HB 193 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Firearm Law Revisions.

HB 193 would allow certain employees and volunteers at nonpublic schools (including private/religious schools) to carry firearms or stun guns on school property if authorized by the school board, trained in gun safety, and following written school policies. It also permits concealed handgun carry on school grounds only when attending religious services or ceremonies at affiliated places of worship (e.g., churches), outside school hours or during designated events. The bill increases penalties for assaulting elected officials or law enforcement officers and requires judges - not prosecutors - to set pretrial release conditions for such offenses. Currently withdrawn from committee after a first reading, this bill has not become law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jul 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed Jul 29, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 5 comparisons

What changed between versions

Ratified SL 2025-81 · 2 edits
MINOR
This bill was formally ratified and assigned session law number 2025-81, converting it from a draft version to an enacted law. The version number was updated from H193-v-4 to H193-v-5 to reflect this final status.
TECHNICAL

The bill's status changed from 'Ratified Bill' to 'Session Law 2025-81', indicating it has been officially enacted into law.

The version number was updated from v-4 to v-5 to track the final legislative version.

Floor votes · Senate Jul 29, 2025 · House Jul 29, 2025

How they voted

3019
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Jul 29, 2025
D Democratic20
19 Nay 1
95% Nay
R Republican31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
2
Jul 29, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (30-19-2)
senate
Jul 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto Received From House
upper
Jul 29, 2025
Vetoed
Veto Overridden
lower
Jul 9, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed 07/09/2025
executive
Jun 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Concurred In S Com Sub
lower
Jun 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Jun 25, 2025
Introduced
Amend Tabled A1
upper
Jun 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Jun 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Jun 18, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 5, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Education - K-12
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 14 co-sponsors

Sponsors