North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 R cosponsors

SB 703 — Update 1987 Rates/Organs and Disfigurement.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
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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 March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    2 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 R).

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill 703 involve updates to the language related to compensation limits set for state employees. Specifically, the bill now states that compensation cannot exceed twenty thousand dollars and references the June Consumer Price Index for adjustments based on inflation. These updates matter because they clarify how compensation will be calculated and ensure it reflects current economic conditions, helping state employees receive fair pay in line with cost of living changes.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 703 Short Title:
703 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45321-LR-83A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AMENDING THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT TO INCREASE CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER THE SCHEDULE OF INJURIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS BASED UPON INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AMENDING THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT TO INCREASE CERTAIN BENEFITS UNDER THE SCHEDULE OF INJURIES AND TO PROVIDE FOR AUTOMATIC BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS BASED UPON INCREASES IN THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX.
(a) When an employee qualifies for total disability, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid, as hereinafter provided by subsections (b) through (d) of this section, to the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of his average weekly wages, but not more than the amount established annually to be effective January 1 as provided herein, nor less than thirty dollars ($30.00) fifty dollars ($50.00) per week.
(a) When an employee qualifies for total disability, the employer shall pay or cause to be paid, as hereinafter provided by subsections (b) through (d) of this section, to the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of his average weeklywages, but not more than the amount established annuallyto be effective January 1 as provided herein, nor less than thirty dollars ($30.00) fifty dollars ($50.00) per week.
… (21) In case of serious facial or head disfigurement, the Industrial Commission shall award proper and equitable compensation not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000).
… (21) In case of serious facial or head disfigurement, the Industrial Commission shall award proper and equitable compensation not to exceed twentythousand dollars ($20,000).
Beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the North Carolina Industrial Commission shall raise the maximum compensation herein in accordance with the percentage change in the June Consumer Price Index computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the June Consumer Price Index for the prior year, provided that this percentage change is positive.
Beginning July 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the North Carolina Industrial Commission shall raise the maximum compensation herein in accordance with the percentage change in the June Consumer Price Index computed bythe Bureau of Labor Statistics and the June Consumer Price Index for the prior year, provided that this percentage change is positive.
*DRS45321-LR-83A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (22) In case of serious bodily disfigurement for which no compensation is payable under any other subdivision of this section, but excluding the disfigurement resulting from permanent loss or permanent partial loss of use of any member of the body for which compensation is fixed in the schedule contained in this section, the Industrial Commission may award proper and equitable compensation not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000).
*S703-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (22) In case of serious bodily disfigurement for which no compensation is payable under any other subdivision of this section, but excluding the disfigurement resulting from permanent loss or permanent partial loss of use of any member of the body for which compensation is fixed in the schedule contained in this section, the Industrial Commission may award proper and equitable compensation not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).twenty-eight thousand dollars ($28,000).
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

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2 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 703?
SB 703 is sponsored by Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Amy S. Galey (Republican), David W. Craven, Jr. (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Paul Newton (Republican), and Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 703?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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