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H546 • 2025

Medicaid Modernization.

Medicaid Modernization.

Children Healthcare
Enacted

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Sponsor
White, Chesser, Reeder, Rhyne, Almond, Campbell, Carney, Carver, Cervania, Crawford, Greenfield, Harrison, F. Jackson, Loftis, McNeely, Potts, Price, Pyrtle, Rubin, Charles Smith, Ward, Willingham
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-64
Effective date
2025-07-07

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-64

  2. 2025-07-07 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 7/7/2025

  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 House

    Concurred On 3rd Reading

  7. 2025-06-24 House

    Concurred On 2nd Reading

  8. 2025-06-23 House

    Placed On Cal For 06/24/2025

  9. 2025-06-19 House

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  10. 2025-06-19 House

    Ruled Material

  11. 2025-06-19 House

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  12. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Special Message Sent To House

  13. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Placed On Cal For 06/19/2025

  15. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Withdrawn From Cal

  16. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  17. 2025-06-16 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  18. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  19. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  20. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  21. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Finance

  22. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Com Substitute Adopted

  23. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  24. 2025-05-29 Senate

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

  25. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  26. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  27. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  28. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  29. 2025-05-07 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  30. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  31. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  32. 2025-05-05 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

  33. 2025-05-05 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  34. 2025-05-05 House

    Reptd Fav

  35. 2025-04-17 House

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

  36. 2025-04-17 House

    Withdrawn From Com

  37. 2025-04-16 House

    Re-ref Com On Finance

  38. 2025-04-16 House

    Reptd Fav

  39. 2025-04-15 House

    Re-ref Com On Insurance

  40. 2025-04-15 House

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  41. 2025-03-31 House

    Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Insurance, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  42. 2025-03-31 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  43. 2025-03-26 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H546-SMBC-96(sl)-v-5
(2025-09-26): Part III: Telehealth Service Provider Eligibility
H546-SMCI-109(sl)-v-7
(2025-09-26): Part I: Justice-Related Medicaid Changes
H546-SMCI-110(sl)-v-8
(2025-09-26): Part VI: Medicaid Healthcare Access and Stabilization Program Reimbursement for Psychiatric Hospitals
H546-SMDC-45(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-26): Part II: Expedient Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements
H546-SMDC-46(sl)-v-6
(2025-09-26): Part VII: Adult Care Home Medicaid Personal Care Services Coverage
H546-SMTR-13(CSTR-2)-v-2
(2025-04-15): Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care.
H546-SMTR-17(e2)-v-2
(2025-04-16): Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care.
H546-SMTR-22(e2)-v-2
(2025-05-05): Inmate Medicaid Suspension/Team-Based Care.
H546-SMTR-23(CSTRxfr-4)-v-6
(2025-06-04): Medicaid Modernization.
H546-SMTR-26(e3)-v-2
(2025-06-10): Medicaid Modernization.
H546-SMTR-27(e4)-v-3
(2025-06-12): Medicaid Modernization.
H546-SMTR-32(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-05): Medicaid Modernization.
H546-SMTR-41(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-26): Part V: Continue Medicaid Coverage for Pregnant Women for Twelve Months Postpartum
H546-SMTR-42(sl)-v-8
(2025-10-08): Part IV: Children and Families Specialty Plan