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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

HB 211: The Kelsey Smith Act.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 211 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: The Kelsey Smith Act. Primary sponsor: Bill Ward (Republican), Diane Wheatley (Republican), Brian Echevarria (Republican). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2025): Regular Message Sent To Senate.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 12

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bill WardPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Diane WheatleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse43
Brian EchevarriaPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Jonathan AlmondCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Hugh BlackwellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse86
John BlustCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse62
Todd CarverCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse95
Donnie LoftisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse109
Ben MossCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse52
Dennis RiddellCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Phil ShepardCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse15
David WillisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Regular Message Sent To Senate
  2. Regular Message Received From House
  3. Passed 1st Reading
  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  5. Passed 2nd Reading
  6. Passed 3rd Reading
  7. Reptd Fav
  8. Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
  9. Placed On Cal For 04/15/2025
  10. Reptd Fav
  11. Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
  12. Reptd Fav

Showing 12 most recent of 16 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source