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SB 355 waives tuition at North Carolina public colleges for survivors of correctional officers, probation officers, or firefighters who died in the line of duty or became permanently disabled. It specifically covers spouses of disabled officers and children (ages 17-24) of disabled officers, with eligibility requiring service-connected death/disability and verification from relevant agencies. The waiver applies to both credit and noncredit programs, limiting bachelor’s degree support to 54 months. This policy directly affects families of these public safety workers by reducing education costs.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jul 2026
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jul 2026
Introduced Mar 20, 2025
Signed Jul 8, 2026
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The bill was formally ratified and assigned a new session law number (SL 2026-44) to become official state law. A minor version number update occurred in the text, changing the identifier from v-7 to v-8, which is a technical tracking update rather than a policy change.
Scope change
The bill's substantive scope and applicability remain unchanged; the text confirms the law is now active.
TECHNICAL
Added the official session law citation (Session Law 2026-44) to signify the bill has been ratified and enacted.
Removed the placeholder text 'Ratified Bill' as it is no longer needed once the law is officially enacted.
Updated the internal version number from v-7 to v-8 to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.
Floor votes · Senate Jul 2, 2026 · House Jun 30, 2026
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 59
Jul 2, 2026
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
41
Key actions
13
Committee
15
Amendments
1
Jul 7, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Gov. 7/7/2026
executive
Jul 2, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (55-0-4)
senate
Jul 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred In H Com Sub
upper
Jul 1, 2026
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Jun 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
Jun 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 3
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Sub 2
lower
May 13, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Judiciary 2
lower
May 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
May 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Pensions and Retirement, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Pensions and Retirement and Aging
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Com Substitute Adopted
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Pensions and Retirement and Aging. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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