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North Carolina · 2025-2026 Session · Bill

SB 987: Lower Healthcare Costs.

In committee 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

SB 987 is a bill introduced in the North Carolina Senate on April 30, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Lower Healthcare Costs. Primary sponsor: Sydney Batch (Democratic), Lisa Grafstein (Democratic). It lists 5 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2026): Withdrawn From Com.

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): Democratic 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sydney BatchPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Lisa GrafsteinPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Woodson BradleyCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate42
Natalie MurdockCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
DeAndrea SalvadorCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate39
SmithCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Joyce WaddellCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate40

“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. Withdrawn From Com
  2. Re-ref Com On Appropriations/Base Budget
  3. Passed 1st Reading
  4. Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
  5. Filed

Sources

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