North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S451: Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed.
Status: Introduced, June 17, 2026
What the bill says
An act to require certain occupational licensing boards to offer universal licensure for out-of-state licensees and to exempt certain experienced licensees from continuing education.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS TO OFFER UNIVERSAL LICENSURE FOR OUT-OF-STATE LICENSEES AND TO EXEMPT CERTAIN EXPERIENCED LICENSEES FROM CONTINUING EDUCATION. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 93B-15.3 reads as rewritten: "§ 93B-15.3. Licensure recognition for individuals licensed in neighboring other states. (a) Applicability. - This section applies to all occupational licensing boards and State agency licensing boards except as provided in this subsection. This section shall not apply to: (1) Licensure of any healthcare practitioner licensed under Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. (1a) Clinical social workers licensed under Chapter 90B of the General Statutes. (2) Architects licensed under Chapter 83A of the General Statutes. (3) Certified public accountants licensed under Chapter 93 of the General Statutes. (4) Engineers licensed under Chapter 89C of the General Statutes. (5) Veterinarians licensed, or veterinary technicians registered, under Article of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes. (6) Admission to the practice of law or licensure as an attorney under Chapter of the General Statutes. (7) Licensure of any practitioner licensed by the North Carolina Pesticide Board under Article 52 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. (8) Licensure of any practitioner licensed by the North Carolina Structural Pest Control Committee under Article 4C of Chapter 106 of the General Statutes. …
Sponsors
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Jarvis, Steve (R, 30) · primary sponsor
- McInnis, Tom (R, 21) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Finance
- : Com Substitute Adopted
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Sequential Referral To Finance Added After Regulatory Reform
- : Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: Boards, Construction, Education, Professional Education, Public, Public Health, Employment, Commissions
Common questions
- What is S451?
- S451 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Universal Licensure/Limit Continuing Ed.
- What does S451 do?
- In its own words: An act to require certain occupational licensing boards to offer universal licensure for out-of-state licensees and to exempt certain experienced licensees from continuing education.
- What is the status of S451?
- Introduced as of June 17, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Finance (June 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored S451?
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S451?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S451
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