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SB 575 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Improve Pedestrian Safety.

SB 575 makes failing to yield to a pedestrian when causing serious injury a Class 2 misdemeanor for drivers. It requires North Carolina's driver education programs to add a new pedestrian safety module covering when drivers must yield the right-of-way. The bill also mandates the Division of Motor Vehicles and Department of Public Instruction to study and report by January 1, 2026, on improving pedestrian safety instruction in driver education. These changes directly affect drivers, public school driver education curricula, and state agencies responsible for traffic safety training.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationMandates new pedestrian safety module in driver education curriculum, enhancing educational content and requirements for K-12 programs.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationBill enhances transportation safety by mandating pedestrian safety education in driver programs and stricter penalties for drivers, directly addressing road safety within transportation infrastructure.92% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The changes between the Filed version and Edition 1 of Senate Bill 575 are primarily administrative and formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes. The bill's core content regarding pedestrian safety remains unchanged, with modifications limited to header information, bill numbering, and page references.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the bill's progression from 'Filed' status to 'Edition 1', including changes to the filing date and bill identifier from DRS45292-NE-60 to S575-v-1.

Added reference to the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee with a specific referral date of March 26, 2025.

Removed the blank 'Referred to' line in the Filed version, replacing it with the specific committee assignment and date.

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Committee
1
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
0 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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