Senate Judiciary scheduled to review 2026 regulatory reform bill

A broad regulatory reform bill is scheduled for review Wednesday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, continuing short-session work on state rules, permitting and business regulation.

Senate Bill 1047, titled “Regulatory Reform Act of 2026,” is listed on the Senate Judiciary Committee agenda for 2 p.m. Wednesday. The bill was reported favorably as a committee substitute from the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee on June 10 and re-referred to Judiciary.

The proposal is sponsored by Sen. Steve Jarvis, with Sen. Tim Moffitt also listed on the bill page. The bill record identifies the measure as public and notes that the text has changed.

The bill is statewide in scope. The bill record lists affected areas including environmental regulation, public utilities, electricity generation and distribution, infrastructure, conservation, contracts and state administration. It also lists affected statutes across several chapters, including those dealing with public health, public records, state government, local development regulation, corporations, utilities, occupational licensing and professional boards.

The bill record does not list any specific counties, which means the proposal is not a local act tied to one community.

Regulatory reform bills often combine multiple policy changes into a single measure. Because Senate Bill 1047 has already changed once in committee, lawmakers could continue revising the bill before any floor vote.

The Judiciary Committee meeting is one step in the legislative process. If the committee reports the bill favorably, the bill record shows it has additional sequential referrals to Senate Finance and Senate Rules before it could be scheduled for floor action.

The proposal has not become law. Any final version would require passage by both chambers and action by the governor unless lawmakers override a veto.

For now, Senate Bill 1047 is best understood as a statewide regulatory package still moving through committee review.

Editor’s note: This article was drafted with the assistance of artificial intelligence and was reviewed and fact-checked by a member of the NC Political News editorial team before publication.