State Sen. Bob Brinson has put forward a bill in the North Carolina Senate to establish a special tourism-oriented taxing district in Beaufort County’s unincorporated areas, according to the North Carolina State Senate.
Filed as SB 803 on April 21 during the 2025 regular session, the bill appears on the record under the short title: ‘Beaufort Dist. B Occupancy Tax.’
Below is our summary, based on the actual bill text, which may include additional explanation of its terms.
The measure proposes creating Beaufort County District B as a special taxing district that includes all unincorporated portions of the county outside Washington. The district’s governing authority would be able to impose a room occupancy tax of up to 6% on certain short-term lodging. The bill stipulates the tax would be handled as a county tax with limited revenue kept to cover collection costs. Remaining funds would be distributed quarterly to a new Beaufort County District B Tourism Development Authority. At least two-thirds of proceeds must go to travel and tourism promotion, with the rest allocated to tourism-related expenses within the district. The authority also must regularly report to the county board. The bill would take effect upon becoming law.
During the 2025 regular session, Brinson also introduced 11 additional bills.
In North Carolina, bills must advance through a multi-step process before becoming law. Any lawmaker submits a bill, which will be assigned to committee for deliberation. Both legislative chambers must read the bill three times. If amendments are made after passage in one chamber, both chambers must approve the identical text. Once both houses agree, the bill goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 days if the legislature is adjourned) to approve, veto, or allow the bill to become law without a signature.
Brinson graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1991, earning a BA.
A Republican, Brinson was elected in 2025 to represent the state’s 3rd Senate district, succeeding Robert Hanig as state senator.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Brinson | SB 803 | 04/21/2026 | Beaufort Dist. B Occupancy Tax. |
| Bob Brinson, Carl Ford, and Tom McInnis | SB 816 | 04/21/2026 | Child. of Wartime Vets Sch’ship Funds & Flex. |
| Bob Brinson, Buck Newton, and Warren Daniel | SB 670 | 03/25/2025 | Drones/Certain Vendor Purchases Prohibited. |
| Bob Brinson, Bobby Hanig, and Timothy D. Moffitt | SB 394 | 03/24/2025 | Prohibit Foreign Ownership of NC Land. |
| Bob Brinson, Gale Adcock, and Mark Hollo | SB 430 | 03/24/2025 | Revise Child Passenger Restraint System Law. |
| Bob Brinson | SB 356 | 03/20/2025 | Global Transpark Authority Sales Tax Mods. |
| Bob Brinson, Bobby Hanig, and Todd Johnson | SB 276 | 03/12/2025 | Study Residual Property Market Mechanisms. |
| Bob Brinson, Buck Newton, and Michael A. Lazzara | SB 245 | 03/05/2025 | The Rakim Shackleford Embalming Fluid Act. |
| Bob Brinson and Buck Newton | SB 228 | 03/04/2025 | Disabled Veterans Tax Relief Bill. |
| Bob Brinson, Amy S. Galey, and Kevin Corbin | SB 229 | 03/04/2025 | Authorize NIL Agency Contracts. |
| Bob Brinson, Dana Jones, and Jim Burgin | SB 31 | 01/30/2025 | The Wells Act. |
| Bob Brinson | SB 8 | 01/29/2025 | 3rd Senatorial District Local Act-1. |
