North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 10 D cosponsors

SB 281 — Essential Relief for Child Care Act.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 10 sponsors

    2 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 D).

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

9 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Senate Bill 281, specific language about the continuation of the compensation grants within the child care stabilization grants has been clarified. This change is important because it ensures that funding for child care providers remains consistent, helping to support their operations and stability amid ongoing challenges. By making this distinction clearer, the bill aims to strengthen the support system for early childhood education in North Carolina.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 13, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 281 Short Title:
281 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45148-MCa-125 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE STABILIZATION GRANTS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 17, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO CONTINUE FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE STABILIZATION GRANTS.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), the sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year to continuethe compensation grants portion ofthechild carestabilizationgrants.
There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and EarlyEducation (Division), the sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in nonrecurring funds for the 2024-2025 fiscal year to continuethe compensation grants portion ofthechild carestabilization grants.
*DRS45148-MCa-125*
*S281-v-1*
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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

Sponsors

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2 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (169)

169 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 281?
SB 281 is sponsored by Caleb Theodros (Democratic), Natalie S. Murdock (Democratic), Mujtaba A. Mohammed (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic), Sydney Batch (Democratic), Val Applewhite (Democratic), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 281?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 13, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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