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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 986: Workforce Act of 2026.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 986 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on April 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Workforce Act of 2026. Primary sponsor: Eddie Settle (Republican), Ralph Hise (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Withdrawn From Com.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Eddie SettlePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36
Ralph HisePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate47
Gale AdcockCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Val ApplewhiteCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate19
Bob BrinsonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Jay ChaudhuriCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15
Kevin CorbinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate50
Warren DanielCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate46
Carl FordCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate33
Amy GaleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Mark HolloCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate45
JonesCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Michael LazzaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate6
Chris MeasmerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate34
Tim MoffittCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate48
DeAndrea SalvadorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
Norman SandersonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Benton SawreyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate10
Vickie SawyerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate37

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Withdrawn From Com
  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
  3. Passed 1st Reading
  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  5. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source