State Rep. Dante Pittman has put forward a bill aimed at assisting Wilson County’s fire departments by upgrading emergency tools and enhancing safety standards, according to the North Carolina State House.
Filed as HB 1162 on April 30 during the 2025 regular session, the measure appears on the docket under the short title: ‘Standing Up For Wilson County Vol. Fire Depts.’
Below is our summary, utilizing the full bill text, and includes plain-language clarification of certain portions.
The proposal provides $15 million in nonrecurring funding from the General Fund to the Office of State Budget and Management, intended for the 2026-27 fiscal year, as a restricted grant for Wilson County. Those funds must be distributed to county fire departments for the installation of blue emergency lights on fire trucks—activating when stopped to improve visibility and driver compliance—and to address additional costs for keeping, updating, or replacing fire equipment and vehicle components. If enacted, the law will be effective July 1, 2026.
Pittman also filed 21 other bills during the 2025 regular session.
Each bill in North Carolina moves through a multi-stage process before becoming law. It begins when a lawmaker introduces a bill, sending it to a committee for consideration. A bill must be read three times in both chambers. If one chamber amends a bill after passage from the other, both sides must settle on a final identical version. Once approved in both chambers, it moves to the governor, who has 10 days to act (or 30 when the legislature is out of session), choosing to sign, veto, or allow it to become law without action.
Additional details on legislation and other actions are available here.
Pittman received his BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018.
Democrat Pittman was elected in 2025 to the North Carolina State House for the 24th House district, succeeding Ken Fontenot.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Pittman | HB 1162 | 04/30/2026 | Standing Up For Wilson County Vol. Fire Depts. |
| Dante Pittman, Lindsey Prather, Robert T. Reives, II, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 1168 | 04/30/2026 | Limit Electric Util. Hist. Fuel Cost Recovery. |
| Dante Pittman, Eric Ager, Sarah Crawford, and Vernetta Alston | HB 1122 | 04/29/2026 | Expand Disabled Veteran Prop. Tax Exclusion. |
| Dante Pittman, Cynthia Ball, Garland E. Pierce, and Gloristine Brown | HB 1138 | 04/29/2026 | Aging With Dignity Act. |
| Dante Pittman, Allen Buansi, Lindsey Prather, and Tim Longest | HB 1082 | 04/28/2026 | Tax Relief for Working Families Act. |
| Dante Pittman, B. Ray Jeffers, Eric Ager, and Garland E. Pierce | HB 1057 | 04/27/2026 | Affordable Food Act. |
| Dante Pittman, Mary Belk, Terry M. Brown Jr., and Tim Longest | HB 938 | 04/10/2025 | Right to Repair Digital Electronics Act. |
| Dante Pittman, Bryan Cohn, Cynthia Ball, and Frances Jackson, PhD | HB 943 | 04/10/2025 | Turning High-Achieving Students into Teachers. |
| Dante Pittman, Sarah Crawford, and Tracy Clark | HB 813 | 04/07/2025 | Enhanced Reg. of Registered Res. Facilities. |
| Dante Pittman, Brandon Lofton, Cynthia Ball, and Garland E. Pierce | HB 786 | 04/03/2025 | Working Families Act. |
| Dante Pittman | HB 739 | 04/02/2025 | Funds for Wilson & Nash Counties. |
| Dante Pittman, Julia Greenfield, Rodney D. Pierce, and Shelly Willingham | HB 653 | 04/01/2025 | Adjust FMAP Trigger for Medicaid Expansion. |
| Dante Pittman, Eric Ager, and Sarah Crawford | HB 683 | 04/01/2025 | Expand Disabled Veteran Prop. Tax Exclusion. |
| Dante Pittman, B. Ray Jeffers, Bryan Cohn, and Robert T. Reives, II | HB 685 | 04/01/2025 | Rural NC Reinvestment Act. |
| Dante Pittman, B. Ray Jeffers, Eric Ager, and Rodney D. Pierce | HB 617 | 03/31/2025 | Supporting Small Farmers for NC’s Future Act. |
| Dante Pittman, B. Ray Jeffers, Bryan Cohn, and Sarah Crawford | HB 619 | 03/31/2025 | Health Care Security Act. |
| Dante Pittman, Amber M. Baker, Julie von Haefen, and Terry M. Brown Jr. | HB 521 | 03/26/2025 | Healthy Families & Workplaces/Paid Sick Leave. |
| Dante Pittman, Lindsey Prather, Monika Johnson-Hostler, and Rodney D. Pierce | HB 507 | 03/25/2025 | The Children First Act. |
| Dante Pittman, Beth Helfrich, Bryan Cohn, and Lindsey Prather | HB 473 | 03/20/2025 | Right to IVF. |
| Dante Pittman, Donnie Loftis, Edward C. Goodwin, and Robert T. Reives, II | HB 110 | 02/12/2025 | Nat.l Guard Student Loan Repayment Program. |
| Dante Pittman | HB 88 | 02/10/2025 | SchCalFlex/Wilson/Open Cal. |
| Dante Pittman, Allen Chesser, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Kelly E. Hastings | HB 69 | 02/06/2025 | Military and Veterans Educational Promise Act. |
