North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate 16 R cosponsors

SB 280 — Dominique Moody Act.

Last action — Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

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

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Moderate chance

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

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Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 16 sponsors

    2 primary, 14 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill involves procedures related to healthcare provisions.

The Dominique Moody Act outlines specific procedures for healthcare provisions. It aims to formalize certain healthcare processes.

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  • Healthcare: This means there will be established procedures that could influence how healthcare services are delivered.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

20 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The changes to Senate Bill 280 involve the addition of new language regarding places of religious worship that are situated on educational property. Specifically, the updated version clarifies that individuals in these religious settings may have certain legal protections. This matters because it aims to reinforce the importance of the freedom of worship for communities that share space with educational institutions, ensuring that they feel safe and respected while practicing their faith.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 280 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 4/30/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 280 Short Title:
Senators Jarvis, B.
Newton, and Overcash (Primary Sponsors).
March 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS MAY CARRY CERTAIN WEAPONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE LOCATION OF BOTH A SCHOOL AND A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP WHEN ATTENDING WORSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER SACERDOTAL FUNCTIONS AT THE PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT PRIVATE SCHOOLS MAY CARRY CERTAIN WEAPONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR AND TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE LOCATION OF BOTH A SCHOOL AND A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP WHEN ATTENDING WORSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER SACERDOTAL FUNCTIONS AT THE PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.
For purposes of parochial schools, the school board of trustees may be the board of deacons, the board of elders, or any other designated board which oversees thegeneral affairsof thechurch,synagogue,temple,orotherplaceof religious worship that is affiliated with the private school." SECTION 2.
For purposes of parochial schools, the school board of trustees may be the board of deacons, the board of elders, or any other designated board which oversees thegeneral affairsof thechurch,synagogue,temple,orotherplaceof religious worship that is affiliated with the private school." SECTION2.
14-269.2(g) is amended by adding the following new subdivision to read:
14-269.2(g)isamendedbyaddingthefollowingnewsubdivisions to read:
The person has successfully completed under the direct supervision of a certified National Rifle Association instructor or the equivalent a minimum of eight hours of courses on, or relating to, gun safety and the appropriate use of firearms that is in addition to the firearms *S280-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 training and safety course required for a concealed handgun permit under G.S.
The person has successfully completed under the direct supervision of a certified National Rifle Association instructor or the equivalent a minimum of eight hours of courses on, or relating to, gun safety and the appropriate use of firearms that is in addition to the firearms *S280-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 training and safety course required for a concealed handgun permit under G.S.
The person is on the premises of the educational property that is owned, used, or operated by the private school at which the person is an employee or volunteer." SECTION 3.
The person is on the premises of the educational property that is owned, used, or operated by the private school at which the person is an employee or volunteer.
G.S.
(9) A personin aplaceofreligious worship thatis located oneducational property owned, used, or operated by the membership of the place of religious worship while the person is attending worship services, funeral services, wedding ceremonies, Christenings, religious fellowships, and any other sacerdotal functions at the place of religious worship.
14-269.2(k1) reads as rewritten:
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "place of religious worship" includes any church, chapel, meetinghouse, synagogue, temple, longhouse, mosque, or other building that is regularly used and clearly identifiable as a place for religious worship.
"(k1) For the purposes of this subsection, property owned by a local board of education or county commission shall not be construed as a building that is a place of religious worship as defined in G.S.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "attending" includes ingress and egress between the place of religious worship and the designated parking area for the place of religious worship." SECTION 3.
14-54.1.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who has a concealed handgun permit that is valid under Article 54B of this Chapter, or who is exempt from obtaining a permit pursuant to that Article, if all of the following conditions apply:
(1) Thepersonpossesses andcarriesahandgunoneducationalpropertyotherthan an institutionofhighereducationas definedbyG.S.
116-143.1oranonpublic, postsecondary educational institution.
(2) The educational property is the location of both a school and a building that is a place of religious worship as defined in G.S.
14-54.1.
(3) The weapon is a handgun.
(4) The handgun is only possessed and carried on educational property outside in one of the following circumstances:
a.
Outside of the school operating hours.
b.
At anytime, in a building that is a place of religious worship while the person is attending worship services, funeral services, wedding ceremonies, Christenings, religious fellowships, and any other sacerdotal functions in the building.
For purposes of this subdivision, the term "attending" includes ingress and egress between the building and the designated parking area for the place of religious worship.
(5) The person or persons in legal possession or control of the premises have not posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises in accordance with G.S.
14-415.11(c)." SECTION 4.
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Action History

  1. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub

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

  3. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  4. Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  5. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  6. Added to Calendar

  7. Amend Adopted A1

  8. Passed 2nd Reading

  9. Passed 3rd Reading

  10. Ordered Engrossed

  11. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  13. Withdrawn From Com

  14. Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. Special Message Sent To House

  16. Special Message Received From Senate

  17. Passed 1st Reading

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

  19. Amend Tabled A1

  20. Amend Tabled A2

  21. Amend Tabled A3

  22. Amend Adopted A5

  23. Amend Failed A4

  24. Passed 2nd Reading

  25. Passed 3rd Reading

  26. Engrossed

  27. Reptd Fav

  28. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  29. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  31. Withdrawn From Com

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

  33. Passed 1st Reading

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

  35. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (163)

163 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

A1 Chesser Second Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 43001
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 62004
Total 111006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
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 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 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 Not Voting
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 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

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Second Reading

Passed 113 Yea · 0 Nay · 6 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 43001
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 62004
Total 111006
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Yea
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 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 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 Not Voting
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 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

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 280?
SB 280 is sponsored by Eddie D. Settle (Republican), Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican), Carl Ford (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Kevin Corbin (Republican), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Lisa S. Barnes (Republican), Brad Overcash (Republican), Paul Newton (Republican), Steve Jarvis (Republican), and Todd Johnson (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 280?
This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced March 12, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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