North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 20 D cosponsors

SB 482 — Don't Tread on Me Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    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.

  • 20 sponsors

    2 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (20 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the revised version of Senate Bill 482, the wording has been clarified to ensure that no agency of the State or local government can deny or restrict fundamental rights. This change matters because it strengthens the protection of individual rights by making it clear that all levels of government must uphold these rights without exceptions. Such a clarification can help prevent misunderstandings or misinterpretations in how these rights are applied.

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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 482 Short Title:
482 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15202-MC-127 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE DON'T TREAD ON ME:
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE DON'T TREAD ON ME:
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the following fundamental rights are recognized and may not be violated absent a compelling State interest coupled by means to achieve that interest that are narrowly tailored.
Notwithstanding anyother provision of law to the contrary, the following fundamental rights are recognized and may not be violated absent a compelling State interest coupled by means to achieve that interest that are narrowly tailored.
In addition, no agency of the State or political subdivision of the State may *DRS15202-MC-127* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 make determinations with respect to government benefits, employment, or services if such information is displayed or known.
In addition, no agency of the State or political subdivision of the State may *S482-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 make determinations with respect to government benefits, employment, or services if such information is displayed or known.
(4) Noagency oftheStateorpolitical subdivisionoftheStatemaydeny orrestrict reproductive health care, contraception, or any other medical treatment based on ideology rather than medical science.
(4) NoagencyoftheStateorpolitical subdivisionoftheStatemaydenyorrestrict reproductive health care, contraception, or any other medical treatment based on ideology rather than medical science.
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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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2 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (18)

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

civil-rights healthcare education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 482?
SB 482 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), Dan Blue (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Gale Adcock (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Terence Everitt (Democratic), Graig Meyer (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 482?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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