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NC H193

Bill

Status

Passed

7/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey McNeely

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Nonpublic school employees and volunteers may carry firearms or stun guns on school property with written authorization from the school board of trustees, a valid concealed handgun permit, and completion of 8 additional hours of annual firearms training beyond permit requirements

  • Concealed handgun permit holders may carry inside religious worship buildings located on educational property during worship services, funerals, weddings, and other religious functions, including travel between the building and parking area

  • Assaults and threats against executive, legislative, court, and local elected officers upgraded from Class I to Class H felonies; assaults with deadly weapons upgraded from Class F to Class E; assaults causing serious bodily injury upgraded from Class E to Class D

  • Pretrial release conditions for persons charged with assaulting or threatening public officers or election officials must be determined by a judge (not magistrate), with authority to retain defendants up to 48 hours and impose stay-away orders

  • Law enforcement shooting ranges operating at least 25 years that relocate within the same county retain original noise ordinance protections, may conduct night training with 48 hours notice, and face maximum 100-foot setback requirements

Legislative Description

Firearm Law Revisions

Boards

Last Action

Ch. SL 2025-81

7/29/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules and Operations of the Senate6/19/2025
Judiciary6/18/2025
Rules and Operations of the Senate5/5/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House4/29/2025
Education - K-124/1/2025
Judiciary II3/17/2025
Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House2/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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