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North CarolinaHB 3152025-2026 SessionHouseWALLET
Prohibit Litigation Investments/Amend Workers' Compensation Benefits.
Sponsored By: Carson Smith (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
COMMERCECONSUMER PROTECTIONCRIMESEMPLOYMENTFINANCIAL SERVICESINSURANCEPRESENTEDPUBLICRATIFIEDRETAILINGTHEFTWORKERS COMPENSATIONCHAPTERED
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Higher workers' comp pay and awards
Beginning July 1, 2027, workers’ comp pays at least $50 per week for total disability. Your weekly rate remains two‑thirds of your average wages, subject to the annual maximum. The cap for serious facial or head disfigurement rises from $20,000 to $40,000. The cap for major organ loss or permanent injury rises from $20,000 to $40,000. If disfigurement may harm your ability to work, the cap rises from $10,000 to $20,000. These higher awards apply to claims arising on or after July 1, 2027.
Ban on outcome-based lawsuit funding
Starting June 22, 2026, the law bans outcome‑based funding of civil cases in North Carolina. The ban covers cases started on or after that date and contracts entered into, renewed, or amended on or after that date. Common exceptions remain: attorney contingency fees and cost advances, insurer duties, noncontingent loans, help from immediate family (even if contingent), nonprofit and pro bono aid with only the original amount plus reasonable interest, and money for living expenses that is not used to pay legal costs. Any illegal funding contract is void. The Attorney General can sue to stop violations, and courts can fine up to $50,000 per violation. People hurt by a violation can sue for damages or choose three times the full potential investment amount, plus court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees. Funders who back North Carolina cases are subject to suit in North Carolina courts.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
Carson Smith
Republican • House
Charles W. Miller
Republican • House
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr.
Republican • House
Robert T. Reives, II
Democratic • House
Cosponsors
Brian Biggs
Republican • House
William D. Brisson
Republican • House
Todd Carver
Republican • House
Charles Smith
Democratic • House
Tracy Clark
Democratic • House
Tricia Ann Cotham
Republican • House
Sarah Crawford
Democratic • House
Carla D. Cunningham
Independent • House
Aisha O. Dew
Democratic • House
Frances Jackson, PhD
Democratic • House
Gloristine Brown
Democratic • House
Garland E. Pierce
Democratic • House
Kelly E. Hastings
Republican • House
Zack Hawkins
Democratic • House
Chris Humphrey
Republican • House
Cody Huneycutt
Republican • House
Jake Johnson
Republican • House
Keith Kidwell
Republican • House
Jarrod Lowery
Republican • House
Jeffrey C. McNeely
Republican • House
Neal Jackson
Republican • House
Rodney D. Pierce
Democratic • House
Heather H. Rhyne
Republican • House
Mike Schietzelt
Republican • House
Paul Scott
Republican • House
Mitchell S. Setzer
Republican • House
Larry C. Strickland
Republican • House
Terry M. Brown Jr.
Democratic • House
Brian Turner
Democratic • House
Bill Ward
Republican • House
Harry Warren
Republican • House
Donna McDowell White
Republican • House
Shelly Willingham
Democratic • House
David Willis
Republican • House
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 6/10/2026
HB 315: Prohibit Litigation Invest/Amend WC Benefits.
Yes: 112 • No: 0 • Other: 8
Senate vote • 6/9/2026
HB 315: Prohibit Litigation Invest/Amend WC Benefits.
Yes: 45 • No: 1 • Other: 4
House vote • 3/26/2025
HB 315: Gift Card Theft and Unlawful Business Entry.
Yes: 112 • No: 0 • Other: 7
Actions Timeline
Ch. SL 2026-14
6/22/2026HouseSigned by Gov. 6/22/2026
6/22/2026HousePres. To Gov. 6/12/2026
6/12/2026HouseRatified
6/11/2026HouseOrdered Enrolled
6/10/2026HouseConcurred In S Com Sub
6/10/2026HouseAdded to Calendar
6/10/2026HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
6/10/2026HouseRegular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
6/10/2026HouseRegular Message Sent To House
6/10/2026SenatePassed 3rd Reading
6/9/2026SenatePassed 2nd Reading
6/9/2026SenateReptd Fav
6/8/2026SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/3/2026SenateCom Substitute Adopted
6/3/2026SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
6/3/2026SenateRe-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/2/2026SenateWithdrawn From Com
6/2/2026SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/18/2025SenateCom Substitute Adopted
6/18/2025SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
6/18/2025SenateRe-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
6/9/2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
6/9/2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
3/27/2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
3/27/2025Senate
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