HB 560 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Parents Protection Act.

House Bill 560, known as the "Parents Protection Act," makes several changes to laws governing juvenile care and child adoption. The bill specifies that parents, guardians, or caretakers who raise a juvenile consistent with their biological sex, including related mental health or medical decisions, shall not be subject to abuse or neglect petitions or child abuse charges solely based on those actions. Additionally, it prohibits adoption and foster care agencies from denying opportunities or placements to prospective parents based on their refusal to support a child's gender transition. These provisions apply to petitions filed and offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action May 12, 2025

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Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision reorganizes the structure of HB 560, the Parents Protection Act, by renumbering sections and clarifying effective dates for different provisions. The changes also expand the age threshold for parental immunity from child abuse charges from 16 to 18 years old and adjust language regarding foster care placement protections. These modifications aim to strengthen protections for parents raising children according to their biological sex while clarifying when the law applies to different types of cases.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to cover children up to 18 years old (previously 16) for parental immunity provisions in child abuse cases, and the effective date language was reorganized to clarify when different sections apply to petitions and placements.

TIMELINE

Section numbering was reorganized from SECTION 1, 2, 3 to SECTION 1, 2, 3, 4 with clearer effective date language for each section.

ELIGIBILITY

The age threshold for parental immunity from child abuse charges was increased from 16 to 18 years old in both misdemeanor and felony provisions.

REQUIREMENT

Language in foster care placement protections was changed from 'adoptive parents' to 'foster parents' in one instance to clarify the scope of protection.

TECHNICAL

Added a 'Committee Substitute Favorable 4/29/25' designation indicating this is a revised version approved by the committee.

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Committee

May 12, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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May 6, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

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May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

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Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Judiciary 2

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Judiciary 2, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 27, 2025

Introduced

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3 primary · 14 co-sponsors