HB 772 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

North Carolina Student Lifeline Act.

HB 772, titled the North Carolina Student Lifeline Act, requires public schools and community colleges in North Carolina to provide students with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline phone number. It mandates that institutions display the phrase "To reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, call 988 or text HOME to 741741." in several locations. These locations include new student identification cards issued to students in grades six through 12, the school website, and the home screen of any electronic device issued to students. The information must also appear on school agendas or calendars, documents used during suicide awareness activities, and registration documents. Additionally, schools are required to annually verify the accuracy of the Lifeline contact information.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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What changed between versions

Filed Edition 1 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill version transitioned from a draft file to an official edition with updated formatting and sponsor information. The core legislative content regarding suicide prevention lifeline requirements for schools remains substantively unchanged, though the document structure was standardized for official publication.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect official edition formatting, including proper assembly session details and bill number standardization from DRH10358-NH-139A to H772-v-1.

Sponsor list was expanded to include Representatives Blackwell, Lambeth, and G. Brown as primary sponsors, with a reference directing users to the General Assembly website for a complete list.

Date of referral was updated from no date to April 7, 2025, and committee referrals were clarified to include Education-K-12, Health, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

1090
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 121
May 6, 2025
D Democratic46
40 Yea 6
86% Yea
I Independent2
2 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican73
67 Yea 6
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
4
Committee
7
May 7, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Health
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reptd Fav Com Substitute
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, Health, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Filed
lower
3 primary · 24 co-sponsors

Sponsors