North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 8 D cosponsors

SB 247 — Redirect Crisis Pregnancy Center Funds.

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 14 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the latest version of Senate Bill 247, some specific language has been clarified and streamlined, particularly regarding the reporting requirements for services provided at certain centers. The bill now explicitly asks for the collection of demographic information like race and age of women accessing these services, which could help in understanding who is using these facilities. This change is significant because it aims to ensure better data collection, which may be used to improve services or target resources more effectively in the future.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 5, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 247 Short Title:
247 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45118-MGa-39A Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REDIRECTING FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS TO INSTEAD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH PROGRAMS;
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 6, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REDIRECTING FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, FOR CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS TO INSTEAD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF EVIDENCE-BASED MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH PROGRAMS;
*DRS45118-MGa-39A* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Crisis pregnancy center.
*S247-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) Crisis pregnancy center.
(5) The number of women who accessed services provided at the center during the fiscal year, the geographic regions of the State where these women reside, the distance from the center to the nearest licensed health care facility that provides the same services offered at the center, the price of each service offered at the center, and basic demographic information about each of the women whoaccessedservices providedat thecenter,including theirrace,age, and marital status.
(5) The number of women who accessed services provided at the center during the fiscal year, the geographic regions of the State where these women reside, the distance from the center to the nearest licensed health care facility that provides the same services offered at the center, the price of each service offered at the center, and basic demographic information about each of the women whoaccessedservices providedat thecenter,includingtheirrace,age, and marital status.
(6) An explanation of whether the center holds itself out to the public, either in person, through community participation or events, or through advertising or websites, as amedical facility,healthcarefacility,orotherentity thatprovides comprehensive counseling about all pregnancy options.
(6) An explanation of whether the center holds itself out to the public, either in person, through community participation or events, or through advertising or websites, as amedical facility,healthcarefacility, orotherentitythat provides comprehensive counseling about all pregnancy options.
(7) An explanation of whether women seeking or accessing services at the center are also seeking comprehensive counseling services about pregnancy options orpregnancy services at a licensedhealthcarefacilityand,ifso, whetherthese women have experienced a delay in receiving health care, including abortion or the initiation of prenatal care, due to a visit to a center.
(7) An explanation of whether women seeking or accessing services at the center are also seeking comprehensive counseling services about pregnancy options orpregnancyservices at a licensedhealthcarefacilityand,ifso, whetherthese women have experienced a delay in receiving health care, including abortion or the initiation of prenatal care, due to a visit to a center.
Page 2 DRS45118-MGa-39A General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) An explanation of whether the center enrolls women in any public benefits programs or connects women to other services and, if so, identification of which programs and services.
Page 2 Senate Bill 247-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (8) An explanation of whether the center enrolls women in any public benefits programs or connects women to other services and, if so, identification of which programs and services.
In reporting this information, the center shall specify the number of professional and volunteer staff who are on-site at the center during regular business hours and whether the center informs women whether the individuals on-site providing services are licensed professionals or volunteers.
In reporting this information, the center shall specifythe number of professional and volunteer staff who are on-site at the center during regular business hours and whether the center informs women whether the individuals on-site providing services are licensed professionals or volunteers.
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How this bill changes current law

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Compared against the N.C. General Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill adds new reporting requirements for crisis pregnancy centers that receive state funds, while repealing a previous section related to crisis pregnancy centers.

  • Section 9H.11 of S.L. 2023-134

    Section 9H.11

    This repeals the previous appropriations or regulations regarding crisis pregnancy centers established in the specified section.

  • Chapter 131E

    § 131E-269.5. Crisis pregnancy centers; reporting requirements. (a) Definitions. – As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) Crisis pregnancy center. – Any nonprofit organization that holds itself out as providing services to pregnant women through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period, including a birthing center, clinic, community-based organization, or faith-based organization that holds itself out as providing pregnancy counseling services, pregnancy testing, and other nonmedical pregnancy services. The term does not include a hospital, as defined in G.S. 131E-76, or an ambulatory surgical facility, as defined in G.S. 131E-106. (2) Fiscal year. – The annual operating year of the crisis pregnancy center. (3) State financial assistance. – State funds disbursed to a crisis pregnancy center as a grant, cooperative agreement, noncash contribution, or direct appropriation to a crisis pregnancy center. (4) State funds. – As defined in G.S. 143C-1-1(d)(25). (b) Reporting Requirements. – In addition to the reporting requirements specified in 09 NCAC 03M .0205, each crisis pregnancy center that is a recipient or subrecipient of any amount of State financial assistance shall submit a report to the Department of Health and Human Services, the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services, and the Fiscal Research Division within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year in which the crisis pregnancy center received State financial assistance.

    This addition establishes new reporting requirements for crisis pregnancy centers that receive state financial assistance.

  • G.S. 131E-269.5

    Any crisis pregnancy center that receives State financial assistance on or after July 1, 2025.

    This specifies the applicability of the new reporting requirements to future state-funded crisis pregnancy centers.

Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Withdrawn From Com

  4. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  5. Filed

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Not signed on (171)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 247?
SB 247 is sponsored by Caleb Theodros (Democratic), Julie Mayfield (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Gale Adcock (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 247?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 05, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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