North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 562 — Cybersecurity and Quantum Resilience Study.

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.

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Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    2 primary, 2 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

13 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 562 adds specific language about the importance of studying emerging technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) integrations as part of a proactive approach to cybersecurity and quantum resilience. This change emphasizes how these technologies can help identify and reduce risks. It matters because by focusing on these areas, the study aims to better prepare North Carolina for potential cybersecurity threats, ultimately enhancing the safety and security of its smart city initiatives.

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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 562 Short Title:
562 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45291-LRa-130A Short Title:Cybersecurity and Quantum Resilience Study.
Cybersecurity and Quantum Resilience Study.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NORTH CAROLINA CYBERSECURITY AND QUANTUM RESILIENCE STUDY COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NORTH CAROLINA CYBERSECURITY AND QUANTUM RESILIENCE STUDY COMMISSION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.
(2) Emerging technologies and IoT integrations, common in smart city initiatives, could be at risk if quantum computing breakthroughs compromise existing security protocols.
(2) Emerging technologies and IoT integrations, common in smart cityinitiatives, could be at risk if quantum computing breakthroughs compromise existing security protocols.
(3) North Carolina is home to a robust academic and technological ecosystem which can contributesignificantlyto understanding and mitigatingtheserisks.
(3) North Carolina is home to a robust academic and technological ecosystem which can contributesignificantlyto understandingandmitigatingtheserisks.
(4) A proactive study is necessary to understand the scope of these vulnerabilities and to inform potential legislative or administrative actions in the future.
(4) A proactive studyis necessaryto understand the scope of these vulnerabilities and to inform potential legislative or administrative actions in the future.
(2) Threecybersecurityexpertsfromboththepublicandprivatesectors appointed by the President Pro Tempore.
(2) Threecybersecurityexpertsfromboththepublicandprivatesectorsappointed by the President Pro Tempore.
*DRS45291-LRa-130A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) Two public policy experts with experience in technology and cybersecurity appointed by the Speaker.
*S562-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) Two public policy experts with experience in technology and cybersecurity appointed by the Speaker.
Page 2 DRS45291-LRa-130A
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (175)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 562?
SB 562 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), DeAndrea Salvador (Democratic), and Caleb Theodros (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 562?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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