North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 5 D · 1 R cosponsors

SB 1053 — Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform.

Last action — Withdrawn From Com

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 1 R) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

11 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The revisions to Senate Bill 1053 include a clarification regarding the classification of penalties for child care violations, specifically around the felony status and associated financial penalties. Additionally, the bill now specifies the allocation of $50,000 in nonrecurring funds for the 2025-2026 fiscal year to support its implementation. These changes matter because they aim to improve the regulatory framework for child care facilities, ensuring better enforcement of standards and potentially enhancing the safety and quality of care for children.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Apr 30, 2026 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 1053 Short Title:
1053 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45547-LUa-154B Short Title:Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform.
Child Care Licensing Penalty Reform.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF THE FELONY LEVEL AND GRANT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN CHILD CARE LICENSING VIOLATIONS.
Rules and Operations of the Senate May 4, 2026 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF THE FELONY LEVEL AND GRANT PROSECUTORIAL DISCRETION IN CHILD CARE LICENSING VIOLATIONS.
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…." *DRS45547-LUa-154B* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(a) 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 fifty thousand dollars($50,000)in nonrecurring funds forthe2025-2026fiscal yearto implement the following:
…." *S1053-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.(a) 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 fiftythousand dollars($50,000)in nonrecurringfunds forthe2025-2026fiscal yearto implement the following:
Page 2 DRS45547-LUa-154B
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Action History

  1. Withdrawn From Com

  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget

  3. Passed 1st Reading

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

  5. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 173 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (173)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 1053?
SB 1053 is sponsored by Joyce Waddell (Democratic), Gladys A. Robinson (Democratic), Sophia Chitlik (Democratic), Jim Burgin (Republican), Jay J. Chaudhuri (Democratic), and Kandie D. Smith (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1053?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced April 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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