North CarolinaSB 7082025-2026 SessionSenate

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.

Sponsored By: Val Applewhite (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic)

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Val Applewhite

    Democratic • Senate

  • Woodson Bradley

    Democratic • Senate

  • Lisa Grafstein

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Gale Adcock

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sydney Batch

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jay J. Chaudhuri

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sophia Chitlik

    Democratic • Senate

  • Terence Everitt

    Democratic • Senate

  • Michael Garrett

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jarrod Lowery

    Republican • House

  • Julie Mayfield

    Democratic • Senate

  • Graig Meyer

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mujtaba A. Mohammed

    Democratic • Senate

  • Natalie S. Murdock

    Democratic • Senate

  • Gladys A. Robinson

    Democratic • Senate

  • DeAndrea Salvador

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kandie D. Smith

    Democratic • Senate

  • Caleb Theodros

    Democratic • Senate

  • Joyce Waddell

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    3/26/2025Senate
  2. Passed 1st Reading

    3/26/2025Senate
  3. Filed

    3/25/2025Senate

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