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Proposed North Carolina Firearm Legislation H439

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Legislation Overview

Title: Allow Concealed Carry of Knife

Subject: Public: Weapons: Concealed Carry

Description: Allow Concealed Carry of Knife

Session: 2025-2026 Session

Last Action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

Last Action Date: May 1, 2025

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

4 sponsors: Keith Kidwell (R); Bill Ward (R); Joe Pike (R); Shelly Willingham (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 3% (4 of 120)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate May 1, 2025 Passed 1st Reading
Senate May 1, 2025 Regular Message Received From House
House May 1, 2025 Regular Message Sent To Senate
Senate May 1, 2025 Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
House Apr 30, 2025 Passed 3rd Reading
House Apr 30, 2025 Passed 2nd Reading
House Apr 28, 2025 Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
House Apr 28, 2025 Reptd Fav
House Apr 28, 2025 Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
House Apr 8, 2025 Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House Apr 8, 2025 Reptd Fav Com Substitute
House Mar 20, 2025 Ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
House Mar 20, 2025 Passed 1st Reading
House Mar 18, 2025 Filed
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Apr 8, 2025 state link bill text
Amended Mar 20, 2025 state link bill text
Introduced Mar 18, 2025 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
04/30/2025 71 37 4 8 Yes
  • Adams, James (R) Yea
  • Ager, John (D) Nay
  • Almond, Jonathan (R) Yea
  • Alston, Vernetta (D) Nay
  • Arp, Larry (R) Yea
  • Baker, Amber (D) Nay
  • Ball, Cynthia (D) Nay
  • Belk, Mary (D) Nay
  • Bell, John (R) Absent
  • Biggs, Brian (R) Yea
  • Blackwell, Hugh (R) Yea
  • Blust, John (R) Yea
  • Branson, Jerry (R) Yea
  • Brisson, William (D) NV
  • Brockman, Cecil (D) Yea
  • Brody, Mark (R) Yea
  • Brown, Gloristine (D) Nay
  • Brown, Kanika (D) Absent
  • Brown, Terry (D) Nay
  • Buansi, Allen (D) Nay
  • Budd, Laura (D) Nay
  • Butler, Deb (D) Absent
  • Cairns, Celeste (R) Yea
  • Campbell, Grant (R) Yea
  • Capps Balkcom, Jennifer (R) Yea
  • Carney, Becky (D) Nay
  • Carver, Richard (R) Yea
  • Cervania, Maria (D) Nay
  • Chesser, Gregory (R) NV
  • Clampitt, James (R) Yea
  • Clark, Tracy (D) Nay
  • Cohn, Bryan (D) Yea
  • Colvin, Mike (D) Nay
  • Cotham, Patricia (D) Yea
  • Crawford, Sarah (D) Nay
  • Cunningham, Carla (D) Yea
  • Dahle, Allison (D) Nay
  • Davis, Robert (R) Yea
  • Dew, Aisha (D) Nay
  • Dixon, James (R) Yea
  • Echevarria, Brian (R) Yea
  • Eddins, Blair (R) Yea
  • Forde-Hawkins, Zack (D) Nay
  • Gable, Wyatt (R) Absent
  • Gillespie, Karl (R) Yea
  • Goodwin, Edward (R) NV
  • Greene, Edwin (R) Yea
  • Greenfield, Julia (D) Nay
  • Hall, Destin (R) Yea
  • Hall, Kyle (R) Yea
  • Harrison, Mary (D) Absent
  • Hastings, Kelly (R) Yea
  • Helfrich, Beth (D) Nay
  • Howard, Julia (R) Yea
  • Humphrey, Thomas (R) Yea
  • Huneycutt, Cody (R) Yea
  • Iler, Francis (R) Yea
  • Jackson, Frances (D) Nay
  • Jackson, Maze (R) Yea
  • Jeffers, Brannon (D) Nay
  • Johnson, Jake (R) Yea
  • Johnson-Hostler, Monika (D) Nay
  • Jones, Abraham (D) Nay
  • Jones, Brenden (R) Yea
  • Kidwell, Keith (R) Yea
  • Lambeth, Donny (R) Yea
  • Liu, Ya (D) Nay
  • Loftis, Donnie (R) Yea
  • Lofton, Brandon (D) Nay
  • Logan, Carolyn (D) Nay
  • Longest, Tim (D) Nay
  • Lopez, Jordan (D) Nay
  • Lowery, Jarrod (R) Yea
  • Majeed, Nasif (D) Nay
  • McNeely, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • Miller, Charles (R) Yea
  • Morey, Marcia (D) Nay
  • Moss, Ben (R) Yea
  • Pare, Erin (R) Yea
  • Penny, Howard (R) Yea
  • Pickett, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Pierce, Garland (D) Absent
  • Pierce, Rodney (D) Nay
  • Pike, Joseph (R) Yea
  • Pittman, Dante (D) Yea
  • Pless, Steven (R) Yea
  • Potts, Larry (R) Yea
  • Prather, Lindsey (D) Nay
  • Price, Renee (D) Nay
  • Pyrtle, A. Reece (R) Yea
  • Quick, Amos (D) Absent
  • Reeder, Timothy (R) Yea
  • Reives, Robert (D) NV
  • Rhyne, Heather (R) Yea
  • Riddell, Dennis (R) Yea
  • Roberson, James (D) Nay
  • Ross, Stephen (R) Absent
  • Rubin, Phil (D) Nay
  • Sauls, John (R) Yea
  • Schietzelt, Mike (R) Yea
  • Scott, Paul (R) Yea
  • Setzer, Mitchell (R) Yea
  • Shepard, Phillip (R) Yea
  • Smith, Carson (R) Yea
  • Smith, Charles (D) Nay
  • Stevens, Sarah (R) Yea
  • Strickland, Larry (R) Yea
  • Torbett, John (R) Yea
  • Turner, Brian (D) Yea
  • Tyson, John (R) Yea
  • Ward, William (R) Yea
  • Warren, Harry (R) Yea
  • Watford, Samuel (R) Yea
  • Wheatley, Diane (R) Yea
  • White, Donna (R) Yea
  • Willingham, Shelly (D) Yea
  • Willis, David (R) Yea
  • Winslow, Matthew (R) Yea
  • Zenger, Jeffrey (R) Yea
  • von Haefen, Julie (D) Nay
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

Link: link to state bill page

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