HB 486 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Blue Star Families, Inc./Funds.

HB 486 appropriates $1 million from North Carolina's General Fund to Blue Star Families, Inc., a nonprofit organization, for specific military family support programs. The funds will directly support military spouses through career development (via a Fayetteville chapter), strengthen military families, and provide caregiver services for veterans and military personnel. The allocation is structured as $400,000 for career programs, $300,000 for family strengthening, and $300,000 for caregiver services, all for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The bill becomes effective July 1, 2025, and focuses solely on funding existing nonprofit services without altering laws or creating new requirements.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

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Governor

Introduced Mar 24, 2025 Last action Mar 25, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill's header was updated to reflect a new session date of March 25, 2025, and the list of sponsors was expanded to include Representatives Wheatley, Charles Smith, and Colvin alongside Representative Campbell. These changes clarify the legislative leadership and current status of the bill without altering its core purpose of providing funds to Blue Star Families, Inc.

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Added Representatives Wheatley, Charles Smith, and Colvin to the list of primary sponsors.

Updated the bill's session date from March 24, 2025, to March 25, 2025, and changed the bill identifier from DRH10233-LGa-146 to H486-v-1.

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Mar 25, 2025

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Ref to the Com on Appropriations, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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Mar 24, 2025

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3 primary · 27 co-sponsors