North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H193: Firearm Law Revisions.
Status: Signed into law, July 29, 2025
What the bill says
An act to provide that certain employees and volunteers at nonpublic schools may carry certain weapons on educational property when authorized by the school board of trustees or school administrative director, to provide that a person may carry a concealed handgun on educational property that is the location of both a school and a place of religious worship when attending worship services and other sacerdotal functions at the place of religious worship, to increase the punishment imposed for an assault or threat against an executive officer, legislative officer, court officer, or local elected…
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS AT NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS MAY CARRY CERTAIN WEAPONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, TO PROVIDE THAT A PERSON MAY CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE LOCATION OF BOTH A SCHOOL AND A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP WHEN ATTENDING WORSHIP SERVICES AND OTHER SACERDOTAL FUNCTIONS AT THE PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP, TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT IMPOSED FOR AN ASSAULT OR THREAT AGAINST AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, OR LOCAL ELECTED OFFICER, TO REQUIRE PRETRIAL RELEASE CONDITIONS FOR ANY PERSON CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING OR MAKING A THREAT AGAINST AN EXECUTIVE OFFICER, LEGISLATIVE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, LOCAL ELECTED OFFICER, OR ELECTION OFFICER TO BE DETERMINED BY A JUDGE, AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON USE FOR RELOCATED LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING RANGES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 14-269.2(a) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to read: "(1d) School administrative director. - Any individual authorized by the school board of trustees to act on behalf of the nonpublic school. (1e) School board of trustees. - The governing body of any nonpublic school. For purposes of parochial schools, the school board of trustees may be the board of deacons, the board of elders, …