HB 949 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

School Protection Act.

HB 949, known as the School Protection Act, proposes to allow specific armed security guards to carry firearms on nonpublic educational property in North Carolina. The bill amends existing law to create an exemption for sworn law enforcement officers who are hired as armed security guards by nonpublic schools and are acting in their official duties on school premises. This includes officers certified under state law enforcement chapters, company police officers, and campus police officers. If enacted, this change would become effective on December 1, 2025.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 4 edits

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The bill's header and metadata were updated to reflect a new session date and revised sponsorship information. The primary change is the addition of two new co-sponsors (Representatives Branson and McNeely) alongside Representative Johnson, expanding the bill's legislative support base. The bill's core content regarding security guards carrying firearms remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Updated session date from April 10, 2025 to April 14, 2025 and changed bill identifier from DRH30365-NH-63 to H949-v-1

Added two new co-sponsors (Representatives Branson and McNeely) to the bill's sponsorship list

Added reference directing readers to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete list of sponsors

Expanded committee referral information to include Education-K-12, Judiciary 2, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Committee

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Apr 14, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

Filed

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2 primary · 10 co-sponsors