Governor Stein Signs Six Bills into Law
This morning, Governor Stein signed six pieces of legislation into law. None of these laws were particularly controversial, and they mark the first non-hurricane recovery legislation enacted this session.
New North Carolina Laws:
House Bill 506: 2025 State Investment Modernization Act overhauls how North Carolina manages its investments, transferring authority from the State Treasurer to a qualified board.
Stein commented, “This bill puts North Carolina in line with the rest of the nation and allows us to make responsible decisions investing our state employees’ hard-earned pensions. I applaud Treasurer Briner for his leadership in modernizing our state’s investment system.”
House Bill 50: LEO Special Separation Allowance Options establishes an alternative special separation allowance for law enforcement officers who complete at least 30 years of service, allowing them to continue serving the community without a financial complication.
Stein said, “Our law enforcement work day and night to keep us safe, and we need more public spited people serving to address our law enforcement staffing challenges. This law enables veteran law enforcement officers to continue serving our communities and supporting their families without suffering a financial penalty. I advocated for this idea as Attorney General to keep more experienced police on the beat, and I am proud to sign it into law as Governor.”
House Bill 231: Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact makes North Carolina a member of the Social Work Licensure Compact, facilitating the licensure of social workers across state lines.
Stein commented, “Our social workers support children, families, and communities, and they are needed now more than ever. This law will expand access to care to more people by allowing social workers from certain other states to more easily transfer their licenses to North Carolina.”
House Bill 477: Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite: updates the death benefit payments in certain areas of the state retirement plans.
Senate Bill 248: Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted allows adoptees to obtain copies of their new birth certificate from the register of deeds.
Senate Bill 477: DNCR Agency Bill makes various changes requested by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to improve the operations of the department.
What’s next: Over the coming weeks, the North Carolina House and Senate will likely send over dozens of bills that have cleared both chambers. Stein will promptly sign the non-controversial legislation. Any vetoes will likely set up a political battle in the North Carolina House over override votes.
