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H928 • 2025

Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, Cunningham, Harrison
Last action
2025-07-02
Official status
Ch. SL 2025-49
Effective date
2025-07-02

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

H928-SMBN-31(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-29): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

What This Bill Does

  • H928-SMBN-31(e1)-v-3 (2025-04-29): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • H928-SMBP-35(e1)-v-2 (2025-04-30): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • H928-SMBP-44(e1)-v-3 (2025-05-06): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • H928-SMBP-61(e1)-v-2 (2025-06-17): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Committee: House Education - K-12.
  • If favorable, re-refer to Health.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Committee: House Health.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: April 30, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, Cunningham Prepared by: Jessica Boney* Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H928-SMBP-35(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 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Committee: House Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Date: May 5, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, Cunningham Prepared by: Jessica Boney* Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H928-SMBP-44(e1)-v-3* 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.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 928 would allow physical therapists to perform the evaluation of middle and high school student athletes who have exhibited signs of a concussion before the students return to play or practice.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Committee: Senate Health Care.
  • If favorable, re -refer to Rules and Operations of the Senate Date: June 17, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, Cunningham Prepared by: Jessica Boney Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H928-SMBP-61(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 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Committee: Senate Rules and Operations of the Senate Date: June 18, 2025 Introduced by: Reps.
  • Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, Cunningham Prepared by: Jessica Boney* Staff Attorney Analysis of: First Edition Kara McCraw Director *H928-SMBP-62(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.
  • OVERVIEW: House Bill 928 would allow physical therapists to perform the evaluation of middle and high school student athletes who have exhibited signs of a concussion before the students return to play or practice.
Filed

Plain English: 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow Physical Therapists in School Concussion Protocol.

  • 2025-2026 General Assembly HOUSE BILL 928: Allow Physical Therapists in School Concussion Protocol.
  • Analysis of: S.L.
  • 2025-49 Date: August 5, 2025 Prepared by: Legislative Analysis Division Staff Kara McCraw Director *H928-SMRQ-76(sl)-v-4* 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.
  • S.L.

Bill History

  1. 2025-07-02 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ch. SL 2025-49

  2. 2025-07-02 North Carolina General Assembly

    Signed by Gov. 7/2/2025

  3. 2025-06-24 North Carolina General Assembly

    Pres. To Gov. 6/24/2025

  4. 2025-06-23 North Carolina General Assembly

    Ratified

  5. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Ordered Enrolled

  6. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2025-06-19 Senate

    Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2025-06-18 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  9. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  10. 2025-06-17 Senate

    Reptd Fav

  11. 2025-06-09 Senate

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

  12. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Withdrawn From Com

  13. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  14. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Passed 1st Reading

  15. 2025-05-07 Senate

    Regular Message Received From House

  16. 2025-05-07 House

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

  17. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 3rd Reading

  18. 2025-05-06 House

    Passed 2nd Reading

  19. 2025-05-05 House

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

  20. 2025-05-05 House

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  21. 2025-05-05 House

    Reptd Fav

  22. 2025-04-30 House

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

  23. 2025-04-30 House

    Reptd Fav

  24. 2025-04-29 House

    Re-ref Com On Health

  25. 2025-04-29 House

    Reptd Fav

  26. 2025-04-14 House

    Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  27. 2025-04-14 House

    Passed 1st Reading

  28. 2025-04-10 House

    Filed

Official Summary Text

H928-SMBN-31(e1)-v-3
(2025-04-29): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
H928-SMBP-35(e1)-v-2
(2025-04-30): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
H928-SMBP-44(e1)-v-3
(2025-05-06): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
H928-SMBP-61(e1)-v-2
(2025-06-17): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
H928-SMBP-62(e1)-v-2
(2025-06-18): Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
H928-SMRQ-76(sl)-v-4
(2025-09-08): Allow Physical Therapists in School Concussion Protocol.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025

SESSION LAW 2025-49
HOUSE BILL 928

*H928-v-3*
AN ACT TO ALLOW PHYS ICAL THERAPISTS TO E VALUATE STUDENT ATHL ETE
HEAD INJURIES DURING ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 115C-407.57(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(2) If a student participating in an interscholastic athletic activity exhibits signs
or symptoms consistent with a concussion, the student shall be removed from
the activity at that time and shall not be allowed to return to play or practice
that day. The student shall not return to play or practice on a subsequent day
until the student is evaluated by and receives written clearance for such
participation from one of the following:
…
f. A physical therapist, licensed under Article 18E of Chapter 90 of the
General Statutes."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of June, 2025.

s/ Rachel Hunt
President of the Senate

s/ Donna McDowell White
Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives

s/ Josh Stein
Governor

Approved 12:38 p.m. this 2nd day of July, 2025