North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 19 D · 7 R cosponsors

HB 29 — Use Tribal ID for Alcohol and Tobacco Purchase.

Last action — Serial Referral To Alcoholic Beverage Control Stricken

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 26 sponsors

    0 primary, 26 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (19 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

68 added · 66 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 29 clarifies the forms of identification that can be used to prove a buyer's age when purchasing tobacco products. Notably, it removes specific details about penalties related to failing to post required signs and simplifies the consequences, reducing the fines from $25 for the first offense and $75 for subsequent offenses to just a flat $25 fine. This change is significant because it aims to streamline the enforcement of age restrictions while still maintaining the emphasis on preventing underage tobacco sales.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 29 Short Title:
29 Jan 30, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH10022-ML-48 Short Title:
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW THE USE OF A TRIBAL ENROLLMENT CARD ISSUED BY A STATE OR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE WHEN MAKING ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PURCHASES.
Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 3, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW THE USE OF A TRIBAL ENROLLMENT CARD ISSUED BY A STATE OR FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE WHEN MAKING ALCOHOL OR TOBACCO PURCHASES.
20-37.7 or issued by the state agency of any other state authorized to issue similar official state special identification cards for that state, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, a military identification card, or a passport, showing the purchaser's age to be at least the required age for purchase and bearing a physical description of the person named on the card reasonably describing the purchaser.
20-37.7 or issued bythe state agency of any other state authorized to issue similar official state special identification cards for that state, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, a militaryidentification card, or a passport, showing the purchaser's age to be at least the required age for purchase and bearing a physical description of the person named on the card reasonably describing the purchaser.
– A drivers license license, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, or other photographic identification that includes the bearer's date of birth that purports to establish that the person is 18 years of age or older.
– A drivers license license, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, or other photographic *H29-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 identification that includes the bearer's date of birth that purports to establish that the person is 18 years of age or older.
… *DRH10022-ML-48* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Sale or distribution to persons under the age of 18 years.
… (b) Sale or distribution to persons under the age of 18 years.
Proof of any of the following shall be a defense to any action brought under this subsection:
Proof of anyof the following shall be a defense to any action brought under this subsection:
(1) Thedefendant demanded,was shown,andreasonably relied upon proofofage in the case of a retailer, or any other documentary or written evidence of age in the case of a nonretailer.
(1) Thedefendant demanded,was shown,andreasonablyrelied upon proofofage in the case of a retailer, or any other documentary or written evidence of age in the case of a nonretailer.
20-37.7, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, a military identification card, or a passport showing the purchaser's date of birth and bearing a physical description of the person named on the card.
20-37.7, a tribal enrollment card issued by a State or federally recognized Indian Tribe, a militaryidentification card, or a passport showing the purchaser's date of birth and bearing a physical description of the person named on the card.
provided further, that the Department of Health and Human Services shall have the authority, pursuant to a written plan prepared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to use persons under 18 years of age inannual,random,unannouncedinspections,providedthatpriorwrittenparentalconsentisgiven for the involvement of these persons and that the inspections are conducted for the sole purpose of preparing a scientifically and methodologically valid statistical study of the extent of success the State has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco products to persons under the age of 18, and preparing any report to the extent required by section 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 USC § 300x-26).
provided further, that the Department of Health and Human Services shall have the authority, pursuant to a written plan prepared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to use persons under 18 years of age inannual,random,unannouncedinspections,providedthatpriorwrittenparentalconsentis given for the involvement of these persons and that the inspections are conducted for the sole purpose of preparing a scientifically and methodologically valid statistical study of the extent of success the State has achieved in reducing the availability of tobacco products to persons under the age Page 2 House Bill 29-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 of 18, and preparing anyreport to the extent required bysection 1926 of the federal Public Health Service Act (42 USC § 300x-26).
…." Page 2 DRH10022-ML-48 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
…." SECTION 3.
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Action History

  1. Serial Referral To Alcoholic Beverage Control Stricken

  2. Withdrawn From Com

  3. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. Passed 1st Reading

  5. Ref to the Com on Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, Alcoholic Beverage Control, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  6. Filed

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Co-sponsors (26)

Not signed on (153)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 29?
HB 29 is sponsored by Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Jarrod Lowery (Republican), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Ya Liu (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Frank Iler (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Mike Clampitt (Republican), and Neal Jackson (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 29?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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