Fort Bragg, in Fayetteville, is the largest military base in the world, and a number of other military installations for the Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard also call the state home.

With just days to go before the North Carolina General Assembly's deadline for the 2026 budget, several bills filed on behalf of the military and veterans appear in limbo.

Other U.S. military or N.C. National Guard bases along the coast and in places including Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Hendersonville would extend the bans to at least most, if not all, of the state.