2015-2016 Legislation
with Effective Dates of July 1, 2016 through January 1, 2017
(Final Edition - Updated through S.L. 2016-123)
The following public law provisions were enacted during the 2015-2016 sessions with effective dates of July 1,
2016 through January 1, 2017. Please note: This is not a comprehensive list. For additional assistance
please contact a member of the Legislative Library staff at (919) 733-9390.
For all 2015 changes see:
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly
For all 2016 changes see:
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective July 1, 2016’
Session
Law
2015-29
Bill
Number
HB 434
Short Title
Handicap
Placard/Medical
Recertification.
Effective Date July 1,
Title
2016
An Act To Provide That Medical
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Recertification Is Not Required For & 3]
Renewals Of Removable
Windshield Handicapped Placards
If The Person Is Certified As Totally
And Permanently Disabled.
2015-125 HB 148
Insurance Required For An Act To Require Owners Of
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1Mopeds.
Mopeds To Have In Full Force And 7 & 10]
Effect A Policy Of Financial
Responsibility And To Make
Clarifying Changes Related To The
Law Requiring The Registration Of
Mopeds.
2015-134 HB 356
NCUC Regulatory Fee
Changes.
An Act To Clarify The Cap On The
Utilities Regulatory Fee Reserve,
To Set The Regulatory Fee In
Statute, And To Allow The
Commission To Raise Or Lower
The Fee.
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 3
& 4]
2015-220 HB 308
Clarify Reasonable
Health Insurance/LTC
Ombudsman.
An Act To Amend The Laws
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
Pertaining To The Medical Support & 3]
And Health Insurance Coverage
Relating To Child Support To Align
State Law With Federal Guidelines
That No Longer Include The
Provision That Employer‑Provided
Group Health Insurance Is
Automatically Considered
"Reasonable" And To Modify The
Long‑Term Care Ombudsman
Program To Conform With Federal
Guidelines.
2015-232 SB 446
Dealer
Loaners/Unmanned
Aircraft/Brunswick Co.
An Act To Provide For The Uniform 07/01/2016 [See Secs.
Treatment Of Franchised Dealer 1.3(a)&(b)]
Loaner Vehicles; To Clarify That
Agents Or Agencies Of The State
Or A Political Subdivision Of The
State Shall Have Authority To
Procure And Operate Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Upon Approval Of
The State Chief Information
Officer And To Modify The
Regulation Of Unmanned Aircraft
Systems To Conform To FAA
Guidelines; And To Authorize
Brunswick County To Regulate
Navigable Waters Within Its
Boundaries.
2015-241 HB 97
2015 Appropriations
Act.
An Act To Make Base Budget
Appropriations For Current
Operations Of State Departments,
Institutions, And Agencies, And For
Other Purposes.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
29.27A(a)&(b); 29.30(m)
& (u); 32.13(g)&(h);
32.19(a)-(c) & 33.7]
2015-246 HB 44
Local Government
Regulatory Reform
2015.
An Act To Reform Various
Provisions Of The Law Related To
Local Government.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
2.5(a)&(b) & 21]
2015-259 HB 117
NC Competes Act.
An Act To Enact The North
Carolina Competes Act.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
7.3(a)&(c) & 8 ]
2015-262 HB 912
Taxation Of Tribal Land
And Tobacco Products.
An Act To Exempt Real And
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Personal Property Located On
&4]
Tribal Lands From Property Tax
Regardless Of Ownership And To
Authorize The Department Of
Revenue To Enter Into An
Agreement With The Eastern Band
Of Cherokee Indians Regarding
The Taxation Of Tobacco Products,
And To Amend The Requirements
For Distillery Permit Holders To
Sell Spirituous Liquor Distilled On
Premises To Visitors Of The
Distillery.
2015-268 HB 259
General Government
An Act Making Technical,
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
8.2(a)&(b), 10.1(e1)-(e4)&
Technical Corrections.- Conforming, And Other
AB
Modifications To The Current
(i) & 11.1 ]
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015.
2015-271 SB 676
Autism Health Insurance An Act To Provide Coverage For
Coverage.
The Treatment Of Autism
Spectrum Disorder.
2015-273 SB 694
Reegan's Rule/Enforce
Pharmacy Benefits
Management.
07/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 6]
An Act To Encourage Parent
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
Education During Well-Child Visits & 3 ]
At Specific Age Intervals Regarding
Type I Diabetes And To Amend
The Law Pertaining To Pharmacy
Benefit Managers.
2016-51
HB 19
Modify Definition Of
Firefighter.
An Act To Amend Article 84 Of
07/01/2016 Entire Act
Chapter 58 Of The General
[See Sec. 8]
Statutes To Make A Technical
Correction To The Definition Of
Firefighter To Include Firefighters
Employed By County Fire Marshal
Offices, To Clarify The Authority Of
Local Boards Of Trustees To Pay
Expenses Of Local Firefighters'
Relief Funds; and more….
2016-55
HB 1137
Treasurer's 2016
Investment Admin.
Changes.-AB.
An Act To Enact The Treasurer's
2016 Investment And
Administrative Changes Act.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
4.1-4.4 & 5]
2016-77
HB 253
Justice Reinvestment
Act Changes.
An Act To Amend Provisions Of
The Justice Reinvestment Act.
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 3,
4, 8-10 & 11]
2016-90
HB 959
DOT Proposed
Legislative Changes.
An Act To Make Various Changes
To The Transportation Laws Of
The State, As Recommended By
The Joint Legislative
Transportation Oversight
Committee.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
12.6 & 20]
2016-94
HB 1030
2016 Appropriations
Act.
An Act To Modify The Current
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015 And To Make Other
Changes In The Budget Operations
Of The State.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
2.2(d), 8.5 (rewrites S.L.
2015-241,sec. 8.39(h)),
G.S. 116-291 enacted by
11.4(e), (e1) & (f1),
12E.1(i) & (j), 12F.7(d),
12H.13, 12H.17(a), (e) &
(f), 15.2, G.S.136-82(f2)
enacted by 35.1(a), (d),
35.3, 35.5, 35.6, 35.7,
35.20, 36.1(b1), 36.3(a1),
36.3(c), 36.4, 36.5, 36.6(a)
(rewrites G.S. 7A-171.11),
36.8, 36.9, 36.20(a)
(rewrites S.L. 2015241,sec. 30.20), 38.2(b),
(c) & (f), 38.5(m), (n) & (q)
& 39.8]
2016-98
HB 151
2016-123 HB 805
Vacation
An Act To Amend The Vacation
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
Rentals/Orange County Rental Act To Clarify The Role Of 1.1-1.9 & 3.1]
Jail Construction.
Real Estate Brokers In
Transactions Between Landlords
And Tenants, To Protect Members
Of The Armed Forces By Allowing
Termination Of Rental Agreements
Upon Transfer Or Redeployment,
To Clarify The Procedure For
Awarding And Collecting Certain
Court Fees In Eviction
Proceedings, And To Allow
Amendments To A Lease Of Real
Property To Orange County To
Facilitate Jail Construction.
Measurability
Assessments/Budget
Technical Corrections.
An Act To Provide For
Measurability Assessments Of
State Programs; To Provide For
Certain County Services On The
Trust Lands Of The Eastern Band
Of The Cherokee Indians; And To
Make Technical, Clarifying, And
Other Modifications To The
Current Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2016.
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
8.3(b) (if HB 1030
becomes law), 11.1 (if HB
1030 becomes law,
rewriting effective date of
38.2(b), (c) & (f)), 11.3(a)
& (c) & 12.1]
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective August 1, 2016’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2015-110 SB 716
Mountain Energy Act Of An Act To: (1) Direct The North
2015.
Carolina Utilities Commission To
Render An Expedited Decision,
Under Certain Conditions, On An
Application For A Certificate Of
Public Convenience And Necessity
For An Applicant To Construct A
Generating Facility That Uses
Natural Gas As The Primary Fuel
And (2) Modify Certain
Requirements Under The Coal Ash
Management Act Of 2014 For Coal
Ash Surface Impoundments
Located On Sites At Which All
Coal‑Fired Generating Units
Present On Those Sites Will
Permanently Cease Operations By
January 31, 2020.
Effective Date August 1,
2016
08/01/2016 [See Secs.
2(c) & 3]
2015-246 HB 44
Local Government
Regulatory Reform
2015.
An Act To Reform Various
Provisions Of The Law Related To
Local Government.
08/01/2016 [See Secs.
3.5(c)-(i)&(j) & 21]
2015-270 SB 370
E-Signatures/Vehicle
Title And Registration.
An Act To Allow The Use Of
08/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Electronic Means To Sign And
& 3]
Notate Certain Documents
Required By The Division Of Motor
Vehicles And To Provide That A
Secured Party Shall Provide
Electronic Notice Of The
Satisfaction Or Other Discharge Of
A Security Interest In A Motor
Vehicle For Which The Certificate
Of Title Is Notated By A Lien
Through Electronic Means.
2016-54
HB 464
Regional Transportation An Act To Adjust The Composition 08/01/2016 Entire Act
Authority Revisions.
Of The Board Of Trustees Of
[See Sec. 5]
Regional Transportation
Authorities, To Provide That All
Members Of The Board Of
Trustees Shall Be Voting Members,
To Authorize Regional
Transportation Authorities To Hire
A Chief Administrative Officer, And
To Clarify The Voting Process By
Members Of The Board Of
Trustees Of Regional
Transportation Authorities.
2016-59
HB 870
Certificate Of Title/
Manufactured Home
Changes.
An Act To Clarify The Renewal,
08/01/2016 [See Secs. 6
Release, And Cancellation Process & 10]
For Security Interests On A
Certificate Of Title For A
Manufactured Home And To
Clarify The Calculation Of The Cost
Of The Undertaking For The
Installation Of A Manufactured
Home.
2016-73
HB 678
Amend Innocence
Commission Statutes.
An Act To Make Various
Amendments To The Laws
Regarding The Innocence
Commission.
Elections Omnibus
Revisions.
An Act To Create Consistency In
08/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
The Time Provided To Complete & 10]
Election Canvasses; To Require
The Attorney General To Defend
Local Acts Against Facial
Challenges; To Provide For Ballot
Ordering Of Candidates For Judge
Of The Court Of Appeals; To
Require Explanatory Captions For
Constitutional Amendments On
Ballots; and more….
2016-109 SB 667
08/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 6]
2016-123 HB 805
Measurability
Assessments/Budget
Technical Corrections.
An Act To Provide For
08/01/2016 [See Secs.
Measurability Assessments Of
2.4 & 12.1]
State Programs; To Provide For
Certain County Services On The
Trust Lands Of The Eastern Band
Of The Cherokee Indians; And To
Make Technical, Clarifying, And
Other Modifications To The
Current Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2016.
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective September 1, 2016’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-57 SB 536
Students Know Before An Act To Provide Accurate And
You Go & Central
Complete Data To Students On
Residency
Postsecondary Student
Determination.
Completion, Graduation, And
Earnings Outcomes At North
Carolina Postsecondary
Institutions And To Provide For A
Coordinated And Centralized
Residency Determination Process.
Effective Date September
1, 2016
09/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
& 3]
2016-102 HB 1021
Amend Sex Offender
Certain Premises.
An Act To Amend The Law
Regarding Sex Offenders On
Certain Premises To Address The
Ruling In Doe V. Cooper .
09/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 3]
2016-109 SB 667
Elections Omnibus
Revisions.
An Act To Create Consistency In
09/01/2016 [See Secs. 9
The Time Provided To Complete & 10]
Election Canvasses; To Require
The Attorney General To Defend
Local Acts Against Facial
Challenges; To Provide For Ballot
Ordering Of Candidates For Judge
Of The Court Of Appeals; To
Require Explanatory Captions For
Constitutional Amendments On
Ballots; and more….
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective October 1, 2016’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-10 HB 357
Chemical Analysis
An Act To Amend Procedures
Reports/District Court. Governing The Admissibility Of
Written Chemical Analysis Results.
Effective Date October 1,
2016
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
2016-11
HB 632
Student Online
Protection Act.
An Act To Protect Student Online
Privacy.
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
2016-27
HB 292
Beach Bingo Licenses.AB
An Act To Require A License To
10/01/2016 [See G.S.
Operate A Beach Bingo Game, To 14‑309(5)c, as enacted by
Authorize The State Bureau Of
Sec. 1 & 4]
Investigation To Charge And
Collect That Licensing Fee, And To
Make It A Criminal Offense To
Violate The Beach Bingo Licensing
Requirements.
2016-52
SB 807
Conform Full-Payment
Check Law To UCC.
An Act To Conform To The
Comparable Provision Of The
Uniform Commercial Code This
State's Law On Accord And
Satisfaction Of A Disputed Debt
Through The Tendering Of A
Negotiable Instrument As Full
Payment Of The Debt, As
Recommended By The General
Statutes Commission.
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
2016-58
SB 330
Change Orders On
School Construction
Projects.
An Act To Amend The Law
Regarding Change Orders On
School Construction Projects.
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
2016-75
HB 523
Drivers License
Designation/ American
Indian.
An Act To Direct The Division Of
10/01/2016 Entire Act
Motor Vehicles To Use A Certain [See Sec. 2]
Designation On Drivers Licenses
When Listing The Race Of An
Applicant Who Is American Indian.
2016-80
HB 1033
ID Card Fee
Waiver/Disability.
An Act To Waive The Fee For A
Special Identification Card Issued
To A Person With A
Developmental Disability.
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
2016-86
SB 19
Uniform Recording Fees - An Act To Adjust The Uniform Fee 10/01/2016 Entire Act
For Recording Deeds Of Trust With [See Sec. 2]
Register Of Deeds.
The Register Of Deeds In Order To
Comply With Closing Disclosure
Requirements Established By The
Federal Truth In Lending And Real
Estate Settlement Procedures
Acts.
2016-87
HB 1044
Law Enforcement
Omnibus Bill.
An Act To Create A Public Service 10/01/2016 [See Secs. 4
Alert System To Aid In The
& 8]
Apprehension Of Suspects Who
Kill Or Inflict Serious Bodily Injury
On A Law Enforcement Officer; To
Provide That The Head Or Chief Of
A Law Enforcement Agency May
Designate A Person To Submit A
Written Request For A Deadly
Weapon To Be Turned Over To A
Law Enforcement Agency; and
more….
2016-88
HB 972
Law Enforcement
Recordings/No Public
Record.
An Act To Provide That Recordings 10/01/2016 [See Secs. 1Made By Law Enforcement
3 & 5]
Agencies Are Not Public Records,
To Establish Whether, To Whom,
And What Portions Of A Recording
May Be Disclosed Or A Copy
Released, To Establish The
Procedure For Contesting A
Refusal To Disclose A Recording Or
To Obtain A Copy Of A Recording,
To Direct State Or Local Law
Enforcement Agencies To Provide,
Upon Request, Access To A
Method To View And Analyze
Recordings To The State Bureau Of
Investigation And The North
Carolina State Crime Laboratory;
and more….
2016-89
HB 984
Transfer of Davie County An Act To Transfer The Former
10/01/2016 Entire Act
Correctional Center.
Davie County Correctional Center [See Sec. 5]
Property To The Davie County
Board Of Commissioners.
2016-90
HB 959
DOT Proposed
Legislative Changes.
2016-92
SB 803
Revenue Laws Technical, An Act To Make Technical,
Clarifying, &
Clarifying, And Administrative
Administrative Changes. Changes To The Revenue Laws
And Related Statutes.
10/01/2016 [See Secs. 4
& 6]
2016-94
HB 1030
2016 Appropriations
Act.
10/01/2016 [See Secs.
12E.3(c) (repeals S.L. 2015241, sec. 12E.3), 14.23(a)
& (c), 22.1, 38.5(p) & (q)
& 39.8]
An Act To Make Various Changes
To The Transportation Laws Of
The State, As Recommended By
The Joint Legislative
Transportation Oversight
Committee.
An Act To Modify The Current
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015 And To Make Other
Changes In The Budget Operations
Of The State.
10/01/2016 [See Secs.
2.1, 5.5, 7, 9, 10 & 20]
2016-100 SB 124
Assumed Business
Name/Industrial
Commission
Contempt/Parks.
An Act To Modernize The Law
10/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
Governing The Use Of Assumed
& 12]
Business Names And To Make
Related Conforming And Technical
Amendments, As Recommended
By The General Statutes
Commission; To Clarify How The
Industrial Commission Refers
Matters Of Indirect Criminal
Contempt To The District Court;
To Remove Certain Property From
The State Nature And Historic
Preserve; And To Authorize The
Deletion Of Various Properties
From The State Parks System.
2016-101 HB 550
Raleigh Apodaca Service An Act To Authorize Ownership Of 10/01/2016 Entire Act
Dog Retirement Act.
Service Animals Owned By The
[See Sec. 2]
State Or A Unit Of Local
Government To Be Transferred To
The Service Animal's Handler Or
Other Specified Persons Upon The
Service Animal's Retirement From
Public Service.
2016-105 HB 742
Professional Engineer
An Act To Clarify The
10/01/2016 Entire Act
Licensure/Allow School Requirements For Initial Licensure [See Sec. 5]
Maintenance Plumbers. As A Professional Engineer And To
Allow North Carolina Public
Schools To Reduce Costs By
Allowing The Employment Of
Licensed School Maintenance
Plumbers.
2016-107 SB 508
Amend Bail
Bond/Collection
Agency/Criminal
Mediation Laws.
An Act To Make Various
Amendments To The Bail Bond,
Collection Agency, And Criminal
Mediation Laws.
10/01/2016 [See Secs. 3,
5-9 & 10]
2016-113 SB 770
NC Farm Act of 2016.
An Act To Provide Further
Regulatory Relief To The
Agricultural Community.
10/01/2016 [See Secs.
13, 17 & 19(b)]
2016-114 SB 482
LLC Clarifications & Emp. An Act To Make Technical And
10/01/2016 Entire Act
Invention Ownership.
Clarifying Changes To The Limited [See Sec. 6]
Liability Company Act And To
Further Define An Employer's And
Employee's Rights To Inventions
Invented By The Employee.
2016-116 HB 561
School System Authority An Act To Modify The Authority Of 10/01/2016 [See Secs. 1,
Re: Legal Proceedings. School Systems With Regard To
2 & 4]
Legal Proceedings And
Investigations And To Direct The
Program Evaluation Division To
Study The Process Of Resolving
Education Funding Disputes
Between Local Boards Of
Education And Boards Of County
Commissioners.
2016-117 HB 728
Amend Various
Licensing Board
Laws/Fees.
2016-120 SB 791
License Plate Agency
An Act To Include Per Transaction 10/01/2016 [See Secs. 2,
Commission Contractor Rates Paid To License Plate Agency 3 & 4]
Rate Revision & Study. Commission Contractors Within
The Quadrennial Adjustment
Made By The Division Of Motor
Vehicles, To Specify That
Processing An Inspection Stop Is A
Separate Transaction For Which
Compensation Shall Be Paid, And
To Require The Division Of Motor
Vehicles To Study The Procedure
For Processing Inspection Stops.
An Act To Amend Laws And Fees
Pertaining To Various
Occupational Licensing Boards.
10/01/2016 [Section 5
makes entire act effective
10/01/2016 except as
otherwise provided.]
2016-123 HB 805
Measurability
Assessments/Budget
Technical Corrections.
An Act To Provide For
10/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Measurability Assessments Of
& 12.1]
State Programs; To Provide For
Certain County Services On The
Trust Lands Of The Eastern Band
Of The Cherokee Indians; And To
Make Technical, Clarifying, And
Other Modifications To The
Current Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2016.
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective November 1, 2016’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
Effective Date November
1, 2016
n/a
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective December 1, 2016’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-26 HB 283
Prevent Squatting In
An Act To Enhance Criminal
Foreclosed Real
Penalties For Persons Who
Property.
Commit A Trespass To Real
Property By Reentering After
Removal Pursuant To A Valid
Order Or By Knowingly Creating Or
Presenting A False Document Of
Title Or Possession.
2016-27
HB 292
Beach Bingo Licenses.AB
Effective Date December
1, 2016
12/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]
An Act To Require A License To
12/01/2016 [See Sec. 1
Operate A Beach Bingo Game, To except for G.S. 14‑309(5)c
Authorize The State Bureau Of
& 4]
Investigation To Charge And
Collect That Licensing Fee, And To
Make It A Criminal Offense To
Violate The Beach Bingo Licensing
Requirements.
2016-34
HB 958
Felony Death Impaired
Boating/Sheyenne's
Law.
An Act To Provide An Increased
Penalty For Impaired Boating
Resulting In Death Or Serious
Injury And To Clarify The Penalty
For Impaired Boating, As
Recommended By The House
Select Committee On Wildlife
Resources.
2016-72
HB 817
Enact Uniform Law on
Adult Guardianship.
An Act Enacting The Uniform Adult 12/01/2016 Entire Act
Guardianship And Protective
[See Sec. 4]
Proceedings Jurisdiction Act Of
2016.
2016-77
HB 253
Justice Reinvestment
Act Changes.
An Act To Amend Provisions Of
The Justice Reinvestment Act.
2016-78
HB 287
Amend Insurance Laws.- An Act To Enhance And Improve 12/01/2016 [See Secs.
AB
Consumer Protections And
3.1, 3.2, 6.4 & 7]
Transparency Related To Motor
Vehicle Maintenance And Repairs,
Long‑Term Care Insurance, And
Consent To Rate; To Study
Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment
And Retention Efforts; and
more….
2016-90
HB 959
DOT Proposed
Legislative Changes.
2016-93
HB 992
Amend Industrial Hemp An Act To Modify The Industrial
Program.
Hemp Research Program By
Clarifying The Definition Of
Research Purposes And The
Responsibilities Of Licensees,
Creating Civil And Criminal
Penalties For Violations Of The
Industrial Hemp Program, And
Granting Rule‑Making Authority
To The Industrial Hemp
Commission.
An Act To Make Various Changes
To The Transportation Laws Of
The State, As Recommended By
The Joint Legislative
Transportation Oversight
Committee.
12/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 4]
12/01/2016 [See Secs. 1,
2, 5-7 & 11]
12/01/2016 [See Secs.
5.1, 12, 13 & 20]
12/01/2016 [See Secs. 5
& 9]
2016-94
HB 1030
2016 Appropriations
Act.
An Act To Modify The Current
12/01/2016 [See Secs.
Operations And Capital
19B.3 & 39.8]
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015 And To Make Other
Changes In The Budget Operations
Of The State.
2016-107 SB 508
Amend Bail
Bond/Collection
Agency/Criminal
Mediation Laws.
An Act To Make Various
Amendments To The Bail Bond,
Collection Agency, And Criminal
Mediation Laws.
12/01/2016 [See Secs. 1,
2 & 10]
2016-113 SB 770
NC Farm Act of 2016.
An Act To Provide Further
Regulatory Relief To The
Agricultural Community.
12/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
& 19(b)]
2016-115 HB 424
Prohibit Unlawful
Custody Transfer of
Child.
An Act To Prohibit The Unlawful
Transfer Of Custody Of A Minor
Child And To Make Conforming
Statutory Changes.
12/01/2016 [See Secs. 1,
3, 4 & 6]
2015-16 Legislation ‘Effective January 1, 2017’
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2015-146 HB 288
Insurance Technical
An Act To Maintain NAIC
Changes.-AB
Accreditation Of The Department
Of Insurance By Making Revisions
To The Laws Governing Insurance
Company Holding Systems,
Risk‑Based Capital Requirements
For Life Insurers, And Corporate
Governance Requirements For
Risk Retention Groups; and
more….
2015-241 HB 97
2015 Appropriations
Act.
Effective Date January 1,
2017
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 2
& 6]
An Act To Make Base Budget
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Appropriations For Current
12C.9(a)-(h)&(l), 32.15 &
Operations Of State Departments, 33.7]
Institutions, And Agencies, And For
Other Purposes.
2015-263 SB 513
North Carolina Farm Act An Act To Provide Regulatory
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Of 2015.
Relief To The Agricultural
10(a)&(b) & 38(b)]
Community Of North Carolina By
Providing For Various
Transportation And Environmental
Reforms And By Making Various
Other Statutory Changes.
2015-268 HB 259
General Government
Technical Corrections.AB
An Act Making Technical,
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Conforming, And Other
10.1(a)&(i) & 11.1]
Modifications To The Current
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015.
2015-281 HB 361
Principle-Based
Reserving/Revise
Insurance Laws.
An Act To Provide For
Principle‑Based Valuation In The
Life Insurance Standard Valuation
Law And Standard Nonforfeiture
Provisions In The North Carolina
Insurance Law; To Make
Conforming And Clarifying
Changes To The Laws Governing
Professional Employer
Organizations, Insurance Company
Deposits; and more….
2016-5
SB 729
Various Changes To The An Act To Make Various Changes
Revenue Laws.
To The Revenue Laws.
2016-56
HB 1011
Retirement Technical
An Act To Enact The Retirement
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 3,
Corrections Act Of 2016. Technical Corrections Act Of 2016. 6 & 11]
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 13
(rewriting sec. 6 of S.L.
2015-146), 14 (rewriting
sec. 7 of S.L. 2015-101) &
15]
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
1.7.(a) (rewriting sec.
32.15(g) of S.L. 2015-241),
1.7.(b) (rewriting sec.
10.1(i) of S.L. 2015-268),
3.2(b)&(c), 3.9, 3.11 &
6.1]
2016-61
SB 600
Appraiser
Compensation/Judge
Perform Marriage.
An Act To Require Appraisal
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 1
Management Companies To
& 3]
Compensate Appraisers In
Compliance With Federal Law And
To Allow Federal Appellate Judges
To Perform Marriage Ceremonies.
2016-71
HB 842
Medicaid Waiver
Protections/Military
Families.
An Act To Protect Access To
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 1
Medicaid Waivers By Dependents & 3]
Of Members Of The Armed Forces.
2016-90
HB 959
DOT Proposed
Legislative Changes.
An Act To Make Various Changes
To The Transportation Laws Of
The State, As Recommended By
The Joint Legislative
Transportation Oversight
Committee.
2016-94
HB 1030
2016 Appropriations
Act.
An Act To Modify The Current
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Operations And Capital
12H.17(b)-(d) & (f), 15.7,
Improvements Appropriations Act 38.5(d)-(k) & (q) & 39.8]
Of 2015 And To Make Other
Changes In The Budget Operations
Of The State.
2016-104 SB 865
State Health
Plan/Administrative
Changes/Local
Governments.
An Act To Make Administrative
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 4
Changes To The State Health Plan & 9]
For Teachers And State Employees
Statutes; To Increase The Number
Of Local Governments Able To
Participate In The State Health
Plan; And To Make Changes To
State Health Plan Premiums Paid
By Local Government Employees.
2016-122 SB 326
Local Gov'ts/ Buildings/ An Act Revising The Conditions
Structures/ Inspections. Under Which Counties And Cities
May Inspect Buildings Or
Structures.
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
12.6 & 20]
01/01/2017 Entire Act
[See Sec. 3]
2016-123 HB 805
Measurability
Assessments/Budget
Technical Corrections.
Prepared by the Legislative Library/jbc
An Act To Provide For
Measurability Assessments Of
State Programs; To Provide For
Certain County Services On The
Trust Lands Of The Eastern Band
Of The Cherokee Indians; And To
Make Technical, Clarifying, And
Other Modifications To The
Current Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2016.
01/01/2017 [See Secs.
11.3(b)&(c), 11.4(a) (if HB
1030 becomes law), (b) &
12.1]