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State Government / North Carolina / Legislation / HB 612

HB 612Session 2025HouseBecame law

Fostering Care in NC Act.

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Latest development · Jun 26, 2025

Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025

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Session
2025
Introduced
Mar 31, 2025
Latest passage
Jun 17, 2025
TopicsSponsorsActionsRelated billsDiscussion

Topics and classification

Civixly topics

Justice & Public SafetyElections & GovernmentLabor & EmploymentFamily & Social Services

Source subjects

ADOPTION; ATTORNEYS; BOARDS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CUSTODY; COUNTIES; COURTS; CRIMES; CRIMINAL RECORDS; DHHS; EMPLOYMENT; FOSTER CARE; GUARDIANSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MINORS; OCCUPATIONS; PERSONNEL; PRESENTED; PUBLIC; RATIFIED; SEX OFFENSES; SOCIAL SERVICES; SOCIAL SERVICES BOARDS; SOCIAL SERVICES DEPTS.; RECORDS; CHAPTERED; FAMILY ISSUES

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsorBell
Primary sponsorChesser
Primary sponsorLoftis
cosponsorAger
cosponsorAlmond
cosponsorAlston
cosponsorBaker
cosponsorBall
cosponsorBelk
cosponsorBranson
cosponsorBrisson
cosponsor

Brockman

cosponsorBuansi
cosponsorButler
cosponsorCairns
cosponsorCampbell
cosponsorCarney
cosponsorCarson Smith
cosponsorCarver
cosponsorCervania
cosponsorCharles Smith
cosponsor

Clampitt

cosponsorClark
cosponsorCotham
cosponsorCrawford
cosponsorCunningham
cosponsorDahle
cosponsorDixon
cosponsorEchevarria
cosponsorG. Pierce
cosponsorGable
cosponsorGreenfield
cosponsorHarrison
cosponsorHawkins
cosponsor

Helfrich

cosponsorHumphrey
cosponsorHuneycutt
cosponsorJeffers
cosponsor

Johnson

cosponsorJohnson-Hostler
cosponsorK. Brown
cosponsorLiu
cosponsorLongest
cosponsorLopez
cosponsorLowery
cosponsorMcNeely
cosponsorMiller
cosponsorMorey
cosponsorMoss
cosponsorN. Jackson
cosponsorPenny
cosponsorPickett
cosponsorPotts
cosponsorPrather
cosponsorPyrtle
cosponsorReeder
cosponsorRhyne
cosponsorRubin
cosponsorSchietzelt
cosponsorScott
cosponsorSetzer
cosponsorShepard
cosponsorStrickland
cosponsorT. Brown
cosponsorTorbett
cosponsorTurner
cosponsorTyson
cosponsorvon Haefen
cosponsorWard
cosponsorWarren
cosponsorWheatley
cosponsorWhite
cosponsorWillingham
cosponsorWillis
cosponsorWinslow
cosponsorZenger

Action timeline

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View full action timeline52 actions⌄
  1. Jun 26, 2025

    Signed by Gov. 6/26/2025

    Executive SignatureExecutive Office of the Governor
  2. Jun 26, 2025

    Ch. SL 2025-16

    Became LawExecutive Office of the Governor
  3. Jun 20, 2025

    Pres. To Gov. 6/20/2025

    Executive ReceiptExecutive Office of the Governor
  4. Jun 19, 2025

    Ratified

    Executive Office of the Governor
  5. Jun 18, 2025

    Special Message Sent To House

    Senate
  6. Jun 18, 2025

    Special Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub

    House
  7. Jun 18, 2025

    Cal Pursuant 36(b)

    House
  8. Jun 18, 2025

    Added to Calendar

    House
  9. Jun 18, 2025

    Concurred In S Com Sub

    Amendment PassageHouse
  10. Jun 18, 2025

    Ordered Enrolled

    House
  11. Jun 17, 2025

    Amend Adopted A1

    Amendment PassageSenate
  12. Jun 17, 2025

    Passed 2nd Reading

    Reading 2Senate
  13. Jun 17, 2025

    Passed 3rd Reading

    PassageReading 3Senate
  14. Jun 17, 2025

    Engrossed

    Senate
  15. Jun 16, 2025

    Reptd Fav

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  16. Jun 11, 2025

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  17. Jun 11, 2025

    Com Substitute Adopted

    Senate
  18. Jun 11, 2025

    Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  19. Jun 5, 2025

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  20. Jun 5, 2025

    Com Substitute Adopted

    Senate
  21. Jun 5, 2025

    Re-ref Com On Judiciary

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  22. May 27, 2025

    Withdrawn From Com

    Senate
  23. May 27, 2025

    Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  24. May 7, 2025

    Regular Message Sent To Senate

    House
  25. May 7, 2025

    Regular Message Received From House

    Senate
  26. May 7, 2025

    Passed 1st Reading

    Reading 1Senate
  27. May 7, 2025

    Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  28. May 6, 2025

    Amend Adopted A1

    Amendment PassageHouse
  29. May 6, 2025

    Passed 2nd Reading

    Reading 2House
  30. May 6, 2025

    Passed 3rd Reading

    PassageReading 3House
  31. May 6, 2025

    Ordered Engrossed

    House
  32. May 1, 2025

    Withdrawn From Cal

    House
  33. May 1, 2025

    Placed On Cal For 05/06/2025

    House
  34. Apr 30, 2025

    Withdrawn From Cal

    House
  35. Apr 30, 2025

    Placed On Cal For 05/01/2025

    House
  36. Apr 29, 2025

    Placed On Cal For 04/30/2025

    House
  37. Apr 17, 2025

    Withdrawn From Cal

    House
  38. Apr 17, 2025

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

    House
  39. Apr 15, 2025

    Reptd Fav Com Substitute

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  40. Apr 15, 2025

    Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  41. Apr 15, 2025

    Reptd Fav

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  42. Apr 15, 2025

    Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)

    House
  43. Apr 15, 2025

    Placed On Cal For 04/29/2025

    House
  44. Apr 8, 2025

    Reptd Fav

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  45. Apr 8, 2025

    Re-ref Com On Judiciary 1

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  46. Apr 2, 2025

    Serial Referral To Judiciary 2 Stricken

    House
  47. Apr 2, 2025

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Stricken

    House
  48. Apr 2, 2025

    Serial Referral To Judiciary 1 Added

    House
  49. Apr 2, 2025

    Serial Referral To Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House Added

    House
  50. Apr 1, 2025

    Passed 1st Reading

    Reading 1House
  51. Apr 1, 2025

    Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  52. Mar 31, 2025

    Filed

    IntroductionHouse

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Source data last updated Jul 1, 2026.