North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 D cosponsors

SB 679 — The Women's Care Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · 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.

  • 5 sponsors

    0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 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

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 679, specific lines have been added and clarified regarding how individuals are to check in with the Department of Adult Correction. The change makes it clear that monthly check-ins can occur via telephone and require confirmation through a website link. This matters because it updates the way people are expected to report, potentially making the process more efficient and accessible for those involved.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 679 Short Title:
679 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35240-ND-82 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT TO TEMPORARILY DEFER THE IMPRISONMENT OF A PREGNANT PERSON THAT IS FOUND NOT TO BE A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT TO TEMPORARILY DEFER THE IMPRISONMENT OF A PREGNANT PERSON THAT IS FOUND NOT TO BE A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY.
The pregnant female person shall report to the court monthly via telephone and check in electronically through a website link providing confirmation of perinatal healthcare and personal contact information and contact information of utilized education and resource programs.
The pregnant female person shall report to the court monthlyvia telephone and check in electronically through a website link providing confirmation of perinatal healthcare and personal contact information and contact information of utilized education and resource programs.
If, upon being ordered by the court, the woman fails to surrender themselves to the Department of Adult Correction, the female person may be prosecuted for this failure to surrender in any manner authorized by law.
If, upon being ordered bythe court, the woman fails to surrender themselves to the Department of Adult Correction, the female person may be prosecuted for this failure to surrender in any manner authorized by law.
*DRS35240-ND-82* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 The pregnant female person shall report the loss of the pregnancy for any reason to the court and to the pregnant female person's probation officer within 72 hours of the loss.
*S679-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 The pregnant female person shall report the loss of the pregnancy for any reason to the court and to the pregnant female person's probation officer within 72 hours of the loss.
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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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0 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 679?
SB 679 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Michael Garrett (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 679?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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