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HB 1219 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Memorandums of Understanding Tennessee Counties/Madison.

This bill allows Madison County in North Carolina to sign agreements with sheriff's offices in three neighboring Tennessee counties for joint law enforcement work. These agreements would enable the sheriff's offices to cooperate on special operations and other crime-fighting activities across state lines. The bill also requires that any such agreement include a plan for sharing liability for damages and mandates an annual report to the state Department of Justice.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill enables cross-state law enforcement cooperation and crime-fighting activities, directly strengthening criminal justice efforts.85% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
May 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 4, 2026 Last action May 14, 2026
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What changed between versions

Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill's header was updated to reflect a new bill number (H1219-v-1) and a revised filing date of May 5, 2026. The sponsor list was removed and replaced with a directive to check the official website for a complete list, while the referral information was expanded to include additional House committees.
TECHNICAL

The bill number in the header was changed from DRH40716-NR-4 to H1219-v-1, and the filing date was updated from May 4 to May 5, 2026.

The specific list of sponsors was removed and replaced with a standard notice directing readers to the General Assembly website for the full list.

Additional House committees (State and Local Government, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) were added to the referral list.

Floor votes · House May 12, 2026

How they voted

131–3
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 145
May 12, 2026
D Democratic58
51 Yea 3 Nay 4
87% Yea
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican85
79 Yea 6
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
2
Committee
4
May 14, 2026
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 12, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
May 5, 2026
Committee
Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 4, 2026
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.