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H160 • 2025

Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.

Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Gillespie, Potts, White, Cunningham, Ager, Baker, Ball, Belk, Blackwell, G. Brown, K. Brown, T. Brown, Buansi, Carney, Cervania, Colvin, Cotham, Crawford, Harrison, Hawkins, Huneycutt, F. Jackson, Johnson, Kidwell, Liu, Loftis, Lofton, Logan, McNeely, Miller, Moss, Penny, G. Pierce, R. Pierce, Pyrtle, Quick, Riddell, Ross, Willingham
Last action
2025-04-09
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.

Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.

H160-SMBN-18(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-02): Joel H.

What This Bill Does

  • H160-SMBN-18(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-02): Joel H.
  • Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
  • H160-SMBN-20(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-02): Joel H.
  • Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 160: Joel H.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 160: Joel H.
  • Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
  • Committee: House Higher Education.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 2, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 160: Joel H.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 160: Joel H.
  • Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 2, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Gillespie, Potts, White, Cunningham Prepared by: Samantha Yarborough* Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H160-SMBN-20(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 160: Joel H.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 160: Joel H.
  • Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
  • Committee: House Health.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Higher Education.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  2. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  3. 2025-04-09 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  4. 2025-04-09 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  5. 2025-04-08 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2025-04-08 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  7. 2025-04-03 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/08/2025

  8. 2025-04-03 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  9. 2025-04-03 House

    Reptd Fav

  10. 2025-04-02 House

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

  11. 2025-04-02 House

    Reptd Fav

  12. 2025-03-04 House

    Re-ref Com On Higher Education

  13. 2025-03-04 House

    Reptd Fav

  14. 2025-02-24 House

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

  15. 2025-02-24 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  16. 2025-02-21 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H160-SMBN-18(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-02): Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
H160-SMBN-20(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-02): Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.
H160-SMBP-3(e1)-v-4
(2025-03-04): Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 160

Short Title: Joel H. Crisp SUDEP Awareness Law. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Gillespie, Potts, White, and Cunningham (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Health, if favorable, Higher Education, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and
Operations of the House
February 24, 2025
*H160-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF 2
MEDICINE'S AREA HEAL TH EDUCATION CENTERS TO COMPILE AND 3
DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ON SUDDEN UNEXPE CTED DEATH IN EPILEP SY 4
INFORMATION TO HEALT H CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDE A 5
CORRESPONDING REPORT TO THE JOINT LEGISL ATIVE OVERSIGHT 6
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 7
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
SECTION 1. The University of North Carolina School of Medicine's Area Health 9
Education Centers (NC AHEC) shall consult with the North Carolina Medical Board, North 10
Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Medical Society, North 11
Carolina Pediatric Society, North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians, North Carolina Board 12
of Nursing, North Car olina Board of Pharmacy, and the North Carolina Nurses Association to 13
gather evidence-based information on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy from publications 14
and nonprofit organizations to create standard information to provide to all health care 15
practitioners in this State. The information shall include, at a minimum, current and 16
evidence-based information about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk factors and 17
conditions and contact information for nonprofit organizations that provide support servic es for 18
epilepsy conditions. The information shall be made available on NC AHEC's website and readily 19
accessible to health care practitioners in this State. No later than September 1, 2025, NC AHEC 20
shall report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee o n Health and Human Services a 21
completed summary or booklet of information provided to health care practitioners in the report. 22
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law. 23