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H707 • 2025

Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Torbett, Greene, Miller, Pyrtle, Ager, Loftis, Majeed, Ward
Last action
2025-04-15
Official status
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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.

Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

H707-SMRN-33(CSRN-9)-v-5 (2025-04-15): Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

What This Bill Does

  • H707-SMRN-33(CSRN-9)-v-5 (2025-04-15): Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.
  • H707-SMRN-55(e2)-v-2 (2025-04-30): Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 707: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 707: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.
  • Committee: House State and Local Government.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Torbett, Greene, Miller, Pyrtle Prepared by: Brad Krehely Committee Co-Counsel Analysis of: PCS to First Edition H707-CSRN-9 Kara McCraw Director *H707-SMRN-33(CSRN-9)-v-5* 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 707: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 707: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Torbett, Greene, Miller, Pyrtle Prepared by: Brad Krehely Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *H707-SMRN-55(e2)-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 707 would prohibit the State and political subdivisions of the State from purchasing unmanned aircraft manufactured or assembled by certain foreign vendors.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-15 House

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

  2. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  3. 2025-04-09 House

    Serial Referral To Finance Stricken

  4. 2025-04-03 House

    Ref to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  5. 2025-04-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  6. 2025-04-02 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H707-SMRN-33(CSRN-9)-v-5
(2025-04-15): Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.
H707-SMRN-55(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-30): Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 2
HOUSE BILL 707
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/15/25

Short Title: Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 3, 2025
*H707-v-2*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROVIDING THA T THE STATE AND POLI TICAL SUBDIVISIONS O F THE 2
STATE SHALL NOT PURCHASE ANY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURED 3
OR ASSEMBLED BY CERTAIN FOREIGN VENDORS. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Article 3 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes is amended by adding 6
a new section to read: 7
"§ 143-59.5. Purchase of unmanned aircraft from covered foreign entities. 8
(a) Neither the State nor any political subdivision of the State shall purchase or otherwise 9
acquire any unmanned aircraft manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. No State 10
funds may be used in connection with the purchase or acquisition of any unmanned aircraft 11
manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity, including any State funds provided 12
through a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement. 13
(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: 14
(1) Covered foreign entity. – An individual, foreign government, or party that 15
meets one or more of the following criteria: 16
a. Is on the United States Consolidated Screening List or Entity List. 17
b. Is domiciled in the People's Republic of China or the Russian 18
Federation. 19
c. Is under the influence or control of the government of the People's 20
Republic of China or the Russian Federation. 21
d. Is a subsidiary or affiliate of an individual, government, or party of the 22
People's Republic of China or the Russian Federation. 23
(2) Unmanned aircraft. – Defined in G.S. 15A-300.1. 24
(c) A contract entered into in violation of this section is void." 25
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2027, and applies to unmanned 26
aircraft purchased or acquired on or after that date. 27