NC HB 612

enacted

Fostering Care in NC Act.

North Carolina · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did NC HB 612 pass?

Yes. NC HB 612 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-26): Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025

What is NC HB 612 about?

NC HB 612 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Fostering Care in NC Act.”.

Who sponsors NC HB 612?

Bell, Chesser, Loftis are the primary sponsors of NC HB 612, joined by 73 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-03-31
Latest action: 2025-06-26 — Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2025-06-26
Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025
executive-signature
2025-06-26
Ch. SL 2025-16
became-law
2025-06-20
Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025
executive-receipt
2025-06-19
Ratified
2025-06-18
Special Message Sent To House
2025-06-18
Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
2025-06-18
Cal Pursuant 36(b)
2025-06-18
Added to Calendar
2025-06-18
Concurred In S Com Sub
amendment-passage
2025-06-18
Ordered Enrolled
2025-06-17
Amend Adopted A1
amendment-passage
2025-06-17
Passed 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-06-17
Passed 3rd Reading
passage,reading-3
2025-06-17
Engrossed
2025-06-16
Reptd Fav
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-11
Com Substitute Adopted
2025-06-11
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
referral-committee
2025-06-05
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-05
Com Substitute Adopted
2025-06-05
Re-ref Com On Judiciary
referral-committee
2025-05-27
Withdrawn From Com
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
2025-05-07
Regular Message Sent To Senate
2025-05-07
Regular Message Received From House
2025-05-07
Passed 1st Reading
reading-1
2025-05-07
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
referral-committee
2025-05-06
Amend Adopted A1
amendment-passage
2025-05-06
Passed 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-05-06
Passed 3rd Reading
passage,reading-3
2025-05-06
Ordered Engrossed
2025-05-01
Withdrawn From Cal
2025-05-01
Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
2025-04-30
Withdrawn From Cal
2025-04-30
Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025
2025-04-29
Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025
2025-04-17
Withdrawn From Cal
2025-04-17
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-04-15
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
referral-committee
2025-04-15
Reptd Fav
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-15
Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
2025-04-15
Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025
2025-04-08
Reptd Fav
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-08
Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1
referral-committee
2025-04-02
Serial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken
2025-04-02
Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken
2025-04-02
Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Added
2025-04-02
Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added
2025-04-01
Passed 1st Reading
reading-1
2025-04-01
Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
referral-committee
2025-03-31
Filed
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Second Reading
2025-06-17 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Adcock: yes
- Batch: yes
- Blue: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Chaudhuri: yes
- Chitlik: yes
- Everitt: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Grafstein: yes
- Lowe: yes
- Mayfield: yes
- Mohammed: yes
- Robinson: yes
- Salvador: yes
- Smith: yes
- Theodros: yes
- Waddell: yes
- Alexander: yes
- Berger: yes
- Brinson: yes
- Britt: yes
- Burgin: yes
- Corbin: yes
- Craven: yes
- Daniel: yes
- Ford: yes
- Galey: yes
- Hanig: yes
- Hise: yes
- Hollo: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Jarvis: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Jones: yes
- Lazzara: yes
- Lee: yes
- McInnis: yes
- Measmer: yes
- Moffitt: yes
- B. Newton: yes
- Overcash: yes
- Rabon: yes
- Sanderson: yes
- Sawrey: yes
- Sawyer: yes
- Settle: yes
- Applewhite: absent
- Meyer: absent
- Murdock: absent
- Barnes: absent
M11 Concur
2025-06-18 · pass · 109-0
Member-level votes (120)
- Ager: yes
- Alston: yes
- Baker: yes
- Ball: yes
- Belk: yes
- Brockman: yes
- G. Brown: yes
- K. Brown: yes
- T. Brown: yes
- Buansi: yes
- Budd: yes
- Butler: yes
- Carney: yes
- Cervania: yes
- Clark: yes
- Colvin: yes
- Crawford: yes
- Cunningham: yes
- Dahle: yes
- Dew: yes
- Greenfield: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Hawkins: yes
- Helfrich: yes
- F. Jackson: yes
- Jeffers: yes
- Johnson-Hostler: yes
- A. Jones: yes
- Liu: yes
- Lofton: yes
- Longest: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Majeed: yes
- Morey: yes
- G. Pierce: yes
- R. Pierce: yes
- Pittman: yes
- Prather: yes
- Price: yes
- Quick: yes
- Reives: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Rubin: yes
- vonHaefen: yes
- Willingham: yes
- Almond: yes
- Arp: yes
- Balkcom: yes
- Bell: yes
- Biggs: yes
- Blackwell: yes
- Branson: yes
- Brisson: yes
- Brody: yes
- Cairns: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Carver: yes
- Chesser: yes
- Clampitt: yes
- Cotham: yes
- Davis: yes
- Dixon: yes
- Echevarria: yes
- Eddins: yes
- Gable: yes
- Gillespie: yes
- Goodwin: yes
- Greene: yes
- D. Hall: yes
- K. Hall: yes
- Howard: yes
- Humphrey: yes
- Huneycutt: yes
- Iler: yes
- N. Jackson: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Kidwell: yes
- Lambeth: yes
- Loftis: yes
- McNeely: yes
- Miller: yes
- Moss: yes
- Paré: yes
- Penny: yes
- Pickett: yes
- Pike: yes
- Pless: yes
- Potts: yes
- Pyrtle: yes
- Reeder: yes
- Rhyne: yes
- Riddell: yes
- Ross: yes
- Schietzelt: yes
- Scott: yes
- Setzer: yes
- Shepard: yes
- CarsonSmith: yes
- Stevens: yes
- Strickland: yes
- Torbett: yes
- Tyson: yes
- Ward: yes
- Warren: yes
- Watford: yes
- Wheatley: yes
- White: yes
- Winslow: yes
- Zenger: yes
- B. Jones: abstain
- Cohn: absent
- Logan: absent
- CharlesSmith: absent
- Turner: absent
- Adams: absent
- Blust: absent
- Hastings: absent
- Lowery: absent
- Sauls: absent
- Willis: absent

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H612

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