HB 928 — Allow Physical Therapists in School Concussion Protocol.
Last action — Signed by Gov. 7/2/2025
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 10, 2025. Enacted.
Signed by Governor Josh Stein (Democratic) on July 02, 2025.
Odds of enactment
High chanceBased on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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5 sponsors
3 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 3 parties (3 R · 1 D · 1 I) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
23 added · 26 removedPlain-language change summary
The updated version of Bill HB 928 reflects changes in its sponsorship and refers to a more specific committee setup. The bill now has multiple sponsors, making it a broader initiative supported by more lawmakers, rather than being tied to a single representative. This change could help gather more support and increase its chances of passing, as it shows a united effort among different representatives.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 928 RATIFIEDShort BILLTitle: AN ACT TO ALLOW PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO EVALUATE STUDENT ATHLETE HEAD INJURIES DURING ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
Allow PTs in School Concussion Protocol.
(Public) Sponsors:
Representatives Chesser, Pyrtle, Cairns, and Cunningham (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:
Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 14, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ALLOW PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO EVALUATE STUDENT ATHLETE HEAD INJURIES DURING ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES.
rd*H928-v-1* In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23 day of June, 2025.
s/ Rachel Hunt President of the Senate s/ Donna McDowell White Presiding Officer of the House of Representatives _____________________________________ Josh Stein Governor Approved __________.m.
this ______________ day of ___________________, 2025 *H928-v-2*
Action History
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Signed by Gov. 7/2/2025
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Ch. SL 2025-49
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Pres. To Gov. 6/24/2025
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Ratified
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Ordered Enrolled
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Reptd Fav
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Reptd Fav
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Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Regular Message Sent To Senate
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Regular Message Received From House
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Passed 2nd Reading
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Passed 3rd Reading
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Reptd Fav
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Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025
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Reptd Fav
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Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Reptd Fav
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Re-ref Com On Health
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Passed 1st Reading
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Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Filed
Sponsors
- Pricey Harrison · Cosponsor
- Carla D. Cunningham · Cosponsor
- Celeste C. Cairns · Primary
- Jr. A. Reece Pyrtle · Primary
- Allen Chesser · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →3 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on
Sponsors (3)
- Celeste C. Cairns Republican
- A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. Republican
- Allen Chesser Republican
Co-sponsors (2)
- Pricey Harrison Democratic
- Carla D. Cunningham U
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 82% | 0% | 0% | 18% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Caleb Theodros | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Dan Blue | Democratic | Yea |
| DeAndrea Salvador | Democratic | Yea |
| Gale Adcock | Democratic | Yea |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | Yea |
| Graig Meyer | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Jay J. Chaudhuri | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Joyce Waddell | Democratic | Yea |
| Julie Mayfield | Democratic | Yea |
| Kandie D. Smith | Democratic | Yea |
| Lisa Grafstein | Democratic | Yea |
| Michael Garrett | Democratic | Yea |
| Mujtaba A. Mohammed | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Natalie S. Murdock | Democratic | Yea |
| Paul A. Lowe, Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Sophia Chitlik | Democratic | Yea |
| Sydney Batch | Democratic | Yea |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Val Applewhite | Democratic | Yea |
| Woodson Bradley | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Amy S. Galey | Republican | Yea |
| Benton G. Sawrey | Republican | Yea |
| Bill Rabon | Republican | Yea |
| Bob Brinson | Republican | Yea |
| Bobby Hanig | Republican | Not Voting |
| Brad Overcash | Republican | Yea |
| Brent Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Carl Ford | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Measmer | Republican | Yea |
| Dana Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Danny Earl Britt, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| David W. Craven, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Eddie D. Settle | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Burgin | Republican | Yea |
| Kevin Corbin | Republican | Yea |
| Lisa S. Barnes | Republican | Not Voting |
| Mark Hollo | Republican | Yea |
| Michael A. Lazzara | Republican | Not Voting |
| Michael V. Lee | Republican | Yea |
| Norman W. Sanderson | Republican | Yea |
| Paul Newton | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Berger | Republican | Yea |
| Ralph Hise | Republican | Not Voting |
| Steve Jarvis | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy D. Moffitt | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Tom McInnis | Republican | Yea |
| Vickie Sawyer | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Warren Daniel | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democratic | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| U | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 114 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 95% | 0% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (120)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Autry | — | Yea |
| Clemmons | — | Yea |
| Gill | — | Yea |
| Harris | — | Yea |
| Rudow | — | Yea |
| CharlesSmith | — | Yea |
| Staton-Williams | — | Yea |
| vonHaefen | — | Yea |
| Wray | — | Yea |
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Cleveland | — | Yea |
| Crutchfield | — | Yea |
| Elmore | — | Yea |
| Faircloth | — | Yea |
| Fontenot | — | Yea |
| Hardister | — | Yea |
| Lowery | — | Yea |
| Mills | — | Yea |
| Moore | — | Yea |
| Saine | — | Yea |
| Sasser | — | Yea |
| CarsonSmith | — | Yea |
| Sossamon | — | Yea |
| Lucas | — | Not Voting |
| Reeder | — | Not Voting |
| F. Jackson | — | Yea |
| K. Baker | — | Yea |
| Abe Jones | Democratic | Yea |
| Allen Buansi | Democratic | Yea |
| Allison A. Dahle | Democratic | Yea |
| Amber M. Baker | Democratic | Yea |
| Amos L. Quick, III | Democratic | Yea |
| B. Ray Jeffers | Democratic | Yea |
| Becky Carney | Democratic | Yea |
| Brandon Lofton | Democratic | Yea |
| Carolyn G. Logan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cecil Brockman | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Cynthia Ball | Democratic | Yea |
| Deb Butler | Democratic | Yea |
| Eric Ager | Democratic | Yea |
| Garland E. Pierce | Democratic | Yea |
| Gloristine Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| James Roberson | Democratic | Yea |
| Joe John | Democratic | Yea |
| Kanika Brown | Democratic | Yea |
| Laura Budd | Democratic | Yea |
| Lindsey Prather | Democratic | Yea |
| Marcia Morey | Democratic | Yea |
| Maria Cervania | Democratic | Yea |
| Mary Belk | Democratic | Yea |
| Pricey Harrison | Democratic | Yea |
| Renée A. Price | Democratic | Yea |
| Robert T. Reives, II | Democratic | Yea |
| Sarah Crawford | Democratic | Yea |
| Shelly Willingham | Democratic | Yea |
| Terence Everitt | Democratic | Yea |
| Terry M. Brown Jr. | Democratic | Yea |
| Tim Longest | Democratic | Yea |
| Vernetta Alston | Democratic | Yea |
| Ya Liu | Democratic | Yea |
| Zack Hawkins | Democratic | Yea |
| A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Allen Chesser | Republican | Yea |
| Ben T. Moss, Jr. | Republican | Not Voting |
| Bill Ward | Republican | Yea |
| Brenden H. Jones | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Biggs | Republican | Yea |
| Celeste C. Cairns | Republican | Yea |
| Charles W. Miller | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Humphrey | Republican | Yea |
| David Willis | Republican | Yea |
| Dean Arp | Republican | Yea |
| Dennis Riddell | Republican | Yea |
| Destin Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Diane Wheatley | Republican | Yea |
| Donna McDowell White | Republican | Yea |
| Donnie Loftis | Republican | Yea |
| Donny Lambeth | Republican | Yea |
| Dudley Greene | Republican | Yea |
| Edward C. Goodwin | Republican | Yea |
| Erin Paré | Republican | Yea |
| Frank Iler | Republican | Yea |
| Harry Warren | Republican | Yea |
| Howard Penny, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Hugh Blackwell | Republican | Yea |
| Jake Johnson | Republican | Yea |
| Jay Adams | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Zenger | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey C. McNeely | Republican | Yea |
| Jennifer Balkcom | Republican | Yea |
| Jimmy Dixon | Republican | Not Voting |
| John A. Torbett | Republican | Yea |
| John R. Bell, IV | Republican | Yea |
| John Sauls | Republican | Yea |
| Joseph Pike | Republican | Yea |
| Julia C. Howard | Republican | Yea |
| Karl E. Gillespie | Republican | Yea |
| Keith Kidwell | Republican | Yea |
| Kelly E. Hastings | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Hall | Republican | Yea |
| Larry C. Strickland | Republican | Yea |
| Larry W. Potts | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Brody | Republican | Yea |
| Mark Pless | Republican | Yea |
| Matthew Winslow | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Clampitt | Republican | Yea |
| Mitchell S. Setzer | Republican | Yea |
| Neal Jackson | Republican | Yea |
| Phil Shepard | Republican | Yea |
| Ray Pickett | Republican | Yea |
| Sam Watford | Republican | Yea |
| Sarah Stevens | Republican | Yea |
| Stephen M. Ross | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Tyson | Republican | Yea |
| Ted Davis, Jr. | Republican | Yea |
| Tricia Ann Cotham | Republican | Yea |
| W. Ted Alexander | Republican | Not Voting |
| William D. Brisson | Republican | Yea |
| Carla D. Cunningham | U | Yea |
| Nasif Majeed | U | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HB 928?
- HB 928 is sponsored by Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), and Allen Chesser (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 928?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced April 10, 2025. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB 928?
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