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HB 1033 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Dental Board Reform.

HB 1033 reformulates the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners by changing how its members are selected and limiting their voting power. The bill requires that only dentists and dental hygienists vote on licensing decisions for their respective professions, while public consumer members cannot vote on any dental licensing matters. Additionally, the bill shifts the appointment process so that board members are chosen by the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Commissioner of Labor rather than being elected by the dental profession. These changes aim to address a previous legal ruling by ensuring the board includes public representatives and operates with a structure that balances professional expertise with consumer oversight.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Apr 21, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026
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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was updated to a favorable committee substitute version, which includes significant structural changes to the Board of Dental Examiners. The most notable substantive change is the increase in the number of public consumer members from two to three, while the total board size remains six members. Additionally, the text was corrected to ensure that dental hygienists are included in the voting limitations and that the eligibility requirements for hygienist members are complete.
Scope change
The scope of the board's composition changed by increasing the number of public consumer representatives from two to three, altering the balance of the board's membership.
REQUIREMENT

The number of public consumer members on the Board of Dental Examiners was increased from two to three, while the total number of board members remains six.

The text was corrected to explicitly include dental hygienists in the voting limitations, ensuring they cannot vote on matters involving the issuance, renewal, or revocation of dentistry licenses.

ELIGIBILITY

The eligibility criteria for dental hygienist members were completed to include full requirements for nomination and election, which were previously cut off in the original text.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and line break adjustments were made throughout the document to align with the committee substitute version.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
May 12, 2026
Committee
Re-ref Com On Health
lower
May 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Committee
Re-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 23, 2026
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 21, 2026
Introduced
Filed
lower
0 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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