HB 120 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Expand Project Caregiver Alternatives to Running on Empty (C.A.R.E.)/Funds.

HB 120 appropriates $1,040,514 annually for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to expand North Carolina's Project C.A.R.E. program. The bill directly funds support services for family caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. It provides recurring state funding to the Division of Aging and Adult Services to enhance existing caregiver assistance programs. The legislation becomes effective July 1, 2025, without altering eligibility or service requirements.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025

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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to increase funding for Project C.A.R.E. from approximately $1.04 million to $2.07 million for each of the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years. This represents a doubling of recurring funds to support family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. The amendment also removed specific sponsor names and committee referral details from the header section.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains the same - it continues to fund Project C.A.R.E. for family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias - but the funding amount has significantly increased.

FISCAL

Increased appropriation from $1,040,514 to $2,073,847 for both the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years, effectively doubling the recurring funding for the program.

TECHNICAL

Removed specific sponsor names (Representatives Moss, Setzer, Huneycutt, and Harrison) and committee referral details from the bill header.

Added 'Committee Substitute Favorable 2/25/25' designation to indicate this is a revised version of the bill.

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Committee

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Appropriations

lower

Feb 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

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

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 22 co-sponsors