House committee substitute to the 1st edition replaces references to tobacco with tobacco products and hemp products with hemp-derived consumable products in GS 115C-551 (applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter) and GS 115C-559 (applicable to nonpublic schools) so that the act's encouraged policy to ban those products on school grounds now references those terms. Makes conforming changes to the act's long title.
TOBACCO AND HEMP ON NONPUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.
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AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS AND HEMP-DERIVED CONSUMABLE PRODUCTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.Intro. by Cunningham, Lambeth, Potts, Loftis.
Status: Re-ref Com On Education - K-12 (House action) (Mar 25 2025)
Bill History:
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Thu, 6 Mar 2025 House: Filed(link is external)
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Mon, 10 Mar 2025 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Tue, 11 Mar 2025 House: Withdrawn From Com(link is external)
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute(link is external)
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Tue, 25 Mar 2025 House: Re-ref Com On Education - K-12(link is external)
H 329
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 329 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 25 2025 - View Summary
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Bill H 329 (2025-2026)Summary date: Mar 6 2025 - View Summary
Amends GS 115C-551 (applicable to private church schools and schools of religious charter) and GS 115C-559 (applicable to nonpublic schools) to encourage those schools to adopt a policy prohibiting tobacco and hemp product use on school grounds. Requires using GS Chapter 115C, Article 29A, which sets out requirements for local school board policies prohibiting the use of tobacco products, as guidance for these policies.
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House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT TO ENCOURAGE NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF TOBACCO AND HEMP PRODUCTS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS.