SB 1037 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

DIGITAL NC Act.

SB 1037, known as the DIGITAL NC Act, creates a new nine-member Board of Governors to oversee North Carolina's state information technology enterprise. This board will develop a comprehensive twenty-year plan to modernize the state's IT infrastructure, consolidate technical staff, and enhance cybersecurity defenses. The bill designates the Board's members through appointments by the Governor, House Speaker, and Senate President Pro Tempore, requiring specific expertise in technology leadership, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. The resulting plan will recommend significant changes, such as transitioning the state to a 'cloud-first' approach and potentially reorganizing the Department of Information Technology into a new Digital Sovereignty Authority.

Issues: ✓ Technology

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 4, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was transitioned from a 'Filed' draft to 'Edition 1', updating the document header, bill number, and referral information to reflect its official introduction in the 2025 session. A substantive policy addition was made to the workforce consolidation section, requiring a plan to include a shared organizational culture alongside career pathways and pay scales.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include the development of a shared organizational culture as a mandatory component of the IT workforce consolidation plan.

TECHNICAL

Updated the document header to remove draft markings and change the bill identifier from DRS35441-MQa-119A to S1037-v-1.

Added a new subsection (4) titled 'Innovation Center of Excellence' to the bill text.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement for the workforce consolidation plan to address the creation of a shared organizational culture for IT employees.

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Committee

May 4, 2026

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

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Apr 30, 2026

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor