NC Senate considers tax on obscene materials, social media age limits, license plate readers

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: June 2, 2026

Words: 1,056

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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North Carolina lawmakers are proposing a 50% excise tax on “prurient” or “obscene” sexual material that’s harmful to minors as a way to raise funds to combat human trafficking. But it’s not clear how much revenue could ever be collected.

The proposal, Senate Bill 1007, would also appropriate funds to develop a North Carolina Human Trafficking Commission. Members of the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee observed on Tuesday that the state’s current prevention efforts …

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