North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S784: Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order.
Status: Introduced, April 23, 2026
What the bill says
An act to ensure domestic violence protective orders are available for same-sex couples.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENSURE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAME-SEX COUPLES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 50B-1(b) reads as rewritten: "(b) For purposes of this section, the term "personal relationship" means a relationship wherein the parties involved:involved spouses. (2) Are persons of opposite sex who live together or have lived together;together. (3) Are related as parents and children, including others acting in loco parentis to a minor child, or as grandparents and grandchildren. For purposes of this subdivision, an aggrieved party may not obtain an order of protection against a child or grandchild under the age of 16;16. (4) Have a child in common;common. (5) Are current or former household members;members. (6) Are persons of the opposite sex who are in a dating relationship or have been in a dating relationship. For purposes of this subdivision, a dating relationship is one wherein the parties are romantically involved over time and on a continuous basis during the course of the relationship. A casual acquaintance or ordinary fraternization between persons in a business or social context is not a dating relationship." SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Administrative Office of the Courts five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2026-2027 fiscal year …
Sponsors
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42) · primary sponsor
- Chitlik, Sophia (D, 22)
- Garrett, Michael (D, 27)
- Garson, Jonah (D, 23)
- Mayfield, Julie (D, 49)
- Mohammed, Mujtaba A. (D, 38)
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20)
- Salvador, DeAndrea (D, 39)
- Theodros, Caleb (D, 41)
- 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- : Withdrawn From Com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: BUDGETING, FAMILY ISSUES, JUDICIAL DEPT., COURTS, AOC, CIVIL PROCEDURE, PUBLIC, SAFETY
Common questions
- What is S784?
- S784 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Ensure Same-Sex Domestic Violence Prot. Order.
- What does S784 do?
- In its own words: An act to ensure domestic violence protective orders are available for same-sex couples.
- What is the status of S784?
- Introduced as of April 23, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget (April 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored S784?
- Bradley, Woodson (D, 42), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S784?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S784
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