North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 802 — Agency Vacant Property.

Last action — Withdrawn From Com

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 8 sponsors

    1 primary, 7 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

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Plain-language change summary

The recent changes to Senate Bill 802 primarily involved the clarification of how the state manages its real property. New lines were added to define a system for tracking state-owned properties, ensuring better utilization and planning over a five-year period. This update is important because it aims to improve transparency and accountability in the management of state resources, ensuring that properties are used effectively and potential surplus properties are identified more easily. Overall, these amendments seek to optimize the state's real estate assets for better public benefit.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 21, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 802 Short Title:
802 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35352-NRa-13 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO ASSESS, CATALOG, REPORT, AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN VACANT STATE PROPERTY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 22, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO ASSESS, CATALOG, REPORT, AND DISPOSE OF CERTAIN VACANT STATE PROPERTY.
This inventory shall show the location, including the latitude and longitude of the center of the property, acreage, description, source of title and current use of all land (including swamplands or marshlands) owned by the State or by any State agency, and the agency to which each tract is currently allocated.
This inventory shall show the location, including the latitude and longitude of the center of the property, acreage, description, source of title and current use of all land (including swamplands or marshlands) owned bythe State or byanyState agency, and the agencyto which each tract is currentlyallocated.
Surveys may be made where necessary to obtain information for the purposes of this inventory.
Surveys maybe made where necessaryto obtain information for the purposes of this inventory.
This database shall serve as the State inventory and shall include all of the following information and floor plans of every such building shall be prepared or copies obtained where such floor plans are available, where needed for use in the allocation of space therein:
This database shall serve as the State inventoryand shall include all of the following information and floor plans of every such building shall be prepared or copies obtained where such floor plans are available, where needed for use in the allocation of space therein:
*DRS35352-NRa-13* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 4.
*S802-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 4.
Establish strategic priorities and objectives that allow the Department of Administration to manage the performance of the State's portfolio of real property in a way that maximizes the utilization of State-owned facilities and minimizes operating and maintenance costs.
Establish strategic priorities and objectives that allow the Department of Administration to manage the performance of the State's portfolio of real propertyin a waythat maximizes the utilization of State-owned facilities and minimizes operating and maintenance costs.
Take into consideration the information provided to the Department in five-year real property management plans submitted by State agencies pursuant to subdivision (b)(4) of this section.
Take into consideration the information provided to the Department in five-year real propertymanagement plans submitted byState agencies pursuant to subdivision (b)(4) of this section.
Page 2 DRS35352-NRa-13 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 g.
Page 2 Senate Bill 802-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 g.
As part of the system, the Department shall adopt rules defining surplus State-owned real property and establishing a system for continuously identifying and disposing of that property, subject to the approvals required by Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, which shall take into consideration all of the following:
As part of the system, the Department shall adopt rules defining surplus State-owned real property and establishing a system for continuously identifying and disposing of that property, subject to the approvals required byChapter 146 of the General Statutes, which shall take into consideration all of the following:
As part of the system, the Department shall (i) adopt rules in accordance with this section, including defining surplus State-owned real property, and (ii) establish asystem for continuously identifying and disposing of that property, subject to the approvals required under Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, which shall take into consideration all of the following:
As part of the system, the Department shall (i) adopt rules in accordance with this section, includingdefiningsurplus State-ownedreal property, and (ii) establish asystem for continuously identifying and disposing of that property, subject to the approvals required under Chapter 146 of the General Statutes, which shall take into consideration all of the following:
(4) The extent to which the property meets the purpose for which it was intended.
(4) The extent to which the propertymeets the purpose for which it was intended.
DRS35352-NRa-13 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (7) Whether the property has been vacant for one year or longer.
Senate Bill 802-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (7) Whether the property has been vacant for one year or longer.
– Notwithstanding G.S.
– NotwithstandingG.S.
146-15,G.S.
146-15, G.S.
146-30,orany other provision of law, the gross proceeds of the sale of surplus real property under this section shall be handled in accordance with the following priority:
146-30,oranyother provision of law, the gross proceeds of the sale of surplus real property under this section shall be handled in accordance with the following priority:
Page 4 DRS35352-NRa-13
Page 4 Senate Bill 802-First Edition
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Filed

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 802?
SB 802 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Jonah Garson (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Gale Adcock (Democratic), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), and Jim Burgin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 802?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 21, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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