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H107 • 2025

Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Riddell, Cunningham, Moss, Kidwell, Balkcom, G. Brown, K. Brown, Butler, Carney, Cervania, Colvin, Dahle, Harrison, F. Jackson, N. Jackson, Majeed, Morey, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Quick, Ross, Ward, Wheatley, White, Willingham
Last action
2025-04-30
Official status
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

H107-SMBP-21(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-15): Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

What This Bill Does

  • H107-SMBP-21(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-15): Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.
  • H107-SMCH-6(e1)-v-4 (2025-04-08): Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 107: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 107: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.
  • Committee: House Health.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 15, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Riddell, Cunningham, Moss, Kidwell Prepared by: Jessica Boney* Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H107-SMBP-21(e1)-v-2* Legislative Analysis Division 919-733-2578 This bill analysis was prepared by the nonpartisan legislative staff for the use of legislators in their deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 107: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 107: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.
  • Committee: House Education - K-12.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Health.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 8, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-30 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-30 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-29 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-28 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025

  8. 2025-04-28 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-28 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-04-08 House

    Re-ref Com On Health

  13. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav

  14. 2025-02-13 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  15. 2025-02-13 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2025-02-12 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H107-SMBP-21(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-15): Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.
H107-SMCH-6(e1)-v-4
(2025-04-08): Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 107

Short Title: Adopt SUDEP Awareness Week. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Riddell, Cunningham, Moss, and Kidwell (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
February 13, 2025
*H107-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND WEEK IN NOVEMBER AS SUDEP AWARENESS 2
WEEK IN THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA AND TO RECOMMEND AWARENESS 3
TRAINING FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL RESPONSIBL E FOR STUDENTS WITH 4
EPILEPSY OR OTHERWISE PREDISPOSED TO SEIZURES. 5
Whereas, "SUDEP" is the sudden, unexpected death of a person with epilepsy who 6
was otherwise considered healthy; and 7
Whereas, each year, more than one out of 1,000 people with epilepsy die from 8
SUDEP; and 9
Whereas, uncontrolled seizures increase the risk of SUDEP to more than one out of 10
150 people; and 11
Whereas, during National Epilepsy Awareness Month, it is important to also bring 12
awareness of SUDEP; Now, therefore, 13
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 14
SECTION 1. Chapter 103 of the Gen eral Statutes is amended by adding a new 15
section to read: 16
"§ 103-19. SUDEP Awareness Week. 17
The week beginning on the second Sunday in November of each year is designated as Sudden 18
Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Awareness Week in North Carolina." 19
SECTION 2. Article 25A of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes is amended by 20
adding a new section to read: 21
"§ 115C-375.7. Seizure awareness training for school personnel. 22
(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Shannon Leigh Adcock, Steven 23
Anthony Christos, and Samantha Davis Memorial Act." 24
(b) It is the goal of the General Assembly to encourage local boards of education to 25
develop and provide seizure awareness training for all teachers and other school personnel who 26
may be responsibl e for students with epilepsy or students that are otherwise predisposed to 27
seizures." 28
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law. 29