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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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
Paul A. Lowe, Jr.
Democratic • Senate
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
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
3/26/2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
3/26/2025SenateFiled
3/25/2025Senate
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