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North CarolinaHB 12142025-2026 SessionHouse

AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FEDERAL E-VERIFY PROGRAM, REQUIRE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS TO COMPLY WITH ARTICLE 2 OF CHAPTER 64 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES, CREATE A GOOD-FAITH SAFE HARBOR FOR EMPLOYERS WHO UNKNOWINGLY RECEIVE FRAUDULENT DOCUMENTATION RELATED TO E-VERIFY, ALLOW THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR TO CONDUCT RANDOM AND RISK-BASED COMPLIANCE CHECKS RELATED TO E-VERIFY, ALLOW EMPLOYERS TO CURE FIRST VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, INCREASE THE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR EMPLOYERS WHO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, PROTECT EMPLOYEES FROM RETALIATION FOR GOOD-FAITH REPORTS OF SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS, AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS ACT.

Sponsored By: Carson Smith (Republican), Karl E. Gillespie (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican)

In Committee

APPROPRIATIONSBUDGETINGCITIZENSHIPCOUNCIL OF STATEEMPLOYMENTFINES & PENALTIESID SYSTEMSIMMIGRATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINTERNETLABOR DEPT

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Carson Smith

    Republican • House

  • Karl E. Gillespie

    Republican • House

  • Ben T. Moss, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Neal Jackson

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Jennifer Balkcom

    Republican • House

  • John R. Bell, IV

    Republican • House

  • Brian Biggs

    Republican • House

  • Jerry "Alan" Branson

    Republican • House

  • Celeste C. Cairns

    Republican • House

  • Todd Carver

    Republican • House

  • Ted Davis, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Blair Eddins

    Republican • House

  • Anna Ferguson

    Republican • House

  • Cody Huneycutt

    Republican • House

  • Frank Iler

    Republican • House

  • Jake Johnson

    Republican • House

  • Donnie Loftis

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey C. McNeely

    Republican • House

  • Howard Penny, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Ray Pickett

    Republican • House

  • Joseph Pike

    Republican • House

  • Larry W. Potts

    Republican • House

  • A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr.

    Republican • House

  • Paul Scott

    Republican • House

  • Mitchell S. Setzer

    Republican • House

  • Steve Tyson

    Republican • House

  • Bill Ward

    Republican • House

  • Diane Wheatley

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    6/10/2026House

  2. Withdrawn From Com

    6/10/2026House

  3. Re-ref Com On Appropriations

    6/10/2026House

  4. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

    6/10/2026House

  5. Re-ref Com On Agriculture and Environment

    6/9/2026House

  6. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    6/9/2026House

  7. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

    5/7/2026House

  8. Serial Referral To Appropriations Added

    5/7/2026House

  9. Serial Referral To Agriculture and Environment Added

    5/7/2026House

  10. Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

    5/7/2026House

  11. Serial Referral To Appropriations Stricken

    5/7/2026House

  12. Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    5/5/2026House

  13. Passed 1st Reading

    5/5/2026House

  14. Filed

    4/30/2026House

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