North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 9 D · 5 R · 2 I cosponsors

HB 463 — First Responders Mental Health Plan Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · 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.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (9 D · 5 R · 2 I) — cross-party backing.

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

93 added · 92 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of House Bill 463, the definition of "first responder" has been expanded to ensure that it includes not just regular emergency personnel, but also volunteers and those employed by non-governmental organizations. This change matters because it broadens the scope of individuals who are eligible for benefits, recognizing the critical role that all types of first responders play in public safety. Additionally, the wording throughout has been clarified to better outline the eligibility criteria for receiving such benefits, making the bill more accessible and understandable.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 463 Short Title:
463 Mar 19, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH40264-MRa-100 Short Title:
Representative Clampitt.
Representatives Clampitt and Reeder (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 20, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE POLICY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended byadding a new Article to read:
– A public safety telecommunicator or dispatcher at a primary public safety answering point (PSAP) as defined in G.S.
– A public safetytelecommunicator or dispatcher at a primary public safety answering point (PSAP) as defined in G.S.
(5) First responder.
*H463-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (5) First responder.
– A law enforcement officer, firefighter, 911 dispatcher, emergency medical technician employed by a State or local government, *DRH40264-MRa-100* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 detention officer employed by a local government, correctional or probation officer employed by the State, or a volunteer firefighter meeting the requirements of G.S.
– A law enforcement officer, firefighter, 911 dispatcher, emergency medical technician employed by a State or local government, detention officer employed by a local government, correctional or probation officer employed by the State, or a volunteer firefighter meeting the requirements of G.S.
This benefit may only be used 12 workweeks in a 12-month period.
This benefit mayonlybe used 12 workweeks in a 12-month period.
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Page 2 House Bill 463-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 b.
Page 2 DRH40264-MRa-100 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 The following limitations apply to the disability benefits under this Article:
The following limitations apply to the disability benefits under this Article:
(3) If there is no reevaluation performed under subdivision (2) of this section, but the first responder's healthcare provider determines that the first responder is again ableto performtheduties ofafirst responder,thenthedisability benefits shall cease on the last day of the month the healthcare provider made the determination.
(3) If there is no reevaluation performed under subdivision (2) of this section, but the first responder's healthcare provider determines that the first responder is again ableto performtheduties ofafirst responder,thenthedisabilitybenefits shall cease on the last day of the month the healthcare provider made the determination.
(4) If a first responder returns to work as a first responder before exhaustion of the 36 months of disability benefits that the first responder may receive under this section, and if there is a subsequent recurrence of disability caused by an eligible mental condition that again precludes the first responder from performing the duties of a first responder, then the first responder shall be entitled to any remaining monthly disability benefits, not to exceed 36 months in total.
(4) If a first responder returns to work as a first responder before exhaustion of the 36 months of disability benefits that the first responder may receive under this section, and if there is a subsequent recurrence of disability caused by an eligible mental condition that again precludes the first responder from performing the duties of a first responder, then the first responder shall be entitled to anyremaining monthlydisabilitybenefits, not to exceed 36 months in total.
DRH40264-MRa-100 Page 3
House Bill 463-First Edition Page 3
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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Not signed on (161)

161 members have not signed on to this bill.

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public-safety healthcare health-insurance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 463?
HB 463 is sponsored by Donna McDowell White (Republican), Garland E. Pierce (Democratic), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Tim Longest (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Zack Hawkins (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Tricia Ann Cotham (Republican), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Campbell, Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Reeder, Mike Clampitt (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), and Charles Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 463?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 19, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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