NC S753

Appropriates $40,482,480 from the General Fund in each year of the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium for State Highway Patrol pay raises, effective July 1, 2025

Establishes experience-based annual salary schedule for law enforcement officers ranging from $56,000 (0 years experience) to $105,000 (8+ years experience)

Sets rank-based salaries for sworn supervisory personnel: Sergeant ($120,750), First Sergeant ($132,825), Lieutenant ($146,108), Captain ($160,718), Major ($176,790), Lieutenant Colonel ($194,469), Deputy Commander ($204,193), and Colonel ($224,612)

Total appropriation equals approximately $81 million over the two-year biennium