North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S648: Winter Sports Safety and Accidents.
Status: Signed into law, July 8, 2026
What the bill says
An act to amend the laws concerning winter sports safety and accidents.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LAWS CONCERNING WINTER SPORTS SAFETY AND ACCIDENTS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1.(a) Chapter 99C of the General Statutes reads as rewritten: "Chapter 99C. "Actions Relating to Winter Sports Safety and Accidents. "§ 99C-1. Definitions. When used in this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Competitor. - A skier actually engaged in competition or in practice therefor for competition with the permission of the ski area operator on any slope or trail or portion thereof of a slope or trail designated by the ski area operator for the purpose of competition. (1a) Freestyle terrain. - Constructed and natural features in ski areas intended for winter sports including, but not limited to, sports, including terrain parks and terrain park features such as jumps, rails, fun boxes, half-pipes, quarter-pipes, and freestyle-bump terrain. (1b) Inherent risks of skiing. - Risks or conditions that are part of the sport of skiing, including the following: a. Changing weather conditions. b. Snow conditions as they exist or may change, such as ice, hard pack, powder, packed powder, wind pack, corn, crust, slush, cut-up snow, and machine-made snow. c. Surface or subsurface conditions, such as bare spots, forest growth, rocks, stumps, streambeds, cliffs, extreme terrain, trees, or other natural objects, and collisions with any of the preceding terms. …
Sponsors
- Newton, Buck (R, 4) · primary sponsor
- Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Daniel, Warren (R, 46) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Ch. SL 2026-49
- : Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026
- : Pres. To Gov. 7/2/2026
- : Ratified
- : Ordered Enrolled
- : Concurred In H Com Sub
- : Placed on Today's Calendar
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Reptd Fav To Concur
Votes
- Winter Sports Safety and Accidents. Motion 9 To Concur (June 30, 2026): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Winter Sports Safety and Accidents. Second Reading (June 16, 2026): 114 yea, 1 nay, passed
- AOC Agency Requests.-AB Second Reading (May 1, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
- AOC Agency Requests.-AB Amendment 1 (May 1, 2025): 42 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: GUARDIANSHIP, COURT CLERKS, INCOMPETENTS, MENTAL HEALTH, MAGISTRATES, RENTALS & LEASING, COUNTIES, FAMILY ISSUES
Common questions
- What is S648?
- S648 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Winter Sports Safety and Accidents.
- What does S648 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend the laws concerning winter sports safety and accidents.
- What is the status of S648?
- Signed into law as of July 8, 2026. Latest action: Ch. SL 2026-49 (July 8, 2026).
- Who sponsored S648?
- Newton, Buck (R, 4), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S648?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S648
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