HB 1069 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

New Bern Unfit Dwelling Enforcement Options.

This bill authorizes the City of New Bern to impose civil fines on individuals or entities that fail to comply with orders declaring a dwelling unfit for human habitation. By amending state law, it allows the city to add monetary penalties to its existing enforcement tools for unsafe housing violations. The changes apply only to New Bern and affect any enforcement orders issued on or after the law takes effect.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 28, 2026 Last action Apr 29, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill's header was updated to reflect the current legislative session and bill number, while the sponsor list was removed in favor of a web link, and the bill identifier was changed to a standard version number. These are primarily administrative and formatting updates that do not alter the bill's substantive policy, scope, or legal requirements.

TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was updated from a draft number (DRH30526-ST-49A) to a standard version number (H1069-v-1).

The sponsor list was removed and replaced with a reference to the official General Assembly website for a complete list.

The header information was adjusted to reflect the correct session date and bill number format.

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Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Filed

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0 primary · 3 co-sponsors