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S58 • 2025

AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
Settle, Hanig, Moffitt, Ford, Hise, Sawrey
Last action
2025-03-13
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.

AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

S58-SMBB-6(e1)-v-3 (2025-02-26): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

What This Bill Does

  • S58-SMBB-6(e1)-v-3 (2025-02-26): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
  • S58-SMBB-7(e2)-v-3 (2025-02-26): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly SENATE BILL 58: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly SENATE BILL 58: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
  • Committee: Senate Judiciary.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules and Operations of the Senate Date: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Sens.
  • Settle, Hanig, Moffitt Prepared by: Amy Darden Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *S58-SMBB-6(e1)-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 SENATE BILL 58: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly SENATE BILL 58: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
  • Committee: Senate Rules and Operations of the Senate Date: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Sens.
  • Settle, Hanig, Moffitt Prepared by: Amy Darden Staff Attorney Analysis of: Second Edition Kara McCraw Director *S58-SMBB-7(e2)-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.
  • OVERVIEW: Senate Bill 58 would prohibit the North Carolina Attorney General from filing an action or advancing any argument as a participant in any action pending in a state or federal court that would result in the invalidation of any executive order of the President of the United States.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-13 House

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

  2. 2025-03-13 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-03-12 House

    Regular Message Received From Senate

  4. 2025-03-12 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  5. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Engrossed

  6. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Amend Failed A1

  8. 2025-03-11 Senate

    Amend Adopted A2

  9. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 03/11/2025

  10. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  11. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Placed on Today's Calendar

  12. 2025-03-05 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  13. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  14. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  15. 2025-02-26 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  16. 2025-02-21 Senate

    Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  17. 2025-02-21 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  18. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  19. 2025-02-06 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  20. 2025-02-05 Senate

    Filed

Official Summary Text

S58-SMBB-6(e1)-v-3
(2025-02-26): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.
S58-SMBB-7(e2)-v-3
(2025-02-26): AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 3
SENATE BILL 58
Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 2/26/25
Third Edition Engrossed 3/11/25

Short Title: AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
February 6, 2025
*S58-v-3*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO LIMIT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S P ARTICIPATION IN LITI GATION 2
THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE INVALIDATION OF ANY EXECUTIVE ORDER 3
ISSUED BY THE PRESID ENT OF THE UNITED ST ATES AND TO REQUIRE THE 4
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SUBMIT A REPORT REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF 5
G.S. 14-277. 6
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 7
SECTION 1. G.S. 114-2.8, as enacted by Section 3D.1 of S.L. 2024 -57, reads as 8
rewritten: 9
"§ 114-2.8. Limitation on participation in foreign certain litigation. 10
(a) The Attorney General shall not, as a party, amicus, or any other participant in an 11
action pending before a state or federal court in another state, advance any argument that would 12
result in the invalidation of any statute enacted by the General Assembly. 13
(b) The Attorney General shall not, as a party, amicus, or any other participant, do either 14
of the following in any state or federal court: 15
(1) File an action that would result in the invalidation of an executive order issued 16
by the President of the United States. 17
(2) Advance any argument in a pending action that would result in the 18
invalidation of any executive order issued by the President of the United 19
States." 20
SECTION 2. No later than June 1, 2025, the Attorney General shall submit a report 21
to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety containing the 22
following information to the extent the information is available: 23
(1) How many convictions for violations of G.S. 14-277 have been obtained from 24
January 1, 2021 through March 1, 2025. 25
(2) How many convictions for violations of G.S. 14-277 obtained from January 26
1, 2021 through March 1, 2025 were based on the defendant's impersonation 27
of an agent of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the United States 28
Department of Homeland Security. 29
The Attorney General shall request the required information and coordinate the 30
required response by requesting information from all necessary parties, including but not limited 31
to the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts, the North C arolina Conference of 32
District Attorneys, and any elected district attorney. 33
SECTION 3. Section 1 is effective when it becomes law and applies to actions filed 34
or commenced on or after that date. The remainder of this act is effective when it becomes law. 35