North Carolina SB 801: Military Presence Stabilization Fund/Funding.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 4
SENATE BILL 801
Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/26
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 6/23/26
Fourth Edition Engrossed 7/1/26

Short Title: Address Confidentiality/Study & DL. (Public)
Sponsors:
Referred to:
April 22, 2026
*S801-v-4*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY PROGRAM TO EXPAND THE ADDRESS 2
CONFIDENTIALITY PROGRAM TO INCLUDE CERTAIN MILITARY AND SPECIAL 3
OPERATIONS PERSONNEL AND ALLOWING CERTAIN MILITARY AND SPECIAL 4
OPERATIONS PERSONNEL TO BE ISSUED A SUBSTITUTE DRIVERS LICENSE OR 5
SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. 6
Whereas, the Department of Defense personnel assigned to or supporting United 7
States Special Operations Command organizations in North Carolina, including military 8
members, civilian employees, and their dependents, perform among the most critical, most 9
effective, and most dangerous operations in defense of our nation's freedom; and 10
Whereas, the General Assembly is committed to ensuring the safety and protection of 11
Department of Defense personnel assigned to or supporting United States Special Operations 12
Command organizations in North Carolina; and 13
Whereas, the General Assembly recognizes that allowing continued public access to 14
the personal identifying information, including location information, of Department of Defense 15
personnel assigned to or supporting United States Special Operations Command organizations in 16
North Carolina jeopardizes the safety of these personnel and their families; and 17
Whereas, the General Assembly seeks ways in which to protect the personal 18
identifying information of Department of Defense personnel assigned to or supporting United 19
States Special Operations Command organizations in North Carolina that is particularly 20
susceptible to doxing or swatting from appearing on public-facing websites across State and local 21
agencies, whether by removing or shielding the personal identifying information; and 22
Whereas, the General Assembly is committed to exempting from the public records 23
of this State the personal identifying information of Department of Defense personnel assigned 24
to or supporting United States Special Operations Command organizations in North Carolina so 25
as to protect the safety of those personnel and their family; Now, therefore 26
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 27
SECTION 1.(a) The Department of Justice, the Administrative Office of the Courts, 28
the Division of Motor Vehicles, the State Board of Elections, and the Department of Military and 29
Veterans Affairs shall convene a Task Force to explore how to protect military personnel, special 30
operations forces, elected officials, and others particularly susceptible to doxing or swatting. The 31
Task Force may consult with the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command, 32
or their designee, The University of North Carolina System, the Register of Deeds Association, 33

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the Real Estate Commission, the North Carolina Sheriffs' Association, and any other affected 1
group or groups in conducting this study. 2
SECTION 1.(b) As part of the study, the Task Force shall consider the following 3
items: 4
(1) Which individuals are particularly susceptible to doxing or swatting, including 5
military personnel, special operations personnel, elected officials, and others. 6
(2) What personal identifying information is susceptible to doxing or swatting. 7
(3) Options to prevent harm, harassment, and abuse of individuals particularly 8
susceptible to doxing or swatting. 9
(4) How to develop and implement a uniform protocol across State and local 10
agencies for susceptible individuals to access protection of personal 11
identifying information, whether by removal or shielding or other method. 12
(5) How to implement effective security protocols for protecting personal 13
identifying information. 14
(6) Which State and local agencies should have access to such personal 15
identifying information, if removed or shielded from the public record. 16
(7) How to provide law enforcement, emergency services, and other vital 17
government services to participants in any removal or shielding program 18
while maintaining all security protocols. 19
(8) The feasibility of, and barriers to, expanding the Address Confidentiality 20
Program under Chapter 15C of the General Statutes to cover susceptible 21
individuals. 22
(9) Whether spouses, dependents, and other family members of susceptible 23
individuals should be covered by any programs protecting susceptible 24
individuals. 25
(10) If expansion of the Address Confidentiality Program is not found to be 26
feasible, recommendations for a separate program leveraging the existing 27
Address Confidentiality Program as the model to incorporate all best practices 28
from that program where appropriate. 29
(11) Recommendations for standard ope