North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 41 R · 17 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 133 — NC Farmland and Military Protection Act.

Last action — Ch. SL 2026-54

  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 February 17, 2025. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 08, 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.

  • 61 sponsors

    3 primary, 58 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (41 R · 17 D · 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 aims to protect North Carolina farmland and military operations from conflicts.

This legislation focuses on safeguarding farmland from encroachment by military activities and vice versa. It seeks to ensure that both agricultural practices and military operations can coexist without interference.

What this means for you
  • Workers: Workers in agriculture may find their jobs more secure as farmland is protected from encroachment.
  • Families: This means families living near military bases or farmland may experience less disruption and greater stability in their communities.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

54 added · 115 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to Bill HB 133 adds specific language clarifying the definition of "military installation" and removes some broader terms related to state-controlled enterprises. This change helps to precisely identify the military installations included in North Carolina's legal framework, ensuring clear oversight and jurisdiction. By defining these installations more clearly, the amendment intends to address any potential confusion about their status and responsibilities, which is important for military and community relations.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 133 Committee Substitute Favorable 4/8/25 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 133 Short Title:
Representatives Balkcom, N.
Jackson, Zenger, and Bell (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 18, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER LANDS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE STATE BY CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS ADVERSARIAL BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 18, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ACQUISITION OF AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER LANDS CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE STATE BY CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS DESIGNATED AS ADVERSARIAL BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the State to exercise its governmental police power to guard its agricultural land from the potential of adversarial foreign governmentcontrolinordertoensurethattheState'sfarmersareabletoproduceasafe,abundant, and affordable supply of food and fiber for the benefit of the people of this State and the United States and to protect our vital resources.
The General Assembly finds that it is in the public interest for the State to guard its agricultural land from the potential of adversarial foreign government control in order to ensure that the State's farmers are able to produce a safe, abundant, and affordable supply of food and fiber for the benefit of the people of this State and the United States and to protect our vital resources.
This term does not include either of the following:
a.
An entity that has received a determination from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the entity in connection to a matter submitted to CFIUS and which CFIUS concluded all action pursuant to section 721 of theDefense Production Act of 1950.
b.
An entity that has a national security agreement with CFIUS and maintains the validity of such national security agreement.
– Any real property situated in this State that is used for agricultural production purposes as defined in G.S.
– Any land situated in this State that is used for agricultural production purposes as defined in G.S.
The term does not include real property situated in this State that is leased for *H133-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 agricultural research and development purposes or other activities for the purpose of producing inputs and/or products for farmers or other end-users, provided that the acreage leased bythe lessee does not exceed 250 acres in the aggregate.
The term does not include land situated in this State that is leased for agricultural research and development purposes or other activities for the purpose of producing inputs and/or products for farmers or other end-users, provided that the acreage leased by the lessee does not exceed 250 acres in the aggregate.
The term also includes possession of fifty percent (50%) or less of the ownership interest in an entity if an owner directs the business and affairs of the entitywithout the requirement or consent of any other party.
The term also includes possession of fifty percent (50%) or less of the ownership interest in an entity if an owner directs *H133-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 the business and affairs of the entitywithout the requirement or consent of any other party.
– Any estate, remainder, or reversion, or any portion of the estate, remainder, or reversion, or an option pursuant to which one party has a right to cause the transfer of legal or equitable title to agricultural land or real property situated within a 75-mile radius of a military installation.
– Any estate, remainder, or reversion, or any portion of the estate, remainder, or reversion, or an option pursuant to which one party has a right to cause the transfer of legal or equitable title to agricultural land.
The term does not include a noteholder under an obligation secured by a deed of trust.
– Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, New River Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, the United States Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City, Naval Support ActivityNorthwest, Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Area, Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4) at Fort Fisher, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in its own right and as the responsible entityfor the Dare County Bombing Range, North Carolina National Guard facilities, and any facility located within the State that is subject to the installations' oversight and control.
– Fort Bragg, Pope Army Airfield, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, New River Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station, Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, the United States Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City, Naval Support Activity Northwest, Blakeslee Air Force Recreation Area, Air Route Surveillance Radar (ARSR-4) at Fort Fisher, and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, in its own right and as the responsible entityfor the Dare County Bombing Range, North Carolina National Guard facilities, and any facility located within the State that is subject to the installations' oversight and control.
Adversarial foreign government acquisition of agricultural land and real property prohibited.
Adversarial foreign government acquisition of agricultural land prohibited.
(2) Real property situated within a 75-mile radius of a military installation.
(2) Land situated within a 75-mile radius of a military installation.
(b) Any interest in agricultural land or real property situated within a 75-mile radius of a military installation purchased, acquired, leased, or held in violation of this section shall be subject to divestiture pursuant to G.S.
(b) Any transfer of an interest in land in violation of this section shall be void.
64-64.
(c) The responsibility for determining whether an individual or other entity is subject to this Article rests solely with the adversarial foreign government and the State of North Carolina and no other individual or entity.
(c) Aviolation ofthis section byan adversarial foreign government may, at the discretion of the noteholder, be deemed a default under a loan, mortgage, or deed of trust and shall provide the lender the automatic right to trigger default on the loan, mortgage, or deed of trust.
An individual or other entity who is not an adversarial foreign government shall bear no civil or criminal liability for failing to determine or make inquiry of whether an individual or other entity is an adversarial foreign government." SECTION 2.
(d) The responsibility for determining whether an individual or other entity is subject to this Article rests solely with the adversarial foreign government and the State of North Carolina and no other individual or entity.
An individual or other entity who is not an adversarial foreign government shall bear no civil or criminal liability for failing to determine or make inquiry of whether an individual or other entity is an adversarial foreign government.
(e) No title to real propertyshall be invalid or subject to divesture byreason of a violation ofthis section byanyformerowner ortheindividualorentityholdingorowninga formerinterest in the real property.
(f) This Article does not create or authorize a private right of action to enforce the provision of the Article.
"§ 64-64.
Divestiture procedure.
(a) Upon receipt of information that leads the AttorneyGeneral to believe that a violation of G.S.
64-63 may have occurred, the Attorney General shall investigate the alleged violation and may issue subpoenas requiring any of the following:
Page 2 House Bill 133-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Appearances of witnesses.
(2) Production of relevant records.
(3) Giving of relevant testimony.
(b) The Attorney General shall enforce a violation of G.S.
64-63 by commencing a receivership proceeding under Article 38A of Chapter 1 of the General Statutes seeking the appointment of a general receiver pursuant to G.S.
1-507.24(e1).
The following apply to a receivership proceeding initiated pursuant to this section:
(1) Proceeds of the sale shall be paid as follows:
a.
The costs of the receivership and sale.
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To secured parties, in their order of priority, except for liens which under the terms of the sale are to remain on the property.
c.
No proceeds shall be distributed from the receivership sale to the adversarial foreign government.Anyexcess proceeds are forfeitedand shall be remitted to the Civil Penalty and Forfeiture Fund in accordance with G.S.
115C-457.2.
(2) At the receivership sale, any secured party shall be able to place a bid in an amount that is not more than the amount owed plus any costs incurred to the secured party as of the date of the sale, as established in the court order for the sale of the property.
(3) Upon commencement of an action under this section, the Attorney General shall file a notice of lis pendens as soon as practicable with the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the real property is situated.
Upon the entry of an order for the sale of the property under this section, the Attorney General shall record a copy of the order as soon as practicable in the office of the register of deeds of the countyor counties where the real property is situated." SECTION 2.
G.S.
1-507.24 reads as rewritten:
"§ 1-507.24.
Appointment of receivers;
receivership not a trust.
… (e1) Receiver for Sale of Real Property Owned by Adversarial Foreign Government.
– A general receiver may be appointed for the purpose of conducting a sale of real property in accordance with G.S.
64-64 upon a finding by the court that an interest in the real property is held by an adversarial foreign government in violation of G.S.
64-63(a).
…." SECTION 3.
SECTION4.
SECTION 3.
ThisactbecomeseffectiveDecember1,2025,andappliestoaninterest in real property acquired on and after that date.
This act becomes effective December 1, 2025.
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Action History

  1. Ch. SL 2026-54

  2. Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026

  3. Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026

  4. Ratified

  5. Concurred In S Com Sub

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  8. Placed On Cal For 06/30/2026

  9. Regular Message Sent To House

  10. Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  11. Amend Adopted A1

  12. Amend Tabled A2

  13. Passed 2nd Reading

  14. Passed 3rd Reading

  15. Engrossed

  16. Reptd Fav

  17. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  18. Com Substitute Adopted

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

  20. Withdrawn From Com

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

  22. Regular Message Received From House

  23. Passed 1st Reading

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

  25. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  26. Passed 2nd Reading

  27. Passed 3rd Reading

  28. Reptd Fav

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

  30. Reptd Fav

  31. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  32. Placed On Cal For 04/16/2025

  33. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  34. Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development

  35. Passed 1st Reading

  36. Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  37. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 58 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (58)

Not signed on (118)

118 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 88 Yea · 20 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 131704
Unaffiliated 21203
U 1100
Republican 53005
Total 8820012
% of votes cast 73%17%0%10%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Clemmons — Yea
Gill — Yea
Harris — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Rudow — Yea
CharlesSmith — Yea
Staton-Williams — Yea
Wray — Yea
Crutchfield — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
Autry — Nay
vonHaefen — Nay
Bradford — Not Voting
Cleveland — Not Voting
Fontenot — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Nay
Allen Buansi Democratic Nay
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Not Voting
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Not Voting
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Nay
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Nay
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Nay
Joe John Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Not Voting
Laura Budd Democratic Nay
Lindsey Prather Democratic Nay
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Nay
Mary Belk Democratic Nay
Pricey Harrison Democratic Nay
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Not Voting
Sarah Crawford Democratic Nay
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Nay
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Nay
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Nay
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey 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 Not Voting
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Yea
Jake Johnson 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 R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
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
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Not Voting
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
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Nay

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Motion 9 To Concur

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 15001
Unaffiliated 8000
Republican 23003
Total 46004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
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 Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Yea
Lisa Grafstein Democratic Yea
Michael Garrett Democratic Not Voting
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Not Voting
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Yea
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 133?
HB 133 is sponsored by Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Wyatt Gable (Republican), Blair Eddins (Republican), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Todd Carver (Republican), Campbell, Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), Deb Butler (Democratic), Laura Budd (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Jerry "Alan" Branson (Republican), John M. Blust (Republican), Hugh Blackwell (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Dean Arp (Republican), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), Eric Ager (Democratic), Jay Adams (Republican), John R. Bell, IV (Republican), Jeff Zenger (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Jennifer Balkcom (Republican), Matthew Winslow (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Steve Tyson (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Paul Scott (Republican), Mike Schietzelt (Republican), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), Charles Smith (Democratic), Mike Clampitt (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Reeder, Renée A. Price (Democratic), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Ray Pickett (Republican), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Erin Paré (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Marcia Morey (Democratic), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Jarrod Lowery (Republican), Tim Longest (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Brenden H. Jones (Republican), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Kelly E. Hastings (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), and Carson Smith (Republican).
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