North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate 4 R cosponsors

SB 408 — No High Risk Apps/Gov't Networks and Devices.

Last action — Special Message Sent To House

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the House.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

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  • Passed Senate

    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 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

55 added · 56 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 408 adds a specific mention of WeChat and any future applications developed by Tencent Holdings Limited. This change clarifies which applications are being discussed in relation to law enforcement access and risk management. It matters because it makes the bill more precise, ensuring that lawmakers and stakeholders understand exactly which services are affected, potentially influencing how data privacy and security measures are crafted for these platforms.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 408 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 4/30/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 408 Short Title:
Senators Moffitt, Hanig, and Johnson (Primary Sponsors).
March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF TIKTOK ON GOVERNMENT DEVICES AND DURING PARTICIPATION IN STATE-FUNDED PROGRAMS.
(c) No person may access, download, or use a covered application on any government-issued device.
(c) No person may access, download, or use a covered application on any government-issued device or during participation in any State-funded program.
The term also includes (i) any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by a State-funded program, whether the equipment is used by the State-funded program directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the State-funded program that requires the use of that equipment in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product and (ii) computers, mobile devices, and virtual machines as well as ancillary equipment, *S408-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources.
The term also includes (i) any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by a State-funded program, whether the equipment is used by the State-funded program directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the State-funded program that requires the use of that equipment in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product and (ii) computers, *S408-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 mobile devices, and virtual machines as well as ancillary equipment, peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent prosecutorial, law enforcement agencies, and employees of the State Auditor engaged in investigations from accessing the applications covered by this act for prosecutorial, law enforcement, and investigative purposes.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent prosecutorial and law enforcement agencies from accessing the applications covered by this act for prosecutorial, law enforcement, and investigative purposes.
By March 1, 2026, the Departments of Information Technology and Public Safety shall develop jointly the guidelines necessary for prosecutorial and law enforcement agency access to covered applications along with the risk mitigation actions necessary for such use.
By March 1, 2025, the Departments of Information Technology and Public Safety shall develop jointly the guidelines necessary for prosecutorial and law enforcement agencyaccess to covered applications along with the risk mitigation actions necessary for such use.
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Action History

  1. Special Message Sent To House

  2. Special Message Received From Senate

  3. Passed 1st Reading

  4. Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  5. Amend Adopted A1

  6. Passed 2nd Reading

  7. Passed 3rd Reading

  8. Engrossed

  9. Reptd Fav

  10. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  11. Reptd Fav

  12. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  13. Com Substitute Adopted

  14. Re-ref Com On State and Local Government

  15. Withdrawn From Com

  16. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to State and Local Government. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  17. Passed 1st Reading

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

  19. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (2)

Not signed on (175)

175 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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Votes

Amendment 1

Passed 47 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 18002
Republican 29001
Total 47003
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Caleb Theodros Democratic Not Voting
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Woodson Bradley Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bob Brinson Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Chris Measmer Republican Yea
Dana Jones Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Not Voting
Mark Hollo Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Paul Newton Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 16000
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 26000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Bode — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Yea
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Yea
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Paul Newton Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Yea
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 408?
SB 408 is sponsored by Paul Newton (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), and Todd Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 408?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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