SB 370 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Repeal Certificate of Need Laws.

This bill proposes to repeal North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) laws, which currently require healthcare providers to obtain state approval for certain projects. These projects include building new facilities, expanding existing services, or acquiring major medical equipment. By eliminating these requirements, the bill would remove a regulatory step for various healthcare facilities, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and diagnostic centers, looking to establish or grow their operations. The bill achieves this by amending several state statutes to remove references to the Certificate of Need process.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Last action Apr 28, 2025
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Filed Edition 1 · 3 edits
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This diff shows formatting and metadata updates to Senate Bill 370, which aims to repeal North Carolina's Certificate of Need laws. The changes include updating the bill number format, adding session information, and modifying the version identifier from a tracking code to a simpler bill reference. No substantive policy changes to the bill's content are visible in this diff.
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Updated the bill identifier from DRS45104-MG-90 to S370-v-1, changing the format to match standard legislative numbering conventions.

Added session information and page numbering to the header section for proper legislative formatting.

Removed the filing date stamp and removed the blank line after the 'Referred to' section.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

3217
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic20
2 Yea 17 Nay 1
85% Nay
R Republican31
30 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Apr 28, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed 3rd Reading
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reptd Fav
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Re-ref to Health Care. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Filed
upper
2 primary · 8 co-sponsors

Sponsors