North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 4 D cosponsors

SB 683 — Keeping Kids and Parents Together Act.

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
  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 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

    0 primary, 4 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

10 added · 11 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Senate Bill 683 has made some revisions by adding lines that clarify the focus on burglary and its impact on child safety. While the core content remains consistent, these changes enhance the emphasis on protecting children in situations involving burglary. This is significant as it demonstrates a commitment to prioritize child welfare in legal matters linked to crime, ensuring that parents are making decisions that uphold the best interests of their children.

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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 683 Short Title:
683 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS15297-ND-79 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE COMMUNITY-BASED SENTENCING FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS THAT ARE THE PRIMARY CARETAKER OF A DEPENDENT CHILD.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REQUIRE COMMUNITY-BASED SENTENCING FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS THAT ARE THE PRIMARY CARETAKER OF A DEPENDENT CHILD.
Burglaryandany crimeincluding burglaryas an elementunder Article 14 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.
Burglaryandanycrimeincludingburglaryas an elementunder Article 14 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes.
– Either (i) a parent who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child prior to the parent's incarceration, or (ii) a woman who has given birth to a child after or while awaiting the woman's sentencing hearing and who expresses a willingness to assume responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of that child.
– Either (i) a parent who has consistently assumed responsibility for the housing, health, and safety of a child prior to the parent's incarceration, or (ii) a woman who has given birth to a child after or while awaiting the woman's sentencing hearing and who expresses a willingness to assume responsibility for the housing, health, and safetyof that child.
Aparent who,in the best interest ofthe child,has arranged *DRS15297-ND-79* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 for the temporary care of the child in the home of a relative or other responsible adult shall not for that reason be excluded from the definition of "primary caretaker of a dependent child." (c) Prior to the sentencing of a person convicted of an offense, the sentencing court shall determine if the offense was a nonviolent offense and if the convicted person is a primary caretaker of a dependent child.
Aparent who,in the best interest ofthe child, has arranged *S683-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 for the temporary care of the child in the home of a relative or other responsible adult shall not for that reason be excluded from the definition of "primary caretaker of a dependent child." (c) Prior to the sentencing of a person convicted of an offense, the sentencing court shall determine if the offense was a nonviolent offense and if the convicted person is a primary caretaker of a dependent child.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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0 sponsors · 4 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (4)

Not signed on (175)

175 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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public-safety civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 683?
SB 683 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 683?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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