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H949 • 2025

School Protection Act.

School Protection Act.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Johnson, Branson, McNeely, Almond, Biggs, Blust, Cairns, Dixon, Kidwell, Ward, Wheatley, White
Last action
2025-04-17
Official status
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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School Protection Act.

School Protection Act.

What This Bill Does

  • School Protection Act.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-17 House

    Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-17 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  3. 2025-04-14 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  4. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  5. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

School Protection Act.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 949

Short Title: School Protection Act. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Johnson, Branson, and McNeely (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H949-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ALLOW SECU RITY GUARDS TO CARRY FIREARMS ON NONPUBL IC 2
EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-269.2(g) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read: 5
"(8) A sworn law enforcement officer who is hired as an armed security guard by 6
a nonpublic school operating under Part I or II of Article 39 of Chapter 115C 7
of the General Statutes, provided that the officer is acting in the discharge of 8
the officer's official duties on the premises of that school. For purposes of this 9
subdivision, a sworn law enforcement officer shall include a sworn law 10
enforcement officer certified under Chapter 17C or 17E of the General 11
Statutes, a company police officer commissioned under Chapter 74E of the 12
General Statutes, or a campus police officer commissioned under Chapter 74G 13
of the General Statutes." 14
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 15
committed on or after that date. 16