North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 460 — Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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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.

Prognosis

Stalled 22% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (4 D).

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

12 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 460, a few minor wording changes were made but the overall meaning remains the same. The language now is clearer and more straightforward, which helps ensure that all committee operation details are easy to understand. These adjustments matter because they improve transparency and effectiveness in how the committee can function and utilize its resources.

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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 460 Short Title:
460 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15182-MGa-75 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS PROGRAM;
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A STATEWIDE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS PROGRAM;
*DRS15182-MGa-75* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) Creation and Purpose.
*S460-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (a) Creation and Purpose.
(d) Avacancy on the Committeeshall befilledby the original appointing authority, using the criteria set out in this section for the original appointment.
(d) Avacancyon the Committeeshall befilledbythe original appointing authority,using the criteria set out in this section for the original appointment.
(g) The Committee may usefunds allocated to it to employ an administrative staff person to assist the Committee in carrying out its duties.
(g) The Committee mayuse funds allocated to it to employan administrative staff person to assist the Committee in carrying out its duties.
Page 2 DRS15182-MGa-75 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 1.(c) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to (i) establish and administer the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program authorized by G.S.
Page 2 Senate Bill 460-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 1.(c) Effective July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in recurring funds for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium to (i) establish and administer the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program authorized by G.S.
130A-127.1, as enacted by subsection (a)ofthissection,and(ii)payfortheoperatingexpensesoftheFetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorders Advisory Committee established by G.S.
130A-127.1, as enacted by subsection (a)ofthissection,and(ii)payfortheoperatingexpensesoftheFetalAlcohol SpectrumDisorders Advisory Committee established by G.S.
DRS15182-MGa-75 Page 3
Senate Bill 460-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (175)

175 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 460?
SB 460 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Caleb Theodros (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), and Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 460?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 24, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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