2015-2016 Legislation

with Effective Dates of July 1, 2016 through January 1, 2017

(Updated through S.L. 2016-61)
The following public law provisions were enacted during the 2015-2016 sessions with effective dates of July 1,
2016 through January 1, 2017. Please note: This is not a comprehensive list. For additional assistance
please contact a member of the Legislative Library staff at (919) 733-9390.
For all 2015 changes see:
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly
For all 2016 changes see:
General Statutes and Session Laws Affected by the 2016 Regular Session of the General Assembly
2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective July 1, 2016
Session
Law
2015-29

Bill
Number
HB 434

Short Title
Handicap
Placard/Medical
Recertification.

Effective Date July 1,

Title
2016
An Act To Provide That Medical
07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Recertification Is Not Required For & 3]
Renewals Of Removable
Windshield Handicapped Placards
If The Person Is Certified As Totally
And Permanently Disabled.

2015-125 HB 148

Insurance Required For An Act To Require Owners Of

07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1Mopeds.
Mopeds To Have In Full Force And 7 & 10]
Effect A Policy Of Financial
Responsibility And To Make
Clarifying Changes Related To The
Law Requiring The Registration Of
Mopeds.

2015-134 HB 356

NCUC Regulatory Fee

Changes.

An Act To Clarify The Cap On The

Utilities Regulatory Fee Reserve,
To Set The Regulatory Fee In
Statute, And To Allow The
Commission To Raise Or Lower
The Fee.

07/01/2016 [See Secs. 3

& 4]

2015-220 HB 308

Clarify Reasonable
Health Insurance/LTC
Ombudsman.

An Act To Amend The Laws

07/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
Pertaining To The Medical Support & 3]
And Health Insurance Coverage
Relating To Child Support To Align
State Law With Federal Guidelines
That No Longer Include The
Provision That EmployerProvided
Group Health Insurance Is
Automatically Considered
"Reasonable" And To Modify The
LongTerm Care Ombudsman
Program To Conform With Federal
Guidelines.

2015-232 SB 446

Dealer
Loaners/Unmanned
Aircraft/Brunswick Co.

An Act To Provide For The Uniform 07/01/2016 [See Secs.

Treatment Of Franchised Dealer 1.3(a)&(b)]
Loaner Vehicles; To Clarify That
Agents Or Agencies Of The State
Or A Political Subdivision Of The
State Shall Have Authority To
Procure And Operate Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Upon Approval Of
The State Chief Information
Officer And To Modify The
Regulation Of Unmanned Aircraft
Systems To Conform To FAA
Guidelines; And To Authorize
Brunswick County To Regulate
Navigable Waters Within Its
Boundaries.

2015-241 HB 97

2015 Appropriations
Act.

An Act To Make Base Budget

Appropriations For Current
Operations Of State Departments,
Institutions, And Agencies, And For
Other Purposes.

07/01/2016 [See Secs.

29.27A(a)&(b); 29.30(m)
& (u); 32.13(g)&(h);
32.19(a)-(c) & 33.7]

2015-246 HB 44

Local Government
Regulatory Reform
2015.

An Act To Reform Various

Provisions Of The Law Related To
Local Government.

07/01/2016 [See Secs.

2.5(a)&(b) & 21]

2015-259 HB 117

NC Competes Act.

An Act To Enact The North

Carolina Competes Act.

07/01/2016 [See Secs.

7.3(a)&(c) & 8 ]

2015-262 HB 912

Taxation Of Tribal Land

And Tobacco Products.

An Act To Exempt Real And

07/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Personal Property Located On
&4]
Tribal Lands From Property Tax
Regardless Of Ownership And To
Authorize The Department Of
Revenue To Enter Into An
Agreement With The Eastern Band
Of Cherokee Indians Regarding
The Taxation Of Tobacco Products,
And To Amend The Requirements
For Distillery Permit Holders To
Sell Spirituous Liquor Distilled On
Premises To Visitors Of The
Distillery.

2015-268 HB 259

General Government
An Act Making Technical,
07/01/2016 [See Secs.
8.2(a)&(b), 10.1(e1)-(e4)&
Technical Corrections.- Conforming, And Other
AB
Modifications To The Current
(i) & 11.1 ]
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015.

2015-271 SB 676

Autism Health Insurance An Act To Provide Coverage For

Coverage.
The Treatment Of Autism
Spectrum Disorder.

2015-273 SB 694

Reegan's Rule/Enforce
Pharmacy Benefits
Management.

07/01/2016 Entire Act

[See Sec. 6]

An Act To Encourage Parent

07/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
Education During Well-Child Visits & 3 ]
At Specific Age Intervals Regarding
Type I Diabetes And To Amend
The Law Pertaining To Pharmacy
Benefit Managers.

2016-51

HB 19

Modify Definition Of
Firefighter.

An Act To Amend Article 84 Of

07/01/2016 Entire Act
Chapter 58 Of The General
[See Sec. 8]
Statutes To Make A Technical
Correction To The Definition Of
Firefighter To Include Firefighters
Employed By County Fire Marshal
Offices, To Clarify The Authority Of
Local Boards Of Trustees To Pay
Expenses Of Local Firefighters'
Relief Funds; and more.

2016-55

HB 1137

Treasurer's 2016
Investment Admin.
Changes.-AB.

An Act To Enact The Treasurer's

2016 Investment And
Administrative Changes Act.

2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective August 1, 2016

Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2015-110 SB 716
Mountain Energy Act Of An Act To: (1) Direct The North
2015.
Carolina Utilities Commission To
Render An Expedited Decision,
Under Certain Conditions, On An
Application For A Certificate Of
Public Convenience And Necessity
For An Applicant To Construct A
Generating Facility That Uses
Natural Gas As The Primary Fuel
And (2) Modify Certain
Requirements Under The Coal Ash
Management Act Of 2014 For Coal
Ash Surface Impoundments
Located On Sites At Which All
CoalFired Generating Units
Present On Those Sites Will
Permanently Cease Operations By
January 31, 2020.

2015-246 HB 44

Local Government
Regulatory Reform
2015.

An Act To Reform Various

Provisions Of The Law Related To
Local Government.

07/01/2016 [See Secs.

4.1-4.4 & 5]

Effective Date August 1,

2016
08/01/2016 [See Secs.
2(c) & 3]

08/01/2016 [See Secs.

3.5(c)-(i)&(j) & 21]

2015-270 SB 370

E-Signatures/Vehicle
Title And Registration.

An Act To Allow The Use Of

08/01/2016 [See Secs. 1
Electronic Means To Sign And
& 3]
Notate Certain Documents
Required By The Division Of Motor
Vehicles And To Provide That A
Secured Party Shall Provide
Electronic Notice Of The
Satisfaction Or Other Discharge Of
A Security Interest In A Motor
Vehicle For Which The Certificate
Of Title Is Notated By A Lien
Through Electronic Means.

2016-54

HB 464

Regional Transportation An Act To Adjust The Composition 08/01/2016 Entire Act

Authority Revisions.
Of The Board Of Trustees Of
[See Sec. 5]
Regional Transportation
Authorities, To Provide That All
Members Of The Board Of
Trustees Shall Be Voting Members,
To Authorize Regional
Transportation Authorities To Hire
A Chief Administrative Officer, And
To Clarify The Voting Process By
Members Of The Board Of
Trustees Of Regional
Transportation Authorities.

2016-59

HB 870

Certificate Of Title/
Manufactured Home
Changes.

An Act To Clarify The Renewal,

08/01/2016 [See Secs. 6
Release, And Cancellation Process & 10]
For Security Interests On A
Certificate Of Title For A
Manufactured Home And To
Clarify The Calculation Of The Cost
Of The Undertaking For The
Installation Of A Manufactured
Home.

2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective September 1, 2016

Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-57 SB 536
Students Know Before An Act To Provide Accurate And
You Go & Central
Complete Data To Students On
Residency
Postsecondary Student
Determination.
Completion, Graduation, And
Earnings Outcomes At North
Carolina Postsecondary
Institutions And To Provide For A
Coordinated And Centralized
Residency Determination Process.

2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective October 1, 2016

Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-10 HB 357
Chemical Analysis
An Act To Amend Procedures
Reports/District Court. Governing The Admissibility Of
Written Chemical Analysis Results.

Effective Date September

1, 2016
09/01/2016 [See Secs. 2
& 3]

Effective Date October 1,

2016
10/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]

2016-11

HB 632

Student Online
Protection Act.

An Act To Protect Student Online

Privacy.

10/01/2016 Entire Act

[See Sec. 2]

2016-27

HB 292

Beach Bingo Licenses.AB

An Act To Require A License To

10/01/2016 [See G.S.
Operate A Beach Bingo Game, To 14309(5)c, as enacted by
Authorize The State Bureau Of
Sec. 1 & 4]
Investigation To Charge And
Collect That Licensing Fee, And To
Make It A Criminal Offense To
Violate The Beach Bingo Licensing
Requirements.

2016-52

SB 807

Conform Full-Payment
Check Law To UCC.

An Act To Conform To The

Comparable Provision Of The
Uniform Commercial Code This
State's Law On Accord And
Satisfaction Of A Disputed Debt
Through The Tendering Of A
Negotiable Instrument As Full
Payment Of The Debt, As
Recommended By The General
Statutes Commission.

10/01/2016 Entire Act

[See Sec. 2]

2016-58

SB 330

Change Orders On
School Construction
Projects.

An Act To Amend The Law

Regarding Change Orders On
School Construction Projects.

10/01/2016 Entire Act

[See Sec. 2]

2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective November 1, 2016

Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number

Effective Date November

1, 2016

n/a
2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective December 1, 2016
Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2016-26 HB 283
Prevent Squatting In
An Act To Enhance Criminal
Foreclosed Real
Penalties For Persons Who
Property.
Commit A Trespass To Real
Property By Reentering After
Removal Pursuant To A Valid
Order Or By Knowingly Creating Or
Presenting A False Document Of
Title Or Possession.
2016-27

HB 292

Beach Bingo Licenses.AB

Effective Date December

1, 2016
12/01/2016 Entire Act
[See Sec. 2]

An Act To Require A License To

12/01/2016 [See Sec. 1
Operate A Beach Bingo Game, To except for G.S. 14309(5)c
Authorize The State Bureau Of
& 4]
Investigation To Charge And
Collect That Licensing Fee, And To
Make It A Criminal Offense To
Violate The Beach Bingo Licensing
Requirements.

2016-34

HB 958

Felony Death Impaired

Boating/Sheyenne's
Law.

An Act To Provide An Increased

Penalty For Impaired Boating
Resulting In Death Or Serious
Injury And To Clarify The Penalty
For Impaired Boating, As
Recommended By The House
Select Committee On Wildlife
Resources.

2013-2014 & 2015-16 Legislation Effective January 1, 2017

Session
Bill
Short Title
Title
Law
Number
2015-146 HB 288
Insurance Technical
An Act To Maintain NAIC
Changes.-AB
Accreditation Of The Department
Of Insurance By Making Revisions
To The Laws Governing Insurance
Company Holding Systems,
RiskBased Capital Requirements
For Life Insurers, And Corporate
Governance Requirements For
Risk Retention Groups; and
more.

12/01/2016 Entire Act

[See Sec. 4]

Effective Date January 1,

2017
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 2
& 6]

2015-241 HB 97

2015 Appropriations
Act.

An Act To Make Base Budget

01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Appropriations For Current
12C.9(a)-(h)&(l), 32.15 &
Operations Of State Departments, 33.7]
Institutions, And Agencies, And For
Other Purposes.

2015-263 SB 513

North Carolina Farm Act An Act To Provide Regulatory

01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Of 2015.
Relief To The Agricultural
10(a)&(b) & 38(b)]
Community Of North Carolina By
Providing For Various
Transportation And Environmental
Reforms And By Making Various
Other Statutory Changes.

2015-268 HB 259

General Government
Technical Corrections.AB

An Act Making Technical,

01/01/2017 [See Secs.
Conforming, And Other
10.1(a)&(i) & 11.1]
Modifications To The Current
Operations And Capital
Improvements Appropriations Act
Of 2015.

2015-281 HB 361

Principle-Based
Reserving/Revise
Insurance Laws.

An Act To Provide For

PrincipleBased Valuation In The
Life Insurance Standard Valuation
Law And Standard Nonforfeiture
Provisions In The North Carolina
Insurance Law; To Make
Conforming And Clarifying
Changes To The Laws Governing
Professional Employer
Organizations, Insurance Company
Deposits; and more.

2016-5

SB 729

Various Changes To The An Act To Make Various Changes

Revenue Laws.
To The Revenue Laws.

2016-56

HB 1011

Retirement Technical
An Act To Enact The Retirement
01/01/2017 [See Secs. 3,
Corrections Act Of 2016. Technical Corrections Act Of 2016. 6 & 11]

2016-61

SB 600

Appraiser
Compensation/Judge
Perform Marriage.

Prepared by the Legislative Library/jbc

01/01/2017 [See Secs. 13

(rewriting sec. 6 of S.L.
2015-146), 14 (rewriting
sec. 7 of S.L. 2015-101) &
15]

01/01/2017 [See Secs.

1.7.(a) (rewriting sec.
32.15(g) of S.L. 2015-241),
1.7.(b) (rewriting sec.
10.1(i) of S.L. 2015-268),
3.2(b)&(c), 3.9, 3.11 &
6.1]

An Act To Require Appraisal

01/01/2017 [See Secs. 1
Management Companies To
& 3]
Compensate Appraisers In
Compliance With Federal Law And
To Allow Federal Appellate Judges
To Perform Marriage Ceremonies.