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SB 549 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

State Emp. Leave/Bereavement/Pregnancy Loss.

SB 549 creates two new paid leave programs for North Carolina state employees, public school staff, and community college workers. It provides at least 56 hours of paid leave for pregnancy loss (including miscarriage, failed adoption, or surrogacy) and up to three consecutive workdays of paid bereavement leave for the death of an immediate family member (spouse, parent, child, etc.). The leave is in addition to existing sick/vacation time, requires a minimum service period that can be aggregated across state agencies and schools, and has no cash value upon termination. Funding of $1.8 million for pregnancy loss and $2 million for bereavement is appropriated from the General Fund for fiscal years 2025-2027, effective July 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates new state-funded leave programs requiring budget allocation, directly addressing appropriations and budgeting through mandatory funding for employee benefits.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentCreates new paid leave benefits for pregnancy loss and bereavement, expanding worker protections and benefits beyond existing policies.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 25, 2025 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits
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The bill underwent formatting and procedural updates during its transition from filing to first edition. The header information was standardized with proper session and bill numbering, the bill was formally referred to the Rules and Operations Committee on March 26, 2025, and the document identifier was updated from a draft number to the official bill version number.
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Added formal referral information directing the bill to the Rules and Operations Committee of the Senate with a specific date of March 26, 2025.

Updated the document identifier from draft number DRS15252-LR-89A to official version S549-v-1.

Standardized header formatting to include proper session year and bill number alignment consistent with official legislative documents.

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Committee
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Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
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upper
0 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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