North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S118: Military and Veteran Support Act.
Status: Signed into law, July 9, 2025
What the bill says
An act to make various modifications to laws pertaining to military service members and veterans and to authorize sheriffs to send notice of the expiration of a concealed handgun permit via electronic mail.
From the enrolled text:
AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS MODIFICATIONS TO LAWS PERTAINING TO MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AND TO AUTHORIZE SHERIFFS TO SEND NOTICE OF THE EXPIRATION OF A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. REDUCE CONCEALED HANDGUN FEES FOR CERTAIN VETERANS SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-415.19 reads as rewritten: "§ 14-415.19. Fees. ... (a1) The permit fees for a retired sworn law enforcement officer who provides the information required by subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection to the sheriff, in addition to any other information required under this Article, are as follows: Application fee ............................................................................ $45.00 Renewal fee ................................................................................. $40.00 (1) A copy of the officer's letter of retirement from either the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System or the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System. (2) Written documentation from the head of the agency where the person was previously employed indicating that the person was neither involuntarily terminated nor under administrative or criminal investigation within six months of retirement. The county finance officer shall remit the proceeds of the fees assessed under this subsection to the North Carolina Department of Public Safety to cover the cost of performing the State and federal criminal record checks performed in connection with processing applications and for the implementation of the provisions …
Sponsors
- Lazzara, Michael A. (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Sawyer, Vickie (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46) · primary sponsor
- Applewhite, Val (D, 19)
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24)
- Burgin, Jim (R, 12)
- Johnson, Todd (R, 35)
- Jones, Dana (R, 31)
- Lee, Michael V. (R, 7)
- Lowe, Paul A. (D, 32)
- Newton, Paul (R, 34)
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2025-72
- : Signed by Gov. 7/9/2025
- : Pres. To Gov. 6/30/2025
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Added to Calendar
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Conf Report Adopted
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Placed on Today's Calendar
Votes
- Military and Veteran Support Act. Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt (June 25, 2025): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Military and Veteran Support Act. C RPT Adoption (June 25, 2025): 109 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Military and Veteran Support Act. Motion 9 To Concur (June 23, 2025): 0 yea, 47 nay, failed
- Military and Veteran Support Act. Second Reading (June 17, 2025): 113 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Reduce Veteran CCW Fee/Expand CCW Notice. Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: NOTIFICATION, SBI, WEAPONS, EDUCATION, RATIFIED, ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT, COUNTIES, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT.
Common questions
- What is S118?
- S118 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Military and Veteran Support Act.
- What does S118 do?
- In its own words: An act to make various modifications to laws pertaining to military service members and veterans and to authorize sheriffs to send notice of the expiration of a concealed handgun permit via electronic mail.
- What is the status of S118?
- Signed into law as of July 9, 2025. Latest action: Ch. SL 2025-72 (July 9, 2025).
- Who sponsored S118?
- Lazzara, Michael A. (R, 6), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S118?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S118
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