North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H515: North Carolina Economic Abuse Prevention Act.
Status: In committee, May 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act to enact the north carolina economic abuse prevention act.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENACT THE NORTH CAROLINA ECONOMIC ABUSE PREVENTION ACT. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) The General Assembly finds that survivors of domestic violence and the children of domestic violence survivors undergo multiple forms of abuses, including monetary abuse, and that survivors of domestic violence need multiple pathways to remedy coerced debt and to repair credit reports. Therefore, it is the public policy of this State to provide remedies for economic abuse against domestic violence survivors. SECTION 1.(b) The General Statutes are amended by adding a new Chapter to read: "Chapter 1H. "Economic Abuse Prevention Act. "§ 1H-1. Short title. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Economic Abuse Prevention Act. "§ 1H-2. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Chapter: (1) Abuse. - As defined in G.S. 50C-1(1). (2) Adequate documentation. - Documentation that identifies a particular debt, or portion thereof, as coerced debt, describes the circumstances under which the coerced debt was incurred, and takes the form of any of the following: a. A police report. b. A Federal Trade Commission identity theft report identifying a particular debt, or portion thereof, as coerced, but not as identity theft. c. A court order issued under Chapter 50 or Chapter 50B of the General …
Sponsors
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92) · primary sponsor
- Howard, Julia C. (R, 77) · primary sponsor
- Setzer, Mitchell S. (R, 89) · primary sponsor
- Carney, Becky (D, 102) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Alston, Vernetta (D, 29)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Blust, John M. (R, 62)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From House
- : Special Message Sent To Senate
- : Passed 3rd Reading
- : Passed 2nd Reading
- : Placed On Cal For 05/07/2025
- : Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- : Reptd Fav
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Votes
- North Carolina Economic Abuse Prevention Act. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 111 yea, 1 nay, passed
Subjects: FAMILY ISSUES, ID SYSTEMS, FINANCIAL SERVICES, PUBLIC, DEBTOR & CREDITOR, WOMEN, CRIMES, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Common questions
- What is H515?
- H515 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): North Carolina Economic Abuse Prevention Act.
- What does H515 do?
- In its own words: An act to enact the north carolina economic abuse prevention act.
- What is the status of H515?
- In committee as of May 7, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (May 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored H515?
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H515?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H515
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