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type: "Bill"
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title: "Fostering Care in NC Act."
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description: "Fostering Care in NC Act."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nc"
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legislature: "North Carolina General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 612"
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citation: "North Carolina HB 612 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ADOPTION; ATTORNEYS; BOARDS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CUSTODY; COUNTIES; COURTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL RECORDS; DHHS; EMPLOYMENT; FOSTER CARE; GUARDIANSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORS; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL SERVICES BOARDS; SOCIAL SERVICES DEPTS.; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; FAMILY ISSUES"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Chesser", "Loftis"]
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version_count: 11
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-31"
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last_action: "2025-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7dee7522-f700-4f86-813b-968ee923ec43"
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source_url: "https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H612"
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source_hash: "f152fc991c274d8e87a4a918c17a531f071656a9c1ae72073a08696cd307e0ec"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nc"]
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---
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# North Carolina HB 612 (2025) — Fostering Care in NC Act.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Filed** (filed) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v0.pdf)
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2. **A1: ACI-21-V-5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/5634/0/H612-ACI-21-V-5)
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3. **A1: ATC-15-V-9** (committee substitute) — [source](https://webservices.ncleg.gov/ViewBillDocument/2025/6503/0/H612-ATC-15-V-9)
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4. **Edition 1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v1.pdf)
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5. **Edition 2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v2.pdf)
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6. **Edition 3** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v3.pdf)
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7. **Edition 4** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v4.pdf)
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8. **Edition 5** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v5.pdf)
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9. **Edition 6** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v6.pdf)
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10. **Ratified** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v7.pdf)
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11. **SL 2025-16** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2025/Bills/House/PDF/H612v8.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Second Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- M11 Concur — **109–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bell — primary (person)
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- Chesser — primary (person)
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- Loftis — primary (person)
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- Ager — cosponsor (person)
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- Almond — cosponsor (person)
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- Alston — cosponsor (person)
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- Baker — cosponsor (person)
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- Ball — cosponsor (person)
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- Belk — cosponsor (person)
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- Branson — cosponsor (person)
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- Brisson — cosponsor (person)
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- Brockman — cosponsor (person)
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- Buansi — cosponsor (person)
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- Butler — cosponsor (person)
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- Cairns — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Carney — cosponsor (person)
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- Carson Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Carver — cosponsor (person)
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- Cervania — cosponsor (person)
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- Charles Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Clampitt — cosponsor (person)
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- Clark — cosponsor (person)
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- Cotham — cosponsor (person)
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- Crawford — cosponsor (person)
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- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
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- Dahle — cosponsor (person)
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- Dixon — cosponsor (person)
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- Echevarria — cosponsor (person)
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- G. Pierce — cosponsor (person)
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- Gable — cosponsor (person)
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- Greenfield — cosponsor (person)
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- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
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- Helfrich — cosponsor (person)
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- Humphrey — cosponsor (person)
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- Huneycutt — cosponsor (person)
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- Jeffers — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson-Hostler — cosponsor (person)
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- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Liu — cosponsor (person)
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- Longest — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Lowery — cosponsor (person)
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- McNeely — cosponsor (person)
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- Miller — cosponsor (person)
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- Morey — cosponsor (person)
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- Moss — cosponsor (person)
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- N. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
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- Penny — cosponsor (person)
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- Pickett — cosponsor (person)
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- Potts — cosponsor (person)
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- Prather — cosponsor (person)
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- Pyrtle — cosponsor (person)
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- Reeder — cosponsor (person)
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- Rhyne — cosponsor (person)
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- Rubin — cosponsor (person)
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- Schietzelt — cosponsor (person)
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- Scott — cosponsor (person)
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- Setzer — cosponsor (person)
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- Shepard — cosponsor (person)
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- Strickland — cosponsor (person)
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- T. Brown — cosponsor (person)
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- Torbett — cosponsor (person)
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- Turner — cosponsor (person)
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- Tyson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ward — cosponsor (person)
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- Warren — cosponsor (person)
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- Wheatley — cosponsor (person)
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- White — cosponsor (person)
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- Willingham — cosponsor (person)
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- Willis — cosponsor (person)
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- Winslow — cosponsor (person)
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- Zenger — cosponsor (person)
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- von Haefen — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-06-26** Ch. SL 2025-16 `became-law`
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- **2025-06-26** Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025 `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025 `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-19** Ratified
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- **2025-06-18** Ordered Enrolled
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- **2025-06-18** Concurred In S Com Sub `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-06-18** Added to Calendar
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- **2025-06-18** Cal Pursuant 36(b)
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- **2025-06-18** Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
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- **2025-06-18** Special Message Sent To House
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- **2025-06-17** Engrossed
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- **2025-06-17** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-06-17** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-06-17** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-06-16** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-11** Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-11** Com Substitute Adopted
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- **2025-06-11** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-05** Re-ref Com On Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2025-06-05** Com Substitute Adopted
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- **2025-06-05** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-27** Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-27** Withdrawn From Com
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- **2025-05-07** Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-07** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-05-07** Regular Message Received From House
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- **2025-05-07** Regular Message Sent To Senate
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- **2025-05-06** Ordered Engrossed
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- **2025-05-06** Passed 3rd Reading `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-05-06** Passed 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Amend Adopted A1 `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-01** Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
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- **2025-05-01** Withdrawn From Cal
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- **2025-04-30** Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025
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- **2025-04-30** Withdrawn From Cal
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- **2025-04-29** Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
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- **2025-04-17** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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- **2025-04-17** Withdrawn From Cal
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- **2025-04-15** Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025
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- **2025-04-15** Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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- **2025-04-15** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-15** Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-15** Reptd Fav Com Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-08** Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-08** Reptd Fav `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-02** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
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- **2025-04-02** Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Added
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- **2025-04-02** Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
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- **2025-04-02** Serial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken
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- **2025-04-01** Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-01** Passed 1st Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-31** Filed `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7dee7522-f700-4f86-813b-968ee923ec43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official North Carolina legislature records).
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