SB 693 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Veteran Access, Liberty, Options for Recovery.

SB 693 regulates fees for non-attorney service providers assisting veterans with benefits claims in North Carolina. It requires a written agreement with veterans that includes a mandatory disclosure about free government services (in 12-point font), prohibits upfront fees and guarantees of specific benefits, and limits fees to no more than five times the monthly benefit increase upon successful claim resolution. The bill also bans aggressive solicitation, the use of medical professionals in employment relationships for exams, and misleading advertising. Violations are treated as violations of North Carolina's Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Apr 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its adoption by the Judiciary Committee and includes minor text formatting adjustments. The most significant substantive change is the enforcement mechanism, which was updated to explicitly cite the specific North Carolina statute (G.S. 75-1.1) for violations, replacing a general reference to the Unfair Trade Practices Act.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the amendments are procedural and technical.

ENFORCEMENT

The penalty clause was revised to specifically cite G.S. 75-1.1 as the legal basis for violations, replacing a general reference to the Unfair Trade Practices Act.

TECHNICAL

Minor punctuation and capitalization adjustments were made throughout the text, such as changing 'or' to ', or' in lists and capitalizing 'Terms' in a section header.

A header indicating the bill is a 'Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 4/30/25' was added.

Original sponsor names and the initial referral status were removed, likely to be updated in the final version.

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025

How they voted

46–0

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 51

May 6, 2025

D Democratic20

17 Yea 3

85% Yea

R Republican31

29 Yea 2

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 29, 2026

Committee

Re-ref to the Com on Health, 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 28, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 4 co-sponsors