H55 • 2025

Funds for the IGNITE Program.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Huneycutt, Howard, Potts, Setzer, Almond, Baker, Ball, Belk, Biggs, G. Brown, K. Brown, Butler, Campbell, Chesser, Cotham, Crawford, Cunningham, Dahle, Greenfield, Harrison, Hawkins, F. Jackson, Liu, Logan, Lopez, McNeely, Morey, Moss, Penny, R. Pierce, Ward, Willingham
Last action: 2025-02-05
Official status: Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
Effective date: 2025-07-01

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Funds for the IGNITE Program.

What This Bill Does

Funds for the IGNITE Program.

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Bill History

2025-02-05 House
Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
2025-02-05 House
Passed 1st Reading
2025-02-04 House
Filed

Official Summary Text

Funds for the IGNITE Program.

Current Bill Text

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 55

Short Title: Funds for the IGNITE Program. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Huneycutt, Howard, Potts, and Setzer (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 5, 2025
*H55-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO APPROPRIAT E FUNDS FOR THE AUTI SM SOCIETY OF NORTH 2
CAROLINA IGNITE PROGRAM. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of 5
Health and Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and 6
Substance Use Services, the sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) in recurring 7
funds for each year of the 2025 -2027 fiscal biennium. These funds shall be allocated to The 8
Autism Society of North Carolina, a nonprofit corporation, to support its IGNITE Program, 9
which offers activities and education groups which foster independence and social interaction for 10
young adults with autism transitioning into adulthood. 11
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective July 1, 2025. 12