North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed House 12 R cosponsors

HB 211 — The Kelsey Smith Act.

Last action — Regular Message Sent To Senate

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

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Moderate

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  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 12 sponsors

    3 primary, 9 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (12 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

24 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to House Bill 211 include the addition of specific requirements for wireless telecommunications carriers to provide their emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation. This information must be submitted annually and updated immediately if changes occur. The purpose of this change is to ensure that law enforcement can quickly access call location data during emergency situations, improving response times and potentially saving lives.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 211 Short Title:
211 Feb 25, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40139-ML-56A Short Title:
Representative Ward.
Representatives Ward, Wheatley, Echevarria, and Moss (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF CALL LOCATION INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CERTAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.
Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 27, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE PROVISION OF CALL LOCATION INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT UNDER CERTAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES.
(b) At the request of a law enforcement officer, or an employee or agent of a public safety answering point on behalf of a law enforcement agency, who is acting in the course of the official duties of the officer, employee, or agent, a wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide, subject to any limitations under applicable federal law, available phone location information of a telecommunications device without delay if the officer, employee, or agent asserts either of the following:
(b) At the request of a law enforcement officer, or an employee or agent of a public safety answering point on behalf of a law enforcement agency, who is actingin the course of the official duties of the officer, employee, or agent, a wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide, subject to any limitations under applicable federal law, available phone location information of a telecommunications device without delay if the officer, employee, or agent asserts either of the following:
(2) There is reasonable suspicion that the device that is the subject of the request is in the possession of anindividual who is involved in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.
(2) There is reasonable suspicion that the device that is the subject of the request is in the possession of anindividual who is involved in an emergencysituation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.
(e) All wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State or submitting to the jurisdiction thereof and all resellers of wireless telecommunications services shall submit their emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation in order to facilitate requests from a law enforcement agency for call location information in accordance *DRH40139-ML-56A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 with this section.
(e) All wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State or submitting to the jurisdiction thereof and all resellers of wireless telecommunications services *H211-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 shall submit their emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation in order to facilitate requests from a law enforcement agency for call location information in accordance with this section.
The State Bureau of Investigation shall maintain a database containing emergency contact information for all wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State and shall make the information immediately available upon request to all public safety answering points in this State." SECTION 3.
The State Bureau of Investigation shall maintain a database containing emergency contact information for all wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State and shall make the information immediatelyavailable upon request to all public safety answering points in this State." SECTION 3.
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Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill introduces provisions for wireless telecommunications carriers to provide call location information to law enforcement under specific emergency circumstances.

  • Chapter 15A

    Article 16C. Provision of Wireless Call Location Information to Law Enforcement. § 15A-300.10. Provision of phone location information of a telecommunications device by wireless telecommunications carrier to law enforcement.

    This addition creates a new article that outlines how telecommunications carriers must comply with law enforcement requests for location information during emergencies.

  • Chapter 15A

    (a) For purposes of this section, the term (i) "wireless telecommunications carrier" has the same meaning as a "commercial mobile radio service provider," as that term is defined in G.S. 143B-1400, and (ii) "public safety answering point" is as defined in G.S. 143B-1400.

    This defines key terms for the new article, linking it to existing law definitions.

  • Chapter 15A

    (b) At the request of a law enforcement officer, or an employee or agent of a public safety answering point on behalf of a law enforcement agency, who is acting in the course of the official duties of the officer, employee, or agent, a wireless telecommunications carrier shall provide, subject to any limitations under applicable federal law, available phone location information of a telecommunications device without delay if the officer, employee, or agent asserts either of the following: (1) The device that is the subject of the request was used to place a 911 call requesting emergency assistance. (2) There is reasonable suspicion that the device that is the subject of the request is in the possession of an individual who is involved in an emergency situation that involves risk of death or serious physical harm.

    This mandates that carriers must provide location data when requested by law enforcement under specified emergency conditions.

  • Chapter 15A

    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this section prohibits a wireless telecommunications carrier from establishing protocols by which the carrier voluntarily discloses phone location information of a telecommunications device.

    This provision allows carriers to create their own protocols for voluntarily sharing location information.

  • Chapter 15A

    (d) No cause of action shall lie in any court against any wireless telecommunications carrier, its officers, employees, agents, or other specified persons for providing phone location information of a telecommunications device while acting in good faith and in accordance with the provisions of this section.

    This protects carriers from legal action when they comply with the provisions of the new law.

  • Chapter 15A

    (e) All wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State or submitting to the jurisdiction thereof and all resellers of wireless telecommunications services shall submit their emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation in order to facilitate requests from a law enforcement agency for call location information in accordance with this section. This contact information shall be submitted annually by June 15 or immediately upon any change in contact information. The State Bureau of Investigation shall maintain a database containing emergency contact information for all wireless telecommunications carriers registered to do business in this State and shall make the information immediately available upon request to all public safety answering points in this State.

    This requires carriers to provide their emergency contact information to the State Bureau of Investigation for law enforcement purposes.

  • SECTION 3. The State Bureau of Investigation shall adopt temporary rules to implement the provisions of this act. Temporary rules adopted in accordance with this act shall remain in effect until permanent rules that replace the temporary rules become effective.

    This establishes the process for adopting rules to implement the new provisions outlined in the bill.

  • SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025.

    This states when the provisions of the bill will take effect.

Action History

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  2. Regular Message Received From House

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Passed 2nd Reading

  6. Passed 3rd Reading

  7. Reptd Fav

  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025

  10. Reptd Fav

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

  12. Reptd Fav

  13. Re-ref Com On Judiciary 2

  14. Passed 1st Reading

  15. Ref to the Com on Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  16. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 167 not signed on · 8 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (9)

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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Votes

Second Reading

Passed 103 Yea · 8 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 31805
U 2000
Unaffiliated 6000
Republican 64004
Total 103809
% of votes cast 86%7%0%8%
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 Nay
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Not Voting
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Yea
Amber M. Baker Democratic Nay
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Beth Helfrich Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Not Voting
Brian Turner Democratic Yea
Bryan Cohn Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Dante Pittman Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Jordan Lopez Democratic Nay
Julia Greenfield Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Not Voting
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Mike Colvin Democratic Yea
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Nay
Phil Rubin Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Rodney D. Pierce Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Not Voting
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
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
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 Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John M. Blust Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
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 Clampitt Republican Not Voting
Mike Schietzelt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
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 Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 211?
HB 211 is sponsored by David Willis (Republican), Phil Shepard (Republican), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Todd Carver (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Brian Echevarria (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), and Bill Ward (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 211?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced February 25, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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