---
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: "2025"
identifier: "HB 576"
citation: "North Carolina HB 576 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ADOPTION; OBSOLETE LAWS; AOC; ATTORNEYS; CANCER; CHARITABLE DONATIONS; CHILD CUSTODY; COMMISSIONS; CORPORATIONS", "HEALTH; JUDICIAL DEPT.; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LICENSES & PERMITS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORS; NOTIFICATION; NURSES & NURSING; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PILOT PROGRAMS; POVERTY; PRESENTED; INMATES; PUBLIC; PUBLIC DEFENDERS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RECORDS; RATIFIED; REPORTING; SESSION LAWS; SHERIFFS; SOCIAL SERVICES; STATE EMPLOYEES; STUDIES; TAX RETURNS; TAXATION; TESTING; VITAL RECORDS; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; INDIGENT DEFENSE SERVICES OFFICE; GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES; FORENSIC SCIENCES; FAMILY ISSUES; CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES; SCHOOL STAFF; PATIENT RIGHTS", "NONPROFIT; CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS; COUNTIES; COURTS; CRIMINAL RECORDS; DEATH & DYING; DHHS; DISEASES & HEALTH DISORDERS; DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICES; EVIDENCE; FOSTER CARE; GENERAL STATUTES; GUARDIANSHIP; HEALTH DEPTS.; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH COMN.; HOSPITALS; INCOMPETENTS; INDIGENTS; INSPECTIONS; INSURANCE; INSURANCE"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 44
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-31"
last_action: "2025-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a2c5749-f615-4bb3-a52b-6831ff36ba90"
source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H576"
source_hash: "39549aa654bdd9ce3c026f7b7de74af87d9588ce8a10f406fd6402c2446aa7e1"
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 576 (2025) — 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/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H576v0.pdf)
2. **A1: Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6504/0/H576-A-NBC-16472)
3. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H576v1.pdf)
4. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H576v2.pdf)
5. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H576v3.pdf)
6. **SL 2025-27** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H576v4.pdf)

## Votes

- M11 Concur Sen. Amd. 1 — **108–0** (pass) · lower
- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
- G. Pierce — cosponsor (person)
- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
- Potts — cosponsor (person)
- Reeder — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Willingham — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-27** Ch. SL 2025-27 `became-law`
- **2025-06-27** Signed by Gov. 6/27/2025 `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-26** Pres. To Gov. 6/26/2025 `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-26** Ratified
- **2025-06-26** Ordered Enrolled
- **2025-06-26** Concurred In S Amend SA1 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-25** Placed On Cal For 06/26/2025
- **2025-06-25** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
- **2025-06-25** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Amend
- **2025-06-25** Special Message Sent To House
- **2025-06-25** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-06-25** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-06-24** Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025
- **2025-06-24** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2025-06-19** Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025
- **2025-06-19** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2025-06-19** Amendment Withdrawn A2 `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2025-06-17** Placed On Cal For 06/19/2025
- **2025-06-17** Withdrawn From Cal
- **2025-06-17** Amend Pending A2
- **2025-06-17** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
- **2025-06-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-05** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-06-05** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-27** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-27** Withdrawn From Com
- **2025-05-01** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Regular Message Received From House
- **2025-05-01** Regular Message Sent To Senate
- **2025-04-30** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-29** Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
- **2025-04-29** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- **2025-04-29** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-17** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-17** Withdrawn From Com
- **2025-04-15** Re-ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Withdrawn From Com
- **2025-04-15** Re-ref Com On Finance `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31** Filed `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a2c5749-f615-4bb3-a52b-6831ff36ba90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).