North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Passed Senate Bipartisan · 8 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 801 — Address Confidentiality/Study and DL.

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This bill has passed the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

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  • Passed Senate

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 9 sponsors

    2 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses confidentiality for certain individuals regarding their driver's licenses.

This bill aims to study and improve confidentiality measures for individuals, particularly those in sensitive situations, in relation to driver's licenses. It focuses on protecting their personal information.

What this means for you
  • Workers: If you work in fields that involve sensitive personal information, this may lead to improved confidentiality protocols.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

450 added · 241 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised bill, SB 801, now specifically targets the protection of current and former special operations forces personnel and their dependents by exempting their personal information from public records. This change is significant as it broadens the scope from all military personnel to include just special operations forces, enhancing their privacy and security measures. Additionally, the bill introduces provisions related to a new civil liability for doxing, which helps to deter and address the harmful practice of revealing personal information online. This focus underscores the importance of safeguarding those who undertake vital and sensitive roles within the military.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 801 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/26 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 801 Short Title:
Protect Special Ops Forces/No Doxing.
Protect Special Ops Forces/No Doxing/Funds.
Senators McInnis, Lazzara, and Britt (Primary Sponsors).
April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT EXEMPTING FROM PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS THE DISCLOSURE OF IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF CERTAIN CURRENT AND FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, CREATING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM, AND ENACTING THE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DOXING ACT.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS THE DISCLOSURE OF IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF CURRENT AND FORMER SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES PERSONNEL AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, TO EXPAND THE ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM TO COVER THOSE PERSONS, TO ENACT THE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR DOXING ACT, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO EFFECTUATE THE PURPOSES OF THIS ACT.
SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 132 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
SECTION 1.1.(a) Chapter 132 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
Identification and location information of current and former military personnel exempted from disclosure.
Identification and location information of current and former special operations personnel exempt from disclosure.
Home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current and former military personnel and the telephone numbers associated with the personal communication devices of current and former military personnel.
Home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of current and former special operations personnel and the telephone numbers associated with the personal communication devices of current and former special operations personnel.
Home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of the spouses and dependents of current and former military personnel, and the telephone numbers associated with the personal communication devices of such spouses and dependents.
Home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of birth of the spouses and dependents of current and former special operations personnel, and the telephone numbers associated with the personal communication devices of such spouses and dependents.
Names and locations of schools attended by the spouses of current and former militarypersonnel and schools or daycare facilities attended by dependents of current and former military personnel.
Names and locations of schools attended by the spouses of current and former special operations personnel and schools or daycare facilities attended by dependents of current and former special operations personnel.
(2) Military personnel.
(2) Servicemember.
– Persons employed by the United States Department of Defense who are authorized to access information deemed "secret" or "top secret" by the federal government or persons who are servicemembers of a special operations force.
– A member of the active and reserve component forces of the United States military services.
– The active and reserve component forces of the United States military services, designated by the Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense, and specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations.
– The active and reserve component forces of the United States military services specifically organized, trained, and equipped to conduct and support special operations, as designated by the Secretary of Defense, operating within any component of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
The term includes servicemembers of the United States Army Special Forces and the United States Army 75th Ranger Regiment;
*S801-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) Special operations personnel.
the United States Navy SEALs and Special Warfare *S801-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Combatant-Craft Crewmen;
– A current or former servicemember assigned to a special operations force.
the United States Air Force Combat Control, Pararescue, and Tactical Air Control Party specialists;
The term includes any current or former non-military support personnel designated by the USSOCOM.
the United States Marine Corps Critical Skills Operators;
(5) State agency.
and any other component of the United States Special Operations Command.
– A unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of State government, such as a department, institution, division, commission, board, council, communitycollege, or The Universityof North Carolina System.
(4) State agency.
– A unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of State government, such as a department, institution, division, commission, board, council, community college, or The Universityof North Carolina system.
(1) Military personnel perform among the most critical, most effective, and most dangerous operations in defense of our nation's freedom.
(1) Special operations perform among the most critical, most effective, and most dangerous operations in defense of our nation's freedom.
(2) Terrorist groups, insurgents, and hostile nations have threatened military personnel and their families and have encouraged actions to harm military personnel and their families within the United States.
(2) Terrorist groups, insurgents, and hostile nations have threatened special operations personnel and their families and have encouraged actions to harm special operations personnel and their families within the United States.
Such actions can intimidate communities, demoralize militaryfamilies, and potentially weaken operations.
Such actions can intimidate communities, demoralize special operations families, and potentially weaken operations.
(3) Allowing continued public access to the identification and location information of current and former military personnel and their families jeopardizes the safety of these personnel, their spouses, and their dependents.
(3) Allowing continued public access to the identification and location information of current and former special operations personnel and their families jeopardizes the safety of such personnel, their spouses, and their dependents.
(4) Protecting the safety and security of current and former military personnel, and their spouses and dependents, outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from the public disclosure of the identification and location information.
(4) Protecting the safety and security of current and former special operations personnel, and their spouses and dependents, outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from the public disclosure of their identification and location information.
132-1, and shall be exempt from disclosure under this Chapter when the current or former military personnel member submits the following to the State agency that has custody of the identification and location information:
132-1, and shall be exempt from disclosure under this Chapter when the current or former special operations personnel member submits the following to the State agency that has custody of the identification and location information:
(d) The head of each State agency shall ensure that current and archived identification and location information is removed as soon as practicable from the State agency website in conformity with the requirements of this section." SECTION 1.(b) The provisions of this section apply to identification and location information as defined in G.S.
(d) The head of each State agency shall ensure that current and archived identification and location information is removed as soon as practicable from the State agency website in conformity with the requirements of this section." SECTION 1.1.(b) The provisions of this section apply to identification and location information as defined in G.S.
SECTION 2.(a) The Department of Justice shall study extending coverage under Chapter 15C of the General Statutes (Address Confidentiality Program) to military personnel as defined in G.S.
SECTION 2.1.
132-1.15, as enacted by this act.
Chapter 114 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
The Department of Justice shall complete the study and report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly and Fiscal Research Division by October 1, 2027.
"Article 11.
SECTION 2.(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 15C of the General Statutes, during the period from July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Attorney General may authorize participation in the Address Confidentiality Program by military personnel, as defined in G.S.
"Address Confidentiality Program.
132-1.15, for the purpose of evaluating program administration, participant demand, resource needs, and other implementation considerations associated with a potential expansion of program eligibility.
"§ 114-75.
Participation authorized under this subsection shall be subject to any procedures and requirements established by the Attorney General.
Definitions.
Page 2 Senate Bill 801-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(c) The Attorney General shall charge military personnel who apply to participatein theAddress ConfidentialityProgram afee forprocessingtheapplicant's application andadministeringtheprogram.Thefeeamountistendollars($10.00).Theapplicantshallsubmit the fee with the application to the Attorney General.
The following definitions apply in this Article:
SECTION 2.(d) The report required by this section, and all records, data, analyses, and materials prepared or collected by the Department of Justice in connection with the study or pilot program authorized by this section, are confidential and are not public records as defined in G.S.
(1) Actual address or address.
132-1.
– As defined in G.S.
Such information shall not be subject to inspection, examination, or disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
15C-2.
SECTION3.(a) Thissectionshallbeknown,andmaybecited,asthe"Civil Liability for Doxing Act." SECTION 3.(b) Chapter 1 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
(2) Address Confidentiality Program or Program.
– As defined in G.S.
15C-2.
(3) Agency of North Carolina or agency.
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– As defined in G.S.
15C-2.
(4) Attorney General.
– Office of the Attorney General.
Page 2 Senate Bill 801-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) Person.
– Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, estate, or other association or any state, the United States, or any subdivision thereof.
(6) Program participant.
– An individual accepted under this Article to participate in the Address Confidentiality Program established in Chapter 15C of the General Statutes.
(7) Public record.
– A public record as defined in Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
(8) Special operations personnel.
– As defined in G.S.
132-1.15.
(9) Substitute address.
– An address designated by the Attorney General under the Address Confidentiality Program.
"§ 114-76.
Address Confidentiality Program.
(a) The Address Confidentiality Program (Program) established in the Office of the Attorney General, pursuant to Chapter 15C of the General Statutes, shall protect program participantsfromdisclosureofcertainpubliclyavailableinformationasprovidedbythatChapter.
To participate in the Program, special operations personnel shall file an application with the Attorney General.
The application shall be dated, signed, and verified by the applicant.
An application assistant is not required to sign the application of an individual who applies to participate in the Program under this Article.
The application shall contain all of the following:
(1) A statement indicating that the applicant qualifies as special operations personnel as defined by G.S.
132-1.15, or the spouse or dependent of special operations personnel.
(2) A statement that attests to the following:
a.
Disclosure of the applicant's address would endanger the applicant's safety or the safety of the applicant's spouse or dependents.
b.
ThattheapplicanthasorwillconfidentiallyrelocateinNorth Carolina.
c.
A designation of the AttorneyGeneral as an agent for the applicant for purposes of service of process and the receipt of first-class mail or certified or registered mail.
d.
The mailing address and telephone number where the applicant can be contacted by the Attorney General.
e.
The address that the applicant requests not to be disclosed by the Attorney General.
f.
A statement by the applicant that to the best of the applicant's knowledge, the information contained in the application is true.
(3) A letter or other communication from the applicant's commanding officer or unit adjutant certifying the accuracy of the statements required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
(b) Uponthefilingofaproperlycompletedapplication,theAttorneyGeneralshallcertify the applicant as a program participant.
Upon certification, the Attorney General shall issue a Program authorization card to the program participant.
The Program authorization card shall remain valid for so long as the program participant remains certified under the Program.
Applicants shall be certified for four years following the date of filing unless the certification is withdrawn or canceled prior to the end of the four-year period.
A program participant may withdraw the certification by filing a request for withdrawal acknowledged before a notary with the Attorney General.
A certification may be renewed by filing an application containing the information required by G.S.
15C-3 with the AttorneyGeneral at least 30 days prior to expiration of the current certification.
"§ 114-77.
Change of name, address, or telephone number.
(a) A program participant shall notify the Attorney General within 30 days after the program participant has obtained a legal name change by providing the Attorney General a Senate Bill 801-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 certified copy of any judgment or order evidencing the change or any other documentation the Attorney General deems to be sufficient evidence of the name change.
If the program participant fails to notify the Attorney General of a name change in the manner provided in this subsection, the Attorney General shall cancel the certification of the program participant in the Program.
(b) A program participant shall notify the Attorney General of a change in address or telephone number from the address or telephone number listed for the program participant on the application at least seven days before the change occurs.
If the program participant fails to notify the Attorney General of a change in address or telephone number in the manner provided in this subsection, the Attorney General shall cancel the certification of the program participant in the Program.
"§ 114-78.
Falsifying application information.
An applicant who falsely attests in an application or who knowingly provides false information when applying for certification or renewal shall lose certification in the Program.
The Attorney General shall investigate violations of this section.
Upon finding that a violation has occurred, the Attorney General shall assess a civil penalty against the applicant not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
"§ 114-79.
Certification cancellation;
records.
(a) The AttorneyGeneral shall cancel the certification of a program participant under any of the following circumstances:
(1) The program participant files a request for withdrawal of the certification.
(2) The program participant fails to notifythe AttorneyGeneral of a change in the program participant's name, address, or telephone number listed on the application.
(3) The program participant submitted false information in applying for certification to the Program.
(4) Mail forwarded to the program participant bythe AttorneyGeneral is returned as undeliverable.
(b) The provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes do not apply to any cancellation of certification by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The Attorney General shall send notice of cancellation to the program participant.
Notice of cancellation shall set out the reasons for cancellation.
The program participant shall have 30 days to appeal the cancellation decision under procedures developed by the Attorney General.
(d) Any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be maintained in accordance with The General Schedule for State Agencies as established by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
(e) An individual who ceases to be a program participant is responsible for notifying persons who use the substitute address designated by the Attorney General as the program participant's address that the designated substitute address is no longer the individual's address.
"§ 114-80.
Address use by State or local agencies.
(a) The program participant, and not the Attorney General, is responsible for requesting that agencies of North Carolina use the address designated by the Attorney General as the substitute address of the program participant.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when a program participant submits a current and valid Address Confidentiality Program authorization card to an agency of North Carolina, the agency shall accept the address designation by the Attorney General on the authorization card as the program participant's substitute address when creating a new public record.
(c) Anagencymayrequesta waiverfromtherequirementsoftheAddressConfidentiality Program by submitting a waiver request to the Attorney General.
The agency's waiver request Page 4 Senate Bill 801-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 shall be in writing and include an explanation of why the agency cannot meet its statutory or administrative obligations by possessing or using the substitute address and an affirmation that, if the Attorney General accepts the waiver, the agency will only use the program participant's actual address for those statutory or administrative purposes.
(d) The Attorney General's acceptance or denial of an agency's waiver request shall be made in writing and include a statement of specific reasons for acceptance or denial.
Acceptance or denial of an agency's waiver request is not subject to further review.
(e) A board of elections shall use the actual address of a program participant for all election-related purposes and shall keep the address confidential from the public under the provisions of G.S.
163-82.10(e).
Use of the actual address on letters placed in the United States mail by a board of elections shall not be considered a breach of confidentiality.
The substitute address designation provided by the Attorney General shall not be used as an address for voter registration or verification purposes.
(f) For purposes of levying and collecting property taxes on motor vehicles pursuant to Article 22A of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, the Attorney General shall issue to the county, city, or town assessor or tax collector a list containing the names and actual addresses of program participants residing in that county, city, or town.
This list shall be used only for the purposes of listing, appraising, or assessingtaxes on motor vehicles and collectingpropertytaxes on motor vehicles in the county, city, or town.
The county, city, or town assessor or tax collector or any current or former officer, employee, or agent of any county, city, or town, who in the course of service to or employment bythe county, city, or town has access to the name and actual address of a program participant, shall not disclose this information to any other person.
(g) The substitute address designated by the Attorney General shall not be used for purposes of listing, appraising, or assessing taxes on property and collecting taxes on property under the provisions of Subchapter II of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes.
(h) The substitute address designated by the Attorney General shall not be used as an address by any register of deeds on recorded documents or for the purpose of indexing land registered under Article 4 of Chapter 43 of the General Statutes in the index of registered instruments pursuant to G.S.
161-22.
(i) Alocal school administrativeunit shall usetheactualaddress ofaprogram participant for any purpose related to admission or assignment pursuant to Article 25 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes and shall keep the actual address confidential from the public under the provisions of this Article.
The substitute address designated by the Attorney General shall not be used as an address for admission or assignment purposes.
For purposes of student records created under Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, the substitute address designated by the Attorney General shall be used.
(j) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a program participant's actual address and telephone number maintained by an agency of North Carolina is not a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
A program participant's actual address or telephone number maintained by the Attorney General or disclosed by the Attorney General pursuant to this Chapter is not a public record within the meaning of Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
"§ 114-81.
Disclosure of address prohibited.
(a) The Attorney General is prohibited from disclosing any address or telephone number of a program participant other than the substitute address designated by the Attorney General, except under the following circumstances:
(1) The information is requested by a federal, State, or local law enforcement agency for official use only.
(2) Theinformation is requiredbydirection ofacourtorder.However,anyperson to whom a program participant's address or telephone number has been Senate Bill 801-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 disclosed shall not disclose the address or telephone number to any other person unless permitted to do so by order of the court.
(3) Upon request by an agency to verify the participation of a specific program participant when the verification is for official use only.
(4) Upon request by an agency, in the manner provided for by G.S.
15C-8.
(5) The program participant is required to disclose the program participant's actual address as part of a registration required by Article 27A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.
(b) The AttorneyGeneral shall provide immediate notification of disclosure to a program participant when disclosure is made pursuant to subdivision (2) or (4) of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) If, at the time of application, an applicant is subject to a court order related to divorce proceedings, child support, child custody, or child visitation, the Attorney General shall notify the court that issued the order of the certification of the program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program and the substitute address designated by the Attorney General.
If, at the timeofapplication, an applicant is involvedin acourtaction relatedto divorceproceedings, child support, child custody, or child visitation, the Attorney General shall notify the court having jurisdiction over the action of the certification of the applicant in the Address Confidentiality Program and the substitute address designated by the Attorney General.
(d) No person shall knowingly and intentionally obtain a program participant's actual address or telephone number from the Attorney General or an agency knowing that the person is not authorized to obtain the address information.
(e) No employee of the Attorney General or an agency shall knowingly and intentionally disclose a program participant's actual address or telephone number to a person known to the employee to be prohibited from receiving the program participant's actual address or telephone number, unless the disclosure is permissible by law.
This subsection only applies when an employee obtains a program participant's actual address or telephone number during the course of the employee's official duties and, at the time of disclosure, the employee has specific knowledge that the actual address or telephone number disclosed belongs to a program participant.
(f) Any person who knowingly and intentionally obtains or discloses information in violation of this Chapter shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and assessed a fine not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500).
"§ 114-82.
Limited liability.
The State, agencies of North Carolina, and their officers, officials, employees, and agents, both past and present, in their official and individual capacities, shall be immune and held harmless from anyliabilityin anyaction brought byor on behalf of anyperson injured or harmed by the actions or inactions of these entities and individuals in implementing this Chapter.
However, if an employee's actions resulting in harm were not within the course and scope of the employee's duties, then that employee may be subject to suit as an individual to the extent permitted by the laws of the State of North Carolina.
"§ 114-83.
Rulemaking authority.
The Attorney General may adopt any rules deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this Chapter.
"§ 114-84.
Additional time for action.
Whenever the laws of this State provide a program participant a legal right to act within a prescribed period of 10 days or less after the service of a notice or other paper upon the program participant, and the notice or paper is served upon the program participant by mail pursuant to this Chapter, five days shall be added to the prescribed period." SECTION 3.1.(a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the "Civil Liability for Doxing Act." Page 6 Senate Bill 801-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.1.(b) Effective October 1, 2026, Chapter 1 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
"Civil Liability for Doxing Act.
"Civil Liability for Doxing.
(6) Military personnel.
(6) Publish.
– As defined in G.S.
132-1.15.
(7) Publish.
(8) Regularly resides.
(7) Regularly resides.
(9) Special operations force.
(8) Special operations force.
(9) Special operations personnel.
– As defined in G.S.
132-1.15.
– A unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of State government, such as a department, institution, division, commission, board, council, community college, or The Universityof North Carolina system.
– A unit of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of State government, such as a department, institution, division, commission, board, council, communitycollege, or The Universityof North Carolina System.
Senate Bill 801-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Examples include, without limitation, changing a phone number, changing an electronic mail address, deleting personal electronic accounts, significantly decreasing use of the internet, moving from an established residence, changing daily routines, changing routes to and from work, changing employment or work schedule, or losing time from work or a job.
Examples include, without limitation, changing a phone number, changing an electronic mail address, deleting personal electronic accounts, significantly decreasing use of the internet, moving from an established residence, changing daily routines, changing routes to and from work, changing employment or work schedule, or losing time from work or a job.
Civil liability for doxing.
Civil liability for doxing special operations personnel.
(a) Doxing is unlawful.
(a) Doxing special operations personnel is unlawful.
A person maybe held civilly liable for publishing an individual's identification and location information under the following circumstances:
A person may be held civilly liable for publishing an individual's identification and location information under the following circumstances:
(1) Without the express consent of the individual whose information is published with intent or knowledge that the information will be used to harm the individual whose information is published;
Senate Bill 801-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Without the express consent of the individual whose information is published with intent or knowledge that the information will be used to harm the individual whose information is published;
and (3) Thepublication causes theindividual whoseinformation is published to suffer one or more of the following:
and (3) Thepublication causes theindividualwhoseinformation is published to suffer one or more of the following:
(2) In connection with an exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or North Carolina Constitution.
(2) In connection with an exercise of the right of freedom of speech or of the press, the right to assemble or petition, or the right of association, guaranteed by the United States Constitution or the North Carolina Constitution.
§ 1681 et seq.);
§ 1681, et seq.);
§ 1692 et seq.).
§ 1692, et seq.).
Page 4 Senate Bill 801-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) Inaconsumeralertorpublicnoticearisingfrom aregulatory,civil,orcriminal investigation, complaint, or enforcement action.
(8) Inaconsumeralertorpublicnoticearisingfrom aregulatory,civil,orcriminal investigation, complaint, or enforcement action.
The information is provided for a legitimate and lawful purpose, including, without limitation, the reporting of criminal or fraudulent activity, facilitating a lawful commercial transaction, or furthering an existing business relationship.
The information is provided for a legitimate and lawful purpose, including without limitation the reporting of criminal or fraudulent Page 8 Senate Bill 801-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 activity, facilitating a lawful commercial transaction, or furthering an existing business relationship.
(i) compensatory damages, (ii) punitive damages, (iii) statutory damages of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation, (iv) costs and reasonable attorneys' fees, (v) injunctive relief, and (vi) any other relief deemed appropriate by the court.
(i) compensatory damages;
(ii) punitive damages;
(iii) statutory damages of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per violation;
(iv) costs and reasonable attorneys' fees;
(v) injunctive relief;
and (vi) any other relief deemed appropriate by the court.
Senate Bill 801-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 If anysection or provision of this Article is declared unconstitutional or invalid bythe courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid." SECTION 4.
If anysection or provision of this Article is declared unconstitutional or invalid bythe courts, it does not affect the validity of this act as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid." SECTION 4.
Effective July 1, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Justice (DOJ) the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to extend coverage under Chapter 15C of the General Statutes (Address ConfidentialityProgram) to special operations personnel as defined in G.S.
132-1.15, as enacted by this act.
By March 1, 2027, and then annually thereafter, the Attorney General shall report to the General Assembly and Fiscal Research Division on DOJ's progress in extending coverage under this act.
Senate Bill 801-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 5.
Effective July 1, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to inform servicemembers, veterans, and the general public about the protections available under this act.
SECTION 6.
Effective July 1, 2026, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Information Technology (DIT) the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to provide technical assistance to State agencies and local political subdivisions of the State that may be required for their compliance with the provisions of this act.
SECTION 7.
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Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14002
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 26001
Total 46004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Hunt — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Bode — Not Voting
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bob Brinson 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 Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 14002
Unaffiliated 6001
Republican 26001
Total 46004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Hunt — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Proctor — Yea
Bode — Not Voting
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Not Voting
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Yea
Gale Adcock Democratic Yea
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Not Voting
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 Yea
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 Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bob Brinson 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 Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Not Voting
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 Yea
Warren Daniel Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 801?
SB 801 is sponsored by Paul Newton (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Chris Measmer (Republican), Warren Daniel (Republican), Bob Brinson (Republican), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Danny Earl Britt, Jr. (Republican), Michael A. Lazzara (Republican), and Tom McInnis (Republican).
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