HB 1105 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina Transportation Safety Act.

This bill strengthens traffic safety and law enforcement in Mecklenburg County by funding 12 new State Trooper positions and five additional magistrates, effective in 2026. It increases fines for failing to stop for school buses and expands the use of vehicle registration records as initial proof of driver responsibility in such cases. The legislation also restricts public access to video footage from highway cameras, allowing disclosure only to specific individuals involved in the recorded incident or their legal representatives. Furthermore, the bill raises penalties for moving over violations and street takeover incidents, establishes reckless boating as a criminal offense, and increases fines for assaulting public transit workers.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 29, 2026 Last action Apr 30, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reformatted with updated metadata, including new sponsors and a revised session date, while the core legislative text regarding magistrate hiring, school bus fines, and highway camera privacy remains substantively unchanged. The primary difference is the addition of a new definition for 'disclose' in the highway camera section, clarifying that making a recording available for viewing at a specific location does not constitute a full 'release' of the video.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same, though the metadata indicates a shift in sponsorship and a corrected session date.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill header information to reflect new sponsors (Logan, Crawford, Morey, and Quick) and corrected the session date to April 30, 2026.

Changed the internal bill identifier from DRH10574-NQa-13 to H1105-v-1.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'disclose' in the highway camera video records section, clarifying that allowing viewing at a chosen location is not the same as releasing the recording.

FISCAL

The appropriation of $402,070 for recurring funds and $15,140 for nonrecurring funds to hire five magistrates in Mecklenburg County remains identical.

ENFORCEMENT

The penalties for failing to stop for a school bus, including the fine amounts and felony classifications for striking a person or causing death, are unchanged.

TIMELINE

The effective dates for the magistrate hiring (July 1, 2026) and school bus fine increases (December 1, 2026) remain the same.

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Committee

Apr 30, 2026

Committee

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

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Apr 29, 2026

Introduced

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3 primary · 18 co-sponsors