North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee 5 R cosponsors

SB 863 — Streamline Adult Care Home Inspections.

Last action — Reptd Fav Com Substitute

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

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

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

Prognosis

Stalled 24% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 5 sponsors

    2 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (5 R).

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In plain language

The bill aims to streamline inspections of adult care homes.

This legislation focuses on simplifying the inspection process for adult care homes. By making inspections more efficient, it seeks to improve oversight in these facilities.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

13 added · 34 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revised version of Senate Bill 863 includes a new date for when the bill is referred to committee, updating it from April 28, 2026, to April 29, 2026. This change clarifies the timeliness of the bill's progress and ensures that it aligns with the current legislative session's timeline. Such adjustments can help streamline the legislative process and keep things moving efficiently.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 2 SENATE BILL 863 Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 6/17/26 Short Title:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 863 Short Title:
Senators Burgin, Sawrey, and Galey (Primary Sponsors).
April 29, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STREAMLINE THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR ADULT CARE HOMES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate April 29, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO STREAMLINE THE INSPECTION PROCESS FOR ADULT CARE HOMES.
– Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent permissible under federal law and regulation, if an adult care home licensed under this Article has passed an inspection related to its facility, real property, workplace, or workplace safety conducted by the Adult Care Licensure Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department in the immediately preceding three months before a substantially similar routine inspection is conducted by any other State or local department, agency, board, or commission, then the passing results of the inspection by the Adult Care Licensure Section shall be accepted by the other inspecting entity as if it had conducted its own inspection, and the other inspecting entity shall deem the substantially similar inspection as having been passed.
– Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent permissible under federal law and regulation, if an adult care home licensed under this Article has passed an inspection related to its facility, real property, workplace, or workplace safety conducted by the Adult Care Licensure Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department in the immediately preceding three months before a substantially similar inspection is conducted by any other State or local department, agency, board, or commission, then the passing results of the inspection by the Adult Care Licensure Section shall be accepted by the other inspecting entity as if it had conducted its own inspection, and the other inspecting entity shall deem the substantially similar inspection as having been passed." SECTION 2.
This subsection shall not apply to any complaint investigation, follow-up inspection, monitoring visits, investigation of abuse, neglect, resident harm, exploitation, or any inspection or investigation based on a specific allegation, incident, referral, or concern involving resident health, safety, welfare, or resident rights.
Nothing in this subsection shall limit the authority of the Secretary, the Department, the Division of Health Service Regulation, a county department of social services, or any other State or local inspecting entity to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to a complaint, incident, referral, or concern involving resident health, safety, welfare, or resident rights.
Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit an otherwise authorized agency from conducting an independent inspection where the agency has reasonable cause to believe conditions affecting resident health, safety, welfare, fire protection, or workplace safety have changed since the prior inspection.
For the purposes of this subsection, "substantially similar routine inspection" means an inspection evaluating materially similar physical conditions under materially similar regulatory standards.
For the purposes of this subsection, a facility will be deemed to have passed an inspection when the inspection resulted in no deficiencies, violations, citations, or corrective action requirements related to the subject matter of the substantially similar routine inspection." SECTION 2.
*S863-v-2* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
SECTION 3.
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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.

The bill introduces a new subsection that allows inspection results from the Adult Care Licensure Section to be recognized by other agencies, streamlining the inspection process for adult care homes.

  • G.S. 131D-2.11

    (d) Streamlining of Inspections. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and to the extent permissible under federal law and regulation, if an adult care home licensed under this Article has passed an inspection related to its facility, real property, workplace, or workplace safety conducted by the Adult Care Licensure Section of the Division of Health Service Regulation of the Department in the immediately preceding three months before a substantially similar routine inspection is conducted by any other State or local department, agency, board, or commission, then the passing results of the inspection by the Adult Care Licensure Section shall be accepted by the other inspecting entity as if it had conducted its own inspection, and the other inspecting entity shall deem the substantially similar inspection as having been passed.

    This addition allows for a passing inspection by the Adult Care Licensure Section to count towards compliance with other state or local inspections, thus potentially reducing the number of inspections required.

Action History

  1. Reptd Fav Com Substitute

  2. Com Substitute Adopted

  3. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  4. Reptd Fav

  5. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  6. Withdrawn From Com

  7. Re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget

  8. Withdrawn From Com

  9. Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

  10. Passed 1st Reading

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

  12. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 863?
SB 863 is sponsored by Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Timothy D. Moffitt (Republican), Amy S. Galey (Republican), Benton G. Sawrey (Republican), and Jim Burgin (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 863?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 28, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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