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 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
 SESSION 2025
-S 1
-SENATE BILL 361
+S D
+SENATE BILL DRS45202-MLa-66
 
 Short Title: Protecting First Responders Act. (Public)
 Sponsors: Senators Alexander, Britt, and Burgin (Primary Sponsors).
-Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
-March 24, 2025
-*S361-v-1*
+Referred to:
+
+*DRS45202-MLa-66*
 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
-AN ACT TO INCREASE T HE PUNISHMENT FOR CO MMITTING AN ASSAULT OR 2
+AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT OR 2
 AFFRAY AGAINST CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND TO CRIMINALIZE 3
-EXPOSING CERTAIN EME RGENCY RESPONDERS TO  FENTANYL OR OTHER 4
-HARMFUL DRUG OR CHEM ICAL AGENTS AND TO APPROPRIATE 5
-NONRECURRING FUNDS T O THE NORTH CAROLINA  OFFICE OF EMERGENCY  6
-SERVICES TO DISTRIBUTE AS GRANTS TO USE FOR EQUIPMENT TO PRO TECT 7
+EXPOSING CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO FENTANYL OR OTHER 4
+HARMFUL DRUG OR CHEMICAL AGENTS AND TO APPROPRIATE 5
+NONRECURRING FUNDS TO THE NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY 6
+SERVICES TO DISTRIBUTE AS GRANTS TO USE FOR EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT 7
 CERTAIN FIRST RESPONDERS. 8
 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 9
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 SECTION 1.   This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Protecting First 12
 Responders Act" or the "PROFR Act." 13
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-PART II. CRIMINALIZE  EXPOSING CERTAIN EM ERGENCY RESPONDERS T O 15
+PART I I. CRIMINALIZE EXPOSING CERTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONDERS TO 15
 FENTANYL OR OTHER HARMFUL DRUG OR CHEMICAL AGENTS 16
 SECTION 2.(a)  G.S. 14-34.6(a) reads as rewritten: 17
 "(a) A person is guilty of a Class I H felony if the person commits an assault or affray 18
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 chemical agent; failure to notify certain emergency responders of presence of 34
 fentanyl or other harmful drug or chemical agent. 35
 (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: 36
+FILED SENATE
+Mar 20, 2025
+S.B. 361
+PRINCIPAL CLERK
 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
-Page 2  Senate Bill 361-First Edition
+Page 2  DRS45202-MLa-66
 (1) Emergency responder. – Any of the following persons who are discharging or 1
 attempting to discharge their official duties: 2
 a. An emergency medical services personnel, as defined in 3
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 emergency responder arriving at the location. 20
 (e) Separate Offense. – Each violation of this section constitutes a separate offense and 21
 shall not merge with any other offense." 22
-SECTION 2.(c)  This section becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to 23
+SECTION 2.(c)  This section becomes effective December 1, 202 5, and applies to 23
 offenses committed on or after that date. 24
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-PART III. APPROPRIAT E F UNDS FOR EQUIPMENT T O PROTECT CERTAIN 26
+PART III. APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT TO PROTECT CERTAIN 26
 FIRST RESPONDERS 27
 SECTION 3.(a)  There is appropriated from the General Fund to the North Carolina 28
-Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS) the sum of ten million three hundred fifty 29
+Office of Emergency Medical Services (NCOEMS)  the sum of ten million three hundred fifty 29
 thousand dollars ($10,350,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to be 30
 distributed as grants, upon application, to first responders for the following purposes: 31
 (1) Eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($8,100,000) to be distributed for 32
-the purchase of bulletproof ves ts for paramedics and emergency medical 33
+the purchase of bulletproof vests for paramedics and emergency medical 33
 technicians. 34
 (2) Two million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($2,250,000) to be distributed 35
 for the purchase of bulletproof backpack plates for paramedics and emergency 36