North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 10 R cosponsors

SB 516 — Women's Safety and Protection 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.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    1 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 18 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 516, some lines have been added and removed to refine the definitions and clarify the bill's intent. The changes mainly adjust how terms are defined and emphasize the focus on women's safety in specific spaces designated for biological sex. These updates are important as they aim to ensure that the legislation is clear and effective, possibly affecting how safety regulations are enforced in facilities used by the public.

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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 516 Short Title:
516 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15227-NB-4A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DEFINE VARIOUS TERMS IN THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO ENACT THE WOMEN'S SAFETY AND PROTECTION ACT.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DEFINE VARIOUS TERMS IN THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO ENACT THE WOMEN'S SAFETY AND PROTECTION ACT.
… (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions apply throughout the General Statutes as follows:
… (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided, the following definitions applythroughout the General Statutes as follows:
*DRS15227-NB-4A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (10) Woman.
*S516-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (10) Woman.
– This Article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Women's Safety and Protection Act." (b) Purpose.
– This Article shall be known as and maybe cited as the "Women's Safety and Protection Act." (b) Purpose.
– A facility designed or designated to be used by only one person at a time where a person may be in Page 2 DRS15227-NB-4A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 various states of undress, including a single stall restroom designated as unisex or for use based on biological sex.
– A facility designed or designated to be used by only one person at a time where a person may be in Page 2 Senate Bill 516-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 various states of undress, including a single stall restroom designated as unisex or for use based on biological sex.
– This Article does not apply to a person who enters a single or multiple occupancy bathroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters designated for a biological sex other than their own biological sex in any of the following circumstances:
– This Article does not apply to a person who enters a single or multiple occupancybathroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters designated for a biological sex other than their own biological sex in any of the following circumstances:
–Nothing inthis Articleshall beconstruedto prohibit a domesticviolence center or rape crisis center from adopting administrative rules or policies necessary to accommodate persons or minors in need of physical assistance when using a single or multiple occupancy restroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters.
–Nothingin this Articleshall beconstruedto prohibit adomesticviolence center or rape crisis center from adopting administrative rules or policies necessary to accommodate persons or minors in need of physical assistance when using a single or multiple occupancy restroom, changing facility, or sleeping quarters.
– A contractor who is entered into a contractual relationship with an agency of the State that provides services to women at a covered facility, except for a prison, and operated at the direction of and receives funding from the State, unit of local government, or political subdivision, shall have a cause of action against the agency that employs the person who directed the contractor to violate any provision of this Article.
– A contractor who is entered into a contractual relationship with an agency of the State that provides services to women at a covered facility, except for a prison, and operated at the direction of and receives funding from the State, unit of local government, or political subdivision, shall have a cause of action against the agencythat employs the person who directed the contractor to violate any provision of this Article.
DRS15227-NB-4A Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Protection.
Senate Bill 516-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (c) Protection.
The Division maycopy theidentification presented orhold it for abriefperiodoftimeto verify its authenticity.
The Division maycopytheidentification presented orhold it for abriefperiodoftimeto verifyits authenticity.
Page 4 DRS15227-NB-4A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 The application form shall request all of the following information, and it shall contain the disclosures concerning the request for an applicant's social security number required by section 7 of the federal Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.
Page 4 Senate Bill 516-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 The application form shall request all of the following information, and it shall contain the disclosures concerning the request for an applicant's social security number required by section 7 of the federal Privacy Act of 1974, Pub.
DRS15227-NB-4A Page 5
Senate Bill 516-First Edition Page 5
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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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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (169)

169 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

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 516?
SB 516 is sponsored by Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Steve Jarvis (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Lisa S. Barnes (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), and Dana Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 516?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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