State Rep. Rodney D. Pierce has introduced a bill that would create a statewide grant program to enhance facilities and provide resources for disabled veterans, according to the North Carolina State House.
Filed as HB 1021 on April 21 during the 2025 regular session, the bill is officially titled: ‘Funds for Facilities of DAV Organizations.’
This summary is based on the official bill text and provides clarifying details about its key elements.
The legislation would allocate $10 million in recurring funds from the General Fund to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, beginning with the 2026-27 fiscal year, to establish and manage a grant program. Eligible nonprofit Disabled American Veterans chapters could receive up to $1 million in grants per chapter annually for facility improvements and expanded resources for disabled veterans. The department is directed to distribute grants statewide and allow new applicants to apply for unspent funds each year. Any leftover funds will not revert to the General Fund. The department is required to report to the state every 2 years, starting July 1, 2027, detailing grant recipients and amounts by county. The bill would take effect July 1, 2026.
Renée A. Price, one of the bill’s four sponsors, introduced the highest number of bills (32) during the 2025 regular session.
Legislation in North Carolina goes through a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker begins by filing a bill, which the chamber assigns to committee for consideration. Each chamber must read the bill three times, and if amendments occur in one chamber after passage in the other, both must negotiate the final version. Once approved by both chambers, the bill advances to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is out of session) to sign, veto, or let the measure become law without a signature.
Pierce earned his AA from Halifax Community College in 2010 and later received a BA from North Carolina Wesleyan University.
A Democrat, Pierce began serving in the North Carolina State House in 2025, representing the 27th House district after succeeding Michael Wray.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney D. Pierce, B. Ray Jeffers, James Roberson, and Renée A. Price | HB 1021 | 04/21/2026 | Funds for Facilities of DAV Organizations. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Carolyn G. Logan, and James Roberson | HB 1022 | 04/21/2026 | Pickleball Wellness Initiative: Health Equity. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Beth Helfrich, Eric Ager, and Zack Hawkins | HB 937 | 04/10/2025 | Keeping Our Coaches Act. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Dante Pittman, Julia Greenfield, and Shelly Willingham | HB 653 | 04/01/2025 | Adjust FMAP Trigger for Medicaid Expansion. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Jonathan L. Almond, Tricia Ann Cotham, and Zack Hawkins | HB 688 | 04/01/2025 | Funds for Inclusive Playgrounds. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Brian Turner, Eric Ager, and Lindsey Prather | HB 599 | 03/31/2025 | Award NC Forest Service Pay Increase. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, B. Ray Jeffers, James Roberson, and Renée A. Price | HB 601 | 03/31/2025 | Funds for Facilities of DAV Organizations. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Brandon Lofton, Cynthia Ball, and Phil Rubin | HB 608 | 03/31/2025 | Protect Health and Gov’t Personnel Info. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, B. Ray Jeffers, Dante Pittman, and Eric Ager | HB 617 | 03/31/2025 | Supporting Small Farmers for NC’s Future Act. |
| Rodney D. Pierce | HB 530 | 03/26/2025 | Funds/Halifax, Northampton, Warren Counties. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Cynthia Ball, Julie von Haefen, and Lindsey Prather | HB 531 | 03/26/2025 | Addressing NC’s Teacher Crisis/NTSP. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Dante Pittman, Lindsey Prather, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 507 | 03/25/2025 | The Children First Act. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Charles W. Miller, Jerry “Alan” Branson, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 466 | 03/19/2025 | Birthplace of Am. Independence Special Plate. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Amber M. Baker, Frances Jackson, PhD, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 325 | 03/06/2025 | Legislative Building Field Trip Pilot Program. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Amber M. Baker, Frances Jackson, PhD, and Monika Johnson-Hostler | HB 340 | 03/06/2025 | Universal AIG Screening in Middle Schools. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Garland E. Pierce, Julie von Haefen, and Sarah Crawford | HB 179 | 02/24/2025 | Labor Org. Membership Dues Tax Deductible. |
| Rodney D. Pierce | HB 158 | 02/21/2025 | SchCalFlex/Warren,Weldon,Halifax,RR/Open Cal. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Grant L. Campbell, MD, Mark Brody, and Timothy Reeder, MD | HB 128 | 02/13/2025 | Establish Prostate Cancer Control Program. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Bill Ward, Jarrod Lowery, and Mike Clampitt | HB 103 | 02/11/2025 | NC Am. Indian Hunting/Fishing Rights. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, Frances Jackson, PhD, Jordan Lopez, and Pricey Harrison | HB 77 | 02/10/2025 | Environmental Justice. |
| Rodney D. Pierce, James Roberson, Monika Johnson-Hostler, and Zack Hawkins | HB 65 | 02/05/2025 | Sigma Gamma Rho Special Registration Plate. |
