North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S1020: Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program.
Status: Introduced, May 5, 2026
What the bill says
An act to establish the affordable housing efficiency grant program to provide flexible incentive funding for energy efficiency and electric building upgrades in affordable multifamily housing.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING EFFICIENCY GRANT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FLEXIBLE INCENTIVE FUNDING FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIC BUILDING UPGRADES IN AFFORDABLE MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Article 7 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Part to read: "Part 37. Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program. "§ 143B-344.65. Definitions. The following definitions apply to this Part: (1) Affordable multifamily housing. - Multifamily residential buildings of five or more dwelling units where at least fifty percent (50%) of the units are reserved for or occupied by households with incomes at or below eighty percent (80%) of the area median income, adjusted for household size, or as otherwise defined by the Department. (2) Area median income. - The annual median household income of an area as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (3) Department. - The Department of Environmental Quality. (4) Electric building upgrades. - Improvements that replace fossil fuel systems with high-efficiency electric alternatives, including, but not limited to, heat pumps, electric water heaters, induction stoves, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. (5) Energy efficiency upgrades. - Measures that reduce energy consumption, including, insulation, efficient windows, lighting, appliances, and heating, ventilation, or air conditioning systems. (6) Office. - The …
Sponsors
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39) · primary sponsor
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41) · primary sponsor
- Batch, Sydney (D, 17)
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20)
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: PROPERTY, BUDGETING, CONSERVATION, REAL ESTATE, PUBLIC, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENT, GRANTS
Common questions
- What is S1020?
- S1020 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Affordable Housing Efficiency Grant Program.
- What does S1020 do?
- In its own words: An act to establish the affordable housing efficiency grant program to provide flexible incentive funding for energy efficiency and electric building upgrades in affordable multifamily housing.
- What is the status of S1020?
- Introduced as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1020?
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1020?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S1020
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