North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SB 418 — NC Health Benefits Exchange Implementation.

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

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Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    0 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the revised version of Senate Bill 418, the text has been clarified by removing redundant phrasing that described the authority of the General Assembly regarding the establishment of a State-run Health Benefits program. This change matters because it simplifies the language, making it easier for the public and lawmakers to understand the bill’s intent. Overall, the amendment focuses on clearer communication about the legislative process and the role of the General Assembly in this context.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 24, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 418 Short Title:
418 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35177-MR-93 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A STATE-RUN HEALTH BENEFITS EXCHANGE.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE A STATE-RUN HEALTH BENEFITS EXCHANGE.
58-2-40, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten:
58-2-40, as amended bysubsection (a) of this section, reads as rewritten:
*DRS35177-MR-93* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … (b) The General Assembly reserves the authority to define the State's level of interaction, if any, with the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchange that will operate in the State.
*S418-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 … (b) The General Assembly reserves the authority to define the State's level of interaction, if any, with the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchange that will operate in the State.
No department, agency, or institution of this State shall enter into any contracts or commit any resources for the provision of any services related to the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchangeundera"Partnership" Exchangemodel,except as authorized by theGeneral Assembly.
No department, agency, or institution of this State shall enter into any contracts or commit any resources for the provision of any services related to the federally facilitated Health Benefit Exchangeundera "Partnership"Exchangemodel,except as authorized bythe General Assembly.
Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in recurring fundsforthe2025-2026 fiscal yearto be usedto establish and operate aState-runHealth Benefits Exchange, as authorized under G.S.
Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Insurance the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in recurring fundsforthe2025-2026 fiscal yearto be usedto establishandoperate aState-runHealthBenefits Exchange, as authorized under G.S.
Page 2 DRS35177-MR-93
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  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Filed

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0 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 178 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (178)

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Who sponsors SB 418?
SB 418 is sponsored by Jim Burgin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 418?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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