SB 663 — End Menstrual Poverty Act.
Last action — Passed 1st Reading
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
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
Where this bill stands today.
Odds of enactment
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In Committee
Current position in the legislative process.
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7 sponsors
1 primary, 6 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 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
8 added · 9 removedPlain-language change summary
The recent changes to Senate Bill 663 include the addition of a line to clarify the involvement of a nonprofit organization in collecting and distributing diapers and hygiene products. The previous version did not specify the role of the nonprofit as explicitly. This change is important because it highlights the contributions of community organizations in supporting public health initiatives, emphasizing the bill's commitment to addressing hygiene needs in North Carolina.
FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA MarSESSION 25, 2025 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 663 Short Title:
663 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45339-NHa-32 Short Title:
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS IN NORTH CAROLINA DIAPER BANKS AND TO INCREASE FUNDS FOR THE FEMININE HYGIENE PROGRAM.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the sum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to be allocated to the Diaper Bank of North Carolina, anonprofit organization thatthatcollects collects anddistributes diapers and otherpersonal hygiene products to assist those in need and to increase the accessibility of feminine hygiene products in local diaper banks throughout the State.
*DRS45339-NHa-32**S663-v-1*
Action History
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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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Withdrawn From Com
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Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
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Filed
Sponsors
- Joyce Waddell · Cosponsor
- Julie Mayfield · Cosponsor
- Woodson Bradley · Cosponsor
- Val Applewhite · Cosponsor
- Sophia Chitlik · Cosponsor
- Natalie S. Murdock · Primary
- Kandie D. Smith · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 6 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Natalie S. Murdock Democratic
Co-sponsors (6)
- Joyce Waddell Democratic
- Julie Mayfield Democratic
- Woodson Bradley Democratic
- Val Applewhite Democratic
- Sophia Chitlik Democratic
- Kandie D. Smith Democratic
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"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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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 663?
- SB 663 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
- What is the current status of SB 663?
- This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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