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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina Requires Voter Registration and Organ Donor Sign-Ups for Hunting and Fishing License Applicants
Last action · August 11, 2026: Ch. SL 2026-60Sponsors: Jonathan Almond and 19 others
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What This Bill Would Do
SBOE Administrative Changes.
License applicants gain direct access to voter registration and organ donor enrollment when obtaining hunting or fishing credentials.
Who It Would Affect
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Hunting and fishing license applicants
Applicants will be offered opportunities to register to vote and join the organ donor registry when applying for licenses.
Wildlife Resources Commission
The Commission must adopt rules for compliance after consulting with election and motor vehicle officials.
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Procedural history
36 actions- Aug 4, 2026HouseOrdered Enrolled
- Aug 4, 2026HouseConcurred In S Com Sub
- Jul 30, 2026HousePlaced On Cal For 08/04/2026
- Jul 30, 2026HouseCal Pursuant 36(b)
- Jul 29, 2026HouseRegular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- Jul 29, 2026SenateRegular Message Sent To House
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- Jul 28, 2026SenateEngrossed
- Jul 28, 2026SenatePassed 3rd Reading
- Jul 28, 2026SenatePassed 2nd Reading
- Jul 28, 2026SenateAmend Adopted A1
- Jul 28, 2026SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
- Jul 28, 2026SenateReptd Fav
- Jul 28, 2026SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jul 28, 2026SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jul 28, 2026SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jul 27, 2026SenateRe-ref to Elections. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jul 27, 2026SenateWithdrawn From Com
- May 15, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- May 15, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- May 15, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- May 15, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- May 14, 2025HouseOrdered Engrossed
- May 14, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- May 14, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- May 14, 2025HouseAmend Adopted A1
- May 13, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 05/14/2025
- May 13, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- May 13, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Cal
- May 13, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 05/14/2025
- May 13, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- May 13, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- May 13, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- May 13, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 10, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Election Law, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 10, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 8, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance40How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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