North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 30 D · 30 R · 1 I cosponsors

HB 258 — Worker Safety Act of 2026.

Last action — Signed by Gov. 6/22/2026

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

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on June 22, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

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

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 62 sponsors

    3 primary, 59 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (30 D · 30 R · 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 focuses on improving worker safety regulations.

This legislation aims to enhance safety standards for workers across various industries. It sets new guidelines for employers to follow to ensure safer working environments.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This means you will benefit from enhanced safety standards and protections on the job.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

17 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 258, two changes were made. First, the bill now lists multiple sponsors, indicating broader support from Representatives K. Hall, Miller, Crawford, and Jeffers, which could strengthen its chances of approval. Second, there are some minor adjustments in wording but no substantial changes to the bill's provisions regarding how it will apply to prosecutions for offenses committed before its effective date. This clarifies that prior rules will still apply to those offenses, ensuring legal continuity.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 258 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/19/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 258 Short Title:
Representatives K.
Hall, Miller, Crawford, and Jeffers (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
March 4, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT AGAINST A UTILITY OR COMMUNICATIONS WORKER.
EnergyandPublicUtilities,iffavorable,Judiciary2, iffavorable,Rules,Calendar, and Operations of the House March 4, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT AGAINST A UTILITY OR COMMUNICATIONS WORKER.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "utility or communications worker" means an employee of, agent of, or under contract with an organization, entity, or company, whether State created or privately, municipally, county, or cooperativelyowned, that provides electricity, natural gas, liquid petroleum, water, wastewater, telecommunications services, or internet access services.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "utility or communications worker" means an employee of, agent of, or under contract with an organization, entity, or company, whether State created or privately, municipally, county, or cooperativelyowned, that provides electricity, natural gas, telecommunications services, or internet access services.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "readily identifiable as a worker" shall be construed to include the worker wearing, at the time of the assault, a uniform, hat, or other outerwear bearing the logo of the utility or communications company for which the worker is an employee of, agent of, or under contract with." SECTION 2.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "readily identifiable as a worker" shall be construed to include the worker wearing, at the time of the assault, a uniform, hat, or other outerwear bearing the logo of the utility or communications company for which the worker is an employee of, agent of, or under contract with." *H258-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
*H258-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
SECTION 3.
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Action History

  1. Signed by Gov. 6/22/2026

  2. Ch. SL 2026-13

  3. Pres. To Gov. 6/18/2026

  4. Ratified

  5. Concurred In S Com Sub

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  8. Placed On Cal For 06/16/2026

  9. Regular Message Sent To House

  10. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  11. Passed 2nd Reading

  12. Passed 3rd Reading

  13. Reptd Fav

  14. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  15. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  17. Withdrawn From Com

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

  19. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  20. Regular Message Received From House

  21. Passed 1st Reading

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

  23. Amend Adopted A1

  24. Passed 2nd Reading

  25. Passed 3rd Reading

  26. Ordered Engrossed

  27. Reptd Fav

  28. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  29. Placed On Cal For 04/09/2025

  30. Reptd Fav

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

  32. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  33. Re-ref Com On Judiciary 2

  34. Passed 1st Reading

  35. Ref to the Com on Energy and Public Utilities, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  36. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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3 sponsors · 59 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (59)

Not signed on (117)

117 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

M11 Concur

Passed 108 Yea · 5 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 39500
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 63003
Total 108504
% of votes cast 92%4%0%3%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
CharlesSmith — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
JohnLowery — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Campbell — Not Voting
C. Smith — Yea
F. Jackson — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Aisha O. Dew Democratic Yea
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 Nay
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 Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Mike Colvin Democratic Yea
Monika Johnson-Hostler Democratic Yea
Phil Rubin Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
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 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 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 Not Voting
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 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
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

Official roll call →

Second Reading

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 19001
Republican 27003
Total 46004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
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
Haseeb Fatmi Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Jonah Garson 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
Sophia Chitlik Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch 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 Not Voting
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 Not Voting
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 labor
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 258?
HB 258 is sponsored by Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Ya Liu (Democratic), Donny Lambeth (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Cody Huneycutt (Republican), Julia C. Howard (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Brian Echevarria (Republican), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Todd Carver (Republican), Becky Carney (Democratic), Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), Deb Butler (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), William D. Brisson (Republican), Jerry "Alan" Branson (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Jennifer Balkcom (Republican), Amber M. Baker (Democratic), Dean Arp (Republican), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), B. Ray Jeffers (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Kyle Hall (Republican), Jeff Zenger (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Sam Watford (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Reeder, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), Jake Johnson (Republican), Julie von Haefen (Democratic), and Cecil Brockman (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 258?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 03, 2025. Enacted.
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