Legislation that started as a bill to deregulate private swimming pools is now being used as a trojan horse to continue the attack on local government that was exacerbated by HB 765.
SB 205 doesn’t just tweak pool rules. It amends Chapter 160D — the same statutes HB 765 targeted — to prohibit local governments from adopting zoning, subdivision, and building regulations unless explicitly allowed by state law.
This crackdown attacks:
- Tree protection, buffers, and design standards
- Fee authority and stormwater control
- Infrastructure requirements, historic preservation, and more
Local governments are effectively reduced to doing only what the General Assembly says — no more, no less.
This massive power grab dressed up in health bill clothing swings the HB 765 hammer, centralizing sprawling authority in Raleigh and dragging local control behind it.
This page contains resources that will make it easy for you to email ALL of your representatives in the NC House.
Email Lists
Most email services limit the number of people you can send emails to each day to 100. Our list of representatives has 118, so that has been split into two lists – send 50 today, 68 tomorrow.
Different email services also require different separators between the email addresses that you paste in. Microsoft/Outlook requires semicolon separators, other services require commas.
Click the links below to download the lists that correspond to your email service. Paste into the BCC field. In the TO field, just choose one of our local Union County representatives:
Semicolon-Separated Files for Microsoft Outlook
Click here for list 1 (day one of your email campaign)
Click here for list 2 (day two of your email campaign)
Comma-Separated Files for All Other Email Services
Click here for list 1 (day one of your email campaign)
Click here for list 2 (day two of your email campaign)
Example Emails
Feel free to copy and paste any of these examples below, ideally customizing them a little to your tastes.
Example 1 – Concerned Citizen (Polite & Direct)
Subject: Please Vote NO on SB 205
Dear [Representative’s Name],
I’m writing as a concerned resident to urge you to oppose SB 205. This bill undermines local control, strips zoning protections, and opens elected officials to lawsuits simply for representing their constituents.
Instead of solving the housing crisis, it shifts power to developers—many of whom fund the bill’s sponsors—and leaves taxpayers footing the bill for infrastructure expansion. Neighboring states like South Carolina use impact fees to address this. Why don’t we?
Please stand up for our communities. Vote no on SB 205.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Town, NC]
Example 2 – Angry Taxpayer (Sharp & Passionate)
Subject: Stop Selling Us Out – Oppose SB 205
Representative [Name],
SB 205 is a blatant handout to the developers who bankroll campaigns—not a real solution to housing affordability. It destroys local decision-making, ignores infrastructure costs, and silences local voices. Meanwhile, average citizens like me are left paying higher taxes for roads and schools to support sprawl we didn’t ask for.
If lawmakers were serious about affordability, they’d adopt impact fees like SC—not deregulate and let developers run wild.
Please do the right thing. Kill this bill.
Angrily yours,
[Your Name]
Taxpayer, [Your City]
Example 3 – Civic-Minded and Data-Driven
Subject: SB 205 Fails to Address Root Housing Issues
Dear Representative [Name],
As someone who closely follows housing policy, I urge you to vote against SB 205. This bill is not housing policy—it’s corruption disguised as reform.
True solutions would include affordability incentives, targeted infill, and impact fees—not stripping local authority. We deserve thoughtful policy, not shortcuts that serve donors.
Please reject SB 205.
Respectfully,
[Your Name]
Constituent, [Your District or County]
Misc
If you’re lucky enough to have an email service that allows you to send to more recipients, here are your list files:
Click here for MS/Outlook
Click here for Other Email Services