North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1151: Additional Magistrates/Mecklenburg County.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to increase the number of magistrates for mecklenburg county.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MAGISTRATES FOR MECKLENBURG COUNTY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 7A-133(c) reads as rewritten: "(c) Each county shall have the numbers of magistrates and additional seats of district court, as set forth in the following table: Magistrates Additional County Min. Seats of Court ... Mecklenburg 38.543.5 ...." SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts the sum of four hundred five thousand five hundred eighty-five dollars ($405,585) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to hire five additional magistrates to serve in Mecklenburg County pursuant to Section 1 of this act. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts the sum of fifteen thousand one hundred forty dollars ($15,140) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to hire five additional magistrates to serve in Mecklenburg County pursuant to Section 1 of this act. SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2026. *DRH10629-NQa-46*
Sponsors
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92) · primary sponsor
- Helfrich, Beth (D, 98) · primary sponsor
- Lopez, Jordan (D, 112) · primary sponsor
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Greenfield, Julia (D, 100)
- Lofton, Brandon (D, 104)
- Logan, Carolyn G. (D, 101)
- Majeed, Nasif (I, 99)
- Reives, Robert T. (D, 54)
Latest actions
- : Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: BUDGETING, MAGISTRATES, COUNTIES, JUDICIAL DEPT., COURTS, AOC, PUBLIC, MECKLENBURG COUNTY
Common questions
- What is H1151?
- H1151 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Additional Magistrates/Mecklenburg County.
- What does H1151 do?
- In its own words: An act to increase the number of magistrates for mecklenburg county.
- What is the status of H1151?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1151?
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1151?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1151
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