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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina funds disaster constituent portal and caps state contractor liability at twice contract value
Last action · June 18, 2025: Re-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsor: Jake Johnson
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina requires state procurement contracts to limit contractor liability to twice the contract value, while appropriating $500,000 for a centralized disaster engagement portal effective July 1, 2025.
State agencies must alter standard vendor agreements to include liability caps while taking on development costs for a new emergency web platform.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State contractors
State contractors face statutory caps on their liability for damages under procurement contracts, subject to exceptions for willful misconduct or physical injury.
Department of Information Technology
The Department receives $500,000 in nonrecurring funds and is required to issue a request for proposals to develop a disaster relief portal.
Citizens affected by natural disasters
Citizens gain access to a centralized portal for real-time updates, resources, and engagement with state agencies during natural disasters.
Key Facts
- The Department of Information Technology must issue a request for proposals for a disaster relief portal to serve as a central platform for updates and constituent services during natural disasters.
- The bill appropriates $500,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Information Technology for the 2025-2026 fiscal year for the disaster portal.
- Part I relating to the disaster portal becomes effective July 1, 2025.
- State procurement contracts subject to Articles 3 and 8 of Chapter 143 must include a limitation on contractor liability with a presumptive cap of no more than two times the contract value.
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- Contractor liability limits may be raised to no more than three times the contract value if the Secretary or designee completes a prior risk assessment and the bid solicitation indicates the higher limit.
- Prior to entering contracts, the Secretary must reasonably determine that the contractor possesses sufficient financial resources to satisfy the liability limitation.
- The liability limitation does not apply to intentional or willful misconduct, damage to tangible personal property, or physical injuries to persons.
- The Secretary must report annually by March 1 to specified legislative oversight committees on contracts containing liability amounts exceeding two times the contract value.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
7 actions- Jun 18, 2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Jun 18, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
- Jun 17, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Appropriations
- Jun 17, 2025HouseReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Apr 3, 2025HouseRef to the Com on State and Local Government, if favorable, Appropriations, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 3, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
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- Apr 2, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Standardization of Contractor Liability
The bill introduces a uniform statutory framework capping vendor liability at two to three times contract value across specific state purchasing articles.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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