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Proposed North Carolina Firearm Legislation S445

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Legislation Overview

Title: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Subject: Dhhs: Disasters & Emergencies: Emergency Management: Emergency Services: Health Services: Hospitals: Insurance, Health: Medicaid: Poverty: Public: Social Services: Admin. Hearings Office: Advertising & Marketing: Alcoholic Beverages: Authorities: Boards: Calendar: Coastal Resources: Colleges & Universities: Commerce: Commissions: Communications: Community Colleges: Community Colleges Office: Construction: Contracts: Courts: Crimes: Criminal Procedure: Criminal Records: Deq: Deregulation: Education: Education Assistance Authority: Education Boards: Education, State Board Of: Educational Testing: Elementary Education: Employment: Environment: Environmental Management Comn.: Fines & Penalties: Fisheries: Fuels: Hazardous Substances: Hazardous Waste: Higher Education: Holidays & Observances: Housing: Industrial Location: Industrial Waste: Infrastructure: Kindergarten: Law Enforcement: Licenses & Permits: Local Government: Manufacturing: Mental Health: Moratoriums: Organized Labor: Planning & Zoning: Pollution: Privatization: Property: Public Health: Public Instruction Dept.: Reports: Retailing: Roads & Highways: Sbi: Secondary Education: Session Laws: Signs: Studies: Surveys & Polls: Testing: Theft: Title Change: Tobacco: Transportation: Transportation Dept.: Tuition: Unc: Unc Board Of Governors: Waste Management: Water Resources: Weapons: Records: Scholarships & Financial Aid: Construction Industry: Local Ordinances: Tobacco Products: Public Safety Dept.: Family Issues: Policy Collaboratory: Concealed Carry

Description: Regulatory Reform Act of 2026

Session: 2025-2026 Session

Last Action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

Last Action Date: May 20, 2026

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

5 sponsors: Steve Jarvis (R); Amy Galey (R); Ralph Hise (R); Thomas McInnis (R); Timothy Moffitt (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 10% (5 of 50)

History
Chamber Date Action
House May 20, 2026 Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House May 20, 2026 Reptd Fav Com Substitute
House May 18, 2026 Withdrawn From Com
House May 18, 2026 Re-ref to the Com on Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House Jun 10, 2025 Reptd Fav
House Jun 10, 2025 Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House May 29, 2025 Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House May 29, 2025 Withdrawn From Com
House May 5, 2025 Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House May 5, 2025 Passed 1st Reading
House May 1, 2025 Regular Message Received From Senate
Senate May 1, 2025 Regular Message Sent To House
Senate Apr 30, 2025 Passed 3rd Reading
Senate Apr 30, 2025 Passed 2nd Reading
Senate Apr 29, 2025 Reptd Fav
Senate Apr 17, 2025 Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Senate Apr 17, 2025 Com Substitute Adopted
Senate Apr 17, 2025 Reptd Fav Com Substitute
Senate Apr 2, 2025 Reptd Fav
Senate Apr 2, 2025 Re-ref Com On Health Care
Senate Mar 26, 2025 Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
Senate Mar 26, 2025 Withdrawn From Com
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Passed 1st Reading
Senate Mar 25, 2025 Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Senate Mar 24, 2025 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended May 20, 2026 state link bill text
Amended Apr 17, 2025 state link bill text
Amended Mar 25, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 24, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/30/2025 46 0 0 4 Yes
  • Adcock, Gale (D) Absent
  • Alexander, William (R) Yea
  • Applewhite, Valencia (D) Yea
  • Barnes, Lisa (R) Yea
  • Batch, Sydney (D) Yea
  • Berger, Philip (R) Yea
  • Blue, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Bradley, Woodson (D) Yea
  • Brinson, Robert (R) Yea
  • Britt, Danny (R) Yea
  • Burgin, James (R) Yea
  • Chaudhuri, Jay (D) Yea
  • Chitlik, Sophia (D) Yea
  • Corbin, Harold (R) Yea
  • Craven, David (R) Yea
  • Daniel, Warren (R) Yea
  • Everitt, Terence (D) Yea
  • Ford, Carl (R) Absent
  • Galey, Amy (R) Yea
  • Garrett, Michael (D) Yea
  • Grafstein, Lisa (D) Yea
  • Hanig, Robert (R) Yea
  • Hise, Ralph (R) Yea
  • Hollo, Mark (R) Yea
  • Jackson, William (R) Yea
  • Jarvis, Steven (R) Yea
  • Johnson, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Jones, Dana (R) Yea
  • Lazzara, Michael (R) Yea
  • Lee, Michael (R) Yea
  • Lowe, Paul (D) Yea
  • Mayfield, Julie (D) Absent
  • McInnis, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Measmer, Chris (R) Yea
  • Meyer, Graig (D) Yea
  • Moffitt, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Mohammed, Mujtaba (D) Yea
  • Murdock, Natalie (D) Yea
  • Newton, Eldon (R) Yea
  • Overcash, Bradley (R) Yea
  • Rabon, William (R) Yea
  • Robinson, Gladys (D) Absent
  • Salvador, DeAndrea (D) Yea
  • Sanderson, Norman (R) Yea
  • Sawrey, Benton (R) Yea
  • Sawyer, Vickie (R) Yea
  • Settle, Eddie (R) Yea
  • Smith, Kandie (D) Yea
  • Theodros, Caleb (D) Yea
  • Waddell, Joyce (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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