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HB 977 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Defend NC.

HB 977, titled "Defend NC," primarily prohibits North Carolina law enforcement agencies and officers from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with immigration enforcement actions, including arrests or removal warrants. This directly affects sheriffs' offices, police departments, and criminal justice officers statewide by banning cooperation with ICE under state law. The bill also includes non-binding provisions expressing intent to protect Medicaid eligibility, study federal funding losses in education, and explore replacing NIH research funds, but these do not create immediate policy changes. The core legislative action is the ban on law enforcement collaboration with ICE, effective upon enactment.
Issues: ✓ ImmigrationSupports ImmigrationProhibits NC law enforcement from assisting ICE, limiting state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement per bill summary.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill's header and metadata were updated to reflect its current version (Edition 1) with revised sponsor information and formatting. The substantive policy content of the bill remains unchanged, including provisions on sales tax exemptions for tariff-affected goods, federal agency commitments, Medicaid eligibility, health research funding, and education fund studies.
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Header information was updated to show 'Edition 1' with revised bill number (H977-v-1) and updated sponsor reference directing users to the General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

The bill's reference number was changed from 'DRH30383-NDf-87' to 'H977-v-1' to reflect its current legislative version.

The 'Referred to' section was updated to include 'Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House' with a specific date of April 14, 2025.

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Committee
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Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Apr 10, 2025
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0 primary · 5 co-sponsors

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