North Carolina Senate bill in Session 2025.
Status: in_committee. Latest action: April 28, 2026.
Luggage for Children Placed in Foster Care.
Appropriates $142,000 in recurring funds beginning in 2026-27 from the General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services (Division) and $335,880 for 2026-27 to be allocated to county departments of social services to provide new luggage (defined) to a child placed in foster care who is being removed from a household, applicable to new entrants and children currently in foster care. Excludes disposable bags from the definition of new luggage. Directs the Division to submit an annual report by December 1 of each year to the specified NCGA committee and division on the two matters described. Effective July 1, 2026.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-27 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-28 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-04-28 | Latest Action | Re-ref to Appropriations/Base Budget. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate |