Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing.
HB 207 removes legal barriers preventing workers from organizing or joining labor unions in North Carolina. It prohibits employers from requiring union membership, dues, or non-membership as a condition of employment or continued work for any employee, including public employees. The bill also invalidates agreements that tie agricultural contracts or litigation terms to union status and allows workers to seek legal damages if denied employment due to these violations. These changes apply to all new employment agreements entered into after the law takes effect, strengthening existing labor protections under North Carolina law.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and renumbered from a filed version to an official edition, with some metadata updates. The core legislative content remains substantively unchanged, though there are minor formatting adjustments and a more detailed sponsor list.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative provisions remain the same.
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Added detailed sponsor information listing Representatives Morey, Butler, Harrison, and Price as primary sponsors with a reference to the General Assembly website for the complete list.
Updated bill identification from 'DRH30095-LR-80' to 'H207-v-1' and changed the page footer from 'DRH30095-LR-80' to 'House Bill 207-First Edition'.
Adjusted the reference date for the bill from 'Feb 25, 2025' to 'February 26, 2025' in the Referred to section.
Added blank lines between sections and renumbered all line numbers in the statutory text for proper formatting.
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Feb 26, 2025
Committee
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Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
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3 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Butler
DDemocratic
P
Marcia Morey
DDemocratic
P
Pricey Harrison
DDemocratic
Co
Aisha Dew
DDemocratic
Co
Allison Dahle
DDemocratic
Co
Amber Baker
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn Logan
DDemocratic
Co
Eric Ager
DDemocratic
Co
Julia Greenfield
DDemocratic
Co
Julie von Haefen
DDemocratic
Co
Laura Budd
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Prather
DDemocratic
Co
Maria Cervania
DDemocratic
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