SB 244 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

January 6 Riot/Attempt Overthrow of Gov't.

This bill makes it a Class F felony in North Carolina to participate in a riot where someone attempts to overthrow the U.S. government, North Carolina government, or a local government (like a city or county). It also makes it a felony to incite such a riot if the incitement directly contributes to an attempt to overthrow government. The law applies only to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025, and amends existing riot statutes to add this specific government-overthrow element as a felony trigger. It does not address past events, including the January 6, 2021, Capitol incident.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

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The bill underwent minor formatting and metadata updates during its transition from filing to the first edition. The primary changes involve updating the bill number format, adding the Senate Rules and Operations Committee as the referral body with a specific date, and adjusting the document header layout. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new provisions were introduced in this version.

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Updated bill identifier from DRS35099-ML-54 to S244-v-1 to reflect the first edition versioning.

Added referral information specifying the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee with a date of March 6, 2025.

Reformatted the header section to consolidate the General Assembly and session information into a cleaner layout.

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Mar 6, 2025

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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Mar 5, 2025

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors