S.429

2025 Public Safety Act

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North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises laws on sex offender registration, gift card theft, school hemp use, and more.

North Carolina S429, the 2025 Public Safety Act, revises several laws to enhance public safety. It mandates that certain petitions related to sex offender registration be placed on the criminal docket. The act also establishes the offense of larceny of gift cards and revises the organized retail theft offense to include gift cards. It prohibits the use of hemp-derived consumable products on school grounds and creates a new criminal offense for exposing a child to a controlled substance.

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Roll Call Votes

34 Yea

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7 Nay

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9 Absent

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Calendar

Jun 24, 2025

2:00 PM

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Hearing

Jun 24, 2025

2:00 PM

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Hearing

History

Jul 9, 2025

Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025

Jul 9, 2025

Ch. SL 2025-70

Jun 30, 2025

Ratified