GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 256
Short Title: Allow Public Employee Collective Bargaining. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Hawkins, Alston, Lopez, and T. Brown (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
March 3, 2025
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REPEALING THE PROHIBITION ON PUBL IC EMPLOYEE COLLECTI VE 2
BARGAINING TO AFFORD PUBLIC EMPLOYEES THE SAME RIGHTS AS PRIVATE 3
SECTOR EMPLOYEES. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Article 12 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes is repealed. 6
SECTION 2. Article 10 of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 7
a new section to read: 8
"ยง 95-78.1. Public employment subject to this Article. 9
The provisions of this Article apply to all public employees and to all State and local 10
government employers in this State." 11
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 12