North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H481: Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.
Status: Signed into law, July 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend the special separation allowance option for state and local law enforcement officers.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND THE SPECIAL SEPARATION ALLOWANCE OPTION FOR STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 143-166.41 reads as rewritten: "... (b1) Eligibility for Allowance and Calculation of Allowance Amount. - To be eligible for an allowance under this section, an officer is required to meet one of the following sets of criteria that shall also determine the allowance amount: (1) For officers meeting all of the following criteria, the annual special separation allowance to be paid is equal to eighty-five hundredths percent (0.85%) of the annual base rate of compensation most recently applicable to the officer for each year of that officer's creditable service: ... c. The officer has completed at least five years of continuous service as a law enforcement officer immediately preceding the officer's service retirement. Any break in this required continuous service that is a result of disability retirement or disability salary continuation benefits shall not adversely affect an officer's qualification to receive an allowance under this subdivision so long as the officer returned to service within 45 days after the disability benefits or retirement benefits had ceased and is otherwise qualified to receive the allowance. ... (2) For officers meeting all of the following criteria, the annual special separation allowance to be paid is equal …
Sponsors
- Davis, Ted (R, 20) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-33
- : Signed by Gov. 7/2/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 6/25/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In S Com Sub
- : Placed On Cal For 06/23/2026
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
Votes
- Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance. M11 Concur (June 23, 2026): 112 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance. Second Reading (June 16, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2025 Part 2. Second Reading (April 9, 2025): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HOSPITALS, PROPERTY, EXPUNCTIONS, ORGANIZED CRIME, DHHS, CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES, HEALTH SERVICES, TELESERVICES
Common questions
- What is H481?
- H481 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Pay Exceptions/Special Separation Allowance.
- What does H481 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the special separation allowance option for state and local law enforcement officers.
- What is the status of H481?
- Signed into law as of July 2, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-33 (July 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored H481?
- Davis, Ted (R, 20).
- Where is the official record for H481?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H481
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