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NC S484

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Moffitt

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Session

AI Summary

  • Expands North Carolina's Workplace Violence Prevention laws to include "mass picketing" as a form of unlawful conduct, defined as picketing that obstructs ingress and egress to premises or public roadways through physical presence, vehicles, or other obstructions

  • Adds three new categories of unlawful conduct: hindering lawful work through mass picketing, unlawful threats, or force; obstructing entrances to places of employment; and interfering with public roads, highways, railways, or airports through mass picketing

  • Allows employers to seek civil no-contact orders against individuals engaged in unlawful conduct, with violations punishable as contempt of court resulting in fines or imprisonment

  • Explicitly exempts peaceful demonstrations, informational picketing, union organizing, and labor activity protected by the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. § 151) or the North Carolina Constitution from the law's coverage

  • Includes a severability clause ensuring remaining provisions stay in effect if any portion is invalidated by courts, and affirms the law does not restrict rights protected by state or federal constitutions

Legislative Description

Workplace Violence Prevention/Mass Picketing

Public

Last Action

Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

5/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House5/8/2025
Rules and Operations of the Senate4/29/2025
Judiciary4/1/2025
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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