North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 34 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 1158 — Increase Market Rate/Rate Floor/Child Subsidy.

Last action — Passed 1st Reading

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
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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 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 35 sponsors

    3 primary, 32 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (34 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of House Bill 1158 now includes a list of sponsors and has a modified reference for a specific division within the state government. These additions help clarify who supports the bill and provide better contextual information about which department will administer the funding. This change is important because it enhances transparency and accountability regarding the bill's implementation and financial impact, ensuring that stakeholders are aware of the individuals and groups involved.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 H 1 HOUSE BILL 1158 Short Title:
1158 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 30, 2026 SESSION 2025 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30577-LUa-145B Short Title:
Representative Lofton.
Representatives Lofton, Prather, von Haefen, and Crawford (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 INCREASE CHILD CARE SUBSIDY RATES TO THE SEVENTY-FIFTH PERCENTILE OF THE 2023 MARKET RATE STUDY, WITH AUTOMATIC INCREASES UPON COMPLETION OF SUBSEQUENT NEW STUDIES, TO SET A STATEWIDE RATE FLOOR, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House May 4, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO INCREASE CHILD CARE SUBSIDY RATES TO THE SEVENTY-FIFTH PERCENTILE OF THE 2023 MARKET RATE STUDY, WITH AUTOMATIC INCREASES UPON COMPLETION OF SUBSEQUENT NEW STUDIES, TO SET A STATEWIDE RATE FLOOR, AND TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THOSE PURPOSES.
SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education (Division), from the General Fund the sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year and from the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
SECTION 1.(b) There is appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and EarlyEducation (Division), from the General Fund the sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year and from the Child Care and Development Fund Block Grant the sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
(2) If it can be demonstrated that the application of the statewide rate to a county with fewer than 50 children in each age group is lower than the county market rate and would inhibit the ability of the county to purchase child care for low-income children, then the county market rate may be applied.
(2) If it can be demonstrated that the application of the statewide rate to a county with fewer than 50 children in each age group is lower than the countymarket rate and would inhibit the ability of the county to purchase child care for low-income children, then the county market rate may be applied.
SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, the sum of one hundred sixty million dollars ($160,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to implement the statewide rate floor set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
SECTION 2.(b) There is appropriated from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education, the sum of *H1158-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 one hundred sixty million dollars ($160,000,000) in recurring funds beginning in the 2026-2027 fiscal year to implement the statewide rate floor set forth in subsection (a) of this section.
*DRH30577-LUa-145B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 3.
SECTION 3.
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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

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3 sponsors · 32 co-sponsors · 144 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (32)

Not signed on (144)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 1158?
HB 1158 is sponsored by Brian Turner (Democratic), Phil Rubin (Democratic), James Roberson (Democratic), Robert T. Reives, II (Democratic), Amos L. Quick, III (Democratic), Renée A. Price (Democratic), Rodney D. Pierce (Democratic), Jordan Lopez (Democratic), Tim Longest (Democratic), Carolyn G. Logan (Democratic), Monika Johnson-Hostler (Democratic), Pricey Harrison (Democratic), Julia Greenfield (Democratic), Allison A. Dahle (Democratic), Amanda P. Cook (Democratic), Mike Colvin (Democratic), Bryan Cohn (Democratic), Tracy Clark (Democratic), Maria Cervania (Democratic), Becky Carney (Democratic), Deb Butler (Democratic), Allen Buansi (Democratic), Terry M. Brown Jr. (Democratic), Kanika Brown (Democratic), Gloristine Brown (Democratic), Mary Belk (Democratic), Cynthia Ball (Democratic), Vernetta Alston (Democratic), Eric Ager (Democratic), Sarah Crawford (Democratic), Lindsey Prather (Democratic), Brandon Lofton (Democratic), Beth Helfrich (Democratic), Neal Jackson (Republican), and Julie von Haefen (Democratic).
What is the current status of HB 1158?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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