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H213 • 2025

Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Goodwin, Loftis, Majeed, Charles Smith, Ager, Ball, Belk, Biggs, G. Brown, Buansi, Butler, Carney, Cervania, Cohn, Crawford, Dahle, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Jeffers, Logan, Longest, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Price, Ward
Last action
2025-04-16
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

H213-SMBB-16(CSBB-8)-v-3 (2025-03-25): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

What This Bill Does

  • H213-SMBB-16(CSBB-8)-v-3 (2025-03-25): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • H213-SMBB-29(CSBB-9)-v-3 (2025-04-08): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • H213-SMBB-33(e3)-v-2 (2025-04-09): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • H213-SMCJ-12(e1)-v-3 (2025-03-18): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • Committee: House Commerce and Economic Development.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Goodwin, Loftis, Majeed, Charles Smith Prepared by: Amy Darden Staff Attorney Analysis of: PCS to First Edition H213-CSBB-8 Kara McCraw Director *H213-SMBB-16(CSBB-8)-v-3* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • Committee: House Commerce and Economic Development.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Goodwin, Loftis, Majeed, Charles Smith Prepared by: Amy Darden Committee Counsel Analysis of: PCS to Second Edition H213-CSBB-9 Kara McCraw Director *H213-SMBB-29(CSBB-9)-v-3* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 9, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Goodwin, Loftis, Majeed, Charles Smith Prepared by: Amy Darden Staff Attorney Analysis of: Third Edition Kara McCraw Director *H213-SMBB-33(e3)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 213 would require adding provisions of law relative to North Carolina veterans' benefits to the existing requirement for an employer, with five or more employees, to post a printed notice furnished by the Department of Labor (DOL) stating provisions of the law relating to employment of adults and children.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 213: Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
  • Committee: House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Commerce and Economic Development.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: March 18, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-16 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-10 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025

  8. 2025-04-10 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-08 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav Com Sub 2

  12. 2025-03-26 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  13. 2025-03-26 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  14. 2025-03-25 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-03-25 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  16. 2025-03-18 House

    Re-ref Com On Commerce and Economic Development

  17. 2025-03-18 House

    Reptd Fav

  18. 2025-02-27 House

    Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Commerce and Economic Development, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  19. 2025-02-27 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  20. 2025-02-25 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H213-SMBB-16(CSBB-8)-v-3
(2025-03-25): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
H213-SMBB-29(CSBB-9)-v-3
(2025-04-08): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
H213-SMBB-33(e3)-v-2
(2025-04-09): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.
H213-SMCJ-12(e1)-v-3
(2025-03-18): Post NC Veterans' Benefits.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 3
HOUSE BILL 213
Committee Substitute Favorable 3/25/25
Committee Substitute #2 Favorable 4/8/25

Short Title: Post NC Veterans' Benefits. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 27, 2025
*H213-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT AMENDING THE LABOR LAWS TO REQUIRE EMPLOYERS TO POST NOTICE 2
OF VETERANS' BENEFITS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 95-9 reads as rewritten: 5
"§ 95-9. Employers to post notice of laws. 6
(a) It shall be the duty of every employer who has five or more employees to keep posted 7
in a conspicuous place in every room where five or more persons are employed a printed notice 8
stating the provisions of the law relative to the employment of adult persons and children and the 9
children, the regulation of hours and hours, working conditions. conditions, and the prov isions 10
of the law relative to veterans ' benefits of this State. The Commissioner of Labor shall furnish 11
the a digital form on its website or a printed form of such notice upon request. A traditional notice 12
with printed labor laws and a veterans ' benefit Quick Response (QR) Code that will link to the 13
North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs current year resource webpage may 14
be offered to those who request it. The digital form notice shall have a digital Quick Response 15
(QR) Code for labor laws that will link to the North Carolina Department of Labor current year 16
publications webpage and a digital Quick Response (QR) Code for veterans ' benefits that will 17
link to the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs current year resource 18
webpage, both webpages shall be promptly updated to current State and federal benefit changes, 19
and will include, at a minimum, information about the following services for veterans: 20
(1) The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs ' contact and website 21
information for veterans' services. 22
(2) Benefits and claims. 23
(3) Employment and training. 24
(4) Housing assistance, including assistance for homeless veterans. 25
(5) Requests for military records. 26
(b) The Department of Labor shall consult with the Department of Military and Veterans 27
Affairs to create the v eterans' benefits and services notice. The Department of Labor and the 28
North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs shall make available on its website 29
a digital notice for voluntary use only to read: "We Support Our Veterans. To learn more about 30
benefits please scan the QR code. " This Quick Response (QR) Code will also link to the North 31
Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs current year resource webpage." 32
SECTION 2. This act is effective January 1, 2026. 33