2021-2022 Legislation

with Effective Dates of July 1, 2021 through January 1, 2022

Updated through S.L. 2021-192

The following public law provisions were enacted during the 2021 session with effective dates of July 1, 2021
through January 1, 2022. Please note: This is not a comprehensive list. For additional assistance please
contact a member of the Legislative Library staff at (919) 733-9390.

For all 2021 changes see:

NCGS and Session Laws Affected by 2021 Ratified Bills

2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective July 1, 2021’

Session Bill Effective Date July 1,
Law Number Short Title Title 2021

An Act To Modify The Implementation

Of The North Carolina Read To Achieve 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
Excellent Public Program In Order To Attain Statewide 7(a),(b),(d),(e), (g),(h)&
2021-8 SB 387 Schools Act of 2021. Reading Proficiency By The Third Grade. (j) & 11]

Modify Termination of
Parental Rights An Act To Modify The Right To Appeal 07/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-18 SB 113 Appeals. In Termination Of Parental Rights Cases. [See Sec. 5]

An Act To Make Technical, Clarifying,

Conforming, And Administrative
Changes To The Laws Related To Public
Utilities Commission Utilities And To Increase The Nonutility
Technical and Filing Fee For A Certificate Of Public 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-23 HB 217 Additional Changes. Convenience And Necessity. 26 & 28]

An Act To Amend The Statute

Clarify Remote Authorizing The Use Of Remote
Meetings During Meetings During Certain States Of 07/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-35 HB 812 Emergencies. Emergency. [See Sec. 2]

Soil Scientist/On-Site An Act To Add A Licensed Soil Scientist

Wastewater To The On-Site Wastewater Contractors 07/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-38 HB 139 Certification Board. And Inspectors Certification Board. [See Sec. 2]
 An Act To Make Various Changes And
Technical Corrections To The Laws
2021 AOC Legislative Governing The Administration Of 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-47 SB 255 Changes.-AB Justice. 16 & 19]

An Act Making Clarifying And

Administrative Changes To Laws
Relating To The State Treasurer's
Treasury Investment Programs, The Local
Administrative Government Commission, And Reports 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-58 HB 163 Changes.-AB Submitted To The Council Of State. 2 & 7]

An Act Making Technical Corrections

And Other Conforming And Clarifying
Changes To The Laws Governing The
Teachers' And State Employees'
Retirement & Treasury Retirement System, The Local
Technical Corrections Government Commission, And To Other 07/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-60 SB 277 Act of 2021. Related Statutes. [See Sec. 4]

An Act To Revise The Hospital 07/01/2021 [See Sec. 6

Medicaid Modernized Assessment Act To Account For “except as otherwise
2021-61 H383 Hospital Assessments. Medicaid Transformation. provided…”]

An Act Modifying Certain Medicaid-

Related Provisions Of The 2020 Covid-
19 Recovery Act, Updating The
Medicaid Program Beneficiary Appeals
Processes, Increasing The Amount Of
Allowable Therapeutic Leave Under The
Medicaid Medicaid Program, Clarifying The
Administrative Codification Of Behavioral Health
Changes & Technical Services Covered By Standard Benefit 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-62 SB 594 Corrections. Plans; and more…. 1.1, 3.6, 4.8, 4.9 & 5]

An Act Making Administrative Changes

Related To Contribution-Based Benefit
Cap Liabilities Under The Local
Governmental Employees' Retirement
System (Lgers) And The Teachers' And
Retirement State Employees' Retirement System
Administrative (Tsers); Clarifying Withdrawal Liabilities 07/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-75 HB 168 Changes Act of 2021. Under Lgers And Tsers; and more…. [See Sec. 9.1]
 An Act Making Technical, Conforming,
And Other Modifications To Laws
Pertaining To The Department Of
Health And Human Services; Protecting
North Carolina Citizens From The
Unlicensed Operation Of Mental Health
Facilities Or Programs Providing
Services Requiring A License Under
Article 2 Of Chapter 122c Of The
Dept. of Health & General Statutes; And Modifying The
Human Services Consumer And Family Advisory 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-77 HB 734 Revisions. Committees. 8 & 9]

An Act To Make Certain Amendments

To The Septage Management Program
Within The Department Of 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
Septage Management Environmental Quality's Division Of 4 (includes conditional
2021-83 SB 474 Amendments. Waste Management. language) & 5]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The

Natural, Environmental, And Cultural
Resources Laws Of The State, As
Recommended By The Departments Of
Environmental Quality And Natural And 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-158 SB 389 DEQ/DNCR Omnibus. Cultural Resources. 2 & 13]

Wildlife Resources An Act To Make Various Changes To The

Commission. Statutes Governing The Wildlife 07/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-160 HB 181 Amendments. Resources Commission. 7 & 10]

An Act To Make Technical, Clarifying,

And Other Modifications To The Current
Operations Appropriations Act Of 2021 07/01/2021 [See Sec.
Budget Technical And Other Legislation Affecting The 11.1 “except as
2021-189 HB 334 Corrections. State Budget. otherwise provided…”]
2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective August 1, 2021’
Session Bill Effective Date August 1,
Law Number Short Title Title 2021

n/a

2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective September 1, 2021’

Session Bill Effective Date

Law Number Short Title Title September 1, 2021

An Act To Authorize Immunizing

Pharmacists To Dispense, Deliver, And
Administer Certain Treatment And
Medications And To Require Parental
Allow Pharmacists to Consent For Administration Of Vaccines
Administer Injectable Under An Emergency Use Authorization 09/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-110 HB 96 Drugs. To A Minor. 3 & 10]

An Act To Maintain NAIC Accreditation

Of The Department Of Insurance By
Making Revisions To The Laws 09/01/2021 [See Sec. 3
NCDOI NAIC Governing Credit For Reinsurance And “except as otherwise
2021-114 SB 299 Accreditation.-AB Reserve Financing. provided…”]

Regulatory Reform Act An Act To Provide Further Regulatory 09/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-117 HB 366 of 2021. Relief To The Citizens Of North Carolina. 4, 12 & 13]

2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective October 1, 2021’

Session Bill Effective Date October
Law Number Short Title Title 1, 2021

An Act To Make Modifications To COVID-

19 Relief Legislation And Provide
Additional Appropriations For The
2021 COVID-19 Expenditure Of Federal COVID-19 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-3 HB 196 Response & Relief. Pandemic Relief Funds. 2.9 & 4.1]
 An Act To Make Technical, Clarifying,
Conforming, And Administrative
Changes To The Laws Related To Public
Utilities Commission Utilities And To Increase The Nonutility
Technical and Filing Fee For A Certificate Of Public 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-23 HB 217 Additional Changes. Convenience And Necessity. 27 & 28]

An Act Improving The Efficiency Of

Organ, Eye, And Tissue Donation At The
Department Of Motor Vehicles By
Requiring Donors Who Originally
Became Donors In Another Jurisdiction
To Consent To The Imprinting Of An
Anatomical Gift Statement Or Symbol
On The Donor's North Carolina Drivers
Improve Anatomical License Or Identification Card; and 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-32 SB 135 Gift Donation Process. more…. [See Sec. 3]

An Act Amending Motor Vehicle Laws

Regulating Modified Utility Vehicles And
Modified Utility Directing The Use Of Certain Funds
Vehicle Definition/Use Appropriated To The Department Of 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-33 SB 241 of Funds. Transportation. 1, 2, 2.3 & 4]

An Act To Make Various Changes And

Technical Corrections To The Laws
2021 AOC Legislative Governing The Administration Of 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-47 SB 255 Changes.-AB Justice. 1, 13 & 19]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The 10/01/2021 [See Secs.

Estate Planning Law General Statutes Regarding Estates And 1.1-1.5, 2.1-2.3, 3.1-3.6
2021-53 SB 50 Changes. Trusts. & 6.1]

An Act Prohibiting Organ Transplant

Down Syndrome Discrimination On The Basis Of
Organ Transplant Disability By Health Care Providers And 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-64 HB 642 Nondiscrimination Act. Health Insurers. [See Sec. 4]
 An Act To Make Clarifications Regarding
The Conditions In Which A Physician
Physician Assistant Or Nurse Practitioner Must
Assistant/Nurse Consult With A Supervising Physician
Practitioner/STOP Act Prior To Prescribing A Targeted 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-70 HB 629 Clarifications. Controlled Substance. [See Sec. 2]

An Act Directing The Division Of Motor

Vehicles To Offer Remote Conversion Of
Full Provisional Licenses To Persons
Deployed Out-Of-State As Members Of
The Armed Forces Of The United States,
Providing An Additional Defense To
DMV Deployed Armed Driving With An Expired License; and 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-89 HB 297 Forces Exemptions. more…. 1, 3 & 4]

An Act To (I) Update The Mailing

Method Of Notice To A Judgment
Debtor Of An Execution Sale Of Real
General Statutes Property, (Ii) Clarify The Effects Of A
Commission Sale of Default Bid In Private Judicial Sales And
Property Public Or Private Partition Sales, (Iii)
Amendments/Delay Amend The Tax Foreclosure Statutes
Prosecutorial District And Make Technical Changes; and 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-91 SB 196 Split. more…. 1, 3, 4-7, 8-12 & 14]

Modify An Act To Modify The Provisions

Service/Release of Regulating The Service And Release Of 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-94 HB 522 Alternate Jurors. Alternate Jurors. [See Sec. 5]

An Act To Establish Standards For The

Practice Of Teledentistry, To Authorize
Properly Trained Dental Hygienists To
Administer Local Dental Anesthetics
Under Direct Supervision Of A Licensed
Teledentistry/ Dentist, To Allow Certain Dental
Registered Dental Hygienists Greater Flexibility To Practice
Hygienists Administer Without Supervision Of A Licensed 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-95 SB 146 Local Anesthetic. Dentist; and more…. 2 & 7]
 Juvenile Code An Act To Make Revisions To The
Revisions/Court Juvenile Code Pursuant To
Improvement Program Recommendations By The Court 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-100 HB 132 Recommendations. Improvement Program [See Sec. 20]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The

North Carolina Business Corporation
Modify Business Act, As Recommended By The North 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-106 SB 507 Corporation Act. Carolina Bar Association. 1-4, 6 & 7(b)]

An Act To Require A Candidate Or

Appointee For The Office Of Sheriff To
Qualifications for Disclose All Felony Convictions, 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-107 HB 312 Sheriff/Expunction. Including Any Expunged Convictions. [See Sec. 10]

An Act To Authorize Immunizing

Pharmacists To Dispense, Deliver, And
Administer Certain Treatment And
Medications And To Require Parental
Allow Pharmacists to Consent For Administration Of Vaccines
Administer Injectable Under An Emergency Use Authorization 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-110 HB 96 Drugs. To A Minor. 2, 4, 7 & 10]

State Auditor
Clarifying An Act To Make Clarifying And Technical 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-112 HB 461 Amendments. Changes In The State Auditor Statutes. 4 & 5]

Regulatory Reform Act An Act To Provide Further Regulatory 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-117 HB 366 of 2021. Relief To The Citizens Of North Carolina. 6, 8 & 13]

Update Chiropractic An Act To Update Various Laws Of The 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-120 HB 415 Laws. Practice And Licensure Of Chiropractic. [See Sec. 2]

2021 Building Code

And Development An Act To Provide Various Building Code 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-121 HB 489 Regulatory Reforms. And Development Regulatory Reforms. 5(c) & (e) & 10]
 General Contractors/ An Act To Allow For Certain Exemptions
Plumbing/Electrical For Plumbing, Heating, Fire Sprinkler, 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-122 SB 316 Exemption. And Electrical Contractors. [See Sec. 3]

An Act Authorizing The Division Of

Issuance of Motor Vehicles To Issue An
Unregisterable Unregisterable Certificate Of Title For 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-126 SB 379 Certificate of Title. Certain Vehicles. [See Sec. 3]

CON/Threshold An Act Amending Certificate Of Need

Amendments & Laws To Expand Access And Lower 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-129 SB 462 Certificate Expirations. Costs. 1, 2 & 4]

An Act To Amend Various Abuse,

Neglect, And Dependency Laws To
Ensure The Safety Of Children In Out-Of-
Home Placements And Expedite
Permanency Planning Hearings For
Expedite Child Safety Children Who Have Been Removed 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-132 SB 693 and Permanency. From The Home; and more…. 1, 2 & 7]

An Act To Make Multiple Changes To 10/01/2021 [See Secs.

2021-134 HB 650 Omnibus DMV Bill. Motor Vehicle Laws. 7, 9 & 13]

An Act To Establish A Duty For Law

Enforcement Officers To Intervene In
And Report Excessive Use Of Force; To
Require Use Of The National
Decertification Index Maintained By The
International Association Of Directors
Of Law Enforcement Standards And
Training In The Certification Process For
Certified Personnel; And To Require
Law Enforcement Duty Reporting Related To Giglio Material; 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-137 HB 536 to Intervene. and more…. 2, 3 & 4]
 An Act To Increase Protections,
Training, And Oversight For State And
Local Law Enforcement Officers; To
Create A Decertification Database; To
Require Use Of The Federal Bureau Of
Investigation's Next Generation
Identification System And Rap Back
Service For Law Enforcement; To
Criminal Justice Require Reporting Related To Giglio 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-138 SB 300 Reform. Material; and more…. 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 15 & 22(c)]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The 10/01/2021 [See Parts

ABC Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 1 - 4, 8, 15, 23, 25, 31,
2021-150 HB 890 Legislation. Laws. 32 & Section 33.3]

An Act To Lower Health Care Costs And

Allow Employers to Expand Access By Allowing Small
Offer EPO Benefit Businesses To Offer Exclusive Provider 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-151 SB 228 Plans. Benefit Plans. [See Sec. 3]

An Act Protecting The Religious Rights

Of Hospital Patients By Preserving Their
Right To Receive Visits By Clergy
The Jeff Rieg Members During Hospital Stays That
Law/Patients Religious Occur During A Declared Disaster Or 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-156 HB 447 Rights. Emergency. [See Sec. 2]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The

Natural, Environmental, And Cultural
Resources Laws Of The State, As
Recommended By The Departments Of
Environmental Quality And Natural And 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-158 SB 389 DEQ/DNCR Omnibus. Cultural Resources. 3, 5, 10, 11 & 13]

An Act To Amend The Consumer

Finance Act To Allow The Recovery Of
Electronic Transaction Fees Imposed By
Third Parties And To Amend The Retail
Electronic Transaction Installment Sales Act To Clarify The 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-159 HB 685 Fees/Official Fees. Definition Of Official Fees. 1(a)&(b), 2 & 3]
 Wildlife Resources An Act To Make Various Changes To The
Commission. Statutes Governing The Wildlife 10/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-160 HB 181 Amendments. Resources Commission. 2(a)&(c), 4, 5 & 10]

An Act To Promote Pricing Transparency

For Patients And To Establish Standards
And Criteria For The Regulation And
Licensure Of Pharmacy Benefits
Medication Cost Managers Providing Services For Health 10/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-161 SB 257 Transparency Act. Benefit Plans In North Carolina. [See Sec. 6]

2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective November 1, 2021’

Session Bill Effective Date
Law Number Short Title Title November 1, 2021

An Act To Clarify Stormwater Runoff

Streamline Permits/ Requirements Applicable To Preexisting
Redevelopment of Development In Water Supply 11/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-164 HB 218 Property. Watersheds. [See Sec. 2]

An Act Providing Patient Visitation

Rights Will Not Be Impacted During
Declared Disasters And Emergencies
And Directing The Department Of
Health And Human Services To Impose
The No Patient Left A Civil Penalty For Any Violation Of 11/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-171 SB 191 Alone Act. Those Rights. [See Sec. 7]

An Act Providing That Public Safety

Answering Points, Regional Public
Safety Answering Points, And Their
Employees And Agents And Employees
Of Law Enforcement Agencies Are Not
Liable For Damages In A Civil Action
Except In Cases Of Gross Negligence
And Wanton Or Willful Misconduct Or
When There Is Applicable Insurance
Limited Immunity for Coverage And Making Technical
PSAP/TC for S.L. 2021- Corrections To S.L. 2021-171, The No 11/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-181 HB 404 171. Patient Left Alone Act. 2 & 3]
2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective December 1, 2021’
Session Bill Effective Date
Law Number Short Title Title December 1, 2021

Increase The Punishment For Altering,

Destroying, Or Removing Permanent
Personal Identification Marks From
Personal Property And Removing,
Defacing, Destroying, Altering, Or
Remove ID Covering Over Identifying Marks On
Mark/Increase Certain Machinery, Equipment, And 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-36 HB 743 Punishment. Apparatuses. [See Sec. 3]

An Act To Make Various Changes And

Technical Corrections To The Laws
2021 AOC Legislative Governing The Administration Of 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-47 SB 255 Changes.-AB Justice. 17 & 19]

Prohibit Possession of An Act To Prohibit The Possession Of 12/01/2021 Entire Act

2021-68 HB 238 Skimming Device. Credit Card Skimming Devices. [See Sec. 3]

An Act To Update The Childhood Lead

Poisoning Prevention Law To Ensure
Revise Health That Young Children Are Not Exposed 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-69 HB 272 Standard for Lead. To Hazardous Lead In Drinking Water. [See Sec. 5]

An Act Making Technical, Conforming,

And Other Modifications To Laws
Pertaining To The Department Of
Health And Human Services; Protecting
North Carolina Citizens From The
Unlicensed Operation Of Mental Health
Facilities Or Programs Providing
Services Requiring A License Under
Article 2 Of Chapter 122c Of The
Dept. of Health & General Statutes; And Modifying The
Human Services Consumer And Family Advisory 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-77 HB 734 Revisions. Committees. 7.2 & 9]
 An Act To Make Various Changes To The
North Carolina Farm Laws Concerning Agriculture And 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-78 SB 605 Act of 2021. Forestry. 2, 3, 5-7 & 14(b)]

An Act To Eliminate Provisions That

Broadly Criminalize Violations Of Rules
Of Certain Licensing Boards And
Commissions And To Make Technical
And Conforming Amendments In The
GSC Licensing Boards Surrounding Language, As
and Commissions/Rule Recommended By The General Statutes 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-84 HB 68 Crimes. Commission. [See Sec. 12]

An Act Directing The Division Of Motor

Vehicles To Offer Remote Conversion Of
Full Provisional Licenses To Persons
Deployed Out-Of-State As Members Of
The Armed Forces Of The United States,
Providing An Additional Defense To
DMV Deployed Armed Driving With An Expired License; and 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-89 HB 297 Forces Exemptions. more…. 2 & 4]

An Act To Apply Premises Restrictions

To Certain Sex Offenders, To Clarify The
Expunction Of Misdemeanors, And To
Amend The Law That Imposes
Residential Restrictions On Sex
Offenders To Provide That The One
Thousand Foot Restriction Is To Be
Measured From The Property Line Of
Sex Offender Premises The Property On Which The School Or 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-115 HB 84 Restrictions. Child Care Center Is Located. 1-3 & 4]

An Act To Allow Each Department,

Agency, Institution, Commission, And
Bureau Of The Executive, Judicial, Or
Legislative Branch Of North Carolina
And Campus Police And Law
Enforcement Agencies Of The
Constituent Institutions Of The
University Of North Carolina To Sell,
Firearm Disposal/UNC Trade, Or Otherwise Dispose Of Any Or 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-116 HB 481 Campus Police. All Surplus Weapons; and more…. 1.2 & 2]
 An Act To Allow For The Expunction Of
Up To Three Nonviolent Felonies, To
Expand The Definition For The Term
"Nonviolent Felony," To Allow The
Public Defender Or Private Counsel To
File A Petition For Expunction On Behalf
Of A Person Eligible To Expunge Certain
Offenses Committed Under The Age Of
Eighteen, And To Allow Access To
Expand Expunction Expunction Records For Determining 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-118 SB 301 Eligibility. Conditional Discharge Eligibility. [See Sec. 5]

An Act To Implement The Juvenile

Justice Reinvestment Act Based On
Legislative Recommendations Of The
Juvenile Jurisdiction Advisory
Committee, To Make Related Changes
To The Juvenile Code, And To Provide
For An Appropriate Mental Health
Various Raise the Age Assessment To Be Provided For 12/01/2021 [See Sec. 9
Changes/JJAC Juveniles Who Have Been Adjudicated “except as otherwise
2021-123 SB 207 Recommendations. Delinquent. provided…”]

An Act Prohibiting Certain Modifications

Restrict Certain To Passenger Vehicles Operating On 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-128 HB 692 Vehicle Modifications. Highways Or Public Vehicular Areas. [See Sec. 4]

An Act To Make Multiple Changes To 12/01/2021 [See Secs.

2021-134 HB 650 Omnibus DMV Bill. Motor Vehicle Laws. 4.5 & 13]

An Act To Establish A Duty For Law

Enforcement Officers To Intervene In
And Report Excessive Use Of Force; To
Require Use Of The National
Decertification Index Maintained By The
International Association Of Directors
Of Law Enforcement Standards And
Training In The Certification Process For
Certified Personnel; And To Require
Law Enforcement Duty Reporting Related To Giglio Material; 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-137 HB 536 to Intervene. and more…. 1 & 4]
 An Act To Increase Protections,
Training, And Oversight For State And
Local Law Enforcement Officers; To
Create A Decertification Database; To
Require Use Of The Federal Bureau Of
Investigation's Next Generation
Identification System And Rap Back
Service For Law Enforcement; To 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
Criminal Justice Require Reporting Related To Giglio 8, 13, 14, 16-18, 19(a) &
2021-138 SB 300 Reform. Material; and more…. (d), 21 & 22(c)]

Dignity for Women An Act To Promote The Dignity Of 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-143 HB 608 Who are Incarcerated. Women Who Are Incarcerated. [See Sec. 4]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The 12/01/2021 [See Secs.

ABC Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 10.1, 27.1, 27.3, 27.4 &
2021-150 HB 890 Legislation. Laws. 33.3]

An Act To Clarify That, Unless The

Conduct Is Covered Under Another
Provision Of Law Providing Greater
Punishment, Larceny Of A Catalytic
Converter Is A Class I Felony, To Require
Secondary Metals Recyclers To
Maintain An Electronic Record Of
Certain Information From Transactions
Clarify Law on Theft of Involving The Sale Of Catalytic 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-154 SB 99 Catalytic Converters. Converters; and more…. [See Sec. 6]

Amend NC Controlled An Act Revising The North Carolina 12/01/2021 Entire Act
2021-155 SB 321 Substances Act. Controlled Substances Act. [See Sec. 9]

Wildlife Resources An Act To Make Various Changes To The

Commission. Statutes Governing The Wildlife 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-160 HB 181 Amendments. Resources Commission. 9A & 10]
 An Act To Increase The Penalties For
Breaking And Entering Into Certain Law
Enforcement Vehicles And For The
Theft Of Certain Law Enforcement
Equipment, To Make Technical
Police Vehicle and Corrections To S.L. 2021-118, And To
Equipment Protection Make A Technical Correction To S.L. 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-167 HB 761 Act. 2021-123. 1, 2 & 3]

An Act Prohibiting Membership Waiting

Periods For Eligible Employees Under
The Local Governmental Employees'
Retirement System, Updating The
Volunteer Fire Department Fund
Matching Requirements, And Giving The
Board Of Trustees Of The Local
Governmental Employees' Retirement
No Waiting Period System The Discretionary Authority To
Under LGERS/VFDF Provide One-Time Pension Supplements 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-178 SB 311 Grants. To Its Members. 5-14 & 15]

Neighborhood An Act To Authorize The Operation Of 12/01/2021 Entire Act

2021-179 HB 814 Occupantless Vehicle. Neighborhood Occupantless Vehicles. [See Sec. 3]

An Act To Eliminate The Mandatory

Waiting Periods For Drivers License
Restoration Or Limited Driving
Privileges If The Person Is Operating A 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
Ignition Motor Vehicle That Has A Functioning 1(a) & (j), 2(j) (rewriting
Interlock/Various Ignition Interlock System Installed On It; sec. 8(p) of S.L. 2021-
2021-182 SB 183 Changes. and more…. 138), 2(m), 2.5 & 4]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The

DOT Legislative Transportation And Motor Vehicle Laws 12/01/2021 [See Secs.
2021-185 HB 165 Changes. Of The State. 13, 15.5 & 17]

2021-22 Legislation ‘Effective January 1, 2022’

Session Bill Effective Date January
Law Number Short Title Title 1, 2022

Reduce Regulations To An Act To Reduce Unnecessary

Help Children with Regulatory Constraints For Applied 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-22 SB 103 Autism. Behavior Analysis. 2 & 4]
 Additional Info on
Health Insurance Include Additional Information On 01/01/2022 Entire Act
2021-30 SB 248 Cards. Health Benefit Plan Identification Cards. [See Sec. 3]

An Act Making Technical, Clarifying, And

Administrative Changes To Laws
Relating To Service Purchases Under
The Teachers' And State Employees'
Retirement System, The Local
Retirement Service Governmental Employees' Retirement 01/01/2022 [See Sec.
Purchase Rewrite Part System, And The Consolidated Judicial 4.1 “except as
2021-57 HB 160 II.-AB Retirement System. otherwise provided…”]

An Act Making Technical, Conforming,

And Other Modifications To Laws
Pertaining To The Department Of
Health And Human Services; Protecting
North Carolina Citizens From The
Unlicensed Operation Of Mental Health
Facilities Or Programs Providing
Services Requiring A License Under
Article 2 Of Chapter 122c Of The
Dept. of Health & General Statutes; And Modifying The
Human Services Consumer And Family Advisory 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-77 HB 734 Revisions. Committees. 7.3 & 9]

Regulatory Reform Act An Act To Provide Further Regulatory 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-117 HB 366 of 2021. Relief To The Citizens Of North Carolina. 2, 12.5(c)&(d) & 13]

2021 Building Code

And Development An Act To Provide Various Building Code 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-121 HB 489 Regulatory Reforms. And Development Regulatory Reforms. 1(a), (b) & (e), 9 & 10]

An Act To Amend Various Abuse,

Neglect, And Dependency Laws To
Ensure The Safety Of Children In Out-Of-
Home Placements And Expedite
Permanency Planning Hearings For
Expedite Child Safety Children Who Have Been Removed 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-132 SB 693 and Permanency. From The Home; and more…. 5(b) & (c) & 7]
 An Act To Require Psychological
Screenings Of Law Enforcement Officers
Prior To Certification Or Employment;
To Educate Law Enforcement Officers
On Maintaining Good Mental Health,
And To Provide Information To Law
Support Law Enforcement Officers On Mental Health
Enforcement Mental Resources Available; And To Create A 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-136 HB 436 Health. Physical Fitness Study. 1(a)-(d) & (j) & 2]

An Act To Increase Protections,

Training, And Oversight For State And
Local Law Enforcement Officers; To
Create A Decertification Database; To
Require Use Of The Federal Bureau Of
Investigation's Next Generation
Identification System And Rap Back
Service For Law Enforcement; To
Criminal Justice Require Reporting Related To Giglio 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-138 SB 300 Reform. Material; and more…. 7(a)-(d) & (j), 11 & 22(c)]

An Act To Ensure That All Magistrates

In-Service Training/ Receive The Education Necessary To 01/01/2022 Entire Act
2021-146 HB 27 Magistrates. Perform The Duty Of A Magistrate. [See Sec. 3]

An Act To Revise And Clarify The Laws

Clarify Motor Vehicle Governing New Motor Vehicle Dealer 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-147 HB 403 Franchise Laws. Franchises. 12 & 17]

An Act To Make Various Changes To The

ABC Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission 01/01/2022 [See Part
2021-150 HB 890 Legislation. Laws. 24 & Section 33.3]

An Act To Allow The North Carolina

State Health Plan For Teachers And
State Employees To Adopt A Program
To Incentivize Plan Members To Report
Activities Such As Fraud, Waste, And
State Health Plan Abuse By Health Care Providers
Combat Providing Services To Plan Members
Fraud/Property And To Establish Governing Standards 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-157 SB 542 Finders Standards. For Property Finders. 2 & 3]
 An Act To Amend The Consumer
Finance Act To Allow The Recovery Of
Electronic Transaction Fees Imposed By
Third Parties And To Amend The Retail
Electronic Transaction Installment Sales Act To Clarify The 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-159 HB 685 Fees/Official Fees. Definition Of Official Fees. 1(b) & 3]

An Act To Make Changes To The

Statutes Governing Guaranteed Asset
Protection Waivers And To Create An
GAP and VVPA Article Governing Vehicle Value 01/01/2022 Entire Act
2021-172 SB 425 Agreement Changes. Protection Agreements. [See Sec. 5]

An Act Revising The Verification

Obligations Of An Insurer And Its Agent
With Respect To Rate Evasion Fraud;
Recodifying Certificate Of Insurance
Provisions; And Establishing A Civil
Penalty For The Fraudulent Preparation,
Insurance Technical Issuance, Requesting, Or Requirement 01/01/2022 Entire Act
2021-177 SB 270 Changes. Of A Certificate Of Insurance. [See Sec. 3]

An Act To Prevent Delay In The Issuance

Of Temporary Certificates Of
Occupancy, To Clarify Electric Wiring
Requirement References, And To
Modify One- Or Two-Family Dwelling
Various Building Code Residential Development Fire Apparatus 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-183 SB 308 Amendments. Access Road Requirements. 1 & 4]

An Act To Enhance The Independence

Of The Annual Audit Of Units Of Local
Government Previously The Subject Of
An Audit By The State Auditor, To
Require Garnishment Of Certain Monies
Enhance Local Owed To An Elected Official Of A Unit
Government Of Local Government In Certain 01/01/2022 [See Secs.
2021-191 SB 473 Transparency. Instances; and more…. 3, 4 & 5]
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