HB 315 is sponsored by David Willis (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Harry Warren (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Larry C. Strickland (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), Paul Scott (Republican), Mike Schietzelt (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Jarrod Lowery (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Cody Huneycutt (Republican), Chris Humphrey (Republican), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Kelly E. Hastings (Republican), Aisha O. Dew (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Todd Carver (Republican), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), William D. Brisson (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Charles W. Miller (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Carson Smith (Republican), Jake Johnson (Republican), and Charles Smith (Democratic).

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North Carolina 2025 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 25 R · 12 D · 1 I cosponsors

HB 315 — Prohibit Litigation Investments/Amend Workers' Compensation Benefits.

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

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Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 05, 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.
38 sponsors

3 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.
Bipartisan support

Sponsored across 3 parties (25 R · 12 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 amends workers' compensation benefits and prohibits litigation investments.

This legislation modifies the existing workers' compensation benefits and includes a prohibition on investments in litigation. It aims to address specific aspects of the workers' compensation system.

What this means for you

Workers: This means changes may impact the benefits available to you under workers' compensation.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

46 added · 76 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of HB 315 removes the requirement that someone must have "intent to commit an unlawful act" when entering restricted areas of a building. Instead, any wrongful entry into those areas now constitutes a misdemeanor or felony, regardless of intent. Additionally, the section regarding civil liability for the larceny of gift cards has been taken out. These changes simplify the law related to unauthorized entry and focus more specifically on protecting gift cards from theft, which could help reduce retail theft in North Carolina.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 21 HOUSE BILL 315 ~~Committee~~ ~~Substitute~~ ~~Favorable~~ ~~3/18/25~~ Short Title:

Representatives Pyrtle, Miller, Carson Smith, and Reives (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 10, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN OFFENSE FOR WRONGFULLY ENTERING A PART OF A BUILDING NOT OPEN TO THE ~~PUBLIC~~PUBLIC; ~~WITH~~ ~~THE~~ ~~INTENT~~ TO ~~COMMIT~~ AN ~~UNLAWFUL~~ ~~ACT;~~

AND TO REVISE THE ORGANIZED ~~RETAILTHEFT~~RETAIL ~~OFFENSETO~~THEFT ~~INCLUDEOFFENSES~~OFFENSE ~~INVOLVINGGIFT~~TO ~~CARDS;~~INCLUDE OFFENSES INVOLVING GIFT CARDS.

~~AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR LARCENY OF GIFT CARDS.~~

"(b1) Any person ~~who,~~who ~~with~~knowingly ~~the~~and ~~intent~~wrongfully to ~~commit~~ an ~~unlawful~~ ~~act,~~ enters any area of a building (i) that is commonly reserved for personnel of a commercial business where money or other property is kept or (ii) clearly marked with a sign that indicates to the public that entry is forbidden is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a second or subsequent offense." SECTION 2.

Larceny of gift ~~cards.~~cards;

receiving stolen gift cards or possessing stolen gift cards.

– A record evidencing a ~~*H315-v-2*~~*H315-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 promise, made for monetary consideration, by a seller or issuer that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value shown in the record.

… Page 2 House Bill ~~315-Second~~315-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a2) Punishments.

~~G.S.~~

~~1-538.2 reads as rewritten:~~

~~"§ 1-538.2.~~

~~Civil liability for larceny, shoplifting, theft by employee, organized retail theft, embezzlement, obtaining property by false pretense, and other offenses.~~

~~(a) Any person, other than an unemancipated minor, who commits an act that is punishable under G.S.~~

~~14-72, 14-72.1, 14-72.11, 14-72.12, 14-74, 14-86.6, 14-86.7, 14-90, or 14-100 is liable for civil damages to the owner of the property.~~

In any action brought by the owner of the property, the owner is entitled to recover the value of the goods or merchandise, if the goods or merchandise have been destroyed, or any loss of value to the goods or merchandise, if the goods or merchandise were recovered, or the amount of any money lost by reason of the theft or embezzlement or fraud of an employee.

~~The owner of the property is also entitled to recover for loss to real or personal property caused in the commission of the act.~~

~~In addition to the above, the owner of the property is entitled to recover any consequential damages, and punitive damages, together with reasonable attorneys' fees.~~

The total consequential damages awarded to a plaintiff against a defendant under this section shall not be less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000) except an act punishable under G.S.

~~14-74, 14-86.6, 14-86.7, or 14-90 shall have no maximum limit under this section.~~

~~(b) The parent or legal guardian, having the care, custody and control of an unemancipated minor who commits an act punishable under G.S.~~

14-72, 14-72.1, 14-72.11, 14-72.12, 14-74, 14-86.6, 14-86.7, 14-90, or 14-100, is civillyliable to the owner of the property obtained bythe act if such parent or legal guardian knew or should have known of the propensity of the child to commit such an act;

~~and had the opportunity and ability to control the child, and made no reasonable effort to correct or restrain the child.~~

~~In an action brought against the parent or legal guardian by the owner, the owner is entitled to recover the amounts specified in subsection (a) except punitive damages.~~

The total consequential damages awarded to a plaintiff against the parent or legal guardian shall not be less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) and shall not exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000).

~~…." SECTION 6.~~

~~House~~ ~~Bill~~ ~~315-Second~~ ~~Edition~~ ~~Page~~ 3 ~~General~~ ~~Assembly~~ Of ~~North~~ ~~Carolina~~ ~~Session~~ ~~2025~~ SECTION 7.6.

~~Page~~ 4 House Bill ~~315-Second~~315-First Edition Page 3

Latest

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 2 HOUSE BILL 315 ~~Committee~~ ~~Substitute~~ ~~Favorable~~ ~~3/18/25~~ Short Title:

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 315 Short Title:

Representatives Pyrtle, Miller, Carson Smith, and Reives (Primary Sponsors).

For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.

March 10, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH AN OFFENSE FOR ENTERING A PART OF A BUILDING NOT OPEN TO THE ~~PUBLIC~~ ~~WITH~~ ~~THE~~ ~~INTENT~~ TO ~~COMMIT~~ AN ~~UNLAWFUL~~ ~~ACT;~~

TO REVISE THE ORGANIZED ~~RETAILTHEFT~~ ~~OFFENSETO~~ ~~INCLUDEOFFENSES~~ ~~INVOLVINGGIFT~~ ~~CARDS;~~

AND TO REVISE THE ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT OFFENSE TO INCLUDE OFFENSES INVOLVING GIFT CARDS.

~~AND TO PROVIDE CIVIL LIABILITY FOR LARCENY OF GIFT CARDS.~~

"(b1) Any person ~~who,~~ ~~with~~ ~~the~~ ~~intent~~ to ~~commit~~ an ~~unlawful~~ ~~act,~~ enters any area of a building (i) that is commonly reserved for personnel of a commercial business where money or other property is kept or (ii) clearly marked with a sign that indicates to the public that entry is forbidden is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a second or subsequent offense." SECTION 2.

"(b1) Any person who knowingly and wrongfully enters any area of a building (i) that is commonly reserved for personnel of a commercial business where money or other property is kept or (ii) clearly marked with a sign that indicates to the public that entry is forbidden is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a second or subsequent offense." SECTION 2.

Larceny of gift ~~cards.~~

Larceny of gift cards;

receiving stolen gift cards or possessing stolen gift cards.

– A record evidencing a ~~*H315-v-2*~~ General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 promise, made for monetary consideration, by a seller or issuer that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value shown in the record.

– A record evidencing a *H315-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 promise, made for monetary consideration, by a seller or issuer that goods or services will be provided to the owner of the record to the value shown in the record.

… Page 2 House Bill ~~315-Second~~ Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a2) Punishments.

… Page 2 House Bill 315-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a2) Punishments.