HB 844 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Finding Grace Family Bill.

HB 844, the Finding Grace Family Bill, revises North Carolina's adoption and abortion laws. It requires the state to provide adoptive families with resources to prevent adoption dissolution (such as counseling and support services) and clarifies parental consent processes before birth (e.g., allowing biological mothers to seek court determination of consent after three months of pregnancy). The bill bans most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, with exceptions for medical emergencies and procedures performed within the first 12 weeks. These changes directly affect adoptive families, prospective adoptive parents, and individuals seeking abortion care in North Carolina.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

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Governor

Introduced Apr 9, 2025 Last action Apr 10, 2025

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from its initial filing to its first edition, primarily involving formatting and sponsorship information changes. The bill's substantive content regarding health care and adoption laws remains unchanged in this version.

TECHNICAL

Added additional sponsors (Representatives Wheatley and Riddell) to the bill's sponsorship list and included a reference to the North Carolina General Assembly website for a complete sponsor list.

Updated the bill reference number from DRH10373-NJ-24 to H844-v-1 and changed the date reference from April 9, 2025 to April 10, 2025.

Removed the initial filing date stamp and some formatting elements from the original filed version.

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Apr 10, 2025

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Apr 9, 2025

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2 primary · 6 co-sponsors