SB 995 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Fix Republican Failures on Public Safety Act.

This North Carolina bill aims to address public safety staffing issues by increasing salaries for state law enforcement and correctional officers, with changes taking effect in July 2026. It establishes new mental health benefits, including 12 confidential annual visits per year, and creates peer support programs to assist officers with stress and burnout. The legislation also introduces retention bonuses for correctional officers and provides grants to help local governments offer comparable pay increases to their own employees. Funded through state appropriations, the bill requires regular reporting on staffing levels, vacancy rates, and the usage of mental health services.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 30, 2026 Last action May 5, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Filed Edition 1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill's header and metadata were updated to reflect its official filing status and session details, while the specific bill number was changed to indicate a new version. No substantive policy changes, such as funding amounts, eligibility criteria, or new requirements, were identified in the provided text.
TECHNICAL

The bill's internal tracking number was updated from 'DRS55032-NCa-2B' to 'S995-v-1' to reflect the transition from the filed version to Edition 1.

A specific referral date of May 4, 2026, was added to the Rules and Operations of the Senate committee, clarifying when the bill was officially assigned.

Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
2
May 5, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
upper
May 4, 2026
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced
Filed
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors