North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H496: Patriotic Youth Group Access.
Status: Introduced, May 19, 2026
What the bill says
An act to allow civic youth groups to give presentations about organization membership to students in public schools.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW CIVIC YOUTH GROUPS TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIP TO STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-206 reads as duties; responsibilities. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare and present to the State Board of Education recommendations for general guidelines for encouraging increased community involvement in the public schools and use of public school facilities. These recommendations shall include, but shall not be limited to provisions for: ... (4) Local boards of education are to be directed to give priority in the use of school facilities to Requiring public school units to permit any youth group listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society, such as the Boy Scouts of America, and its affiliated North Carolina groups and councils, and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, and its affiliated North Carolina groups and councils, in order to encourage schools to facilitate access for students to participate in activities provided by these groups at times other than instructional time during the school day for the purposes of encouraging civic education.the opportunity to give a presentation on the purpose of the group, how to become a member of the group, and encouraging civic education. Presentations given pursuant …
Sponsors
- Ross, Stephen M. (R, 63) · primary sponsor
- Bell, John R. (R, 10) · primary sponsor
- Tyson, Steve (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Ward, Bill (R, 5) · primary sponsor
- Cairns, Celeste C. (R, 13)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
- Moss, Ben T. (R, 52)
- White, Donna McDowell (R, 26)
- Willis, David (R, 68)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Judiciary 1, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
- : Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: COUNCIL OF STATE, CORPORATIONS, NONPROFIT, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, EDUCATION, KINDERGARTEN, PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, SUPT. OF, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BOARDS
Common questions
- What is H496?
- H496 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Patriotic Youth Group Access.
- What does H496 do?
- In its own words: An act to allow civic youth groups to give presentations about organization membership to students in public schools.
- What is the status of H496?
- Introduced as of May 19, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1 (May 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H496?
- Ross, Stephen M. (R, 63), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H496?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H496
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