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 at the state legislature (aside from traveling to Raleigh) 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.
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2026 Committee Hearings
Senate Judiciary Committee – June 23, 2026
Bills considered:
–HB 1104: Improve IVC Process and Enhance Public Safety
–HB 565: Limit Use of AI Medicaid/Commercial Insurance
–SB 648: Winter Sports Safety and Accidents
Senate Agriculture Energy, and Environment – June 10, 2026
Bill considered during this committee hearing:
H376: Various On-Site Wastewater & Well Provisions. The bill would address water, wastewater affordability, and capacity. It also would make various changes to the statutes governing on-site wastewater systems and private wells.
H369: Parking Lot Reform/Stormwater Control. The bill would restrict local governments from regulating certain aspects of off-street parking spaces and to modify the authority of certain local governments to require stormwater control for redeveloped property.
S1001: Coastal Regulatory Reform. (For discussion only). The bill would modify the coastal area management act application processing rule to clarify adjacent landowner notice requirements, amend upland basin dissolved oxygen and financial assurance requirements
S1008: Pilot for Shoreline Stabilization Projects. (For discussion only). The bill would establish a pilot program to permit construction of shoreline stabilization projects under certain conditions
S1009: Repeal Hardened Structure Ban. (For discussion only). The bill would eliminate the ban on hardened structures and to require the North Carolina Collaboratory to update the state’s beach and inlet management plan and to appropriate funds for that purpose.
Senate Health Committee – June 9, 2026
Bill considered during this committee hearing:
S528: Child Care Regulatory Reforms & Flexibilities. (PCS – To Be Considered)
We only have sound files, here, the meeting was only 10 minutes long.
Senate Health Care Committee – May 20, 2026
No bills were voted on in this meeting, however there was a discussion of H565: Check Yes, Save Lives. (PCS For discussion only), a measure which would affect the use of A.I. in health care settings.
House Health Committee – May 19, 2026
No votes in this committee, only a presentation/ discussion of the MORES (mobile outreach, response, engagement and stabilization) a special mobile crisis unit for children and young people ages 3 to 21 who are experiencing heightened emotional or behavioral health needs.
NC Health News has done a story on this program.
Senate Health Care Committee – May 13, 2026
There were two bills considered in this hearing:
S863: Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections. This bill is intended to reduce administrative burden on adult care homes, by requiring inspecting agencies to accept results of previous inspection done if conducted within three months of the last inspection.
S1040: Repeal CON for ASCs and Inpatient Rehab. This bill would repeal the Certificate of Need laws for ambulatory surgical facilities and for inpatient rehabilitation services, facilities, and beds.
Budget Agreement Press Conference – May 12, 2026
North Carolina has not had a state budget in more than a year. That’s because lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives have been at an impasse over the rate at which to lower income taxes, giving state employees and teachers long-awaited raises and funding for children’s hospital.
But leaders of each chamber say they’ve created the framework for an agreement. It’s not a budget, yet. But they say there will be one in a few weeks.
House Health Committee – May 12, 2026
Bill considered during this committee hearing:
H1166: Reorganize & Fund Rare Disease Adv. Council. Revises the composition and duties of the advisory council on rare diseases, transferring the council to DHHS and appropriating funds to it to cover the operating expenses of the council.
H1086: Child Care Initiative Funds/Reform/Study. Establishes career-ready lead teacher academies to provide alternative pathways to careers in child care, appropriates funds to the North Carolina partnership for children, inc., expands mental and behavioral health services for children, families, and staff in child care facility settings.
H1090: RURAL Care Act. The bill would create a rural healthcare infrastructure fund and a rural healthcare infrastructure program to be administered by the newly created North Carolina Rural Healthcare Infrastructure Council.
H1074: Prescription Drug Expenses Tax Deduction. The bill would allow a income tax deduction for the post of prescription drugs.
H1193: Rep. Mike Clampitt Bone Marrow Donation Act. The bill designates the month of November as Marrow Donation Awareness month, allowing individuals to indicate their intention to become marrow donors when applying for or renewing a drivers license.
House Agriculture & Environment Committee – May 6, 2026
Featuring testimony by NC Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler providing an update on statewide agriculture disaster payments.
Senate Education/ Higher Education Committee, April 29, 2026
Agenda:
H301: Social Media Protections for Minors Under 16. This bill would require app stores to verify ages of minors who want to download social media apps and an amendment was a proposed committee substitute bill focusing on AI literacy and training for K-12 educators.
S840: Teacher Licensure Modifications. (starting around 31:15 into the recording) The bill that was heard removes one type of test for teacher prep programs, instead emphasizing performance metrics to insure teacher quality.
Senate Health Committee, April 29, 2026
This committee heard two bills, both of which were proposed committee substitutes which were for discussion only:
H390: Alleviate the Dangers of Surgical Smoke. This bill has been “gutted and amended” to become a bill about billing practices among prepaid health practices/ Medicaid health plans. The measures would require more detailed itemized bills for claims greater than $250,000 and align claims operations with national standards for coding, edits and claims adjudication. Also, the bill would direct inpatient hospital and lab services to outpatient settings.
H727: Marriage/Family Therapy Mods. (starting around 19:50 in the recording) This bill has been “gutted and amended” to become a bill about limiting the Medicaid reimbursement for certain facility fees. It would limit places where hospital systems could charge facility fees to hospital buildings and buildings specifically designed as part of the hospital campus.
House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety, April 14, 2026
Agenda:
Overview of Committee Report — presentation by Jessica Boney, Staff Attorney at Legislative Analysis Division, NCGA
Report with committee’s findings and recommendations: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105615
House Select Committee on Involuntary Commitment and Public Safety, March 18, 2026
Agenda:
Data Collection — presentation by Sam Thompson, Executive Director of N.C. Health Information Exchange Authority & Trip Stallings, Executive Director of N.C. Longitudinal Data System, from the N.C. Department of Information Technology
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105408
LME/MCO’s Perspective on Mobile Crisis Teams — presentation by Allison Gosda, Chief of Clinical Services at Partners Health Management & Sean Schreiber, Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Alliance Health
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105406
The Intersection of Guardianship, Involuntary Commitment, and Capacity to Proceed — presentation by Meredith Smith, JD, Associate Professor at UNC School of Government & Mark Botts, JD, Associate Professor at UNC School of Government & Shea Denning, JD, Director of North Carolina Judicial College at UNC School of Government
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105409
Involuntary Commitment in North Carolina — presentation by Dr. Christopher Sharp, Senior Fellow at Cicero Institute
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105398
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid, March 10, 2026
Remarks from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) – presentation by Devdutta Sangvai, Secretary, DHHS
Medicaid Enrollment and Financial Update – Melanie Bush, Interim Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid, DHHS & Chris Gordon, Chief Financial Officer, DHHS
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105332
Children and Families Specialty Plan Implementation: DHHS presentation – Michael Leighs, Deputy Secretary, Opportunity and Wellbeing, DHHS & Melanie Bush, Interim Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid, DHHS
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105333
Children and Families Specialty Plan Implementation: Healthy Blue Care Together – Angela Boykin, CEO Healthy Blue
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105334
Medicaid Autism Benefits: DHHS Perspective – Devdutta Sangvai, Secretary, DHHS
Melanie Bush, Interim Deputy Secretary, NC Medicaid, DHHS
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105335
Medicaid Autism Benefits: Patient/Parent Perspective – Kerri Erb, MPA, Chief Program and Policy Officer, Autism Society of North Carolina, Whitney Sukonick, MA, LPA, BCBA, Clinical Director, Autism Society of North Carolina and Meredith McCumbee, mother and board member, Autism Society of North Carolina
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105336
Medicaid Autism Benefits: Provider Perspective – Matt Filer, Chief Executive Officer, Mosaic Pediatric Therapy & Keith Laabs, Chief Executive Officer, Kind Behavioral Health
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105337
Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, March 10, 2026
Agenda: (We had a technical difficulty with the video, but we do have audio)
State Auditor Examination of DHHS – presentation by State Auditor Dave Boliek
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105346
Access to Maternity Care in North Carolina (starts 29:45) – presentation by Erin Fraher, Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC Chapel Hill
Slides: https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105355
Access to Child Care in North Carolina (starts 54:05) – Opening remarks by DHHS Sec. Devdutta Sangvai, presentations by Candace Witherspoon, Director, Division of Child Development and Early Education, DHHS and (starts 1:10:40) Jenny Varner, President, Davidson-Davie Community College
Slides (DHHS): https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105347
Slides (DDCC): https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105348
Facility Fees (starts 1:29:10) – Presentation by Josh Dobson, President and CEO of the NC Healthcare Association and (starts 1:34:35) Peter Daniel, Executive Director, North Carolina Association of Health Plans
Slides (NCHA): https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105350
Slides (NCAHP): https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewDocSiteFile/105349