| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives Scott, N. Jackson, and Biggs (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Judiciary 3, if |
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| 11 | | - | favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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| 12 | | - | April 14, 2025 |
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| 13 | | - | *H975 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative Scott. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH10402 -ML-29A* |
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| 14 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 15 | 14 | | AN ACT TO ALLOW EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL , WHILE ON 2 |
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| 16 | 15 | | DUTY, TO CARRY PEPPER SPRAY OPENLY OR CONCEALED. 3 |
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| 17 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 18 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 131E-157 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 5 |
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| 19 | 18 | | "(d) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Commission and the North 6 |
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| 20 | 19 | | Carolina Office of Emergency Medical Services are prohibited from adopting or enforcing any 7 |
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| 21 | 20 | | rule prohibiting emergency medical services personnel from carrying concealed or openly any 8 |
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| 22 | 21 | | pepper spray otherwise allowed under G.S. 14-401.6(a)(7). For purposes of this subsection, the 9 |
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| 23 | 22 | | term "pepper spray" means a chemical irritant such as mace, oleoresin capsicum or pepper spray, 10 |
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| 24 | 23 | | or tear gas." 11 |
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| 25 | 24 | | SECTION 2. G.S. 143-508 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 25 | | "(e) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the North Carolina Medical 13 |
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| 27 | 26 | | Care Commission is prohibited from adopting or enforcing any rule prohibiting emergency 14 |
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| 28 | 27 | | medical services personnel, as defined in G.S. 131E-155, from carrying concealed or openly any 15 |
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| 29 | 28 | | pepper spray otherwise allowed under G.S. 14-401.6(a)(7). For purposes of this subsection, the 16 |
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| 30 | 29 | | term "pepper spray" is as defined in G.S. 131E-157." 17 |
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| 31 | 30 | | SECTION 3. The North Carolina Medical Care Commission and the North Carolina 18 |
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| 32 | 31 | | Office of Emergency Medical Services shall adopt rules or amend their rules consistent with the 19 |
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| 33 | 32 | | provisions of this act. The Commission and Office of Emergency Medical Services may use the 20 |
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| 34 | 33 | | procedure set forth in G.S. 150B-21.1 to adopt or amend any rules as required by this section. 21 |
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| 35 | 34 | | SECTION 4. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 22 |
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