RALEIGH — Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) announced he will introduce a bill placing a 12-month moratorium on revaluations of property taxes during the upcoming April legislative short session.
“North Carolinians are shouldering the burden of massive increases in local budgets,” Berger said in a press release. “It doesn’t matter to our citizens if a tax is paid to the state or a local government; it’s their money coming out of their pockets. A moratorium will be the first step in making much-needed reforms to property taxes in our state.”
Citing Guilford County’s 2026 reassessments, which could potentially send property values up 40 to 60%, Berger’s press release said the moratorium is needed to “to ensure the legislature can examine and adopt needed property tax reforms.”
In early February, Berger announced a group of Senate lawmakers had been selected to examine and study property tax reform in the state.
House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Granite Falls) announced the formation of a House select committee to look at property tax reform in mid-December 2025.
Berger’s announcement came ahead of his path to reelection being interrupted by his challenger, Rockingham Sheriff Sam Page, who came in ahead of the Senate leader by 23 votes in the March 3 primary. Berger’s campaign issued a statement indicating that a minimum they will request a machine recount.
