North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S164: Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency.
Status: In committee, May 12, 2026
What the bill says
An act to specify the punishment for looting another person's temporary housing in an emergency area during a declared state of emergency.
From the amended text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO SPECIFY THE PUNISHMENT FOR LOOTING ANOTHER PERSON'S TEMPORARY HOUSING IN AN EMERGENCY AREA DURING A DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 14-288.1 reads as rewritten: "§ 14-288.1. Definitions. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following definitions apply in this Article: ... (3) Declared state of emergency. - A state of emergency as that term is defined in G.S. 166A-19.3 or a state of emergency found and declared by any chief executive official or acting chief executive official of any county or municipality acting under the authority of any other applicable statute or provision of the common law to preserve the public peace in a state of emergency, or by any executive official or military commanding officer of the United States or the State of North Carolina who becomes primarily responsible under applicable law for the preservation of the public peace within any part of North Carolina. ... (4a) Emergency. - As defined in G.S. 166A-19.3. (4b) Emergency area. - As defined in G.S. 166A-19.3. ... (11) Temporary housing. - Any of the following: a. A tent, trailer, mobile home, or any other structure being used for human shelter which is designed to be transportable and is not attached to the ground, to another …
Sponsors
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44) · primary sponsor
- Moffitt, Timothy D. (R, 48) · primary sponsor
- Settle, Eddie D. (R, 36) · primary sponsor
- Brinson, Bob (R, 3)
- Hanig, Bobby (R, 1)
- Hise, Ralph (R, 47)
- McInnis, Tom (R, 21)
- Sanderson, Norman W. (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Special Message Received From Senate
- : Special Message Sent To House
Votes
- Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency. Second Reading (May 7, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: THEFT, PUBLIC, DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES, HOUSING, CRIMES
Common questions
- What is S164?
- S164 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency.
- What does S164 do?
- In its own words: An act to specify the punishment for looting another person's temporary housing in an emergency area during a declared state of emergency.
- What is the status of S164?
- In committee as of May 12, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored S164?
- Alexander, W. Ted (R, 44), with 7 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S164?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S164
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