North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 791 — Enhanced Penalty/Dom. Violence Strangulation.

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    0 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to Senate Bill 791 clarify the language regarding penalties for domestic violence strangulation. Specifically, they add definitions of certain legal terms and remove redundant phrases to make the bill easier to understand. This change is important because it streamlines the text, ensuring that it effectively communicates the intent to impose enhanced penalties for acts of domestic violence. Overall, the amendments aim to provide clearer guidelines for enforcement and to better protect victims.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 21, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 791 Short Title:
791 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45439-NQa-16 Short Title:Enhanced Penalty/Dom.
Enhanced Penalty/Dom.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING ASSAULT BY STRANGULATION.
– Unless the conduct is covered under some otherprovision oflaw providing greaterpunishment, any personwho assaults anotherperson and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F E felony.
– Unless the conduct is covered under some otherprovision oflaw providing greaterpunishment, anypersonwho assaults anotherperson and inflicts serious bodily injury is guilty of a Class F E felony.
*DRS45439-NQa-16*
*S791-v-1*
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (175)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 791?
SB 791 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 791?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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