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HB 699 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Sheriff's Deputies/Dismissals.

HB 699 would have prohibited North Carolina sheriffs from firing deputy sheriffs or other employees in their office for failing to make campaign contributions to the sheriff or the sheriff's campaign committee. This directly affects sheriff's office employees who could previously face employment consequences based on political donations. The bill's key provision would have made it illegal for sheriffs to use campaign contributions as a factor in hiring, firing, or disciplinary decisions. It represents a policy change to prevent coercion of employees through campaign donation requirements.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticePrevents political interference in law enforcement employment, promoting accountability and fair treatment in sheriff's offices per bill's prohibition of campaign contribution-based firings.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentProhibits employment retaliation for non-campaign contributions, directly protecting workers' rights in employment decisions under 'EMPLOYMENT' subject.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 2, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill version update primarily involves administrative and formatting changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The bill number and version identifier were updated, and the sponsor attribution was changed to direct readers to the official website for a complete list. The referral information was expanded to include additional committees.
TECHNICAL

Bill identifier changed from DRH10325-LM-104 to H699-v-1 to reflect the new version number

Sponsor attribution updated to reference the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors instead of listing them directly

Additional committee referrals added for Judiciary 1, State and Local Government, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
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Committee
3
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Serial Referral To State and Local Government Stricken
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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