North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 15 R cosponsors

HB 380 — Conscientious Objections to Vaccine Mandates.

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 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

Upgrade to see the exact probability and what's driving it.

A statistical estimate from our own model of past outcomes — an insight, not a guarantee. Policymaking is volatile.

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 15 sponsors

    3 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 R).

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

18 added · 16 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recently updated version of House Bill 380 clarifies the language regarding exemptions from immunization requirements. It explicitly states that individuals can seek exemptions for medical, religious, or conscientious reasons, aligning with established state laws. This change is significant as it strengthens individuals' rights to avoid vaccinations for specific personal beliefs, affecting public schools and higher education institutions starting in the 2026-2027 school year.

→
Previous
Latest
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 380 Short Title:
380 Mar 12, 2025 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30041-MG-49 Short Title:
Representative Almond.
Representatives Almond, Setzer, Balkcom, and N.
Jackson (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION EXEMPTION TO NORTH CAROLINA'S STUDENT VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.
Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 13, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION EXEMPTION TO NORTH CAROLINA'S STUDENT VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS.
… (2) The right to seek a medical or religious medical, religious, or conscientious objection exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S.
… *H380-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (2) The right to seek a medical or religious medical, religious, or conscientious objection exemption from immunization requirements, consistent with the requirements of G.S.
*DRH30041-MG-49* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 …." SECTION 5.
…." SECTION 5.
Page 2 DRH30041-MG-49
Page 2 House Bill 380-First Edition
⬇ Download PDF
View plain text versions (2)

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

3 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 164 →

"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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

public-safety healthcare education
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 380?
HB 380 is sponsored by Bill Ward (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Joseph Pike (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Wyatt Gable (Republican), Blair Eddins (Republican), Brian Echevarria (Republican), Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Jay Adams (Republican), Neal Jackson (Republican), Jennifer Balkcom (Republican), Mitchell S. Setzer (Republican), and Jonathan L. Almond (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 380?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced March 12, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HB 380?
Track HB 380 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 380

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 380

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →