NC H969

Directs the Legislative Research Commission (LRC) to study abolishing contributory negligence in North Carolina

Study must assess whether abolition would improve outcomes for citizens and identify harms caused by maintaining the current system

Requires evaluation of fiscal impacts from adopting a new negligence framework, including costs to individuals, consumers, businesses, and insurance

LRC must recommend the most beneficial negligence framework for the state, considering modified and pure comparative negligence alternatives

Report with findings and legislative recommendations due to the 2026 Regular Session of the General Assembly