A new bill filed by State Rep. Marcia Morey in the North Carolina House aims to expand the state’s gambling ban to cover more types of games and platforms, according to the North Carolina State House.
The bill, filed as HB 1171 on April 30 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, this bill expands North Carolina’s gambling ban to cover any game of chance offered at a physical location in the state or through an online market or platform available to state residents, explicitly including prediction markets where people bet on the outcome of future events. It keeps existing exceptions for the state lottery and other authorized gambling. The bill makes violations a Class 2 misdemeanor under current law. It appropriates $10,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Fund to the State Lottery Commission for the 2026-27 fiscal year to enforce the act. The gambling changes take effect Dec. 1, 2026, the appropriation takes effect July 1, 2026, and the rest takes effect when the act becomes law.
Of the three sponsors of this bill, Pricey Harrison proposed the most bills (68) during the 2025 regular session.
Bills in North Carolina follow a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker starts by filing a bill, which is assigned to a committee for review. The bill must be read three times in each chamber. If one chamber changes the bill after the other passes it, both must agree on the final version. Once both chambers approve the same bill, it goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is not in session) to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
Morey graduated from Millikin University with a BA and again from Northwestern University with a JD.
Morey, a Democrat, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2017 to represent the state’s 30th House district, replacing previous state representative Philip Lehman.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, and Pricey Harrison | HB 1171 | 04/30/2026 | Prohibit Gambling in Prediction Markets. |
| Marcia Morey, Amanda P. Cook, Deb Butler, and Pricey Harrison | HB 1152 | 04/30/2026 | Protection of Constitutional Rights. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Pricey Harrison, and Renée A. Price | HB 1153 | 04/30/2026 | Budgeting Accountability and Transparency. |
| Marcia Morey, Amos L. Quick, III, Carolyn G. Logan, and Sarah Crawford | HB 1105 | 04/29/2026 | North Carolina Transportation Safety Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Amanda P. Cook, Deb Butler, and Pricey Harrison | HB 1112 | 04/29/2026 | NC Workforce Stability & Economic Protection. |
| Marcia Morey, Julia Greenfield, Laura Budd, and Phil Rubin | HB 1060 | 04/27/2026 | AG Investigations/Certain ICE & CBP Incidents. |
| Marcia Morey, Julia Greenfield, Kanika Brown, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 1061 | 04/27/2026 | Plyler Educational Protections Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Julia Greenfield, Pricey Harrison, and Tracy Clark | HB 1064 | 04/27/2026 | Civil Rights Helpline. |
| Marcia Morey, Lindsey Prather, Mary Belk, and Renée A. Price | HB 1044 | 04/23/2026 | Justice in Mental Health Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Renée A. Price | HB 1039 | 04/22/2026 | Const Amend: No Budget No Pay. |
| Marcia Morey, Aisha O. Dew, Julia Greenfield, and Julie von Haefen | HB 902 | 04/10/2025 | Free to Learn – Library Bill of Rights Act. |
| Marcia Morey, John M. Blust, and Pricey Harrison | HB 916 | 04/10/2025 | Strengthen Do Not Call/Text Registry. |
| Marcia Morey, B. Ray Jeffers, Vernetta Alston, and Zack Hawkins | HB 927 | 04/10/2025 | Durham Funding Bill. |
| Marcia Morey, Jordan Lopez, Lindsey Prather, and Tim Longest | HB 970 | 04/10/2025 | Preventing Algorithmic Rent Fixing. |
| Marcia Morey and Maria Cervania | HB 983 | 04/10/2025 | Prohibit Corporal Punishment in Schools. |
| Marcia Morey, Kanika Brown, Maria Cervania, and Renée A. Price | HB 885 | 04/09/2025 | Revise Suspension & Parental Notice Policies. |
| Marcia Morey, Mitchell S. Setzer, Neal Jackson, and Pricey Harrison | HB 828 | 04/08/2025 | Prohibit Prop Bets on College/Amateur Sports. |
| Marcia Morey, B. Ray Jeffers, Vernetta Alston, and Zack Hawkins | HB 783 | 04/03/2025 | Funds for Sidekicks Academy. |
| Marcia Morey, B. Ray Jeffers, Vernetta Alston, and Zack Hawkins | HB 731 | 04/02/2025 | Funds for Pauli Murray Center. |
| Marcia Morey, Aisha O. Dew, Mary Belk, and Pricey Harrison | HB 732 | 04/02/2025 | Common Sense Gun Regulations. |
| Marcia Morey, Jordan Lopez, and Zack Hawkins | HB 733 | 04/02/2025 | The Everybody Eats Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Jordan Lopez, Mary Belk, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 735 | 04/02/2025 | Modernize STI Transit Funding. |
| Marcia Morey, Jordan Lopez, Phil Rubin, and Tracy Clark | HB 583 | 03/31/2025 | Law Enforcement/Destroy Certain Firearms. |
| Marcia Morey, Abe Jones, Julia Greenfield, and Renée A. Price | HB 589 | 03/31/2025 | The Second Look Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Julie von Haefen, Pricey Harrison, and Tracy Clark | HB 622 | 03/31/2025 | Limit Excessive Mag Sizes. |
| Marcia Morey and Pricey Harrison | HB 541 | 03/26/2025 | Opt. Top-2 Same-Day Primary Runoff/Elections. |
| Marcia Morey, Allison A. Dahle, Deb Butler, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 501 | 03/24/2025 | Modernize Domestic Violence Protection Order. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Pricey Harrison, and Renée A. Price | HB 458 | 03/19/2025 | Improve Enforcement/Migrant Housing. |
| Marcia Morey, Kanika Brown, Maria Cervania, and Pricey Harrison | HB 345 | 03/10/2025 | Rights of Nature/Certain River Basins. |
| Marcia Morey, Aisha O. Dew, Allison A. Dahle, and Bryan Cohn | HB 353 | 03/10/2025 | Fair Minimum Wage Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Beth Helfrich, Lindsey Prather, and Pricey Harrison | HB 322 | 03/06/2025 | Make General Assembly Records Public. |
| Marcia Morey, Abe Jones, Garland E. Pierce, and Hugh Blackwell | HB 335 | 03/06/2025 | Expand Emergency Judge Eligibility. |
| Marcia Morey, Aisha O. Dew, Carolyn G. Logan, and Pricey Harrison | HB 339 | 03/06/2025 | Economic Security Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Cynthia Ball, Mary Belk, and Pricey Harrison | HB 293 | 03/05/2025 | Marine Life Stewardship Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Maria Cervania, and Renée A. Price | HB 303 | 03/05/2025 | Make Corporations Pay What They Owe. |
| Marcia Morey, Eric Ager, Nasif Majeed, and Pricey Harrison | HB 278 | 03/04/2025 | Protect Military Votes. |
| Marcia Morey, Bryan Cohn, Frances Jackson, PhD, and Renée A. Price | HB 267 | 03/03/2025 | Expunging Certain Eviction Records. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Pricey Harrison, and Renée A. Price | HB 207 | 02/25/2025 | Remove Barriers to Labor Organizing. |
| Marcia Morey, B. Ray Jeffers, Vernetta Alston, and Zack Hawkins | HB 208 | 02/25/2025 | Partnership for Children Information Access. |
| Marcia Morey, B. Ray Jeffers, Vernetta Alston, and Zack Hawkins | HB 209 | 02/25/2025 | Employee Housing/Durham County. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Pricey Harrison, and Renée A. Price | HB 178 | 02/24/2025 | Budgeting Accountability and Transparency. |
| Marcia Morey, Deb Butler, Pricey Harrison, and Renée A. Price | HB 180 | 02/24/2025 | Fiscally Responsible & Sustainable Budgeting. |
| Marcia Morey, Pricey Harrison, Renée A. Price, and Tracy Clark | HB 166 | 02/21/2025 | Allow ERPOs to Prevent Suicides & Save Lives. |
| Marcia Morey, Carolyn G. Logan, Jordan Lopez, and Tim Longest | HB 167 | 02/21/2025 | Firearm in Unattended Vehicle/Safely Store. |
| Marcia Morey, Abe Jones, Phil Rubin, and Tim Longest | HB 129 | 02/13/2025 | Judge Joe John Nonpartisan Jud. Elections Act. |
| Marcia Morey, Carolyn G. Logan, Donna McDowell White, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 109 | 02/12/2025 | Strangulation/Increase Punishment. |
| Marcia Morey, Lindsey Prather, Pricey Harrison, and Zack Hawkins | HB 20 | 01/29/2025 | Fair Maps Act. |
