SB 729 North Carolina Senate · 2025-2026 Session

Opt-In to Student Health.

SB 729 clarifies that North Carolina public schools may conduct routine health screenings (such as vision, hearing, dental, and developmental screenings) without parental consent. Schools must still notify parents at the start of each school year about which screenings will be offered and share the results with them. This applies to all public schools in North Carolina and affects parents of students in all grades. The bill specifically excludes these screenings from the parental consent requirement that applies to other health services, while maintaining notice requirements.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

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

MINOR

The bill has transitioned from a filed draft version to its first official edition, with no substantive policy changes to the bill's content. The primary differences are formatting updates including updated bill numbering, revised page headers, and a new referral to Senate Rules and Operations dated March 26, 2025.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification from DRS45333-NG-88 to S729-v-1 and changed the filing date reference from March 25, 2025 to March 26, 2025.

Added specific referral information directing the bill to Rules and Operations of the Senate.

Updated page header format to reflect the official edition status rather than draft identification.

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Committee

Mar 26, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Filed

upper

2 primary · 5 co-sponsors