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H969 • 2025

Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence.

Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Longest, Blust, Belk, Cervania, Harrison, Morey, Rubin
Last action
2025-04-14
Official status
Ref To 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.

Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence.

Study the Abolition of Contrib.

What This Bill Does

  • Study the Abolition of Contrib.
  • Negligence.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-04-14 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  2. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 969

Short Title: Study the Abolition of Contrib. Negligence. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Longest and Blust (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
April 14, 2025
*H969-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUD Y THE 2
ABOLITION OF CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. The Legislative Research Commission (LRC) shall study the abolition 5
of contributory negligence in this State. As part of the study, the LRC shall do all of the following: 6
(1) Determine whether the abolition of contributory negligence would improve 7
measure outcomes for the citizens of this State. 8
(2) Determine whether maintaining contributory negligence is harming citizens, 9
and in what primary ways. 10
(3) Evaluate the fiscal impacts of the adoption of a new negligence framework, 11
including costs to individual s, consumers, businesses, insurance, and other 12
appropriate areas. 13
(4) Make a recommendation as to what negligence framework would be most 14
beneficial to the State, including modified and pure comparative negligence. 15
SECTION 2. The LRC shall submit a report on its study, including any legislative 16
recommendations, to the 2026 Regular Session of the 2025 General Assembly upon its 17
convening. 18
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 19