North Carolina 2023-2024 Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 15 R · 9 D cosponsors

HB 125 — NC Health and Human Services Workforce Act.

Last action — Ch. SL 2023-129

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2023. Enacted.

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Likely to advance 98% · high confidence

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 30 sponsors

    2 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (15 R · 9 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

86 added · 101 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to House Bill 125 clarify the responsibilities of individuals who take an infant into temporary custody. Key additions include requirements to provide the infant's parents with important information such as their identity and medical history. This change ensures that parents are informed about their child’s status and any necessary legal proceedings, which is crucial for their rights and the child's well-being. Overall, these adjustments aim to enhance transparency and communication during sensitive situations involving infants.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 2 HOUSE BILL 125 Committee Substitute Favorable 3/1/23 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2023 H 1 HOUSE BILL 125 Short Title:
Representatives White, Bradford, and Riddell (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
February 16, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAWS PERTAINING TO THE SAFE SURRENDER OF INFANTS UNDER THE ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND DEPENDENCY LAWS AND TO MAKE CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES.
Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House February 16, 2023 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAWS PERTAINING TO THE SAFE SURRENDER OF INFANTS UNDER THE ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND DEPENDENCY LAWS AND TO MAKE CONFORMING STATUTORY CHANGES.
(1) A surrendered infant is reasonably believed to be more than seven days old.
(1) A surrendered infant is not reasonably believed to be under 7 days old.
The following individuals shall, without a court order, take into temporary custody an infant reasonably believed to be not more than seven days old that is voluntarily delivered to the individual by the infant's parent who does not express an intent to return for the infant:
The following individuals shall, without a court order, take into temporary custody an infant reasonably believed to be under 7 days of age that is voluntarily delivered to the individual by the infant's parent who does not express an intent to return for the infant:
*H125-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 An individual who takes an infant into temporary custody under G.S.
*H125-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 An individual who takes an infant into temporary custody under G.S.
Page 2 House Bill 125-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (e) This section shall not apply if the department determines the juvenile is not a safely surrendered infant or is the victim of a crime.
Page 2 House Bill 125-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (e) This section shall not apply if the department determines the juvenile is not a safely surrendered infant or is the victim of a crime.
(1) Ascertain from a health care provider that the surrendered infant is, to a reasonable medical certainty, not more than seven days old and without signs of abuse or neglect.
(1) Ascertain from a health care provider that the surrendered infant is, to a reasonable medical certainty, under 7 days old and without signs of abuse or neglect.
(1) There exists the rebuttable presumption the non-surrendering parent is the safely surrendered infant's parent through (i) the child's legitimation through marriage or (ii) genetic marker testing arranged by the director to establish House Bill 125-Second Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 parentage that indicates the probability of parentage is ninety-seven percent (97%) or higher.
(1) There exists the rebuttable presumption the non-surrendering parent is the safely surrendered infant's parent through (i) the child's legitimation through marriage or (ii) genetic marker testing arranged by the director to establish House Bill 125-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 parentage that indicates the probability of parentage is ninety-seven percent (97%) or higher.
If the surrenderingparent seeks to regain custody of the infant from the department of social services, the directorshalltreattheinfantasajuvenilewhohas beenreported asaneglected juvenile and requires that the director conduct an assessment, at which point the surrendering parent's rights to have his or her identity be confidential no longer apply.
If the surrenderingparent seeks to regain custody of the infant from the department of social services, the directorshalltreattheinfantasajuvenilewhohas beenreportedasaneglected juvenile and requires that the director conduct an assessment, at which point the surrendering parent's rights to have his or her identity be confidential no longer apply.
Page 4 House Bill 125-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) Each parent has the right to contact the department of social services in the county where the infant was surrendered.
Page 4 House Bill 125-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) Each parent has the right to contact the department of social services in the county where the infant was surrendered.
House Bill 125-Second Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) An explanation that services may be available to the surrendering parent and infant accompanied by contact information for the local department of social services.
House Bill 125-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (6) An explanation that services may be available to the surrendering parent and infant accompanied by contact information for the local department of social services.
… (19a) Safelysurrendered infant.
… (19a) Safely surrendered infant.
– An infant reasonablybelieved to be not more than seven days old and without signs of abuse or neglect who is voluntarily delivered to an individual in accordance with Article 5A of this Subchapter by the infant's parent who does not express an intent to return for the infant.
– An infant reasonably believed to be under 7 days of age and without signs of abuse or neglect who is voluntarily delivered to an individual in accordance with Article 5A of this Subchapter by the infant's parent who does not express an intent to return for the infant.
… Page 6 House Bill 125-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (2) The parent has relinquished the juvenile for adoption, or safely surrendered the infant and has not sought the return of the infant prior to the filing of a termination of parental rights, unless the court orders that the parent be made a party.
… Page 6 House Bill 125-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (2) The parent has relinquished the juvenile for adoption, or safely surrendered the infant and has not sought the return of the infant prior to the filing of a termination of parental rights, unless the court orders that the parent be made a party.
(c) An individual who takes an infant into temporary custodyunder subsection (b) of this section shall perform any act necessaryto protect the physical health and well-being of the infant and shall immediatelynotifythe department ofsocialservices or alocal law enforcementagency.
(c) An individual who takes an infant into temporary custodyunder subsection (b) of this section shall perform any act necessary to protect the physical health and well-being of the infant and shall immediatelynotifythe department ofsocialservices or alocal law enforcementagency.
The immunity established by this subsection does not extend to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing that would otherwise be actionable." House Bill 125-Second Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 SECTION 5.
The immunity established by this subsection does not extend to gross negligence, wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing that would otherwise be actionable." House Bill 125-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 SECTION 5.
(e) The court shall specifically order the place or places of publication and the contents of the notice that the court concludes is most likely to identify the infant to either of the infant's parents without including the name of the surrendering parent.
(e) The court shall specifically order the place or places of publication and the contents of the notice that the court concludes is most likelyto identifythe infant to either of the juvenile's parents without including the name of the surrendering parent.
(2) Be directed to "the mother (father) (mother and father) of a male (female) infant born on or about__________________________ and if known in Page 8 House Bill 125-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (date) ___________(hospital or health care facility where the infant was born.) __________(County), __________(City), _____________________________________, respondent." (State) (3) Designate the docket number and title of the case which shall be "In re Baby Doe." (4) State that the infant was surrendered by a person claiming to be the infant's mother or father who did not express an intent to return for the infant and that the infant was surrendered to an individual pursuant to G.S.
(2) Be directed to "the mother (father) (mother and father) of a male (female) infant born on or about__________________________ and if known in Page 8 House Bill 125-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 (date) ___________(hospital or health care facility where the infant was born.) __________(County), __________(City), _____________________________________, respondent." (State) (3) Designate the docket number and title of the case which shall be "In re Baby Doe." (4) State that the infant was surrendered by a person claiming to be the infant's mother or father who did not express an intent to return for the infant and that the infant was surrendered to an individual pursuant to G.S.
(10) State that if the parent fails to answer the petition within the time prescribed and the court determines the ground for termination has been proved and that termination of that parent's rights is in the best interests of the infant, the respondent's parental rights to the infant will be terminated.
(10) State that if the parent fails to answer the petition within the time prescribed and the court determines the ground for termination has been proved and that termination of that parent's rights is in the best interests of the infant, the respondent's parental rights to the juvenile will be terminated.
…." House Bill 125-Second Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 SECTION 8.
…." House Bill 125-First Edition Page 9 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 SECTION 8.
14-318.2 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-318.2.
Child abuse a misdemeanor.
… (c) A parent who abandons an infant less than seven days of age not more than seven days old pursuant to G.S.
14-322.3 shall not be prosecuted under this section for any acts or omissions related to the care of that infant." SECTION 9.
G.S.
14-318.4 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-318.4.
Child abuse a felony.
… (c) Abandonment of an infant less than seven days of age not more than seven days old pursuant to G.S.
14-322.3 may be treated as a mitigating factor in sentencing for a conviction under this section involving that infant.
…." SECTION 10.
G.S.
Abandonment of an infant under seven days of age.not more than seven days old.
Abandonment of an infant under seven days of age.
When a parent abandons an infant less than seven days of age not more than seven days old by voluntarily delivering the infant as provided in G.S.
When a parent abandons an infant less than seven days of age by voluntarily delivering the infant as provided in G.S.
14-322, 14-322.1, or 14-43.14." SECTION 11.
14-322, 14-322.1, or 14-43.14." SECTION 9.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 12.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 10.
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"(a) Health and Safety Standards.
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…." SECTION 13.
…." SECTION 11.
… The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also ensure that information is available to these schools so that they can provide information on the manner in Page 10 House Bill 125-Second Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S.
… The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also ensure that information is available to these schools so that they can provide information on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 14.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 12.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 15.
7B-500.Article 5A of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes." SECTION 13.
… The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S.
… The Division of Nonpublic Education, Department of Administration, shall also provide to home schools information on the manner in which a parent may lawfully abandon a newborn Page 10 House Bill 125-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2023 baby with a responsible person, in accordance with G.S.
This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page." SECTION 16.
This information may be provided electronically or on the Division's Web page." SECTION 14.
House Bill 125-Second Edition Page 11
House Bill 125-First Edition Page 11
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Action History

  1. Ch. SL 2023-129

  2. Signed by Gov. 9/29/2023

  3. Conf Com Reported

  4. Placed on Today's Calendar

  5. Conf Report Adopted

  6. Ordered Enrolled

  7. Ratified

  8. Pres. To Gov. 9/22/2023

  9. Conf Com Reported

  10. Added to Calendar

  11. Conf Report Adopted

  12. Conf Com Appointed

  13. Failed Concur In S Com Sub

  14. Conf Com Appointed

  15. Cal Pursuant 36(b)

  16. Placed On Cal For 07/12/2023

  17. Amend Adopted A1

  18. Passed 2nd Reading

  19. Passed 3rd Reading

  20. Engrossed

  21. Special Message Sent To House

  22. Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

  23. Reptd Fav

  24. Reptd Fav

  25. Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  26. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  27. Com Substitute Adopted

  28. Re-ref Com On Finance

  29. Sequential Referral To Judiciary Added After Health Care

  30. Sequential Referral To Finance Added After Judiciary

  31. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  32. Com Substitute Adopted

  33. Re-ref Com On Judiciary

  34. Withdrawn From Com

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

  36. Regular Message Sent To Senate

  37. Regular Message Received From House

  38. Passed 1st Reading

  39. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

  40. Reptd Fav

  41. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

  42. Added to Calendar

  43. Passed 2nd Reading

  44. Passed 3rd Reading

  45. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

  47. Passed 1st Reading

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

  49. Filed

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2 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 1 voted No

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Co-sponsors (28)

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Conference Report Motion 8 To Adopt

Passed 41 Yea · 0 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 12003
Unaffiliated 7001
Republican 22004
Total 41008
% of votes cast 84%0%0%16%
How each member voted (49)
Member Party Vote
Bode — Yea
Hunt — Yea
Marcus — Yea
Woodard — Yea
Krawiec — Yea
Perry — Yea
Proctor — Not Voting
P. Newton — Yea
Dan Blue Democratic Yea
DeAndrea Salvador Democratic Not Voting
Gale Adcock Democratic Not Voting
Gladys A. Robinson Democratic Yea
Graig Meyer Democratic Yea
Jay J. Chaudhuri Democratic Yea
Joyce Waddell Democratic Yea
Julie Mayfield Democratic Yea
Kandie D. Smith Democratic Not Voting
Michael Garrett Democratic Yea
Mujtaba A. Mohammed Democratic Yea
Natalie S. Murdock Democratic Yea
Paul A. Lowe, Jr. Democratic Yea
Sydney Batch Democratic Yea
Val Applewhite Democratic Yea
Amy S. Galey Republican Yea
Benton G. Sawrey Republican Yea
Bill Rabon Republican Yea
Bobby Hanig Republican Yea
Brad Overcash Republican Yea
Brent Jackson Republican Yea
Carl Ford Republican Yea
Danny Earl Britt, Jr. Republican Not Voting
David W. Craven, Jr. Republican Yea
Eddie D. Settle Republican Yea
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jim Burgin Republican Yea
Kevin Corbin Republican Yea
Lisa S. Barnes Republican Yea
Michael A. Lazzara Republican Yea
Michael V. Lee Republican Yea
Norman W. Sanderson Republican Yea
Paul Newton Republican Yea
Phil Berger Republican Yea
Ralph Hise Republican Yea
Steve Jarvis Republican Yea
Timothy D. Moffitt Republican Not Voting
Tom McInnis Republican Yea
Vickie Sawyer Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
Warren Daniel Republican Not Voting

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C RPT Adoption

Passed 107 Yea · 3 Nay · 10 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 30301
Unaffiliated 25002
U 2000
Republican 50007
Total 1073010
% of votes cast 89%3%0%8%
How each member voted (120)
Member Party Vote
Autry — Yea
Clemmons — Yea
Harris — Yea
Lucas — Yea
Rudow — Yea
CharlesSmith — Yea
Staton-Williams — Yea
vonHaefen — Yea
Wray — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Crutchfield — Yea
Elmore — Yea
Faircloth — Yea
Fontenot — Yea
Hardister — Yea
Lowery — Yea
Mills — Yea
Moore — Yea
Reeder — Yea
Saine — Yea
Sasser — Yea
CarsonSmith — Yea
Sossamon — Yea
Gill — Not Voting
Cleveland — Not Voting
F. Jackson — Yea
K. Baker — Yea
Abe Jones Democratic Yea
Allen Buansi Democratic Yea
Allison A. Dahle Democratic Nay
Amber M. Baker Democratic Yea
Amos L. Quick, III Democratic Yea
B. Ray Jeffers Democratic Yea
Becky Carney Democratic Yea
Brandon Lofton Democratic Yea
Carolyn G. Logan Democratic Not Voting
Cecil Brockman Democratic Yea
Cynthia Ball Democratic Yea
Deb Butler Democratic Nay
Eric Ager Democratic Yea
Garland E. Pierce Democratic Yea
Gloristine Brown Democratic Yea
James Roberson Democratic Yea
Joe John Democratic Yea
Kanika Brown Democratic Yea
Laura Budd Democratic Yea
Lindsey Prather Democratic Yea
Marcia Morey Democratic Nay
Maria Cervania Democratic Yea
Mary Belk Democratic Yea
Pricey Harrison Democratic Yea
Renée A. Price Democratic Yea
Robert T. Reives, II Democratic Yea
Sarah Crawford Democratic Yea
Shelly Willingham Democratic Yea
Terence Everitt Democratic Yea
Terry M. Brown Jr. Democratic Yea
Tim Longest Democratic Yea
Vernetta Alston Democratic Yea
Ya Liu Democratic Yea
Zack Hawkins Democratic Yea
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican Yea
Allen Chesser Republican Yea
Ben T. Moss, Jr. Republican Yea
Bill Ward Republican Yea
Brenden H. Jones Republican Yea
Brian Biggs Republican Yea
Celeste C. Cairns Republican Yea
Charles W. Miller Republican Yea
Chris Humphrey Republican Yea
David Willis Republican Not Voting
Dean Arp Republican Yea
Dennis Riddell Republican Yea
Destin Hall Republican Yea
Diane Wheatley Republican Yea
Donna McDowell White Republican Yea
Donnie Loftis Republican Yea
Donny Lambeth Republican Yea
Dudley Greene Republican Yea
Edward C. Goodwin Republican Yea
Erin Paré Republican Yea
Frank Iler Republican Yea
Harry Warren Republican Yea
Howard Penny, Jr. Republican Yea
Hugh Blackwell Republican Not Voting
Jake Johnson Republican Yea
Jay Adams Republican Yea
Jeff Zenger Republican Yea
Jeffrey C. McNeely Republican Yea
Jennifer Balkcom Republican Yea
Jimmy Dixon Republican Yea
John A. Torbett Republican Yea
John R. Bell, IV Republican Yea
John Sauls Republican Yea
Joseph Pike Republican Yea
Julia C. Howard Republican Not Voting
Karl E. Gillespie Republican Yea
Keith Kidwell Republican Yea
Kelly E. Hastings Republican Not Voting
Kyle Hall Republican Yea
Larry C. Strickland Republican Yea
Larry W. Potts Republican Yea
Mark Brody Republican Yea
Mark Pless Republican Yea
Matthew Winslow Republican Yea
Mike Clampitt Republican Yea
Mitchell S. Setzer Republican Yea
Neal Jackson Republican Yea
Phil Shepard Republican Yea
Ray Pickett Republican Yea
Sam Watford Republican Not Voting
Sarah Stevens Republican Not Voting
Stephen M. Ross Republican Yea
Steve Tyson Republican Yea
Ted Davis, Jr. Republican Yea
Tricia Ann Cotham Republican Yea
W. Ted Alexander Republican Not Voting
William D. Brisson Republican Yea
Carla D. Cunningham U Yea
Nasif Majeed U Yea

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Who sponsors HB 125?
HB 125 is sponsored by Neal Jackson (Republican), Donna McDowell White (Republican), Bradford, Dennis Riddell (Republican), Eric Ager (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Faircloth, Fontenot, Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Keith Kidwell (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Lowery, Lucas, Marcia Morey (Democratic), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), Phil Shepard (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Wray, Jeff Zenger (Republican), and Joe John (Democratic).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 15, 2023. Enacted.
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