A bill introduced by State Sen. Bobby Hanig would permit certain erosion control structures and instructs the creation of new protections for property and public beaches, based on information from the North Carolina State Senate.
Known as SB 1009, the bill was filed April 30 for the 2025 regular session under the short title: ‘Repeal Hardened Structure Ban.’
Below is a summary based on the original bill text, including interpretation to explain specific points.
Essentially, the legislation would overturn North Carolina’s ban on hardened erosion control structures and prevent the Coastal Resources Commission from restricting temporary or permanent erosion controls like seawalls, jetties or bulkheads. The measure requires the commission to establish guidelines on location, construction, upkeep and permitting, aiming to minimize major impacts on both private land and public recreational beaches and to weigh benefits against mitigation strategies. Updates to the state’s coastal zone management program are mandated, and the bill allocates $850,000 in 2026-27 for the North Carolina Collaboratory to revise the State’s Beach and Inlet Management Plan by Dec. 1, 2027. Most provisions would take effect Sept. 1, 2026.
Hanig is one of three bill sponsors and filed more bills than any other senator—63 in total—during the 2025 regular session.
For any bill in North Carolina to become law, it must go through a step-by-step legislative process. The lawmaker first files the bill, after which it is assigned to a committee. The legislation must be read three times in both chambers. If one chamber amends the bill following the other’s passage, both have to agree on the new text. Once both chambers approve, the governor has 10 days (or 30 days when not in session) to sign, veto, or allow it to become law without signature.
Readers can find more on these and other measures here.
Hanig, a Republican, was elected in 2025 to represent North Carolina’s 1st Senate district, succeeding Norman Sanderson.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Hanig, Bob Brinson, and Michael A. Lazzara | SB 1009 | 04/30/2026 | Repeal Hardened Structure Ban. |
| Bobby Hanig, Bob Brinson, and Michael A. Lazzara | SB 1008 | 04/30/2026 | Pilot for Shoreline Stabilization Projects. |
| Bobby Hanig and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 1065 | 04/30/2026 | Moratorium on New Coastal Fishing Regulations. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 969 | 04/30/2026 | First Grade Reading Promise. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 977 | 04/30/2026 | Moratorium on New Coastal Fishing Regulations. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 936 | 04/29/2026 | 2026 DST Admin/Technical/Clarifying Changes.-AB |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Tom McInnis | SB 504 | 03/25/2025 | NC Farmland and Military Protection Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Michael A. Lazzara, and Michael V. Lee | SB 505 | 03/25/2025 | Address Abandoned and Derelict Vessels. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 513 | 03/25/2025 | Modify Rqmts. for Wind Energy Facilities. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 514 | 03/25/2025 | Social Media Control in IT Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Kevin Corbin, and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 540 | 03/25/2025 | Increase Small County Funding. |
| Bobby Hanig, Todd Johnson, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 548 | 03/25/2025 | Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation. |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Todd Johnson | SB 552 | 03/25/2025 | ABC Omnibus 2025. |
| Bobby Hanig and Sophia Chitlik | SB 568 | 03/25/2025 | Innovative Treatments for Mental Health Act. |
| Bobby Hanig and Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | SB 642 | 03/25/2025 | SAVE Students Act. |
| Bobby Hanig and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 665 | 03/25/2025 | Upland Basin Permitting Reform. |
| Bobby Hanig, Michael A. Lazzara, and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 734 | 03/25/2025 | Clarifying Estuarine Waters AEC Under CAMA. |
| Bobby Hanig, DeAndrea Salvador, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 757 | 03/25/2025 | Consumer Privacy Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Bob Brinson, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 394 | 03/24/2025 | Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land. |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Todd Johnson | SB 408 | 03/24/2025 | No High Risk Apps/Gov’t Networks & Devices. |
| Bobby Hanig, Dana Jones, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 415 | 03/24/2025 | Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy. |
| Bobby Hanig, Buck Newton, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 427 | 03/24/2025 | Property Tax Modifications. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 444 | 03/24/2025 | Controlled Substances Act – Updates. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 469 | 03/24/2025 | Improper Action Claims Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Tom McInnis | SB 471 | 03/24/2025 | Horse Race Wagering Modifications. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 359 | 03/20/2025 | Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB |
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Ralph Hise | SB 360 | 03/20/2025 | Healthy Students – A Nurse in Every School. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 363 | 03/20/2025 | DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB |
| Bobby Hanig, Benton G. Sawrey, and Brad Overcash | SB 376 | 03/20/2025 | Increase Funding to State Auditor. |
| Bobby Hanig and Amy S. Galey | SB 333 | 03/19/2025 | Prohibit Illegal Accreditation Requirements. |
| Bobby Hanig, Amy S. Galey, and Norman W. Sanderson | SB 300 | 03/17/2025 | NC REACH Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Dana Jones, and Ralph Hise | SB 302 | 03/17/2025 | The Sergeant Mickey Hutchens Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Kevin Corbin | SB 286 | 03/13/2025 | NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees. |
| Bobby Hanig, Timothy D. Moffitt, and Tom McInnis | SB 291 | 03/13/2025 | Regulation of Short-Term Rentals. |
| Bobby Hanig, Bob Brinson, and Todd Johnson | SB 276 | 03/12/2025 | Study Residual Property Market Mechanisms. |
| Bobby Hanig and Kevin Corbin | SB 278 | 03/12/2025 | The Smart Heart Act. |
| Bobby Hanig, Kevin Corbin, and Paul Newton | SB 179 | 02/26/2025 | Partnership with Voices Together. |
| Bobby Hanig and Carl Ford | SB 193 | 02/26/2025 | Update Register of Deeds’ Supp. Pension Fund. |
| Bobby Hanig and Dana Jones | SB 162 | 02/25/2025 | Shared Parenting. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 135 | 02/24/2025 | Expand Homestead Exclusion Inc. Elig. Limit. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 143 | 02/24/2025 | Disabled Veteran Property Tax Exemption. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 144 | 02/24/2025 | Requirements for Operating Public Cold Baths. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 147 | 02/24/2025 | Teacher License Reciprocity. |
| Bobby Hanig, Gale Adcock, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 110 | 02/17/2025 | North Carolina Work and Save. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 95 | 02/13/2025 | Promote NC Sawmills. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 85 | 02/12/2025 | Regulate Body Piercing in North Carolina. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 89 | 02/12/2025 | AEDs and CPR in Schools. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 91 | 02/12/2025 | Newborn Safety Devices. |
| Bobby Hanig, Carl Ford, and W. Ted Alexander | SB 92 | 02/12/2025 | Released Time Education Act. |
| Bobby Hanig and Carl Ford | SB 93 | 02/12/2025 | Portability of Leave/Charter Schools. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 57 | 02/05/2025 | Workers’ Comp/Pay for Hearing Aids & Glasses. |
| Bobby Hanig, Eddie D. Settle, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 58 | 02/05/2025 | AG/Restrict Challenge to Presidential EOs. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 35 | 01/30/2025 | Modify Local Workforce Development Board. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 37 | 01/30/2025 | Hertford County Rural Development Authority. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 38 | 01/30/2025 | Hertford County Economic Development. |
| Bobby Hanig and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 10 | 01/29/2025 | Mobile Drivers Licenses. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 11 | 01/29/2025 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Multiple Counties. |
| Bobby Hanig, Ralph Hise, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 14 | 01/29/2025 | Constitutional Amendment/Repeal Literacy Test. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 15 | 01/29/2025 | Adopt Bottlenose Dolphin/State Marine Mammal. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 19 | 01/29/2025 | Various Environmental Amendments. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 20 | 01/29/2025 | Prohibiting Certain Mass Balloon Releases. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 27 | 01/29/2025 | Restore Down-Zoning Auth./Multiple Counties. |
| Bobby Hanig | SB 9 | 01/29/2025 | 1st Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
