North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 12 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 118 — Military and Veteran Support Act.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 09, 2025.

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High chance

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    2 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

44 added · 63 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 118 clarifies the language regarding conditions of military service that are considered honorable. Lines were added to specify that these conditions apply to service in the Armed Forces of the United States. This change matters because it emphasizes the importance of recognizing honorable service, which can impact benefits and support for veterans. Clear definitions help ensure that those who have served are appropriately acknowledged and can access necessary resources.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 118 Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 4/30/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 118 Short Title:
Reduce Veteran CCW Fee/Expand CCW Notice.
Military Veteran/Reduce CCW Permit Fee.
Senators Lazzara, Sawyer, and Daniel (Primary Sponsors).
February 21, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE THE CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES FOR A PERSON WHO WAS DISCHARGED HONORABLY OR UNDER GENERALHONORABLE CONDITIONS FROM MILITARYSERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF TO SEND THE REQUIRED NOTICE PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL.
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 21, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE THE CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT APPLICATION AND RENEWAL FEES FOR A PERSON WHO WAS DISCHARGED HONORABLY OR UNDER GENERALHONORABLE CONDITIONS FROM MILITARYSERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES.
In addition to any other information required under this Article, an applicant claiming a reduced fee under this subsection shall provide a Form DD-214 showing the applicant has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, a Veterans Identification Card issued by the United States Department of *S118-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Veterans Affairs, or other documentation (i) showing the person was discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from military service in the Armed Forces of the United States and (ii) deemed satisfactory by the sheriff.
In addition to any other information required under this Article, an applicant claiming a reduced fee under this subsection shall provide a Form DD-214 showing the applicant has been discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from military service in the Armed Forces of the United States, a Veterans Identification Card issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, or other documentation (i) showing the person was discharged honorably or under general honorable conditions from military service in the Armed Forces of the United *S118-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 States and (ii) deemed satisfactory by the sheriff.
…." SECTION 2.(a) G.S.
…." SECTION 2.
14-415.14 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
This act becomes effective July 1, 2025, and applies to applications for concealed handgun permits and permit renewals submitted on or after that date.
"(a1) The permit application shall provide the permittee an option to consent for communications related to the permit to be sent by electronic means to a designated electronic mail address.
Page 2 Senate Bill 118-First Edition
The State Bureau of Investigation shall also create a separate paper form that a current permit holder may submit to the sheriff to provide or revoke their consent for electronic communications related to their permit." SECTION 2.(b) G.S.
14-415.16(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) At least 45 days priorto theexpirationdateofapermit, thesheriffofthecountywhere the permit was issued shall send a written notice to the permittee explaining that the permit is about to expire and including information about the requirements for renewal of the permit.
The notice shall be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the permittee.
permittee or, with consent of the permittee, by electronic means to a designated electronic mail address of the permittee.
Failure to receive a renewal notice shall not relieve a permittee of requirements imposed in this section for renewal of the permit." SECTION 3.
Section 1 of this act becomes effective July 1, 2025, and applies to applications for concealed handgun permits and permit renewals submitted on or after that date.
Section 2 of this act becomes effective October 1, 2025.
The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law.
Page 2 Senate Bill 118-Second Edition
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025

  2. Ch. SL 2025-72

  3. Ratified

  4. Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2025

  5. Ordered Enrolled

  6. Conf Com Reported

  7. Placed on Today's Calendar

  8. Conf Com Reported

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

  10. Conf Report Adopted

  11. Withdrawn From Com

  12. Added to Calendar

  13. Conf Report Adopted

  14. Conf Com Appointed

  15. Failed Concur In H Com Sub

  16. Conf Com Appointed

  17. Withdrawn From Com

  18. Placed On Cal For 06/23/2025

  19. Special Message Sent To Senate

  20. Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

  22. Reptd Fav

  23. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  24. Added to Calendar

  25. Passed 2nd Reading

  26. Passed 3rd Reading

  27. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  29. Withdrawn From Com

  30. Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  31. Passed 2nd Reading

  32. Passed 3rd Reading

  33. Special Message Sent To House

  34. Special Message Received From Senate

  35. Passed 1st Reading

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

  37. Reptd Fav

  38. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  39. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  41. Reptd Fav

  42. Re-ref Com On Finance

  43. Withdrawn From Com

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

  45. Passed 1st Reading

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

  47. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (165)

165 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

C RPT Adoption

Passed 109 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 41003
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 62006
U 0002
Total 1090011
% of votes cast 91%0%0%9%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Campbell — Yea
Reeder — Yea
C. Smith — Yea
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Not Voting
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
Cecil Brockman Democratic Not Voting
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Yea
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
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 Not Voting
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Blair Eddins Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
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
Jarrod Lowery 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 Not Voting
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Not Voting
Jonathan L. Almond Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Not Voting
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 Clampitt Republican Yea
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Not Voting
Paul Scott Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Yea
Sarah Stevens 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
Carla D. Cunningham U Not Voting
Nasif Majeed U Not Voting

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Second Reading

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 11 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 9007
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 22004
Total 390011
% of votes cast 78%0%0%22%
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 Not Voting
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Not Voting
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Not Voting
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Not Voting
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Not Voting
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 veterans education
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 118?
SB 118 is sponsored by Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Michael V. Lee (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Warren Daniel (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Todd Johnson (Republican), Dana Jones (Republican), and Paul Newton (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 118?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 18, 2025. Enacted.
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