HB 450 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Private Property Rights Act.

HB 450, the Private Property Rights Act, requires private detectives and wildlife protectors to obtain a search warrant or judicial order before installing electronic tracking devices or inspecting certain private property. The bill directly affects private investigators, wildlife protectors, and property owners by mandating judicial authorization for these specific activities. Key provisions amend state laws to clarify that wildlife protectors need warrants for inspections on private land (excluding wildlife refuges or public areas), and private investigators must secure warrants for electronic tracking. It does not change existing constitutional protections against unreasonable searches but adds procedural requirements for these two groups. The law takes effect December 1, 2025.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025
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Filed Edition 1 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered and reorganized from a filed draft to its first official edition. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, with no modifications to the Private Property Rights Act provisions, wildlife inspection authority, or effective dates.
TECHNICAL

Header formatting was updated to reflect the official first edition of House Bill 450 with new bill number H450-v-1.

Sponsorship information was expanded to list all primary sponsors (Chesser, Miller, Pyrtle, and Huneycutt) and added a reference to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Referred committees were clarified with additional procedural steps (Judiciary 2, Wildlife Resources, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) and updated date to March 20, 2025.

Page 2 footer was updated from draft notation DRH40145-ML-12 to official House Bill 450-First Edition.

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Mar 20, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Wildlife Resources, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Mar 18, 2025
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3 primary · 11 co-sponsors

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