Enacted May 5, 2026·budget·Budget impact

SL 2026-1 — Medicaid rewrite, HASP off-ramp, and a Greensboro megaproject

An act making various budget, Medicaid, HASP, social services, education, JDIG, justice, and transportation adjustments.

Primary bill · HB 1

A budget-adjustment vehicle whose center of gravity is Medicaid — sixteen Division of Health Benefits sections rewrite PHP network rules, copays, ABA policy, and program-integrity authority. Hospital assessment changes (HASP) name NCHA explicitly as DHHS's consultation counterparty.

Part I — General Provisions

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
1.1	Extends reversion date on FY23-24 / FY24-25 directed grants to 6/30/2027	Nonprofits, local governments, universities holding unspent directed grants	Impacted industries Nonprofits, local governments, universities holding unspent directed grants Likely lobbying principals NC Center for Nonprofits; individual grant recipients lobbying their own delegations

1.1

Subject

Extends reversion date on FY23-24 / FY24-25 directed grants to 6/30/2027

Impacted industries

Nonprofits, local governments, universities holding unspent directed grants

Likely lobbying principals

NC Center for Nonprofits; individual grant recipients lobbying their own delegations

Part II — Education

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
2.1	Establishes NC Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education; $300K to Friday Institute (NC State)	K-12 public education; UNC System; ed-policy research; ed-tech	Impacted industries K-12 public education; UNC System; ed-policy research; ed-tech Likely lobbying principals NC Association of Educators; Professional Educators of NC; NC School Boards Assoc; NC School Superintendents' Assoc; Public School Forum of NC; BEST NC; Parents for Educational Freedom in NC; UNC System
2.2	Conforms NC 529 plan eligible expenses to federal Code as of 7/4/2025 (OBBBA)	529 plan administrators; financial services; private K-12 / homeschool (newly eligible expenses under OBBBA)	Impacted industries 529 plan administrators; financial services; private K-12 / homeschool (newly eligible expenses under OBBBA) Likely lobbying principals State Education Assistance Authority; financial-services principals (Wells Fargo, etc.); private school associations; NC Association of Independent Schools
2.3	$1M to top up Children of Wartime Veterans scholarships for 2025-26	Higher education; veterans services	Impacted industries Higher education; veterans services Likely lobbying principals NC Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs (agency, not principal); UNC System; NC Independent Colleges & Universities; veterans service organizations
2.4–2.5	Doubles Class II/III Wartime Veterans scholarships (100→200); $10M recurring from Escheat Fund; extends program flexibility to 2026-27	Same as 2.3	Impacted industries Same as 2.3 Likely lobbying principals Same as 2.3; State Education Assistance Authority

2.1

Subject

Establishes NC Blue Ribbon Commission on Public Education; $300K to Friday Institute (NC State)

Impacted industries

K-12 public education; UNC System; ed-policy research; ed-tech

Likely lobbying principals

NC Association of Educators; Professional Educators of NC; NC School Boards Assoc; NC School Superintendents' Assoc; Public School Forum of NC; BEST NC; Parents for Educational Freedom in NC; UNC System

2.2

Subject

Conforms NC 529 plan eligible expenses to federal Code as of 7/4/2025 (OBBBA)

Impacted industries

529 plan administrators; financial services; private K-12 / homeschool (newly eligible expenses under OBBBA)

Likely lobbying principals

State Education Assistance Authority; financial-services principals (Wells Fargo, etc.); private school associations; NC Association of Independent Schools

2.3

Subject

$1M to top up Children of Wartime Veterans scholarships for 2025-26

Impacted industries

Higher education; veterans services

Likely lobbying principals

NC Dept of Military & Veterans Affairs (agency, not principal); UNC System; NC Independent Colleges & Universities; veterans service organizations

2.4–2.5

Subject

Doubles Class II/III Wartime Veterans scholarships (100→200); $10M recurring from Escheat Fund; extends program flexibility to 2026-27

Impacted industries

Same as 2.3

Likely lobbying principals

Same as 2.3; State Education Assistance Authority

Part III-A & III-B — Definitions; Rural Health Transformation Program reporting

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
3B.1	DHHS quarterly reporting to LegOps on NC Rural Health Transformation Plan (federal RHTP under OBBBA §71401)	Rural hospitals; FQHCs; rural health clinics; EMS; rural broadband/telehealth; ag-health nonprofits	Impacted industries Rural hospitals; FQHCs; rural health clinics; EMS; rural broadband/telehealth; ag-health nonprofits Likely lobbying principals NC Healthcare Association (NCHA); NC Community Health Center Assoc; NC Rural Health Assoc; NC Rural Center; NC Association of Free & Charitable Clinics; NC Association of EMS Administrators

3B.1

Subject

DHHS quarterly reporting to LegOps on NC Rural Health Transformation Plan (federal RHTP under OBBBA §71401)

Impacted industries

Rural hospitals; FQHCs; rural health clinics; EMS; rural broadband/telehealth; ag-health nonprofits

Likely lobbying principals

NC Healthcare Association (NCHA); NC Community Health Center Assoc; NC Rural Health Assoc; NC Rural Center; NC Association of Free & Charitable Clinics; NC Association of EMS Administrators

Part III-C — Division of Health Benefits (Medicaid)

3C.1

Subject

Sunsets non-statutory Medicaid modifications after 6/30/2027

Impacted industries

All Medicaid stakeholders

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA; NC Medical Society; NC Assoc of Health Plans; NC Providers Council

3C.2

Subject

$319M Medicaid rebase from Contingency Reserve; funds Children & Families Specialty Plan launch (Dec 2025)

Impacted industries

Medicaid PHPs; behavioral health providers; foster care/child welfare providers

Likely lobbying principals

Blue Cross NC (Healthy Blue); UnitedHealthcare; Centene (WellCare); Molina; AmeriHealth Caritas; Carolina Complete Health; NC Pediatric Society; Benchmarks; NC Child

3C.3

Subject

LME/MCO intergovernmental transfers: $18.028M/yr from Alliance, Partners, Trillium, Vaya

Impacted industries

LME/MCOs and the public-sector behavioral health system

Likely lobbying principals

Alliance Behavioral Healthcare; Partners Health Management; Trillium Health Resources; Vaya Health (directly named); i2i Center for Integrative Health; NC Council of Community Programs; Disability Rights NC

3C.4

Subject

Aligns Medicaid statute with OBBBA: "community engagement" instead of work requirements; immigrant-eligibility tightening

Impacted industries

Medicaid expansion population; immigrant-services nonprofits; safety-net hospitals

Likely lobbying principals

NC Justice Center; El Pueblo; Carolina Migrant Network; NC Council of Churches; NCHA; NC Assoc of Free & Charitable Clinics

3C.5

Subject

New community engagement (work) requirements at application and redetermination, effective 1/1/2027

Impacted industries

Same as 3C.4; NCWorks contractors; county DSS

Likely lobbying principals

NCWorks; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services; NC Justice Center; Legal Aid of NC; Maximus; Deloitte

3C.6

Subject

Monthly (vs. quarterly) eligibility data checks; expands data sources

Impacted industries

Medicaid IT vendors; county DSS; eligibility-verification vendors

Likely lobbying principals

Deloitte; Accenture; Maximus; LexisNexis Risk Solutions; Equifax; Experian; GetInsured (Vimo)

3C.7

Subject

Bars self-attestation as sole verification evidence

Impacted industries

Same as 3C.6

Likely lobbying principals

Same as 3C.6

3C.8

Subject

Counts income of ineligible (immigration-status) household members

Impacted industries

Mixed-status families; immigrant-serving orgs

Likely lobbying principals

NC Justice Center; El Pueblo; Carolina Migrant Network; NC Council of Churches

3C.9

Subject

Requires DHHS to refer unverified applicants to DHS/ICE

Impacted industries

Immigrant communities; legal aid; civil rights orgs

Likely lobbying principals

Legal Aid of NC; ACLU of NC; NC Justice Center; El Pueblo; NC Sheriffs' Assoc (interest in immigration enforcement coordination)

3C.10

Subject

State Auditor performance audit of Medicaid and NCWorks; $500K

Impacted industries

DHHS; NCWorks ecosystem; Medicaid contractors

Likely lobbying principals

Office of the State Auditor (Dave Boliek's office — agency, not a principal); NCHA; NC Assoc of Health Plans

3C.11

Subject

Annual fraud/waste/abuse reporting requirement

Impacted industries

Medicaid providers; program-integrity vendors

Likely lobbying principals

NC Medical Society; NCHA; Public Consulting Group (PCG); Myers and Stauffer; SAS Institute

3C.12

Subject

Rewrites PHP network rules: "open network" default; "any willing provider" for essential providers; LME/MCO + CAF plan apply same rules

Impacted industries

PHPs (5 statewide + regional); FQHCs; rural health clinics; free clinics; local health depts; State Veterans Homes; tribal/IHS providers; physician groups

Likely lobbying principals

NC Assoc of Health Plans (Blue Cross NC, UHC, Centene, Molina, AmeriHealth, Carolina Complete); NC Community Health Center Assoc; NC Rural Health Assoc; NC Association of Free & Charitable Clinics; NC Assoc of Local Health Directors; Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; Catawba Indian Nation; NC Medical Society; NC Academy of Family Physicians

3C.13

Subject

Allows PHPs to perform prepayment claims review; tightens "clean claims" rate from 70% to 80%; allows PHP to drop providers failing review

Impacted industries

PHPs; all Medicaid-billing providers

Likely lobbying principals

NC Assoc of Health Plans; NC Medical Society; NCHA; NC Pediatric Society; NC Behavioral Health Council; NC Assoc of Long Term Care Facilities; Home Care Assoc of NC; NC Assoc for Home Care & Hospice

3C.14

Subject

Plan for "program integrity & efficiency" — including GLP-1 weight-loss management, AMH care-management risk-sharing, etc.

Impacted industries

PHPs; Advanced Medical Homes; primary care; obesity/endocrinology providers; pharma (GLP-1 makers)

Likely lobbying principals

NC Assoc of Health Plans; Community Care of NC (AMH network); NC Medical Society; NC Academy of Family Physicians; Eli Lilly; Novo Nordisk; PhRMA; NC Pharmacists Assoc; Obesity Action Coalition

3C.15

Subject

Allows PHPs to require itemized bills for outlier inpatient claims (\>$250K or 2σ above median)

Impacted industries

PHPs vs. hospital revenue cycle

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA; NC Assoc of Health Plans; AHA; individual systems (Duke, Atrium/Advocate, Novant, UNC Health, ECU Health, Cone, WakeMed, FirstHealth, HCA)

3C.16

Subject

Sets all Medicaid copays to federal max (effective 7/1/2027)

Impacted industries

All Medicaid enrollees; providers (copay collection)

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA; NC Medical Society; NC Justice Center; AARP NC; NC Council of Churches

3C.17

Subject

Extends 100%-of-FFS DME/orthotics/prosthetics rates in managed care through 6/30/2027

Impacted industries

DME suppliers; O&P providers

Likely lobbying principals

NC Assoc for Medical Equipment Services (NCAMES); American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assoc (AOPA); Hanger Inc.; NC Assoc of Health Plans

3C.18

Subject

Major rewrite of ABA/autism (CCP-8F) policy: in-person assessments; telehealth caps; supervision ratios (10–20%); RBT/ABAT certification; bans out-of-state BCBAs from enrollment

Impacted industries

ABA therapy industry — every NC ABA provider

Likely lobbying principals

Autism Society of NC; Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB); Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP); Easter Seals UCP NC & VA; SembraCare; Maxim Healthcare Services; Hopebridge; LEARN Behavioral; Centria Healthcare; NC Pediatric Society; NC Medical Society; NC Psychological Assoc; parent advocacy groups

Part III-D — Hospital Assessment Adjustments (HASP / health advancement)

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
3D.1	Legislative intent: fund OBBBA §71107 & §71119 admin costs from in-Article 7B sources	Hospitals (all acute care)	Impacted industries Hospitals (all acute care) Likely lobbying principals NCHA
3D.2	Shifts public-hospital assessments to intergovernmental transfers (IGT)	Public hospitals only: UNC Health Care System; ECU Health (Pitt County Memorial); other public acute-care	Impacted industries Public hospitals only: UNC Health Care System; ECU Health (Pitt County Memorial); other public acute-care Likely lobbying principals UNC Health Care System; ECU Health Medical Center; NCHA; UNC System; NC Assoc of County Commissioners (county-owned hospitals)
3D.3	One-time 2026 hospital assessments to raise $14.3M for new admin costs (public + private)	All acute-care hospitals	Impacted industries All acute-care hospitals Likely lobbying principals NCHA (named explicitly as the consult party in 3D.7(c)); all systems above
3D.4	Adds "supplemental administration component" to ongoing HASP — $3.3M/quarter state + $7.8M/quarter county admin through FY 2035-36	Hospitals; county DSS	Impacted industries Hospitals; county DSS Likely lobbying principals NCHA; NC Assoc of County Commissioners; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services
3D.5–3D.6	Reporting & true-up for admin-cost overcollection	NCHA member hospitals	Impacted industries NCHA member hospitals Likely lobbying principals NCHA
3D.7	"Off ramp": if CMS approves HASP at \<95% of max, or gross HASP \<$1.5B, or federal IGT rules tighten ≥20%, supplemental admin component zeroes out — and DHHS must give NCHA 30 days to confirm/dispute before triggering	All acute-care hospitals	Impacted industries All acute-care hospitals Likely lobbying principals NCHA explicitly named as DHHS's consultation counterparty — this is one of the more direct lobbying fingerprints in any NC session law
3D.8	Report by 10/1/2031 on post-2036 funding options	Hospitals	Impacted industries Hospitals Likely lobbying principals NCHA

3D.1

Subject

Legislative intent: fund OBBBA §71107 & §71119 admin costs from in-Article 7B sources

Impacted industries

Hospitals (all acute care)

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA

3D.2

Subject

Shifts public-hospital assessments to intergovernmental transfers (IGT)

Impacted industries

Public hospitals only: UNC Health Care System; ECU Health (Pitt County Memorial); other public acute-care

Likely lobbying principals

UNC Health Care System; ECU Health Medical Center; NCHA; UNC System; NC Assoc of County Commissioners (county-owned hospitals)

3D.3

Subject

One-time 2026 hospital assessments to raise $14.3M for new admin costs (public + private)

Impacted industries

All acute-care hospitals

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA (named explicitly as the consult party in 3D.7(c)); all systems above

3D.4

Subject

Adds "supplemental administration component" to ongoing HASP — $3.3M/quarter state + $7.8M/quarter county admin through FY 2035-36

Impacted industries

Hospitals; county DSS

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA; NC Assoc of County Commissioners; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services

3D.5–3D.6

Subject

Reporting & true-up for admin-cost overcollection

Impacted industries

NCHA member hospitals

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA

3D.7

Subject

"Off ramp": if CMS approves HASP at \<95% of max, or gross HASP \<$1.5B, or federal IGT rules tighten ≥20%, supplemental admin component zeroes out — and DHHS must give NCHA 30 days to confirm/dispute before triggering

Impacted industries

All acute-care hospitals

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA explicitly named as DHHS's consultation counterparty — this is one of the more direct lobbying fingerprints in any NC session law

3D.8

Subject

Report by 10/1/2031 on post-2036 funding options

Impacted industries

Hospitals

Likely lobbying principals

NCHA

Part III-E — Division of Health Service Regulation

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
3E.1	Raises adult day care overnight respite bed cap from 6 to 12; adds staffing rules	Adult day care; Innovations waiver / CAP-DA waiver providers; family caregivers	Impacted industries Adult day care; Innovations waiver / CAP-DA waiver providers; family caregivers Likely lobbying principals NC Adult Day Services Assoc; LeadingAge NC; NC Senior Living Assoc; NC Assoc of Long Term Care Facilities; The Arc of NC; Disability Rights NC; AARP NC; Easter Seals UCP

3E.1

Subject

Raises adult day care overnight respite bed cap from 6 to 12; adds staffing rules

Impacted industries

Adult day care; Innovations waiver / CAP-DA waiver providers; family caregivers

Likely lobbying principals

NC Adult Day Services Assoc; LeadingAge NC; NC Senior Living Assoc; NC Assoc of Long Term Care Facilities; The Arc of NC; Disability Rights NC; AARP NC; Easter Seals UCP

Part III-F — Division of Social Services

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
3F.1	Bars self-attestation for SNAP; counts income of ineligible household members	SNAP recipients; food banks; county DSS	Impacted industries SNAP recipients; food banks; county DSS Likely lobbying principals NC Justice Center; MANNA FoodBank; Feeding the Carolinas; Food Bank of CENC; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services
3F.2	$1M study (third-party) on centralizing all social services administration under State DHHS instead of counties	County DSS systems; consulting firms	Impacted industries County DSS systems; consulting firms Likely lobbying principals NC Assoc of County Commissioners; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services; Deloitte; Accenture; KPMG; Guidehouse; Public Consulting Group

3F.1

Subject

Bars self-attestation for SNAP; counts income of ineligible household members

Impacted industries

SNAP recipients; food banks; county DSS

Likely lobbying principals

NC Justice Center; MANNA FoodBank; Feeding the Carolinas; Food Bank of CENC; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services

3F.2

Subject

$1M study (third-party) on centralizing all social services administration under State DHHS instead of counties

Impacted industries

County DSS systems; consulting firms

Likely lobbying principals

NC Assoc of County Commissioners; NC Assoc of County Directors of Social Services; Deloitte; Accenture; KPMG; Guidehouse; Public Consulting Group

Part IV — Agriculture, Natural & Economic Resources

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
4.1	Restructures the $118.1M FY25-26 JDIG-linked appropriation for the Greensboro airplane manufacturer megaproject (Piedmont Triad Airport) — adds collateralization rights for project financing, sidewalks/pedestrian bridge	Aerospace / supersonic aviation; airport authorities; construction; site-prep contractors; utilities	Impacted industries Aerospace / supersonic aviation; airport authorities; construction; site-prep contractors; utilities Likely lobbying principals Boom Supersonic (the publicly identified airplane manufacturer for this PTI JDIG award); Piedmont Triad Airport Authority; Greensboro Chamber of Commerce; Guilford County Economic Development Alliance; NC Chamber; Economic Development Partnership of NC; AECOM / engineering consultants; City of Greensboro; FAA-related counsel
4.2	Lets Town of Hertford use Sec. 12.2(e)(82) S.L. 2023-134 funds for any water/wastewater project (not just capacity increase)	Town of Hertford; municipal water	Impacted industries Town of Hertford; municipal water Likely lobbying principals Town of Hertford; NC League of Municipalities

4.1

Subject

Restructures the $118.1M FY25-26 JDIG-linked appropriation for the Greensboro airplane manufacturer megaproject (Piedmont Triad Airport) — adds collateralization rights for project financing, sidewalks/pedestrian bridge

Impacted industries

Aerospace / supersonic aviation; airport authorities; construction; site-prep contractors; utilities

Likely lobbying principals

Boom Supersonic (the publicly identified airplane manufacturer for this PTI JDIG award); Piedmont Triad Airport Authority; Greensboro Chamber of Commerce; Guilford County Economic Development Alliance; NC Chamber; Economic Development Partnership of NC; AECOM / engineering consultants; City of Greensboro; FAA-related counsel

4.2

Subject

Lets Town of Hertford use Sec. 12.2(e)(82) S.L. 2023-134 funds for any water/wastewater project (not just capacity increase)

Impacted industries

Town of Hertford; municipal water

Likely lobbying principals

Town of Hertford; NC League of Municipalities

Part V — Justice & Public Safety

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
5.1	$80M shortfall fill for Dept of Adult Correction	Prison operations; prison healthcare contractors; corrections officers	Impacted industries Prison operations; prison healthcare contractors; corrections officers Likely lobbying principals State Employees Association of NC (SEANC); NC Police Benevolent Assoc; NC Troopers Assoc; Wellpath / Centurion (prison healthcare); GEO Group; CoreCivic
5.2	$2.5M recurring + $1.2M NR to SBI	Law enforcement; forensic services	Impacted industries Law enforcement; forensic services Likely lobbying principals NC Sheriffs' Assoc; NC Police Benevolent Assoc; Southern States PBA
5.3	$165K to extend NC Business Court case management software (separate from eCourts)	Court technology vendors; complex commercial bar	Impacted industries Court technology vendors; complex commercial bar Likely lobbying principals NC Bar Assoc; NC Chamber; Tyler Technologies; Thomson Reuters

5.1

Subject

$80M shortfall fill for Dept of Adult Correction

Impacted industries

Prison operations; prison healthcare contractors; corrections officers

Likely lobbying principals

State Employees Association of NC (SEANC); NC Police Benevolent Assoc; NC Troopers Assoc; Wellpath / Centurion (prison healthcare); GEO Group; CoreCivic

5.2

Subject

$2.5M recurring + $1.2M NR to SBI

Impacted industries

Law enforcement; forensic services

Likely lobbying principals

NC Sheriffs' Assoc; NC Police Benevolent Assoc; Southern States PBA

5.3

Subject

$165K to extend NC Business Court case management software (separate from eCourts)

Impacted industries

Court technology vendors; complex commercial bar

Likely lobbying principals

NC Bar Assoc; NC Chamber; Tyler Technologies; Thomson Reuters

Part VI — General Government

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
6.1	$1.5M to General Assembly for operating expenses	NCGA itself	Impacted industries NCGA itself Likely lobbying principals None (internal)
6.2	Reshuffles five FY23-24 OSBM directed grants — Mayland CC Foundation animal shelter → Avery/Mitchell counties; Town of Selma $800K → Johnston County EDC; Iredell County fairgrounds $5M → split between Iredell Sheriff (Lake Norman safety building) and Statesville W&WW; Harnett County Johnson Farm $1.6M → parks/greenways; Burke County Western NC Megasite → general Burke W&WW	Local governments; sheriff's offices; economic development corps; parks/recreation	Impacted industries Local governments; sheriff's offices; economic development corps; parks/recreation Likely lobbying principals Johnston County Economic Development Corporation; Iredell County Sheriff's Office; City of Statesville; Burke County; Burke Partnership for Economic Development; Avery and Mitchell counties; Town of Selma; Harnett County

6.1

Subject

$1.5M to General Assembly for operating expenses

Impacted industries

NCGA itself

Likely lobbying principals

None (internal)

6.2

Subject

Reshuffles five FY23-24 OSBM directed grants — Mayland CC Foundation animal shelter → Avery/Mitchell counties; Town of Selma $800K → Johnston County EDC; Iredell County fairgrounds $5M → split between Iredell Sheriff (Lake Norman safety building) and Statesville W&WW; Harnett County Johnson Farm $1.6M → parks/greenways; Burke County Western NC Megasite → general Burke W&WW

Impacted industries

Local governments; sheriff's offices; economic development corps; parks/recreation

Likely lobbying principals

Johnston County Economic Development Corporation; Iredell County Sheriff's Office; City of Statesville; Burke County; Burke Partnership for Economic Development; Avery and Mitchell counties; Town of Selma; Harnett County

Part VII — Transportation

Section	Subject	Impacted industries	Likely lobbying principals
7.1	$13.1M recurring + $8.5M NR Highway Fund backfill for DMV credit-card receipt shortfall	DMV operations; payment processors; auto dealers (registration throughput)	Impacted industries DMV operations; payment processors; auto dealers (registration throughput) Likely lobbying principals NC Automobile Dealers Assoc; NC Trucking Assoc; AAA Carolinas; payment processors (FIS, Fiserv)

7.1

Subject

$13.1M recurring + $8.5M NR Highway Fund backfill for DMV credit-card receipt shortfall

Impacted industries

DMV operations; payment processors; auto dealers (registration throughput)

Likely lobbying principals

NC Automobile Dealers Assoc; NC Trucking Assoc; AAA Carolinas; payment processors (FIS, Fiserv)

Methodology

The industries and principals in this chart are Lapel’s editorial readings of who is likely lobbying which provisions, drawn from NC Secretary of State lobbyist-principal registration data and the public bill history of the underlying legislation. These are not direct attestations from the principals named, and the chart does not claim that every party listed worked the section.