion 8 To Adopt | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| S372 | Confirm McKinley Wooten, Sec. of Rev | Amendment 1 | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| S760 | Confirm Lee Lilley, Sec. of Commerce | Motion 8 To Adopt | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| S760 | Confirm Lee Lilley, Sec. of Commerce | Amendment 1 | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| H1007 | Adjournment Resolution to Date Certain | Second Reading | 04/17/2025 | Yea |
| S177 | Add Psychiatric Hospitals to Medicaid HASP | Third Reading | 04/16/2025 | Yea |
| S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Second Reading | 04/16/2025 | Nay |
| S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Amendment 8 | 04/16/2025 | Nay |
| S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Amendment 6 | 04/16/2025 | Nay |
| S257 | 2025 Appropriations Act | Amendment 51 | 04/16/2025 | Nay |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | North Carolina Joint Justice and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Committee | 4 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Joint Legislative Ethics Committee | 3 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate Appropriations and Base Budget Committee | 15 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety Committee | 5 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee | 10 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate Regulatory Reform Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | North Carolina Senate State and Local Government Committee | 9 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NC | North Carolina Senate District 13 | Senate | Democrat | In Office | 01/01/2023 |