Scope: State (North Carolina)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: August 31, 2026
HB 377, titled "2026 Court Changes," was placed on the North Carolina legislative calendar for September 2, 2026. The measure remains pending before the General Assembly with no final legislative outcome recorded.
Constitutional basis: General Assembly's state-constitutional authority to structure the courts, exercised mid-process; bill calendared for floor action with no final outcome yet.