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North Carolina House Bill 328 bans Delta-8, Delta-9, and vapor products on all public and private school grounds
Original title: Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables.
Last action · July 30, 2026: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Carla Cunningham and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina House Bill 328 expands existing tobacco restrictions to prohibit the use of hemp-derived products—specifically including delta-8, delta-9, and CBD—and s across all public school grounds, facilities, and school-sponsored events, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
Why it matters
s and participating private schools must update written campus policies and post warning signs, directly changing compliance and enforcement duties for administrators, staff, students, and visitors on all school properties.
Background
- North Carolina previously enacted statutes under Chapter 115C restricting tobacco use on school properties, but lawmakers pursued HB 328 to address the proliferation of hemp-derived cannabinoids such as delta-8 and delta-9. context
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.
Directly affected
Public school students
Students are prohibited from possessing or using hemp-derived delta-8, delta-9, CBD, and vapor products on all school property and at school-sponsored events.
Directly affected
Local boards of education
Local school administrative units must update written policies, post warning signs, and ensure school personnel enforce the expanded prohibitions.
Directly affected
School personnel
Staff members are required to enforce the updated policy prohibiting tobacco, hemp, and vapor products on campus.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does the ban apply to private schools in North Carolina?
Yes, the bill amends G.S. 115C-562.5(a) to require any school facility in which students attend in-person classes to adopt a policy consistent with these hemp and tobacco prohibitions.
Are there any exceptions for educational or classroom activities?
Yes, tobacco or s may be included in instructional or research activities if supervised by a faculty member, provided the activity does not involve smoking, chewing, or otherwise ingesting the product.
When does this new school ground ban take effect?
The act is effective when it becomes law and applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
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Procedural history
46 actions- Jul 30, 2026HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Jul 30, 2026HouseConf Com Reported
- Jul 2, 2026SenateConf Report Adopted
- Jul 2, 2026SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
- Jul 2, 2026SenateConf Com Reported
- Jun 25, 2026HouseConferees Changed
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- Jun 24, 2026SenateConf Com Appointed
- Jun 23, 2026HouseConf Com Appointed
- Apr 21, 2026HouseFailed Concur In S Com Sub
- Apr 21, 2026HouseAdded to Calendar
- Apr 21, 2026HouseWithdrawn From Com
- Jun 23, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Jun 23, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Cal
- Jun 19, 2025HouseCal Pursuant 36(b)
- Jun 19, 2025HouseSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- Jun 19, 2025SenateSpecial Message Sent To House
- Jun 19, 2025SenatePassed 3rd Reading
- Jun 19, 2025SenatePassed 2nd Reading
- Jun 18, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 18, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 18, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 17, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Judiciary
- Jun 17, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 17, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Finance
- Jun 17, 2025SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jun 17, 2025SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jun 12, 2025SenateRe-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Finance. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 12, 2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
- Apr 28, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Apr 28, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 28, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- Apr 17, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- Apr 16, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- Apr 16, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- Apr 15, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 04/16/2025
- Apr 10, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Apr 10, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 8, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 8, 2025HouseReptd Fav Com Sub 2
- Mar 25, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Education - K-12
- Mar 25, 2025HouseReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Mar 11, 2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 11, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
- Mar 10, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 10, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Mar 6, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt
Total
49
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 6
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 5
- Abstain
- 0
- Other positions
- 1
How they voted (49)
Lisa GrafsteinParty not recordedno
Haseeb FatmiParty not recordedabsent
Brad OvercashParty not recordedyes
Michael LeeParty not recordedyes
Gale AdcockParty not recordedyes
Dan BlueParty not recordedyes
Phil BergerParty not recordedyes
Brent JacksonParty not recordedyes
Kandie SmithParty not recordedno
Natalie MurdockParty not recordedno
Lisa BarnesParty not recordedyes
Bill RabonParty not recordedyes
Michael GarrettParty not recordedyes
Joyce WaddellParty not recordedyes
Dana JonesParty not recordedyes
Tom McInnisParty not recordedyes
Todd JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Jay ChaudhuriParty not recordedyes
Steve JarvisParty not recordedyes
Buck NewtonParty not recordedyes
Val ApplewhiteParty not recordedyes
Chris MeasmerParty not recordedyes
Dave CravenParty not recordedyes
Mujtaba MohammedParty not recordedabsent
25 more members
DeAndrea SalvadorParty not recordedno
Eddie SettleParty not recordedyes
Tim MoffittParty not recordedyes
Carl FordParty not recordedyes
Caleb TheodrosParty not recordedno
Amy GaleyParty not recordedyes
Benton SawreyParty not recordedyes
Mark HolloParty not recordedyes
Bob BrinsonParty not recordedyes
Warren DanielParty not recordedyes
Ted AlexanderParty not recordedyes
Danny BrittParty not recordedabsent
Vickie SawyerParty not recordedabsent
Woodson BradleyParty not recordedyes
Julie MayfieldParty not recordedyes
Sophia ChitlikParty not recordedno
Michael LazzaraParty not recordedyes
Ralph HiseParty not recordedyes
Gladys RobinsonParty not recordedabsent
Paul LoweParty not recordedyes
Norman SandersonParty not recordedyes
Jim BurginParty not recordedyes
Sydney BatchParty not recordedyes
Jonah GarsonParty not recordedexcused
Kevin CorbinParty not recordedyes
Show 3 earlier roll calls
M11 Not Concur
Total
118
- Yes
- 93
- No
- 18
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 7
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (118)
Keith KidwellParty not recordedyes
Dudley GreeneParty not recordedyes
Frances JacksonParty not recordedno
Bryan CohnParty not recordedyes
Tim ReederParty not recordedyes
Charlie MillerParty not recordedyes
Heather RhyneParty not recordedyes
Dante PittmanParty not recordedyes
Joe PikeParty not recordedyes
Kelly HastingsParty not recordedyes
Chris HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Shelly WillinghamParty not recordedabsent
Marcia MoreyParty not recordedno
Celeste CairnsParty not recordedyes
Frank IlerParty not recordedyes
Carla CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Larry PottsParty not recordedyes
Pricey HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Sam WatfordParty not recordedyes
Dean ArpParty not recordedyes
Phil RubinParty not recordedyes
Allen ChesserParty not recordedyes
Howard PennyParty not recordedyes
Harry WarrenParty not recordedyes
94 more members
Renée PriceParty not recordedno
Allison DahleParty not recordedyes
Bill WardParty not recordedyes
Jeff ZengerParty not recordedabsent
David WillisParty not recordedyes
Julia GreenfieldParty not recordedyes
Eric AgerParty not recordedyes
Erin ParéParty not recordedyes
Jay AdamsParty not recordedyes
John BellParty not recordedyes
Amanda CookParty not recordedyes
Neal JacksonParty not recordedyes
Jonathan AlmondParty not recordedyes
Maria CervaniaParty not recordedno
Abe JonesParty not recordedyes
Allen BuansiParty not recordedyes
Mark PlessParty not recordedyes
William BrissonParty not recordedyes
Carson SmithParty not recordedyes
Brian EchevarriaParty not recordedyes
Blair EddinsParty not recordednot voting
Karl GillespieParty not recordedyes
Brian BiggsParty not recordedyes
Julia HowardParty not recordedyes
Mary BelkParty not recordedno
Donnie LoftisParty not recordedyes
Jake JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Kyle HallParty not recordedyes
Brian TurnerParty not recordedno
Carolyn LoganParty not recordedyes
Beth Gardner HelfrichParty not recordedyes
Tricia CothamParty not recordedyes
John LoweryParty not recordedyes
Garland PierceParty not recordedno
Jordan LopezParty not recordedno
Rodney PierceParty not recordedno
Anna FergusonParty not recordedyes
Todd CarverParty not recordedyes
Ted DavisParty not recordedyes
Mike SchietzeltParty not recordedyes
Jimmy DixonParty not recordedyes
Charles SmithParty not recordedyes
Alan BransonParty not recordedyes
Cody HuneycuttParty not recordedyes
Donny LambethParty not recordedyes
Paul ScottParty not recordedyes
Robert ReivesParty not recordedyes
Grant CampbellParty not recordedyes
Gloristine BrownParty not recordedyes
Ray JeffersParty not recordedyes
Tracy ClarkParty not recordedyes
Hugh BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Ben MossParty not recordedyes
Donna WhiteParty not recordedyes
Zack HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Nasif MajeedParty not recordedno
James RobersonParty not recordedyes
Diane WheatleyParty not recordedyes
Dennis RiddellParty not recordedyes
Brenden JonesParty not recordedyes
Sarah CrawfordParty not recordedno
Matthew WinslowParty not recordedyes
Becky CarneyParty not recordedno
Jeff McNeelyParty not recordednot voting
John TorbettParty not recordedyes
Laura BuddParty not recordedyes
Ray PickettParty not recordedyes
Mark BrodyParty not recordednot voting
Wyatt GableParty not recordedyes
Reece PyrtleParty not recordedyes
Tim LongestParty not recordedyes
Mitchell SetzerParty not recordedyes
Amos QuickParty not recordedyes
Stephen RossParty not recordedyes
Deb ButlerParty not recordedno
Jennifer BalkcomParty not recordedyes
von HaefenParty not recordedyes
John BlustParty not recordedyes
Ed GoodwinParty not recordedno
Phil ShepardParty not recordedyes
Cynthia BallParty not recordedyes
Monika Johnson-HostlerParty not recordedno
Aisha DewParty not recordedabsent
Vernetta AlstonParty not recordedno
Lindsey PratherParty not recordedno
Ya LiuParty not recordedyes
Amber BakerParty not recordedyes
John SaulsParty not recordedabsent
Brandon LoftonParty not recordedyes
Mike ColvinParty not recordedyes
Larry StricklandParty not recordedyes
Terry BrownParty not recordedno
Kanika BrownParty not recordedyes
Steve TysonParty not recordedyes
Second Reading
Total
47
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 7
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 6
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (47)
Bill RabonParty not recordedyes
Vickie SawyerParty not recordedyes
Danny BrittParty not recordedyes
Jay ChaudhuriParty not recordedabsent
Woodson BradleyParty not recordedabsent
Ted AlexanderParty not recordedyes
Dana JonesParty not recordedyes
Sydney BatchParty not recordedyes
Benton SawreyParty not recordedyes
Amy GaleyParty not recordedyes
Kevin CorbinParty not recordedyes
Michael LazzaraParty not recordedabsent
Kandie SmithParty not recordedyes
Gale AdcockParty not recordedyes
Phil BergerParty not recordedyes
Michael LeeParty not recordedyes
Dave CravenParty not recordedyes
Chris MeasmerParty not recordedyes
Gladys RobinsonParty not recordedno
Steve JarvisParty not recordedno
Norman SandersonParty not recordedyes
Tom McInnisParty not recordedno
Brad OvercashParty not recordedyes
Paul LoweParty not recordedyes
23 more members
Julie MayfieldParty not recordedyes
Ralph HiseParty not recordedyes
Joyce WaddellParty not recordedyes
Brent JacksonParty not recordedyes
Lisa GrafsteinParty not recordedyes
Michael GarrettParty not recordedyes
Dan BlueParty not recordedyes
Lisa BarnesParty not recordedabsent
Mujtaba MohammedParty not recordedabsent
Warren DanielParty not recordedyes
DeAndrea SalvadorParty not recordedyes
Val ApplewhiteParty not recordedyes
Mark HolloParty not recordedyes
Tim MoffittParty not recordedyes
Todd JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Carl FordParty not recordedno
Sophia ChitlikParty not recordedno
Caleb TheodrosParty not recordedabsent
Eddie SettleParty not recordedyes
Natalie MurdockParty not recordedno
Buck NewtonParty not recordedyes
Jim BurginParty not recordedno
Bob BrinsonParty not recordedyes
Second Reading
Total
115
- Yes
- 109
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 6
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (115)
Carla CunninghamParty not recordedyes
Todd CarverParty not recordedyes
Neal JacksonParty not recordedyes
Julia GreenfieldParty not recordedyes
Mark PlessParty not recordedyes
Becky CarneyParty not recordedyes
Charles SmithParty not recordedyes
Chris HumphreyParty not recordedyes
Julia HowardParty not recordedyes
Ray JeffersParty not recordedyes
Jordan LopezParty not recordedyes
David WillisParty not recordedyes
Amber BakerParty not recordedyes
Deb ButlerParty not recordedyes
Mike ColvinParty not recordedyes
Pricey HarrisonParty not recordedyes
Sarah CrawfordParty not recordedyes
Frances JacksonParty not recordedyes
Phil RubinParty not recordedyes
Brian BiggsParty not recordedyes
Keith KidwellParty not recordedyes
Eric AgerParty not recordedyes
Amos QuickParty not recordedyes
Garland PierceParty not recordedyes
91 more members
Ray PickettParty not recordedyes
John BlustParty not recordedyes
Wyatt GableParty not recordedyes
Lindsey PratherParty not recordedabsent
Larry StricklandParty not recordednot voting
Paul ScottParty not recordedyes
Ya LiuParty not recordedyes
John SaulsParty not recordedyes
Joe PikeParty not recordedyes
von HaefenParty not recordedyes
Erin ParéParty not recordedyes
Gloristine BrownParty not recordedyes
Karl GillespieParty not recordedyes
Celeste CairnsParty not recordedyes
Maria CervaniaParty not recordedyes
Kelly HastingsParty not recordedyes
Aisha DewParty not recordedyes
Tricia CothamParty not recordedyes
Ed GoodwinParty not recordedyes
Cynthia BallParty not recordedyes
Dante PittmanParty not recordedyes
Howard PennyParty not recordedyes
Tracy ClarkParty not recordedyes
Alan BransonParty not recordedyes
Donnie LoftisParty not recordedyes
Mark BrodyParty not recordedyes
Allison DahleParty not recordedyes
Brenden JonesParty not recordedyes
Allen ChesserParty not recordedyes
Phil ShepardParty not recordedyes
Dean ArpParty not recordedyes
Steve TysonParty not recordedyes
Terry BrownParty not recordedyes
Harry WarrenParty not recordedyes
Sam WatfordParty not recordedyes
Brian EchevarriaParty not recordedyes
Jennifer BalkcomParty not recordedyes
Robert ReivesParty not recordedyes
Bryan CohnParty not recordedyes
Monika Johnson-HostlerParty not recordedyes
Abe JonesParty not recordedyes
Charlie MillerParty not recordedyes
Brian TurnerParty not recordedyes
Shelly WillinghamParty not recordedabsent
Carson SmithParty not recordedyes
Kyle HallParty not recordedyes
Tim LongestParty not recordedyes
Jeff McNeelyParty not recordedyes
Tim ReederParty not recordedyes
Nasif MajeedParty not recordedyes
Donna WhiteParty not recordedyes
Matthew WinslowParty not recordedyes
John TorbettParty not recordedyes
Stephen RossParty not recordedyes
Donny LambethParty not recordedyes
Blair EddinsParty not recordedyes
James RobersonParty not recordedyes
Frank IlerParty not recordedyes
Carolyn LoganParty not recordedyes
Reece PyrtleParty not recordedyes
SetzerParty not recordedyes
Vernetta AlstonParty not recordedyes
Jake JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Brandon LoftonParty not recordedabsent
Cody HuneycuttParty not recordedabsent
Jonathan AlmondParty not recordedyes
Bill WardParty not recordedyes
Mike SchietzeltParty not recordedyes
Rodney PierceParty not recordedyes
Ben MossParty not recordedabsent
Allen BuansiParty not recordedyes
Larry PottsParty not recordedyes
Ted DavisParty not recordedyes
Marcia MoreyParty not recordedyes
Diane WheatleyParty not recordedyes
Dennis RiddellParty not recordedyes
Renée PriceParty not recordedyes
Zack HawkinsParty not recordedyes
Laura BuddParty not recordedyes
Grant CampbellParty not recordedyes
John BellParty not recordedyes
Jimmy DixonParty not recordedyes
Beth Gardner HelfrichParty not recordedyes
Heather RhyneParty not recordedyes
Jay AdamsParty not recordedyes
Hugh BlackwellParty not recordedyes
Jeff ZengerParty not recordedyes
Kanika BrownParty not recordedyes
William BrissonParty not recordedyes
Mary BelkParty not recordedyes
Dudley GreeneParty not recordedyes
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Discoveries
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policy shift98% confidence
Expansion of Campus Hemp Bans
The bill expands historical tobacco-only school prohibitions to explicitly capture hemp derivatives like delta-8 and delta-9, alongside vapor products.
Connected Entities
OrganizationNorth Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission“Commission tasked with working with local boards of education to provide assista”Map →
Sources
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www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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