HB 1081 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Veterans/Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy/Funds.

This bill establishes a program to provide free hyperbaric oxygen therapy to North Carolina veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury or posttraumatic stress disorder. The legislation appropriates $3 million from the state General Fund to a nonprofit organization to deliver approximately 15,000 treatments to an estimated 350 eligible veterans over the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The program includes structured clinical care and requires the provider to submit a detailed report on outcomes and fund usage by June 2027.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Apr 28, 2026 Last action Apr 30, 2026

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Filed → Edition 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect a new session year (2025) and a revised filing date in April 2026. The primary substantive change is the expansion of the sponsor list to include four representatives, while the core policy regarding funding for veterans' hyperbaric oxygen therapy remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The session year was updated from 2026 to 2025, and the filing date was adjusted to April 30, 2026.

The list of bill sponsors was expanded to include Representatives Campbell, Reeder, and Chesser alongside Representative Cairns.

The bill identifier was updated from 'DRH50029-NLa-123B' to 'H1081-v-1' to match the new edition number.

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Committee

Apr 30, 2026

Committee

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

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Apr 28, 2026

Introduced

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3 primary · 62 co-sponsors