North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 6 D cosponsors

SB 696 — Limit No-Knock Warrant/Quick-Knock Entry.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    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

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (6 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

Senate Bill 696 has undergone some formatting changes, including the addition of the session information and the date filed, which helps clarify when the bill was submitted and in which session. The removal of older references ensures the bill reflects the most current version and streamlines the document. These changes matter because they help make legislation clearer and more accessible to everyone involved in or affected by the legislative process.

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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 696 Short Title:
696 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45346-ND-72 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REQUIRING A JUDICIAL FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE TO EXECUTE A NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANT AND CLARIFYING THAT AN OFFICER SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT MUST WAIT LONG ENOUGH AFTER NOTICE FOR EITHER AN OCCUPANT TO RESPOND OR THE OFFICER TO DETERMINE THAT FORCED ENTRY IS NECESSARY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REQUIRING A JUDICIAL FINDING OF PROBABLE CAUSE TO EXECUTE A NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANT AND CLARIFYING THAT AN OFFICER SERVING A SEARCH WARRANT MUST WAIT LONG ENOUGH AFTER NOTICE FOR EITHER AN OCCUPANT TO RESPOND OR THE OFFICER TO DETERMINE THAT FORCED ENTRY IS NECESSARY.
*DRS45346-ND-72* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) A statement that there is probable cause to believe that the giving of notice of the execution of the search warrant would endanger the life or safety of any person.
*S696-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) A statement that there is probable cause to believe that the giving of notice of the execution of the search warrant would endanger the life or safety of any person.
Page 2 DRS45346-ND-72 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … "§ 15A-253.
Page 2 Senate Bill 696-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … "§ 15A-253.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (173)

173 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 696?
SB 696 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 696?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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