North Carolina HB 1169: Bipartisan Elections Act of 2020.

Status: Signed by Gov. 6/12/2020 (as of 2020-06-12)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2019 · Bill: HB 1169

Subjects: APPROPRIATIONS, BOARDS, BUDGETING, COUNTIES, DHHS, DISASTERS & EMERGENCIES, DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS, ELECTIONS, ELECTIONS BOARDS, ELECTIONS, STATE BOARD OF, ID SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INTERNET, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL PARTIES, PRESENTED, PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, RATIFIED, REPORTS, SESSION LAWS, TITLE CHANGE, CHAPTERED, ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT, BALLOTS & BALLOT ISSUES, PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY

Sponsors: D. Hall, Dahle, Grange, Autry, B. Turner, Ball, Batch, Brewer, Carney, Clark, Clemmons, Dixon, Dobson, Fisher, Fraley, Gailliard, Harris, Harrison, Humphrey, Hunt, Insko, Jackson, John, K. Smith, Lambeth

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 1169

Short Title: Prohibit Driving with Animal in Lap. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Hawkins and Greenfield (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
May 4, 2026
*H1169-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO INCREASE SAFETY ON THE ROADS BY PROHIBITING THE OPERATION 2
OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE THE DRIVER IS HOLDING A LIVE ANIMAL IN THE 3
PERSON'S LAP. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. Part 10 of Article 3 of Chapter 20 of the General Statutes is amended 6
by adding a new section to read: 7
"§ 20-140.6. Unlawful to operate motor vehicle while holding live animal in lap. 8
(a) Offense. – It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a vehicle on a public street, 9
highway, or public vehicular area while holding a live animal in the person's lap. 10
(b) Penalty. – A violation of this section shall be an infraction and shall be punishable by 11
a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and the costs of court. 12
(c) Points. – No drivers license points or insurance surcharge shall be assessed as a result 13
of a violation of this section. 14
(d) Negligence. – Failure to comply with the provisions of this section shall not constitute 15
negligence per se or contributory negligence per se by the operator in any action for the recovery 16
of damages arising out of the operation, ownership, or maintenance of a vehicle." 17
SECTION 2. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 18
Transportation the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 19
2026-2027 fiscal year to be used to conduct a public awareness campaign regarding the 20
requirements of this act. 21
SECTION 3. Section 2 of this act is effective July 1, 2026. The remainder of this act 22
becomes effective December 1, 2026, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date. 23

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