---
type: "Bill"
title: "Department of Health and Human Services Revisions."
description: "Department of Health and Human Services Revisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 190"
citation: "North Carolina HB 190 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ABORTION", "AGING", "BOARDS", "CHAPTERED", "CHILD ABUSE", "CHILD FATALITY TASK FORCE", "CHILD SUPPORT", "COMMISSIONS", "CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES", "CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES", "COUNCILS", "COUNTIES", "CRIMES", "DEATH & DYING", "DEFINITIONS", "DHHS", "DIVORCE", "EMPLOYMENT", "ENVIRONMENT", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH", "ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EXAMINERS BOARD", "FAMILY ISSUES", "FUNDING", "FUNDS & ACCOUNTS", "GRANTS", "HEALTH EDUCATION", "HEALTH SERVICES", "INFANT MORTALITY", "INSPECTIONS", "LEAVE", "LICENSES & PERMITS", "LICENSING & CERTIFICATION", "LMES-MCOS", "LOCAL GOVERNMENT", "MEDICAL CARE COMN.", "MEDICAL EXAMINERS", "MEMBERSHIP", "MENTAL HEALTH", "MINORS", "NEWBORNS & INFANTS", "NOTIFICATION", "OCCUPATIONS", "PHARMACEUTICALS", "PHARMACISTS & PHARMACIES", "PHYSICIANS", "PREGNANCY", "PRESENTED", "PROPERTY", "PROPERTY", "PUBLIC HEALTH", "RATIFIED", "REAL ESTATE", "REPORTING", "SALARIES & BENEFITS", "SESSION LAWS", "SOCIAL SERVICES", "SUBSTANCE ABUSE", "TASK FORCES", "TAXATION", "TAXES", "TESTING", "VOCATIONAL REHAB COUNCIL", "VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION", "WOMEN"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-23"
last_action: "2023-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dba872e5-ead4-430d-9575-53991f40f51e"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H190"
source_hash: "9b4029201a54fa40921c91d4169e17ae7215a15328d4e697559c74bf1017fb8e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
---

# North Carolina HB 190 (2023) — Department of Health and Human Services Revisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/6466/0/H190-A-NBC-11015)
3. **A2: ABC-49-V-6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/6519/0/H190-ABC-49-V-6)
4. **A3: ABC-33-V-8** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2023/6520/0/H190-ABC-33-V-8)
5. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v1.pdf)
6. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v2.pdf)
7. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v3.pdf)
8. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v4.pdf)
9. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v5.pdf)
10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v6.pdf)
11. **SL 2023-65** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2023/Bills/House/PDF/H190v7.pdf)

## Votes

- M4 Previous Question — **74–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Potts — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-29** Ch. SL 2023-65 `became-law`
- **2023-06-29** Signed by Gov. 6/29/2023 `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-27** Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2023 `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-27** Ratified
- **2023-06-27** Ordered Enrolled
- **2023-06-27** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-26** Placed On Cal For 06/27/2023
- **2023-06-26** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-06-26** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- **2023-06-26** Special Message Sent To House
- **2023-06-26** Engrossed
- **2023-06-26** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A15
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A14
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A13
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A12
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A11
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A10
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A9
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A8
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A7
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A6
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A5
- **2023-06-26** Amend Tabled A4
- **2023-06-26** Amend Adopted A3 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-26** Amend Adopted A2 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-22** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-06-22** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2023-06-22** Placed on Today's Calendar
- **2023-06-22** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-05-31** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-31** Com Substitute Adopted
- **2023-05-31** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Withdrawn From Com
- **2023-03-30** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Received From House
- **2023-03-30** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2023-03-29** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28** Placed On Cal For 03/29/2023
- **2023-03-28** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2023-03-28** Reptd Fav Com Sub 2 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Serial Referral To State Government Stricken
- **2023-02-27** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, State Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dba872e5-ead4-430d-9575-53991f40f51e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).