North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 38 R · 24 D · 2 I cosponsors

HB 1081 — Veterans/Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy/Funds.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

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Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 66 sponsors

    3 primary, 63 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 3 parties (38 R · 24 D · 2 I) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

18 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 1081 clarifies that the bill is sponsored by multiple representatives instead of just one, which broadens support for the legislation. It maintains the key requirement for a report detailing the provision of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to veterans, but it does not change any deadlines or reporting details. These adjustments are important because they reflect a collective effort to assist veterans, making stakeholders more accountable and involved in the process.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 1081 Short Title:
1081 Apr 28, 2026 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH50029-NLa-123B Short Title:
Representative Cairns.
Representatives Cairns, Campbell, Reeder, and Chesser (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY TREATMENT FOR NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS SUFFERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD).
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House April 30, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO PROVIDE FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY TREATMENT FOR NORTH CAROLINA VETERANS SUFFERING FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD).
– Within the funds made available pursuant to Section2ofthisact,HBOT4HEROES,anonprofitcorporation,shallprovidehyperbaricoxygen therapy to eligibleveterans whoareresidents ofNorthCarolinaandhave a diagnosis oftraumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at no cost to the veteran.
– Within the funds made available pursuant to Section2ofthisact,HBOT4HEROES,anonprofitcorporation,shallprovidehyperbaricoxygen therapyto eligibleveterans whoareresidents ofNorthCarolinaandhave a diagnosis oftraumatic brain injury (TBI) or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at no cost to the veteran.
These funds shall be used solely for directtreatmentservices, program administration,andrequiredreporting.
These funds shall be used solely for directtreatmentservices, program administration,andrequiredreporting.Thefundsappropriated by this section shall not revert but shall remain available until expended.
Thefundsappropriated by this section shall not revert but shall remain available until expended.
*H1081-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
SECTION 3.
– By June 30, 2027, HBOT 4 HEROES shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal *DRH50029-NLa-123B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 ResearchDivisiononthe provisionofhyperbaricoxygentherapytreatmenttoveterans,including the number of veterans served, the counties of residence of those veterans, aggregate outcomes, and an accounting of State funds.
– By June 30, 2027, HBOT 4 HEROES shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Health and Human Services and the Fiscal ResearchDivisiononthe provisionofhyperbaricoxygentherapytreatmenttoveterans,including the number of veterans served, the counties of residence of those veterans, aggregate outcomes, and an accounting of State funds.
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Action History

  1. Passed 1st Reading

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

  3. Filed

Sponsors

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3 sponsors · 63 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (63)

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1081?
HB 1081 is sponsored by A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. (Republican), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Larry W. Potts (Republican), Dante Pittman (Democratic), Joseph Pike (Republican), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Ray Pickett (Republican), Howard Penny, Jr. (Republican), Ben T. Moss, Jr. (Republican), Charles W. Miller (Republican), Jeffrey C. McNeely (Republican), Nasif Majeed (U), Jarrod Lowery (Republican), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Donnie Loftis (Republican), Keith Kidwell (Republican), B. Ray Jeffers (Democratic), Frank Iler (Republican), Cody Huneycutt (Republican), Kelly E. Hastings (Republican), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Dudley Greene (Republican), Edward C. Goodwin (Republican), Wyatt Gable (Republican), Blair Eddins (Republican), Brian Echevarria (Republican), Jimmy Dixon (Republican), Ted Davis, Jr. (Republican), Carla D. Cunningham (U), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Todd Carver (Republican), Becky Carney (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), Jake Johnson (Republican), Jerry "Alan" Branson (Republican), Brian Biggs (Republican), Jonathan L. Almond (Republican), Eric Ager (Democratic), Allen Chesser (Republican), Reeder, Campbell, Celeste C. Cairns (Republican), Matthew Winslow (Republican), David Willis (Republican), Shelly Willingham (Democratic), Harry Warren (Republican), Bill Ward (Republican), Brian Turner (Democratic), Phil Shepard (Republican), Phil Rubin (Democratic), Stephen M. Ross (Republican), James Roberson (Democratic), Dennis Riddell (Republican), Heather H. Rhyne (Republican), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Carson Smith (Republican), Charles Smith (Democratic), and Beth Helfrich (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1081?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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