North Carolina S229: College Sports Updates.

What the bill says

An act to exempt records containing revenue sharing information from public records requirements; to allow constituent institutions to classify all graduate student-athletes receiving full scholarships as north carolina residents for tuition purposes; to expand permitted sale of alcoholic beverages in connection with university sponsored sports events; and to remove certain limitations on raffles conducted by constituent institutions and associated nonprofit organizations.

From the introduced text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EXEMPT RECORDS CONTAINING REVENUE SHARING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS; TO ALLOW CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS TO CLASSIFY ALL GRADUATE STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AS NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS FOR TUITION PURPOSES; TO EXPAND PERMITTED SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN CONNECTION WITH UNIVERSITY SPONSORED SPORTS EVENTS; AND TO REMOVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON RAFFLES CONDUCTED BY CONSTITUENT INSTITUTIONS AND ASSOCIATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: PART I. EXEMPT RECORDS CONTAINING REVENUE SHARING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC RECORDS REQUIREMENTS SECTION 1. G.S. 132-1.2 reads as rewritten: "§ 132-1.2. Confidential information. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require or authorize a public agency or its subdivision to disclose any information that: ... (12) Reveals records held by a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina containing information pertaining to the constituent institution's (i) overall revenue sharing budget, (ii) allocations of its revenue sharing budget by team or program, or (iii) allocations of its revenue sharing budget to individual student-athletes. For the purposes of this subdivision, "revenue sharing budget" means the revenue that a constituent institution has authorized to be paid to student-athletes." PART II. CLASSIFY GRADUATE STUDENT-ATHLETES RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS AS NORTH CAROLINA RESIDENTS SECTION 2. G.S. 116-143.6 reads as rewritten: "§ 116-143.6. Full scholarship students attending constituent institutions. (a) Notwithstanding any …

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Sponsors

• Galey, Amy S. (R, 25) · primary sponsor
• Brinson, Bob (R, 3) · primary sponsor
• Corbin, Kevin (R, 50) · primary sponsor

Latest actions

1. May 6, 2026: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2. May 6, 2026: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
3. April 29, 2026: Re-ref to the Com on Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
4. April 29, 2026: Withdrawn From Com
5. May 6, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
6. May 6, 2025: Passed 1st Reading
7. May 6, 2025: Special Message Received From Senate
8. May 6, 2025: Special Message Sent To House
9. May 6, 2025: Passed 3rd Reading
10. May 6, 2025: Passed 2nd Reading

Votes

• Authorize NIL Agency Contracts. Second Reading (May 6, 2025): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S229?

S229 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): College Sports Updates.

What does S229 do?

In its own words: An act to exempt records containing revenue sharing information from public records requirements; to allow constituent institutions to classify all graduate student-athletes receiving full scholarships as north carolina residents for tuition purposes; to expand permitted sale of alcoholic beverages in connection with university sponsored sports events; and to remove certain limitations on raffles conducted by constituent institutions and associated nonprofit organizations.

What is the status of S229?

Introduced as of May 6, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 6, 2026).

Who sponsored S229?

Galey, Amy S. (R, 25), with 2 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S229?

On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S229