Local Communicable Disease Programs/Funds.
HB 197 appropriates $25 million annually for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years to North Carolina's local health departments (LHDs) for communicable disease programs. The funding aims to address a 70% staff shortage in LHDs by enabling them to retain existing staff, hire additional public health professionals (including nurses), and expand essential services. Funds are allocated with half distributed equally among LHDs based on the number of counties served, and half distributed based on the percentage of state population each LHD serves. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, to support North Carolina's response to diseases like avian flu and mpox.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Feb 26, 2025
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The bill was formally filed and entered into the legislative process. The main changes involve updating the bill's metadata, including adding a co-sponsor (Representative Potts), updating the referral information to include specific committee assignments and a new date, and changing the bill identifier from a draft number to the official House Bill 197 designation.
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Added Representative Potts as a co-sponsor to the bill, expanding the list of primary sponsors.
Updated the referral information to include specific committees (Appropriations, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House) and added a new date (February 26, 2025).
Changed the bill identifier from a draft number (DRH40094-MGa-60) to the official House Bill 197 designation with edition marking.
Updated the page header and footer information to reflect the official bill number and edition status.
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Feb 26, 2025
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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Feb 25, 2025
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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
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