Immigration Data Privacy.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
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SENATE BILL 888

Short Title: Immigration Data Privacy. (Public)
Sponsors: Senators Murdock and Theodros (Primary Sponsors).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 29, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT PROHIBITING T HE DISSEMINATION OF IMMIGRATION DATA FOR 2
IMMIGRATION ENFORCEM ENT UNLESS CERTAIN C ONDITIONS ARE 3
SATISFIED. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
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PART I. IMMIGRATION DATA PRIVACY 7
SECTION 1.1. Chapter 64 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new 8
Article to read: 9
"Article 4. 10
"Immigration Data Privacy. 11
"§ 64-70. Release of immigration data. 12
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or institution of 13
this State shall disseminate to any federal, state, or local government entity, law enforcement 14
officer, or law enforcement agency any immigration-related data for any purposes related to civil 15
immigration enforcement unless one of the following is satisfied: 16
(1) The subject of the information provides consent. 17
(2) The requesting agency presents a lawful judicial order, judicial subpoena, or 18
judicial warrant. 19
(b) When responding to a lawful judicial order, judicial subpoena, or judicial warrant, the 20
department providing the information shall disclose only those records or information 21
specifically requested. 22
(c) Within three business days of receiving a request for information, the department 23
providing the information shall send a notification to the individual about whom such information 24
was requested that such a request was made and the identity of the entity that made such request. 25
"§ 64-71. Reporting requirements. 26
Any department, agency, or institution of this State that receives a request for immigration 27
data shall document and retain information regarding the request. Information related to the 28
requests shall be r eported to the Office of the Attorney General on an annual basis. The report 29
shall include all of the following information: 30
(1) The total number of immigration data requests. 31
(2) The name of the requesting agency or department. 32
(3) The resolution of the request. 33
(4) The type of legal authority presented by the requesting agency or department." 34
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PART II. APPROPRIATION 36
General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
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SECTION 2.1. Appropriation. – There is appropriated from the General Fund to the 1
Office of State Budget and Management the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars 2
($1,500,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026 -2027 fiscal year to be alloca ted to State 3
departments and agencies for implementation of this act. 4
SECTION 2.2. Allowable Uses of Funds. – The funds appropriated in Section 2.1 5
of this act may be used for any of the following: 6
(1) Information technology updates to restrict, track, and audit access to 7
identifying information. 8
(2) Development of data governance and privacy compliance systems, including 9
logging and reporting mechanisms. 10
(3) Training of State agency personnel on requirements enacted by this act. 11
(4) Staffing and administrative costs associated with compliance, oversight, and 12
reporting requirements. 13
(5) Preparation and publication of annual reports required under this act. 14
SECTION 2.3. Reporting. – State agencies receiving funds under Section 2.1 of this 15
act shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on General Government no later 16
than April 1, 2027, on the use of funds and implementation progress. 17
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PART III. SEVERABILITY 19
SECTION 3.1. If any provision of this act or its application is held invalid, the 20
invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act that can be given effect 21
without the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this act are 22
severable. 23
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PART IV. EFFECTIVE DATE 25
SECTION 4.1. This act is effective when it becomes law. 26