HB 1229 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Strip Corporations of Political Spending.

This bill proposes amending the North Carolina Constitution to ban corporations from spending money to influence election outcomes. It directly affects business entities by stating that only human beings can exercise political spending power within the state. The measure includes specific exceptions for political committees and news organizations owned by parties or candidates, while threatening to revoke corporate legal protections like limited liability for any violations. Because the bill requires voter approval, it will be placed on the November 2026 ballot for a public referendum rather than becoming law immediately.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 7, 2026 Last action May 11, 2026
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Filed Edition 1 · 3 edits
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The bill text was updated to reflect a new session date of May 7, 2026, and added four additional sponsors (Butler, Harrison, and Cook) to the original sponsor, Representative Morey. The document also includes a reference to the General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors and updated the internal bill identifier from a draft code to the official First Edition.
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Added Representatives Butler, Harrison, and Cook as co-sponsors alongside Representative Morey.

Updated the filing date from May 7, 2026, to align with the new session header and added a reference to the online sponsor list.

Changed the internal draft identifier from DRH30604-LUye-107 to H1229-v-1.

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May 11, 2026
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May 7, 2026
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3 primary · 9 co-sponsors

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