North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 12 R cosponsors

SB 48 — Access to Sports and Extracurriculars for All.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    2 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 48, there were minor edits to the wording around the regulation of fees and charges by local school boards. The changes clarify how schools can establish their fee schedules for textbooks and other expenses. This matters because it helps ensure that the guidelines for charging students remain clear and consistent, which can affect how families budget for educational costs.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Feb 4, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 48 Short Title:
48 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45030-NH-21 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT STUDENTS WHO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR HOME SCHOOL WITHOUT AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS PROGRAM IN A GIVEN SPORT OR PARTICULAR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ACTIVITY AT A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
Rules and Operations of the Senate February 5, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PERMIT STUDENTS WHO ATTEND A PUBLIC SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, OR HOME SCHOOL WITHOUT AN INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS PROGRAM IN A GIVEN SPORT OR PARTICULAR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT ACTIVITY AT A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL.
The public high school may charge a reasonable fee for participation to a student who is not enrolled in the high school as established by the local board of education in accordance with G.S.
The public high school maycharge a reasonable fee for participation to a student who is not enrolled in the high school as established by the local board of education in accordance with G.S.
–Localboardsofeducationshall adopt rules and regulations governing solicitations of, sales to, and fund-raising activities conducted by, the students and faculty members in schools under their jurisdiction, and no fees, charges, or costs shall be *DRS45030-NH-21* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 collected from students and school personnel without approval of the board of education as recorded in the minutes of said board;
– Localboardsofeducationshall adopt rules and regulations governing solicitations of, sales to, and fund-raising activities conducted by, the students and faculty members in schools under their jurisdiction, and no fees, charges, or costs shall be *S48-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 collected from students and school personnel without approval of the board of education as recorded in the minutes of said board;
provided, this subdivision shall not apply to such textbooks fees as are determined and established by the State Board of Education.
provided, this subdivision shall not applyto such textbooks fees as are determined and established bythe State Board of Education.
The local board of education shall publish a schedule of fees, charges, and solicitations approved by the local board board, including fees established to allow students not enrolled in a particular public high school to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities, on the local school administrative unit's Web site by October 15 of each school year and, if the schedule is subsequently revised, within 30 days following the revision." SECTION 3.
The local board of education shall publish a schedule of fees, charges, and solicitations approved bythe local board board, including fees established to allow students not enrolled in a particular public high school to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities, on the local school administrative unit's Web site by October 15 of each school year and, if the schedule is subsequently revised, within 30 days following the revision." SECTION 3.
Page 2 DRS45030-NH-21
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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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2 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (167)

167 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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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 48?
SB 48 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Vickie Sawyer (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Tom McInnis (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), Bobby Hanig (Republican), Jim Burgin (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Amy S. Galey (Republican), Carl Ford (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), and Dana Jones (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 48?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 04, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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