North Carolina 2017-2018 Session Status: In Committee 3 R cosponsors

HB 181 — First Responders Act of 2017.

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This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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The recent changes to House Bill 181 involve updating the document to reflect the most current version, including a new date and reference to sponsors. The previous draft had 13 lines that were removed, streamlining the content for clarity and efficiency. This updated version is important because it ensures that lawmakers and the public have access to the latest information, facilitating better understanding and discussion of the bill's contents as it moves through the legislative process.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 2 HOUSE BILL 181 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/22/17 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2017 H 1 HOUSE BILL 181 Short Title:
Representatives Warren, Clampitt, Ford, and Potts (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 23, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS APPLYING TO FIRST RESPONDERS.
Finance, if favorable, Judiciary III, if favorable, Transportation February 23, 2017 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE LAWS APPLYING TO FIRST RESPONDERS.
The appraised value of the permanent residence is excluded from taxation.
The appraised value of the residence is excluded from taxation.
*H181-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (1) Emergency personnel officer.
*H181-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (1) Emergency personnel officer.
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(2) Single application required.
Page 2 House Bill 181-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (2) Single application required.
Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally Ill;Persons with Mental Illness;
Involuntary Commitment of the Mentally IllPersons with Mental Illness;
House Bill 181-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (1) A law enforcement officer officer.
(1) A law enforcement officer officer.
(2) A company police officer commissioned under Chapter 74E of the General Statutes who is present at and assigned to the 24-hour facility or area facility where the respondent is located.
House Bill 181-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (2) A company police officer commissioned under Chapter 74E of the General Statutes who is present at and assigned to the 24-hour facility or area facility where the respondent is located.
(3) Respondents who are so extremely dangerous as to pose a serious threat to the community and to other patients committed to non-State hospital psychiatric inpatient units, as determined by the Director of the Division of Page 4 House Bill 181-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services or his designee;
(3) Respondents who are so extremely dangerous as to pose a serious threat to the community and to other patients committed to non-State hospital psychiatric inpatient units, as determined by the Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services or his designee;
and (4) Respondents who are so gravely disabled by both multiple disorders and medical fragility or multiple disorders and deafness that alternative care is inappropriate, as determined by the Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services or his designee.
and (4) Respondents who are so gravely disabled by both multiple disorders and medical fragility or multiple disorders and deafness that alternative care is Page 4 House Bill 181-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 inappropriate, as determined by the Director of the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services or his designee.
House Bill 181-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 "§ 58-84-35.
"§ 58-84-35.
… (2a) To provide assistance, upon approval by the Executive Director of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, to a destitute member firefighter who has served or is serving honorably for at least five years.with a certified fire department.
… (2a) To provide assistance, upon approval by the Executive Director of the North Carolina State Firefighters' Association, to a destitute member firefighter who House Bill 181-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 has served or is serving honorably for at least five years.with a certified fire department.
For purposes of this sub-subdivision, (i) the term "performance of duty" includes any official business of a fire department, rescue squad, or EMS that requires use of the vehicle and (ii) the term "official business" includes training and the performance of maintenance.
For purposes of this sub-subdivision, the term "performance of duty" includes any official business of a fire department, rescue squad, or EMS, that requires use of the vehicle.
Page 6 House Bill 181-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (a) The following definitions apply in this section:
(a) The following definitions apply in this section:
(b) Unless the conduct is covered by another provision of law providing greater punishment, if anyone assaults another person because the person is emergency personnel and inflicts serious bodily injury on the other person, the offender is guilty of a Class H felony.
(b) Unless the conduct is covered by another provision of law providing greater punishment, if anyone assaults another person because the person is emergency personnel and inflicts serious bodily injury on the first responder, the offender is guilty of a Class H felony.
(d) Anyone who, with the intent of harming a person who is emergency personnel, lures the person to a location by falsely reporting or having another individual falsely report that emergency services are needed and then assaults that person because the person is emergency personnel is guilty of a Class E felony." SECTION 7.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
Page 6 House Bill 181-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 (d) Anyone who, with the intent of harming a person who is emergency personnel, lures the person to a location by falsely reporting or having another individual falsely report that emergency services are needed and then assaults that person because the person is emergency personnel is guilty of a Class E felony." SECTION 7.(b) This section becomes effective December 1, 2017, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
PART VIII.
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131E-155, while on duty, who are deployed as part of their official duties providing tactical medical assistance to law enforcement in an emergency situation, including a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) operation.
131E-155, who are deployed providing tactical medical assistance to law enforcement in an emergency situation, including a Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) operation, as a part of their official duties.
In order to qualify under this subdivision, emergency services personnel shall have completed an approved tactical medical assistance course for supporting tactical law enforcement operations.
In order to qualify under this subdivision, emergency services personnel shall have completed an approved tactical medical assistance course for supporting tactical law enforcement operations that includes an element on firearms safety and training and involves the actual firing of handguns and instruction in the laws of this State governing the use of deadly force.
An approved course shall (i) include an element on firearms safety and training, (ii) include instruction in the laws of this State governing the use of deadly force, and (iii) require training and qualification on all weapons systems, both lethal and less than lethal, deemed necessary by any law enforcement agency the emergency services personnel supports.
Every instructor of an approved course shall file a copy of the course description, outline, and proof of certification annually, or upon modification House Bill 181-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2017 of the course if more frequently, with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
Every instructor of an approved course shall file a copy of the course description, outline, and proof of certification annually, or upon modification of the course if more frequently, with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission.
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PART IX.
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Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill introduces tax benefits for eligible firefighters and property tax exclusions for surviving spouses of qualifying emergency personnel.

  • G.S. 105-153.5

    (e) Other Adjustments. – In calculating North Carolina taxable income, a taxpayer who is an eligible firefighter or an eligible rescue squad worker may deduct from adjusted gross income the sum of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00). In the case of a married couple filing a joint return, each spouse may qualify separately for the deduction allowed under this subsection. In order to claim the deduction allowed under this subsection, the taxpayer must submit with the tax return any documentation required by the Secretary. An individual may not claim a deduction as both an eligible firefighter and as an eligible rescue squad worker in a single taxable year. The following definitions apply in this subsection: (1) Eligible firefighter. – An unpaid member of a volunteer fire department who attended at least 36 hours of fire department drills and meetings during the taxable year. (2) Eligible rescue squad worker. – An unpaid member of a volunteer rescue or emergency medical services squad who attended at least 36 hours of rescue squad training and meetings during the taxable year.

    Adds a tax deduction of $250 for eligible firefighters and rescue squad workers.

  • Article 12 of Subchapter II of Chapter 105

    § 105-277.1E. Surviving spouse property tax homestead exclusion. (a) Classification. – A permanent residence owned and occupied by a qualifying owner is designated a special class of property under Section 2(2) of Article V of the North Carolina Constitution and is taxable in accordance with this section. The appraised value of the permanent residence is excluded from taxation. A qualifying owner who receives an exclusion under this section may not receive other property tax relief. (b) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Emergency personnel officer. – Firefighting, search and rescue, or emergency medical services personnel or any employee of any duly accredited State or local government agency possessing authority to enforce the criminal laws of the State who (i) is actively serving in a position with assigned primary duties and responsibilities for prevention and detection of crime or the general enforcement of the criminal laws of the State and (ii) possesses the power of arrest by virtue of an oath administered under the authority of the State. (2) Permanent residence. – Defined in G.S. 105-277.1. (3) Property tax relief. – Defined in G.S. 105-277.1. (4) Qualifying owner. – An owner, as defined in G.S. 105-277.1, who is a North Carolina resident and is the surviving spouse who has not remarried of an emergency personnel officer who was killed in the line of duty.

    Establishes a property tax homestead exclusion for the surviving spouses of emergency personnel killed in the line of duty.

Action History

  1. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  2. Re-ref Com On Finance

  3. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  4. Re-ref Com On Transportation

  5. Withdrawn From Com

  6. Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary III, if favorable, Transportation, if favorable, Finance

  7. Passed 1st Reading

  8. Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Judiciary III, if favorable, Transportation

  9. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 181?
HB 181 is sponsored by Larry W. Potts (Republican), Boles, Ford, Harry Warren (Republican), and Mike Clampitt (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 181?
This bill died with 2017-2018 Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 181?
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