North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 5 R · 5 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 936 — Robocall Solicitation Modifications.

Last action — Conf Com Appointed

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    0 primary, 11 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (5 R · 5 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

In plain language

The bill modifies regulations on robocall solicitations.

This bill proposes changes to the rules governing robocalls aimed at consumers. It seeks to update existing policies to address current communication technologies and practices.

What this means for you
  • Consumers: If you receive telemarketing calls, this bill may change how and when those calls can be made.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

15 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of House Bill 936, minor modifications were made to streamline the language and remove some extraneous details. These changes aim to clarify how robocalls must identify themselves and outline the penalties for violations. This matters because clearer communication in the bill helps ensure that consumers understand their rights and protections against unwanted calls, promoting better enforcement of the law.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 936 Committee Substitute Favorable 5/6/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 936 Short Title:
Representative Greene.
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE LAWS GOVERNING TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS TO ADDRESS ROBOCALLS.
Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFY THE LAWS GOVERNING TELEPHONE SOLICITATIONS TO ADDRESS ROBOCALLS.
or *H936-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
or *H936-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
– An individual who subscribes to a residential telephone service from a local exchange company, a competing local provider Page 2 House Bill 936-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 certified to do business in North Carolina, or a wireless telephone company;
– An individual who subscribes to a residential telephone service from a local exchange company, a competing local provider Page 2 House Bill 936-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 certified to do business in North Carolina, or a wireless telephone company;
… (f) No telephone solicitor shall make a telephone solicitation before 8:00 A.M.
… (f) No telephone solicitor shall make a telephone solicitation solicitation, and no robocall may be made, before 8:00 A.M.
(i) No telephone solicitor shall cause misleading information to be transmitted to users ofcalleridentificationtechnologiesorotherwiseblockormisrepresenttheoriginofthe telephone solicitation.
(i) No telephone solicitor shall cause misleading information to be transmitted to users ofcalleridentificationtechnologiesorotherwiseblockormisrepresenttheoriginofthetelephone solicitation.
House Bill 936-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person may use an automatic dialing and recorded message player to make an unsolicited telephone call make a robocall only under one or more of the following circumstances:
House Bill 936-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a person may use an automatic dialing and recorded message player to make an unsolicited telephone call make a robocall only under one or more of the following circumstances:
Page 4 House Bill 936-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (7) No part of the call robocall is used to make a telephone solicitation, the person makingthe call robocall clearlyidentifies theperson's contact information and the nature of the unsolicited telephone call, robocall, and the sole purpose of the unsolicited telephone call robocall is to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, by informing the telephone subscriber of any of the following:
Page 4 House Bill 936-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (7) No part of the call robocall is used to make a telephone solicitation, the person makingthe call robocall clearlyidentifies theperson's contact information and the nature of the unsolicited telephone call, robocall, and the sole purpose of the unsolicited telephone call robocall is to protect the public health, safety, or welfare, by informing the telephone subscriber of any of the following:
That the telephone subscriber has purchased a product that is subject to a recall by the product's manufacturer, distributor or retailer, or by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission or another government agency or department with legal authority to recall the productwhichisthesubjectofthe call,robocall,duetosafetyor health concerns, provided that (i) there is a reasonable basis to believe that the telephone subscriber has purchased the product, and (ii) the message complies with any requirements imposed by any government agency instituting the recall.
That the telephone subscriber has purchased a product that is subject to a recall by the product's manufacturer, distributor or retailer, or by the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission or another government agency or department with legal authority to recall the productwhichisthesubjectofthe call,robocall,duetosafetyorhealth concerns, provided that (i) there is a reasonable basis to believe that the telephone subscriber has purchased the product, and (ii) the message complies with any requirements imposed by any government agency instituting the recall.
If the Attorney General finds that there has been a violation of this Article, the House Bill 936-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Attorney General maybring an action to impose civil penalties and to seek any other appropriate relief pursuant to this Chapter, including equitable relief to restrain the violation.
If the Attorney General finds that there has been a violation of this Article, the House Bill 936-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Attorney General maybring an action to impose civil penalties and to seek any other appropriate relief pursuant to this Chapter, including equitable relief to restrain the violation.
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Action History

  1. Conf Com Appointed

  2. Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  3. Conf Com Appointed

  4. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  5. Placed On Cal For 06/24/2026

  6. Withdrawn From Cal

  7. Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026

  8. Regular Message Sent To House

  9. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  10. Amend Adopted A1

  11. Passed 2nd Reading

  12. Passed 3rd Reading

  13. Engrossed

  14. Reptd Fav

  15. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  16. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  18. Withdrawn From Com

  19. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  20. Amend Adopted A1

  21. Passed 2nd Reading

  22. Passed 3rd Reading

  23. Ordered Engrossed

  24. Special Message Sent To Senate

  25. Special Message Received From House

  26. Passed 1st Reading

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

  28. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  30. Reptd Fav

  31. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  32. Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025

  33. Reptd Fav

  34. Re-ref Com On Judiciary 3

  35. Passed 1st Reading

  36. Ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  37. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 15 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (11)

Not signed on (168)

168 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

M11 Not Concur

Passed 112 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 42002
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 62004
Total 110007
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Reeder — Yea
JohnLowery — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Not Voting
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amanda P. Cook Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Beth Helfrich Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Bryan Cohn Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Not Voting
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Jordan Lopez Democratic Yea
Julia Greenfield Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Yea
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Mike Colvin Democratic Yea
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Yea
Phil Rubin Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Tracy Clark Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Anna Ferguson Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Brian Echevarria Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
Cody Huneycutt Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Yea
Dean Arp Republican Not Voting
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Heather H. Rhyne Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Yea
Jerry "Alan" Branson Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Yea
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Yea
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Paul Scott Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Not Voting
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Todd Carver Republican Yea
Todd Johnson Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Wyatt Gable Republican Yea

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Second Reading

Passed 32 Yea · 15 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 41501
Republican 28002
Total 321503
% of votes cast 64%30%0%6%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Caleb Theodros Democratic Nay
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Nay
Gale Adcock Democratic Nay
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Nay
Haseeb Fatmi Democratic Nay
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Nay
Jonah Garson Democratic Nay
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Nay
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Nay
Michael Garrett Democratic Not Voting
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Nay
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Nay
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Nay
Sydney Batch Democratic Nay
Val Applewhite Democratic Nay
Woodson Bradley Democratic Nay
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 Not Voting
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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Subjects

public-safety technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 936?
HB 936 is sponsored by Donna McDowell White (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Ray Pickett (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), and Dudley Greene (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 936?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced April 10, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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