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H251 • 2025

Various Disaster Recovery Reforms.

Various Disaster Recovery Reforms.

Healthcare Housing
Enacted

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Sponsor
Hastings, Greene, Balkcom, Bell, Ager, Almond, Blackwell, Blust, Branson, Brisson, Cairns, Carver, Cotham, Dixon, Eddins, Johnson, Kidwell, Liu, Lowery, Penny, Ross, Scott, Turner, Tyson, Ward, White, Willingham, Willis
Last action
2025-06-26
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-18
Effective date
2025-06-26

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-18

  2. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025

  3. 2025-06-19 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/19/2025

  4. 2025-06-18 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-17 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-17 House

    Concurred In S Com Sub

  7. 2025-06-12 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/17/2025

  8. 2025-06-12 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  9. 2025-06-11 House

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  10. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  11. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Engrossed

  12. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  13. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  14. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Amend Adopted A1

  15. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/10/2025

  16. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Withdrawn From Cal

  17. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  18. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  19. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  20. 2025-05-21 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  21. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Re-ref to Regulatory Reform. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  22. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  23. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  24. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  25. 2025-04-03 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  26. 2025-04-02 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  27. 2025-04-01 House

    Ordered Engrossed

  28. 2025-04-01 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  29. 2025-04-01 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  30. 2025-04-01 House

    Amend Adopted A1

  31. 2025-03-31 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/01/2025

  32. 2025-03-31 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  33. 2025-03-31 House

    Reptd Fav

  34. 2025-03-26 House

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

  35. 2025-03-26 House

    Reptd Fav

  36. 2025-03-18 House

    Re-ref Com On Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery

  37. 2025-03-18 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  38. 2025-03-03 House

    Ref to the Com on Judiciary 1, if favorable, Emergency Management and Disaster Recovery, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  39. 2025-03-03 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  40. 2025-02-27 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H251-SMBP-66(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-19): Sec. 5: Automatic State Adoption of Any Temporary Federal Relief Issued by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
H251-SMBR-46(e3)-v-3
(2025-05-21): Disaster Response Funding/Nondiscrimination.
H251-SMBR-48(e4)-v-3
(2025-05-22): Various Disaster Recovery Reforms.
H251-SMBR-56(e5)-v-3
(2025-06-17): Various Disaster Recovery Reforms.
H251-SMBR-67(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-19): Secs. 2 and 3: Nondiscrimination in State Disaster Recovery Assistance
H251-SMCE-8(CSCE-1)-v-5
(2025-03-18): Disaster Response Funding/Nondiscrimination.
H251-SMCE-96(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-19): Sec. 4: Theft of Temporary Housing During Emergency
H251-SMCJ-67(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-19): Sec. 7: Historic Flood Event Building Code Exemptions (Replacing or Reconstructing Existing Buildings).
H251-SMRN-82(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-19): Sec. 6: Authorize a Temporary Exemption from Certain State Building Code Requirements Pertaining to Fire-Resistant Windows for Downtown, Commercial Structures Damaged by Hurricane Helene
H251-SMSA-12(e2)-v-2
(2025-03-26): Disaster Response Funding/Nondiscrimination.
H251-SMTQ-79(sl)-v-3
(2025-09-19): Sec. 8: Historic Flood Building Code Exemption (Vegetative Debris)
H251-SMTQ-80(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-19): Sec. 9: Historic Flood Event Building Code Exemption (Composting)