Want to catch up with your lawmakers are doing? It’s challenging, given that the modern streaming era has come slowly to our state legislature compared to neighboring states, such as Virginia, South Carolina and Georgia. For years, the only way for the public to participate (aside from traveling to Raleigh) at the state legislature was to listen to an audio stream of proceedings from the floor of the House of Representatives, with the audio archived on the legislative website. If you wanted a recording of Senate proceedings, you needed to contact the legislative library and for $1.25 they would provide you with a recording (it’s now on a thumb drive, it used to be on a CD).
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the NC General Assembly started to broadcast video of all of its proceedings and many committee hearings for the first time. Committee rooms have been renovated, they’ve had video and audio capability put in place. Hearings and legislative sessions have continued to be broadcast on YouTube (with the exception of Senate sessions, which reverted back to audio only).
However, this content is ephemeral. As soon as the YouTube feed ends, the video disappears and is not archived in any public spaces, again, in contrast to neighboring states.
At NC Health News, we’re dedicated to government transparency and so looking to make these videos available to the public, within our means. We’re recording the videos as they stream on YouTube (so, please pardon any anomalies in the recordings). We are archiving and posting to YouTube recordings of committee hearings at the NC General Assembly that are related to public health, health care or environmental health, areas of our coverage.
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UPDATE: Good news! As of April, 2025 the House of Representatives now has video of their floor work sessions archived on YouTube, albeit with a several week lag time for the video to actually appear. House committee meetings remain unarchived, but for our work. The Senate’s work remains without any video archive access at all.
Videos appear in reverse chronological order.
2025 committee hearings
Senate Appropriations/ Base Budget Committee – Sept. 22, 2025
Out of a total of six bills, three health care-related bills were heard during this committee:
H562: Com. Coll. Behav. Health Workforce Enhan. Act. (PCS for consideration)
PCS is a Medicaid rebase bill, also addresses updates to the definition for mental health qualified professionals.
H268: 2025 UNC Self-Liquidating Capital Projects. (PCS for consideration)
(Not a health care-related bill)
H389: Child Care Workforce Pilot Program. (PCS for consideration)
The bill seeks to change qualifications for child care workers, other measures to make establishing a child care center easier.
H192: Salary Adjustments and Budget Offsets. (PCS for consideration)
The revised bill concerned cutting off NC Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood.
House Floor – Work Session – June 18, 2025
A number of health care-related bills were considered in this day’s work session:
SB 442 – Parents Protection Act, begins at 0:00
SB 479 – Supporting Communities Retail Pharmacies and Improving Transparency (SCRIPT) Act, begins 20:20
HB 926 – Regulatory Reform Act of 2025, begins 22:00
HB 612 – Fostering Care in NC Act, begins at 29:00
Senate Judiciary – June 18, 2025
House Bill 328 discussion begins at 21:47 and 805 discussion begins at 40:00. Bills presented during this meeting:
H549: Clarify Powers of State Auditor.
Bill Summary: https://ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H549
H805: Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors.
Bill Summary: https://ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H805
Bill Summary: https://ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H620
H315: Gift Card Theft & Unlawful Business Entry.
Bill Summary: https://ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H315
H328: Regulate Hemp-Derived Consumables.
H357: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.-AB
House Health – June 17, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting
H693: Interstate Massage Compact.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H693
S77: School Contracted Health Services.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S77
S479: SCRIPT Act. (PCS – To Be Considered)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S479
S600: Improve Health and Human Services. (PCS – To Be Considered)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S600
S442: Parents Protection Act.
https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S442
Senate Judiciary Committee – June 11, 2025
H247: Underground Safety Revisions.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H247
H612: Fostering Care in NC Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H612
House Appropriations, Health and Human Services – May 15
Senate Judiciary – May 6, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S164: Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S164
S176: Let Mitchell Co, NC Sign MOU with Unicoi Co.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S176
S375: Amend Hazing Laws.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S375
S378: HOA Revisions.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S378
S416: Personal Privacy Protection Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S416
S639: North Carolina Farm Act of 2025.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S639
S655: Extend Certain Rights to Catawba Nation.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S655
S442: Parents Protection Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S442
S554: Farmers Protection Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S554
House Judiciary 2 – May 8, 2025
H805: Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H805
H953: Study Committee on ADA/APD/PAC Pay.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H953
H896: Jesse’s Law.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H896
H851: Hospital Police Officer/Authority/Info Access.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H851
H520: Abuse and Deception by Telemarketers.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H520
H795: Increased Access for Youth in Foster Families.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H795
H188: Automatic Renewal of Contracts. https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H188
Bill Summary:https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H188
House Regulatory Reform Committee – May 6, 2025
Two bills were considered:
H727: Marriage/Family Therapy Mods.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H727
H926: Regulatory Reform Act of 2025.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H926
House Health Committee – April 30, 2025
H590: Patient Safety/Med. Imaging/Radiation Therapy.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H590
H433: Registered Nurses in Schools.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H433
H572: Veterans/eTMS Pilot Program.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H572
H772: North Carolina Student Lifeline Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H772
H663: Living Donor Protection Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H663
H562: Com. Coll. Behav. Health Workforce Enhan. Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H562
H547: Children’s Services Protection Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H547
H928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H928
H697: NC Genetic Counselors Workforce Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H697
H696: Health Care Practitioner Transparency Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H696
Senate Finance – April 30, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S118: Military Veteran/Reduce CCW Permit Fee.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S118
S479: SCRIPT Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S479
S310: Religious Property – Tax Exemption.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S310
S387: Brownfields Property Reuse Act Revisions.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S387
Senate Health Care – April 30, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S345: PA Team-Based Practice.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S345
S503: A More Efficient Office of Vital Records.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S503
House Judiciary 2 Committee – April 29, 2025
H270: Revise Law on the Death Penalty.
H781: Unauthorized Public Camping & Sleeping.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H781
H606: Civil Procedure Amendment.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H519
H519: Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H519
House Health Committee – April 29. 2025
H681: Update Opioid Abatement Treatment Prog. Rules.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H681
H727: Marriage/Family Therapy Mods.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H727
H746: Limited Immunity/Nurses.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H746
H489: Insurance Coverage Emergency Ambulance Trans.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H489
H536: Physical Therapy Practice Act Mods.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H536
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H560
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H602
H135: Misbranding/Cell-Cultured Meat/Env. Assess.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H135
H156: Increase Access for Small Employers/Insurance.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H156
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H906
H139: Baby Boxes/Newborn Safety Device.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H139
H567: Ensure Access to Biomarker Testing.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H567
Senate Health Care Committee – April 17
Bills presented during this meeting:
S357: Pharmacists/Collaborative Practice.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S357
S445: Reg. Relief for Hospitals in Disaster Zones.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S445
S527: Modify Laws Applicable to LME/MCOs.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S527
Senate Health Care Committee – April 16
Bills presented during this meeting:
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S405
S600: Medicaid Agency Omnibus.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S600
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S599
House Agriculture and Environment Committee – April 16
Bills presented during this meeting:
H729: Farmland Protection Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H729
H570: Responsible Firefighting Foam Management Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H570
H605: Definitions for Advanced Recycling.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H605
H694: Study Water/Wastewater Regionalization.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H694
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H833
H850: Interbasin Transfer Moratorium/Study.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H850
H468: Regulate Kratom Products.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H468
H569: PFAS Pollution and Polluter Liability.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H569
H376: Various On-Site Wastewater & Well Provisions.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H376
H381: On-Site Wastewater System Amendments.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H381
House Judiciary 1 Committee – April 15
H394: Distracted Driving/Children and Animals.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H394
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H537
H612: Fostering Care in NC Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H612
H659: Local Government Spending Transparency.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H659
H734: Modernize Debt Settlement Prohibition.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H734
H476: DST Technical Corrections/Admin. Changes 2025.-AB
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H476
H477: Retirement Death Benefits Rewrite.-AB
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H477
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H402
H368: Revise Child Passenger Restraint System Law.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H368
H38: Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H38
H424: Gaming Laws/Allow Certain Social Games.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H424
H485: Adult Care Home Medicaid PCS Coverage.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H485
House Regulatory Reform Committee – April 15
Bills presented during this meeting:
H163: Pharmacy Benefits Manager Provisions. (PCS – To Be Considered)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H163
H210: Perpetual Care of Certain Cemeteries.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H210
Senate Commerce & Insurance Committee – April 15, 2025
Bill discussed during this committee (that we recorded):
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S479
House Health Committee – April 15, 2025
Bills discussed during this committee (with time stamps):
H107: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.
H4: Sam’s Law. (2:49)
H576: Dept. of Health and Human Services Revisions.-AB (7:10)
H113: Create Committee on Medicaid Sustainability. (10:00)
H399: NC Board of Nursing Licensure Fees. (19:04)
H546: Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care. (21:12)
H480: Medical Board Licensing Efficiency Act. (26:45)
H578: The Jason Flatt Act of North Carolina. (30:41)
H592: Toxic-Free Medical Devices Act of 2025. (41:11)
H434: The CARE FIRST Act. (46:30)
Senate Health Committee – April 10, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S403: Medicaid Work Requirements.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S403
S336: Interstate Med.l Lic. Comp./Intern’l Phys.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S336
S479: SCRIPT Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S479
House Insurance Committee – April 9, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
H152: Access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H152
H156: Increase Access for Small Employers/Insurance.
https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H156v1.pdf
House Transportation Committee – April 9, 2025
Bills discussed during this committee meeting (time stamp):
H368: Clarify Law Regarding Car Seats. (0:00)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H368
H153: Increase Vehicle Safety Inspection Fee. (1:57)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H153
H217: Driver Educ./18 Yrs & Older & Unlicensed. (4:06)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H217
H584: Permit/Provisional License Modifications. (11:00 – end)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H584
Senate Finance Committee – April 9, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S177: Add Psychiatric Hospitals to Medicaid HASP.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S177
S190: Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S190
S372: Confirm McKinley Wooten, Sec. of Rev.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S372
S131: Buncombe County Article 39 Tax.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S131
Senate Health Care Committee – April 9, 2025
Bills presented during this meeting:
S344: Pooled Trust Transfers/Public Benefits Elig.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S344
S369: Medicaid Telehealth Services.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S369
S528: Child Care Regulatory Reforms & Flexibilities.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S528
House Health Committee – April 8, 2025
Bills considered during this hearing:
H390: Alleviate the Dangers of Surgical Smoke.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H390
H412: Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H412
H485: Adult Care Home Medicaid PCS Coverage.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H485
H512: Emer. Care/Animals/Vet. Practice.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H512
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H565
H612: Fostering Care in NC Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H612
Rules and Operations of the Senate – April 3
Bills presented during this meeting:
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S474
S205: Clarify Swimming Pool Laws/Priv. Pool Rentals.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S205
S171: Modernize Reg/Master’s Level Psychologists.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S171
S370: Repeal Certificate of Need Laws.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S370
S507: Auto Enrollment in Advanced ELA Courses.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S507
S558: Eliminating “DEI” in Public Higher Ed.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S558
House Insurance Committee – April 2
Bills considered during this committee hearing:
H297: Breast Cancer Prevention Imaging Parity.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H297
H357: Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.-AB
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H357
Senate Health Committee – April 2, 2025
Bills considered during this committee hearing:
S171: Modernize Reg/Master’s Level Psychologists.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S171
S335: Pharmacists/Test and Treat/Influenza.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S335
S370: Repeal Certificate of Need Laws.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S370
House K-12 Education Committee – April 1
We recorded only one bill considered during this meeting:
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H4
House Judiciary 2 Committee – April 1, 2025
Bills considered during this meeting:
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H193
H258: Utility Worker Protection Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H258
H301: Social Media Protections for Minors Under 16.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H301
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H308
House Health Committee – April 1, 2025
Bills considered during this meeting:
H389: Child Care Workforce Pilot Program/Funds.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H389
H471: Food Labeling Transparency Act.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H471
H152: Access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H152
H163: Pharmacy Benefits Manager Provisions.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H163
H491: Medicaid Work Requirements.
Bill summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H491
NC General Assembly – House Pensions & Retirement – March 26
This recording presents one of the bills being considered during this meeting:
HB 97 – Support Firefighters Fighting Cancer
Senate Rules and Operations Committee – March 26
Bills presented during this meeting:
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S316
S117: GSC Uniform Comm. Code/Emerging Technologies.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S117
S311: Utility Worker Protection Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S311
Senate Health Care Committee – March 26
Bills presented during this meeting:
S177: Add Psychiatric Hospitals to Medicaid HASP.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S177
190: Physician Assistant Licensure Compact.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/S190
House Health Committee – March 25
H328: Ban Delta-8 & Delta-9 on School Grounds.
H329: Tobacco and Hemp on Nonpublic School Grounds.
H349: Update Reqs./Advance Health Care Directives.
H397: Use of Epinephrine Nasal Spray in Schools.
House Judiciary 2 Committee – March 25
Bills presented in this portion of the meeting:
H206: Mod. Gun Retrieval – DVOs/Juvenile 911 Calls.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H206
House State & Local Government – March 18
Bill recorded and considered:
H8: NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2025
House Judiciary 2 – March 18
Bills considered during this meeting:
H237: Child Welfare.
H275: Failure to Yield to Blind Pedestrians/Penalty.
H308: Criminal Law Changes.
H315: Gift Card Theft & Unlawful Business Entry.
H330: Controlled Substances Act – Updates.
House Pensions and Retirement Committee – March 12
Bills considered during this meeting:
H37: Enhance Firefighter Benefits & Representation.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H37
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H137
H276: Align Benefits for Firefighters with Cancer.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H276
House Health Committee – March 11
House Health Committee – March 11
Bills considered during this meeting:
H71: Respiratory Care Modernization Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H71
H99: Reflexologists Right to Work Act. (Discussion Only)
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H99
H231: Social Work Interstate Licensure Compact.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H231
H242: Add Psychiatric Hospitals to Medicaid HASP.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H242
House Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs Committee – March 11
H28: Gun Violence Prevention Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H28
H69: Veterans Educational Promise Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H69
Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee – March 4, 2025
This hearing focused on presentations about the NC Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Social Services, including an overview and budget presentation by Francisco Celis Villagrana from the legislative Fiscal Research Division and an overview and budget presentation of the DHHS Division of Public Health by Susie Camilleri, also from Fiscal Research (starting at 31:15).
Joint Justice and Public Safety Appropriations Committee – March 4, 2025
Mark White from the legislative Fiscal Research Division gave a presentation about the Department of Adult Correction. He covered the agency’s expenditures, including increasing health care and pharmacy costs and a growing use of overtime pay to keep prisons staffed amid persisting vacancies. Presentation slides can be found here: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/94594
NCGA House Judiciary 2 Committee Meeting – March 4
Bills presented during this meeting:
H52: Protect Those Who Serve & Protect Act of 2025.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H52
H162: Local Gov’t Applicants/Criminal History Check.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H162
H28: Gun Violence Prevention Act.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H28
H123: Criminal Falsification of Medical Records.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H123
H182: Revise Laws on Domestic & Child Abuse.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H182
NCGA – House Health Committee – March 4
Bills presented during this meeting:
H 160 – Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H160
Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee – March 4, 2025
Presenters at this meeting discussed the Medicaid Expansion “Signing Bonus” and what the Department of Health and Human Services is doing with money appropriated to it from that pool of money.
Presenters are: Kelly Crosbie Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services Department of Health and Human Services, with an update on that spending, Susan Osborne ,Deputy Secretary for Opportunity and Well-Being and Karen Burkes, Acting Deputy Secretary for Health and Director of the Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities.
Next up (starting at 23:45) is an overview and budget presentation on the DHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services and Division of State Operated Healthcare Facilities from Luke MacDonald from the legislative Fiscal Research Division.
Finally, (starting at 50:45) there is a program overview and budget presentation on the DHHS Division of Child and Family Well-Being by Susie Camilleri from the legislative Fiscal Research Division.
Joint Health and Human Services Appropriations Committee – Feb. 27, 2025
This meeting featured presentations about the NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Child Development and Early Education: by Luke MacDonald, from the NCGA Fiscal Research Division and another overview/ budget presentation on the Office of Rural Health by Susie Camilleri from the NCGA Fiscal Research Division (starts at 28:10).
Both presentations were followed by Q&A from lawmakers, starting at 43:45.
House Committee on Agriculture and the Environment – Feb. 26, 2025
Bills considered during this meeting:
HB 130 Agriculture Crops Disaster Relief.
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H130
HB 8 NC Managing Environmental Waste Act of 2025
Bill Summary: https://www.ncleg.gov/Legislation/Bills/Summaries/2025/H8
Joint Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services – Feb. 26, 2025
This meeting continues the overview presentations for lawmakers on the state of the Department of Health and Human Services. The first presentation is an overview of NC Medicaid and the Division of Health Benefits, given by Mark Collins from the legislative Fiscal Research Division. The recording starts on the third slide of Collins’ presentation.
The second presentation is a Medicaid Overview from Jay Ludlam, the Deputy Secretary for NC Medicaid at DHHS (starting around 32:30), followed by a Q&A (which start at around 1:04:00).
Handouts for this meeting can be found here: https://www.ncleg.gov/Documents/128/17986
House Health Committee – Feb. 25, 2025
The following bills were considered during this meeting:
HB 21 Drivers License Designation/Autism.
Bill summary: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/94240
HB 67 Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.
Bill summary: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/94242
HB 120 Expand Project C.A.R.E./Funds.
Bill summary: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/94246
HB 134 Prohibit Misbranding of Certain Food Products.
Bill summary: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/94248
Joint Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services – Feb. 25, 2025
This committee meeting is the first appropriations meeting of the 2025-2026 legislative session, with presentations on the budgeting process, the overall budget/ overview for the Department of Health and Human Services, as well as an overview of the Division of Central Management and Support.
To view presentations from this meeting, see this website: https://www.ncleg.gov/Documents/128/17985
Senate Agriculture, Energy & Environment Committee – Feb. 11, 2025
This meeting consisted of Flood Resiliency Blueprint and Mitigation Projects from Stuart Brown, Blueprint Manager, NC Department of Environmental Quality. Sushma Masemore Deputy Secretary for the Environment, NC Department of Environmental Quality as also in attendance.
After their presentation, senators asked questions.
The presentation is available here: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/93016
Senate Retirement & Pensions & Aging Committee – Feb. 5, 2025
On Feb 5, 2025, the committee discussed one bill:
Senate Bill 24, which would put a hard limit on the number of insurance mandates that would be allowed to be placed into health insurance policies in North Carolina.
The bill passed committee on a voice vote.
Senate Health Care Committee – Feb. 5, 2025
We missed getting the video of an earlier committee hearing, the Senate Health Care Committee, also held on Feb 5, 2025.
That committee also discussed SB 24 and it passed on a voice vote.
We have an audio recording, however!
2024 committee hearings
House Judiciary 2 Committee – June 26, 2024
On June 19, the House Judiciary 2 Committee discussed three bills:
- SB 445, which will allow certified copies of court-filed documents to be recorded without meeting certain conforming requirements of the Register of Deeds.
- HB 1070, which would change provisions regarding summary ejectment (a landlord evicting a tenant) and property crimes.
- SB 625, which would make changes to laws affecting juveniles and associated services, most notably shortening how long it takes to terminate biological parents’ parental rights from 12 to nine months, staying the Regional Abuse and Medical Specialist (RAMS) program and penalties for substance abuse while a child is in utero.
All three passed, though SB 625 was opposed by each present Democrat on the committee.
SB 445 can be found here.
HB 1070 can be found here.
SB 625 can be found here.
House Rules Committee – June 26, 2024
An excerpt where the committee discusses of Senate Bill 607 , a 36-page bill that includes establishing licensure for naturopathic doctors, reflexologists, massage therapists and music therapists. The bill also contains 16 pages of environmental provisions, and one provision which would stop the state from collecting data on how many state employees are so low income that they qualify for public benefits.
Senate Health Care – June 19, 2024
On June 19, the Senate Health Care committee met to vote on HB 287, the Health Care Omnibus. The bill includes:
- Requirement to provide opioid antagonist education
- Clarifying Medicaid benefits for inmates – Reciprocal licenses for marriage and family therapists
- Eliminating certificate of need review for inpatient rehabilitation services, rehabilitation facilities, and rehabilitation beds
- Allowing master’s level psychologists to practice independently without supervision upon obtaining 4,000 hours of experience
- Increasing the number of education hours required for licensure as a massage therapist
The bill passed and will be referred to the Senate Rules Committee.
Committee on Rules and Operations of the Senate Meeting – June 19, 2024
On June 19, the Senate Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee met and voted to pass two bills:
- HB 199, which makes a slew of changes to transportation law which were recommended by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
- HB 563, which will regulate the sale of and impose an excise tax on hemp-derived consumable products while placing safeguards to keep said products away from children.
HB 199 can found here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H199
HB 563 can be found here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H563
“MOMnibus 2.5” Press Conference – June 18, 2024
On the 2024 Black Maternal Health Day of Action, Sen. Natalie Murdock (D-Chatham, Durham) and Rep. Zachary Hawkins held a joint press conference to advocate for the “MOMnibus 2.5,” or SB 838. The bill aims to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes which disproportionately affect Black women.
SB 838 can be found at this link: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S838
Senate Finance Committee – June 18, 2024
Note: this recording only captures public comment and the vote on HB 563.
On June 18, the Senate Finance Committee met to discuss and vote on two bills:
- HB 199, which makes a slew of changes to transportation law which were recommended by the Division of Motor Vehicles.
- HB 563, which will regulate the sale of and impose an excise tax on hemp-derived consumable products while placing safeguards to keep said products away from children.
Both bills passed with little discussion from lawmakers.
HB 199 can found here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H199
HB 563 can be found here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H563
House Health Committee – June19
Lawmakers considered one bill: A committee substitute for Senate Bill 425: Medicaid Agency Omnibus. The bill:
- Clarifies the manner of service of petition and notice of hearing for disabled adults
- Amends the definition of a family child care home
- Modernizes local health director qualifications so that people with different types of degrees/ professional preparation can be a local health director
- Extends unlicensed kinship care to half siblings of relative children.
- Clarifies first responders to whom infants may be surrendered on duty.
- Allows application to court for limited custody of surrendered infant upon initiation of notice by publication.
- Updates guidelines for trauma-informed standardized assessment
- Quality rating improvement system modifications
- Temporarily extends option to decrease Medicaid enrollment burden on county health departments of social services
- Creates uniform reference to East Carolina University regional behavioral health facility.
- Updates the Hospital Violence Protection Act
- Clarifies Medicaid benefits for inmates
House Judiciary 2 Committee Meeting – June 12, 2024
Note: the recording does not include discussion of HB 903 (making tianeptine a Schedule II controlled substance.
The House Judiciary Committee voted on one bill and discussed two more bills on June 12:
- H903, which would make tianeptine a Schedule II controlled substance.
- H966, which would allow property owners to request the county sheriff to remove unauthorized persons (commonly called squatters).
- H1024, which would require a permit for non-consensual towing, private property to display prominent signage with fees and which towing business the owner will use, creation of a database for consumers to search where their vehicle has been towed, and a commission to handle allegations of unlawful towing by consumers.
Several representatives expressed skepticism about the enforcement of HB 966. Concerns included the burden on law enforcement to expedite the removal of a potentially hostile “unauthorized person” and a property owner only needing an affidavit rather than a judicial order.
Within the meeting, HB 966 was amended to require a property owner to file for a judicial order, patterned after the current law for expedited removal of unauthorized persons in vacation rentals.
Fred Baggett, speaking on behalf of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police, said the new amendment was “appealing to law enforcement.” Marie Evitt, speaking on behalf of the North Carolina Sheriffs Association, said her concerns had been addressed by the amendment.
However, Katie Thomas, speaking on behalf of North Carolina realtors, said “we did support this bill before that last amendment.” Thomas said the bill treated property owners and “trespassers” as if they were in a landlord-tenant relationship, penalizing property owners.
House Children, Families, and Aging Policy Committee – June 11, 2024
The committee received a presentation from Kelly Crosbie, the director of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services. The presentation concerned “Investments in North Carolina’s Behavioral Health System for Children & Families.”
House Environment Committee – June 11, 2024
The House Environment Committee discussed HB 864, which would force PFAS manufacturers to pay public water systems to remove any PFAS contamination the manufacture
House Health Committee – June 11, 2024
The House Health Committee voted on two bills on June 11:
- H939: Access to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, a bill to allow any health care provider (e.g. primary care physicians) to bill health insurance plans for prescribing transcranial magnetic stimulation for the treatment of depressive disorders.
- H1029: Right to Try Individualized Treatments, a bill to allow patients with severe and/or life-threatening illnesses to try experimental treatments and protect providers and experimental drug manufacturers if the patient dies.
Both bills passed with no opposition.
Senate Health Care Committee – May 22, 2024
Two bills were discussed:
S871: Right To Try Individualized Treatments, which passed quickly.
About 5:20: The committee started discussing H681: Interstate Med. Lic. Compact/Mil. Licensure, which had significant language changed from last week which would give nurse practitioners and certified registered nurse anesthetists more leeway in their practice. These provisions engendered almost an hour of discussion, which at time became sharp.
You can view the bill history here: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H681. The amended and approved bill will become version 2.
House Judiciary Committee – May 15, 2024
No documents were present on the committee page at the time of the hearing.
Senate Health Committee – May 15, 2024
For more information, see the committee page with handouts here:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/SenateStanding/139/Documents/17465
Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid, April 2, 2024
For more information, see the committee page with handouts here:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/NonStanding/6660/Documents/17388
Part 1 – Joint Legislative Committee on Health and Human Services, April 2, 2024
We had technical difficulties and so this committee recording is divided into two parts.
For more information, see the committee page with handouts here:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/NonStanding/6507/Documents/17387
Part 2 – Joint Legislative Committee on Health and Human Services, April 2, 2024
We had technical difficulties and so this committee recording is divided into two parts.
For more information, see the committee page with handouts here:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/NonStanding/6507/Documents/17387
House Select Committee on Substance Abuse, March 13, 2024
For more information, see this committee page:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/HouseSelect/217/Documents/17366
Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid, March 12, 2024
For more information, see this committee page:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Committees/CommitteeInfo/NonStanding/6660/Documents/17367