HB 1080 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Public Safety Reinvestment Act.

HB 1080, the Public Safety Reinvestment Act, allocates state funds to address staffing shortages and modernize safety measures across several North Carolina public institutions. The bill directs $30 million to hire additional court clerks in Wake and Mecklenburg counties, provides salary increases for Department of Adult Correction employees and State Highway Patrol members, and offers benefits enhancements for correctional officers in specific retirement systems. It also mandates that public transit vehicles carry emergency trauma kits and requires operators to implement stricter fare enforcement technologies and training. Furthermore, the legislation funds the Division of Juvenile Justice, the State Crime Laboratory, and includes provisions for reporting fare evasion data and safety incidents.

Bill status in committee 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 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a draft version to an official edition, adding a list of primary sponsors and a specific referral date. The core policy content regarding trauma kits, fare enforcement, and funding remains unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the text layout.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the only modifications are administrative updates to the header and sponsor information.

TECHNICAL

Added a list of primary sponsors (Representatives Reives, Helfrich, Logan, and Rubin) and a specific referral date to the header.

Adjusted line breaks and spacing in the header and body text to match official formatting standards.

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Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 41 co-sponsors