HB 1089 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Constitutional Amendment Property Tax Levy Limit.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment that would require the North Carolina legislature to establish a statewide limit on how much local property tax levies can increase each year. The measure also mandates that any local government wanting to raise property taxes beyond this limit must first obtain approval from a majority of voters in that specific area. Because this change alters the state constitution, it will not take effect immediately but will instead be placed on the November 3, 2026, ballot for voters to decide whether to adopt. If approved by the public, the amendment would legally bind the General Assembly to create the specific tax increase caps mentioned in the text.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

May 2026

Introduced Apr 28, 2026 Signed May 21, 2026

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What changed between versions

Ratified → SL 2026-5 · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill has been formally enacted and reclassified from a 'Ratified Bill' to 'Session Law 2026-5', indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is now official state law. The version number was updated from v-2 to v-3, likely reflecting a final revision or a new session cycle. No substantive policy, legal, or operational changes were made to the text of the act itself.

TECHNICAL

The document title was updated to reflect its new status as Session Law 2026-5, and the version identifier was changed from v-2 to v-3.

Floor votes · Senate May 20, 2026

How they voted

32–15

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 50

May 20, 2026

D Democratic19

1 Yea 15 Nay 3

78% Nay

R Republican31

31 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 20, 2026

Introduced

Amend Tabled A3

upper

May 20, 2026

Introduced

Amend Tabled A2

upper

May 20, 2026

Introduced

Amend Tabled A1

upper

May 20, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reptd Fav

upper

May 20, 2026

Committee

Ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

May 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

May 12, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

May 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Committee

Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 35 co-sponsors