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H412 • 2025

Child Care Regulatory Reforms.

Child Care Regulatory Reforms.

Children Education
Enacted

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Sponsor
Arp, Lambeth, Paré, Rhyne, Brisson, Johnson, Loftis, McNeely, Strickland, Ward
Last action
2025-07-01
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-36
Effective date
2025-07-01

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-01 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-36

  2. 2025-07-01 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 7/1/2025

  3. 2025-06-27 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/27/2025

  4. 2025-06-26 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-25 House

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-25 Senate

    Conf Report Adopted

  7. 2025-06-24 House

    Conf Report Adopted

  8. 2025-06-24 House

    Added to Calendar

  9. 2025-06-24 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  10. 2025-06-24 House

    Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  11. 2025-06-24 House

    Conf Com Reported

  12. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/25/2025

  13. 2025-06-24 Senate

    Conf Com Reported

  14. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Conf Com Appointed

  15. 2025-06-10 House

    Conf Com Appointed

  16. 2025-06-10 House

    Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  17. 2025-06-09 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/10/2025

  18. 2025-06-09 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  19. 2025-06-05 House

    Regular Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  20. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Regular Message Sent To House

  21. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Engrossed

  22. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  23. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  24. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Amend Adopted A1

  25. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  26. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  27. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  28. 2025-05-22 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  29. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  30. 2025-05-19 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  31. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  32. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  33. 2025-04-16 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  34. 2025-04-16 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  35. 2025-04-15 House

    Ordered Engrossed

  36. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  37. 2025-04-15 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  38. 2025-04-15 House

    Amend Adopted A1

  39. 2025-04-10 House

    Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025

  40. 2025-04-10 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  41. 2025-04-10 House

    Reptd Fav

  42. 2025-04-08 House

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

  43. 2025-04-08 House

    Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Stricken

  44. 2025-04-08 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  45. 2025-03-20 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

  46. 2025-03-20 House

    Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Added

  47. 2025-03-20 House

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

  48. 2025-03-20 House

    Serial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken

  49. 2025-03-18 House

    Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  50. 2025-03-18 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  51. 2025-03-17 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H412-SMCI-107(CCSCI-3)-v-2
(2025-06-25): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCI-114(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-25): Part I: Decouple Rated License and Subsidized Child Care
H412-SMCI-115(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-25): Part II: Regulatory Changes
H412-SMCI-25(CSCI-11)-v-5
(2025-04-08): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCI-30(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-09): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCI-81(CSCI-34)-v-2
(2025-05-22): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCI-82(e4)-v-3
(2025-06-03): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCI-92(e5)-v-1
(2025-06-10): Child Care Regulatory Reforms.
H412-SMCW-65(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-11): Part III: Building Code Revisions